rest-api-generator-cli v1.0.0

REST API Generator CLI

A command-line tool to quickly generate REST API boilerplates with optional authentication and database setup.

Features

• Generate complete REST API structure
• Optional authentication setup
• MongoDB/PostgreSQL database integration
• Best practices folder structure
• Basic CRUD operations
• Environment configuration
• Error handling middleware

Installation

npm install -g rest-api-generator-cli

Usage

rest-api-generator --name my-api --auth --database mongodb

Options

• -n, --name <name> - Project name (required)
• -a, --auth - Include authentication (optional)
• -d, --database <type> - Database type (mongodb/postgres) (default: mongodb)

Project Structure

my-api/
├── src/
│   ├── models/
│   │   └── user.js
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   └── userController.js
│   ├── routes/
│   │   └── users.js
│   ├── middleware/
│   │   └── auth.js
│   ├── utils/
│   └── index.js
├── .env
└── package.json

Development

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/rest-api-generator-cli.git

2. Install dependencies:

cd rest-api-generator-cli
npm install

3. Link package locally:

npm link

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.