express-minimal v2.2.0

express-minimal

A minimalistic Node.js framework inspired by Express.js, offering core routing, middleware, and JSON body parsing features with zero dependencies. Ideal for lightweight HTTP server applications.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Features
• Quick Start
• Examples
• Contributing
• Technical Committee (TC)
• License

Installation

Install express-minimal from npm:

npm install express-minimal

Features

• Routing: Support for GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE methods.
• Middleware: Add global and route-specific middleware.
• Body Parser: Built-in JSON body parser for handling incoming request data.

• Lightweight: Minimal footprint, built on Node's HTTP module for efficient handling.

Quick Start

Get started with a basic setup:

import Router from 'express-minimal';

const app = new Router();

app.use(app.bodyParser);

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
    res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "text/plain" });
    res.end("Welcome to express-minimal!");
});

app.post("/data", (req, res) => {
    res.writeHead(201, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
    res.end(JSON.stringify({ received: req.body }));
});

app.startServer(3000, () => {
    console.log("Server is running on port 3000");
});

Examples

Basic Movie API

Below is a sample structure for a movie API using express-minimal.

import { addMovie, getAllMovies, getMovieByID, updateMovie, deleteMovie } from './routes/movieRoutes';
import Router from 'express-minimal';

const app = new Router();

app.use(app.bodyParser);

app.get("/api/movies", getAllMovies);
app.get("/api/movies/:id", getMovieByID);
app.post("/api/movies", addMovie);
app.put("/api/movies/:id", updateMovie);
app.delete("/api/movies/:id", deleteMovie);

app.startServer(5001, () => {
    console.log("Server is running on port 5001");
});

Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! To get started: 1. Fork the repository on GitHub. 2. Create a branch with your feature or fix. 3. Open a pull request with a detailed description.

Please follow the coding standards and conventions in the repository.

Technical Committee (TC)

The Technical Committee (TC) oversees the direction of express-minimal. Current members include:

• Efraim Nabil
• Mina Magdy

For more information on contributing, please visit our GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.