create-mongo-api v1.0.69

create-mongo-api

TL;DR npx create-mongo-api auth-init REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_PROJECT_NAME message product

for an API with messages, users and products. (run this command in your general projects folder, the command will generate its own project folder, you don't need to make one.)

create-mongo-api is a command-line tool that helps you create APIs quickly, with helpful starter code in each route, controller and model.

This should complement nicely for example a frontend application made with create-react-app, but can be used with any frontend really.

create-mongo-api is designed to be beginner friendly, without overly abstract code or project structure. It also sets up your connection to your mongoDB atlas cluster. Get that ready by creating a free project here, clicking "connect" then "connect your application". Copy the connecting string, replacing <password> (including the <>) with your actual password.

Usage Examples

initialise an api with login & auth routes

npx create-mongo-api auth-init REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_PROJECT_NAME

OR initialise an api without auth routes

npx create-mongo-api init REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_PROJECT_NAME

OR initialise an api with a bunch of predefined collections for Product, Review and Category:

npx create-mongo-api init REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_PROJECT_NAME product review category

go into the new project folder:

cd REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_PROJECT_NAME

generate Group, Event, Message models, routes and controllers just like this!

npx create-mongo-api add group event message