Express and TypeScript starter

Installation and test

• Clone project
• npm install
• npm run dev
• Go to http://localhost:3000 and http://localhost:3000/users

Script

• npm run compile : compile TS file in build folder.
• npm run dev : compile files when you modify them and reload server.
• npm run prod : start the server.
• npm run watch : compile files when you modify them.

Package

• Express 🤷‍
• TypeScript
• TSLint : Linter for the TypeScript language.
• Prettier : Prettier is an opinionated code formatter.
• body-parser : Node.js body parsing middleware.
• Compression : Compression can greatly decrease the size of the response body and hence increase the speed of a web app.
• CORS : Middleware that can be used to enable CORS with various options.
• Helmet : Helmet helps you secure your Express apps by setting various HTTP headers.

Not included

• express-fileupload : Simple express middleware for uploading files.
• TypeORM : ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript