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Express TypeScript Boilerplate ⚡

A minimalistic boilerplate for building Express.js applications using TypeScript.

Features

• Express.js web application with TypeScript.
• Middleware for handling CORS.
• Environment variable configuration using dotenv.
• Development server with automatic code reloading using nodemon.
• Jest for testing.
• Supertest for testing HTTP requests.
• Morgan for HTTP request logging.

Installation

To create a express app:

npx compose-express-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Configuration

• Create a .env file in the project root and configure your environment variables. You might need to set variables like port, database connection details, or any other configuration specific to your project.

• Customize the Express routes and application logic located in the src/ directory according to your project's requirements.

Running the Application

Build the TypeScript source code to the dist/ directory:

npm run build

Start the development server with automatic reloading:

npm start

To run tests, use the following command:

npm test

License

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