The Node Skeleton (beta)

A basic Node Boiler-Plate Code, for quickly setting up API.

Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/praemineo/node-skeleton.git
cd node-skeleton
./initScript.sh

Usage

package.json

{
    "name": "the-node-skeleton",
    "version": "1.1.0",
    "description": "The Node skeleton",
    "main": "index.js",
    "scripts": {
      "dev": "export NODE_ENV=development && echo 'Node environment set to development' && nodemon index.js && exit 0",
      "start": "(pm2 stop 'the-node-skeleton' || echo 'Nothing to kill') && pm2 start index.js --name 'the-node-skeleton'",
    },
    "keywords": [
      "Node",
      "Skeleton",
      "ES6"
    ],
    "author": "praemineo",
    "license": "MIT",
  }

Directory Structure

• Root

  • index.js - Starting point for app execution.

  • init.js - Initialization sequences which executes once while app starts.

  • initServer.js - This is called from init.js, it loads the config and initializes the server based on it.

  • initScript.sh - Shell Script.

    • Deletes the existing git repo
    • Initializes new git repo
    • Creates the logs directory
    • Triggers NPM install
    • Creates a fresh .gitignore

  • routes.js - main router file, called and mounted from init.js.

    • this where all the sub-routers from user_modules are mounted on.
    • this will also contains the 404 not-found middle-ware and also the 500 server error middle-ware

• config

  • app.json - Main config file for the app.

    {
       "development": { //NODE_ENV
         "server": {   //Server Setting
           "port": 4444, // the Port Number
           "protocol": "http", // the Protocol
           "socket": true // enable Socket ?
         },
         "db": { // DataBase
             "host": "localhost", // DB Host
             "port": 27017, // DB port
             "database": "mongoDB" // DB type
             }
         }
     }
    

  • bunyan.js - Initializes the the BunyanJS, Exports the Logger.

  • error.js - Common Errors Config, Exports getError function.

    • getError
      • input - errorSting, data
      • returns - the errorObject.

  • helper.js - Processes NODE_ENV and logs info or error.

  • index.js - calls, helper.js, bunyan.js and app.json and returns logger.

  • ssl the directory in which all the ssl files and certificates.

• user_modules This will contain all the code from the users.

  • Sample user created module.
  • module_name
    • router.js - all the routes related to the module.
    • crud.js - the CRUD for the module.
    • middleware.js - the middleware to be used in the module.
    • schema.js
    • validator.js

• eslint.rc - eslint configuration file.

  • constains basic configuration and rules for linting.
  • update this file to add specific rules for your project