This is based on my learnings from building an app a month for a year. It's the generic boilerplate I found myself doing for every project.
My goal is to make this do as little as possible while still being useful.
$ npm install -g generator-tinyapi
$ mkdir <projectname> && cd <projectname>
$ yo tinyapi
$ npm test
$ npm start
config/ # environment based config
db/ # dynamo client, schemas and scripts
models/ # reusable business logic
routes/ # express routes
test/ # mocha integration tests
index.js # express server
henoku.sh # sets up git-based deploys on host of your choice
- autoload all routes from
routes/folder - healthcheck endpoint
- catchall error handler
- returns a handle to close server for use with tests
- support for factories a la factory_girl
- api request helper with defaults
- start server automatically before tests and stop after
- script to create and delete tables
- promisified client
- local support for testing through docker