Sequelize.js Starter Application

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Sequelize's mission statement is the following:

The Sequelize library provides easy access to MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite or PostgreSQL databases by mapping database entries to objects and vice versa. To put it in a nutshell, it's an ORM (Object-Relational-Mapper). The library is written entirely in JavaScript and can be used in the Node.JS environment.

This library attempts to show best practices in using Sequelize.js.

Getting Started

# Clone the repository
git clone git@github.com:jpotts18/sequelize-starter.git

# Change into the repository root
cd sequelize-starter/

# Download and install an necessary dependencies 
npm install

# Start app.js using Grunt task runner. 
grunt

NPM Modules

• Passport - Passport is authentication middleware for Node.js. Extremely flexible and modular, Passport can be unobtrusively dropped in to any Express-based web application. A comprehensive set of strategies support authentication using a username and password, Facebook, Twitter, and more.
• Express - Express is a minimal and flexible node.js web application framework, providing a robust set of features for building single and multi-page, and hybrid web applications.
• Sequelize - The Sequelize library provides easy access to MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite or PostgreSQL databases by mapping database entries to objects and vice versa. To put it in a nutshell, it's an ORM (Object-Relational-Mapper). The library is written entirely in JavaScript and can be used in the Node.JS environment.

Javascript Tools

• Grunt - In one word: automation. The less work you have to do when performing repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, unit testing, linting, etc, the easier your job becomes. After you've configured it, a Grunt can do most of that mundane work for you—and your team—with basically zero effort.

  1. It watches your filesystem and when it detects a change it will livereload your changes.

  2. It runs jshint which looks through your javascript files and ensures coding standards.

  3. It runs nodemon which watches changes in specific folders and recompiles the app when necessary. No running node app.js every 2 minutes.

  4. It can also run tests like mocha and karma for you.

Troubleshooting

During install some of you may encounter some issues feel free to contact me (jpotts18), via the repository issue tracker or the links provided below. I am also available on twitter @jpotts18.