boilerplates

Express.js Application Boilerplate

A production-ready Express.js REST API structure.

Structure

express_app/
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── middleware/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── services/
│   ├── utils/
│   ├── config/
│   └── app.js
├── tests/
├── .env.example
├── .eslintrc.js
├── .prettierrc
├── package.json
└── README.md

Features

• ES6+ with ESM modules
• RESTful API structure
• Middleware support
• Error handling
• Environment configuration
• Database integration ready
• Logging with Winston
• Input validation
• Security headers (Helmet)
• Rate limiting
• CORS enabled

Usage

1. Install dependencies: npm install
2. Copy .env.example to .env and configure
3. Run development: npm run dev
4. Run production: npm start
5. Run tests: npm test
6. Lint: npm run lint

Endpoints

• GET /api/health - Health check
• GET /api/v1/users - Get all users (example)

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