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Create Express TypeScript App

A CLI tool to scaffold a production-ready Express.js application with TypeScript, following best practices.

Features

TypeScript with proper configuration
Express.js with a well-structured architecture
MongoDB integration with Mongoose (optional)
Authentication with JWT
Error Handling middleware
Request Validation using Zod
Logging system
Environment Configuration
API Documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI (optional)
Testing setup with Jest
Docker support (optional)
ESLint and Prettier configuration

Quick Start

# Using npx (recommended)
npx create-express-ts-app my-api

# Or install globally
npm install -g create-express-ts-app
create-express-ts-app my-api

Follow the interactive prompts to configure your project.

Project Structure

The generated project follows a clean architecture:

my-api/
├── src/
│   ├── config/       # Application configuration
│   ├── controllers/  # Request handlers
│   ├── middleware/   # Express middleware
│   ├── models/       # Data models
│   ├── routes/       # Route definitions
│   ├── services/     # Business logic
│   ├── types/        # TypeScript type definitions
│   ├── utils/        # Utility functions
│   ├── app.ts        # Express app setup
│   └── server.ts     # Entry point
├── tests/            # Test files
├── .env.example      # Environment variables example
├── .eslintrc.js      # ESLint configuration
├── .prettierrc       # Prettier configuration
├── jest.config.js    # Jest configuration
├── package.json      # Dependencies and scripts
└── tsconfig.json     # TypeScript configuration