1.0.5 • Published 2 years ago
build-rest-api v1.0.5
build-rest-api
Description
A package that generates a simple Typescript Express REST server.
Usage
Run the following command to generate the server:
npx build-rest-api <dirname>
And run these commands to start the server:
cd <dirname>
npm run dev
This server uses the concurrently
package to run the typescript watcher and the nodemon server at the same time.
Output
This is what the package generates for you:
<dirname>
│ .env
│ package-lock.json
| package.json
| tsconfig.json
│
└───node_modules
|
└───src
| │ index.ts
|
└───dist
| │ index.js
This is what the index.ts
file looks like:
import express from "express";
import dotenv from "dotenv";
import cors from "cors";
/*
Load environment variables
*/
dotenv.config();
/*
Instantiate app
*/
const app = express();
/*
Middleware
*/
app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(
cors({
origin: true,
credentials: true,
methods: ["GET", "POST", "OPTIONS"],
allowedHeaders: ["Content-Type", "Set-Cookie"],
})
);
/*
Routes
*/
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
res.json({ message: "The server is working!" });
});
/*
Boot up
*/
app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {
console.log(
`The server is listening at http://localhost:${process.env.PORT}`
);
});