Node.js TypeScript Template with Express and MongoDB

This is a TypeScript template for a Node.js project using the Express framework and MongoDB as the database. The template contains the following features:

• Routes management with versioning and role-based route access.
• Passport JWT role-based authentication.
• MVC architecture with separate folders and code for routes, models, services, and middlewares.
• Session management with JWT token.
• API rate limit.
• Generic response management i.e. error and success responses.
• Env management with validation.
• Full TypeScript support.
• Code validation with tests. Tests are written using chai.

The project includes code for user login, signup, logout, creating, updating, and deleting tweets with user feed management.

Project Structure

• src
  • config
    • config.ts
    • Db.ts
    • Logger.ts
    • Morgan.ts
    • Passport.ts
    • roles.ts
    • Tokens.ts
  • controllers
    • auth.controller.ts
    • tweet.controller.ts
  • middlewares
    • Auth.ts
    • Error.ts
    • rateLimiter.ts
    • Validate.ts
  • models
    • like.ts
    • tweet.ts
    • token.ts
    • wallet.ts
    • user.ts
  • routes
    • auth.ts
    • tweet.ts
  • services
    • like.service.ts
    • tweet.service.ts
    • token.service.ts
    • wallet.service.ts
    • user.service.ts
  • tests
    • auth.test.ts
    • tweet.test.ts
  • validations
    • auth.validation.ts
    • tweet.validation.ts

Setup

• Clone this repository.
• Run npm install to install all dependencies.
• Create a .env file in the root directory and add your environment variables (refer to config/config.ts for required variables).
• Run npm run start to start the server.
• Access the server at http://localhost:3000.

Usage

Routes

All routes are defined in the routes folder. There are currently two routes: auth and tweet.

Auth Routes

• POST /auth/signup: creates a new user.
• POST /auth/login: logs in an existing user.
• POST /auth/logout: logs out the currently logged in user.

Tweet Routes

• GET /tweets: gets all tweets.
• GET /tweets/:id: gets a single tweet by ID.
• POST /tweets: creates a new tweet.
• PUT /tweets/:id: updates an existing tweet by ID.
• DELETE /tweets/:id: deletes an existing tweet by ID.

Authentication

All routes except for POST /auth/signup and POST /auth/login require authentication. Authentication is done using Passport JWT and the Auth middleware in the middlewares folder.

Validation

All request bodies, query parameters, and URL parameters are validated using the Validate middleware in the middlewares folder.

Rate Limiting

API rate limiting is implemented using the rateLimiter middleware in the middlewares folder.

Response Management

All responses are managed using the Error and Success middlewares in the middlewares folder.

Tests

Tests are written using Chai and can be found in tests folder.