Node-Typescript-Boilerplate

Skeleton for Node.js applications written in TypeScript

Purpose

Our main purpose with this Skeleton is to start server application with node js and typescript.

Try it!! I am happy to hear your feedback or any kind of new features.

Common Features

Common Features

• Quick start

  • Simple scaffolding based on Typescript syntax
  • Easy global environment configuration and error handling
  • Flexible for adding new features

• Contiuous Integration

  • Added Github Action Workflow
    • sonarcloud.io
    • snyk.io
    • CodeQL
    • njsscan is a static application testing (SAST) tool that can find insecure code patterns in your node.js applications
    • Codeclimate
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• Documentation Standards

  • Swagger documentation support and Postman collections
  • Clear instructions in the readme file

• Test Coverage Maintenance

  • Comprehensive test coverage with eslint, prettier, and husky integration

• Production Ready Setup

  • Followed best practices for security and efficiency
  • Integrated Winston Logger and included only necessary npm modules

Core NPM Module

• express, @types/express
• @types/node
• typescript
• dotenv
• cors
• helmet
• http-status-codes
• winston

Start the application

Start The application in Development Mode

• Clone the Application git clone https://github.com/santoshshinde2012/node-boilerplate.git
• Install the dependencies npm install
• Start the application npm run dev

Start The application in Production Mode

• Install the dependencies npm install
• Create the build npm run build
• Start the application npm run start
• Before starting make sure to update your .env values for your refrence just check .env.example

Project Structure

Name	Description
wiki/	You can add project documentation and insructions file here
src/	Source files
src/abstractions	Abstarct classes and Interfaces
src/components	REST API Components & Controllers
src/lib	Reusable utilises and library source code like a logger
src/middleware/	Express Middlewares like error handler feature
build/	Compiled source files will be placed here
tests/	Test cases will be placed here
tests/helpers/	Helpers for test cases will be placed here
tests/unit-tests/	Unit Test cases will be placed here
tests/integration-tests/	API routes (Integration) Test cases will be placed here

Workflow

Encryption

Set the APPLY_ENCRYPTION environment variable to true to enable encryption.

Swagger API Documentation

The swagger documentation is available at the following url ${host}/docs:

http://localhost:8080/docs

Default System Health Status API

• ${host}/api/system/info - Return the system information in response
• ${host}/system/time - Return the current time in response
• ${host}/system/usage - Return the process and system memory usage in response
• ${host}/system/process - Return the process details in response
• ${host}/system/error - Return the error generated object in response

Postman Collections

Refrences

• Skeleton for Node.js Apps written in TypeScript
• Setup Eslint Prettier and Husky in Node JS Typescript Project

Notes

1. Why is my git pre-commit hook not executable by default?

• Because files are not executable by default; they must be set to be executable.

chmod ug+x .husky/*
chmod ug+x .git/hooks/*

2. Production Best Practices: Security

• Don’t use deprecated or vulnerable versions of Express
• Use TLS
• Use Helmet
• Use cookies securely
• Prevent brute-force attacks against authorization
• Ensure your dependencies are secure
• Avoid other known vulnerabilities
• Additional considerations

3. Tutorials

• Skeleton for Node.js Apps written in TypeScript (with Setup Instructions for ESLint, Prettier, and Husky)
• Global Error and Response Handler in Node JS with Express and Typescript
• Testing with Jest in TypeScript and Node.js for Beginners
• Static Code Analysis for Node.js and TypeScript Project using SonarQube
• Visualization of Node.js Event Emitter

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