Express API Starter

A JavaScript Express v5 starter template with sensible defaults. For a TypeScript starter see the express-api-starter-ts

How to use this template:

pnpm dlx create-express-api@latest --directory my-api-name

Includes API Server utilities:

• morgan
  • HTTP request logger middleware for node.js
• helmet
  • Helmet helps you secure your Express apps by setting various HTTP headers. It's not a silver bullet, but it can help!
• cors
  • CORS is a node.js package for providing a Connect/Express middleware that can be used to enable CORS with various options.

Development utilities:

• eslint
  • ESLint is a tool for identifying and reporting on patterns found in ECMAScript/JavaScript code.
• vitest
  • Next generation testing framework powered by Vite.
• zod
  • Validated env with zod schema
• supertest
  • HTTP assertions made easy via superagent.

Setup

pnpm install

Lint

pnpm run lint

Test

pnpm test

Development

pnpm run dev