express-starter-script v1.0.3

🚀 EXPRESS STARTER SCRIPT

This script is used to quickly set up a Node.js project with Express and MongoDB. It will create a new project directory, initialize the project with npm, install necessary dependencies, and set up basic files and structure for an Express app that connects to MongoDB.

📑 Table of Contents

• How to Use
• What This Script Does
• Requirements
• Folder Structure
• Customization
• Contribute
• Author
• License

✅ How to Use:

1. Run the script using the following command:

   npx express-starter-script [Project name]

   or

   npx git@github.com:omraannn/Express-starter-script.git [Project name]

   or

   npx https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-starter-script [Project name]

   📝 Note: (If no project name is provided, it will default to my-express-project.)

💡 What This Script Does:

• Creates a new project directory with the specified name.
• Initializes a new Node.js project using npm init.
• Installs required dependencies:
  • Express, MongoDB, dotenv, CORS, body-parser, mongoose.
• Adds nodemon as a development dependency for hot-reloading.
• Sets up folders for core components:
  • config/ - Configuration files
  • controllers/ - Controllers for request handling
  • models/ - Mongoose models
  • routes/ - Route definitions
• Generates configuration files:
  • .env for environment variables
  • db.js - MongoDB connection configuration
  • UserModel.js - Mongoose model for User
  • userController.js - Basic user controller
  • userRoute.js - Routes for the user
  • server.js - Main entry point for the app
• Adds start and dev scripts to package.json for running with nodemon.

🔧 Requirements:

• Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your system.
• MongoDB should be set up and running, or you can use a cloud service like MongoDB Atlas.
• You need to create your database first (the script will connect using the project name as the database name, but you can change this later).

📂 Folder Structure:

The script will generate the following structure:

my-express-project/
├── config/
│   └── db.js
├── controllers/
│   └── userController.js
├── models/
│   └── UserModel.js
├── routes/
│   └── userRoute.js
├── .env
├── server.js
├── package.json
└── node_modules/

🛠️ Customization:

• You can modify the generated files (such as UserModel.js, userController.js, and userRoute.js) to fit your application’s needs.
• Update the .env file with your MongoDB connection string (MONGODB_URI).
• You can add additional routes, controllers, and models as required.

🤝 Contribute:

If you’d like to contribute to this project, please fork the repository and submit a pull request. Your contributions, whether bug fixes, enhancements, or documentation updates, are always welcome!

1. Fork the Project.
2. Create your Feature Branch: git checkout -b feature/YourFeature.
3. Commit your Changes: git commit -m 'Add some feature'.
4. Push to the Branch: git push origin feature/YourFeature.
5. Open a Pull Request.

🧑‍💻 Author:

This script was created with ❤ by DEKHIL_Omran.

📜 License:

This project is available under the MIT License.