My personal Express Starter Kit CLI

The Express Starter Kit CLI is a simple and efficient command-line tool to instantciate an Express.js application with predefined templates for different languages and databases. This tool helps me quickly set up a project, saving time on boilerplate configuration.

Features

• Interactive CLI: Prompts to guide you through project setup.
• Language Options: Choose between JavaScript or TypeScript for your application.
• Database Support: Select either PostgreSQL or MongoDB as your database.
• Automatic Scaffolding: Creates a project folder with the necessary files and structure based on your selections. Ready to Start: After setup, the project is ready for installation and development.

Installation

Ensure you have Node.js (version 16 or higher) installed on your system.

git clone [email protected]:Ekefrancisokechukwu/express-starter-kit.git

// Navigate to the project directory
cd express-starter-kit

//Install dependencies:
npm install

// Link the CLI globally (optional)
npm link

project-name/
├── src/
│   ├── index.js            # Main entry point
│   ├── routes/
│   └── controllers/
├── package.json
├── .env                    # Environment variables
└── README.md

The cli options for the starter kit

The starter kit folder structure