Express Typescript Template with MongoDB and Passport

Simple template with support for MongoDB and Passport.

Why this template

This template gives you a fundation for developing REST APIs. The Project shoud help you getting started by providing a foundation on which you can extend.

Whats inside?

• Express server setup for APIs

• MongoDB connection

• Basic user management

• Input validation

Usage

Getting the template

Simply download the latest release from https://github.com/Xenira/ts-express-template/releases. Extract the archive and run yarn install or npm install from within the extracted folder.

Starting (With watcher)

yarn start or npm start

Building

yarn build or npm build

Environments

PORT

Sets the port the server binds to

Structure

The folder structure is as follows:

Folder	Content	Files
./src	Application source directory	app.ts Initializes express and routing
		index.ts Starts the express application by binding to http(s)
./src/config	Helper objects and Middleware	passport.ts Passport configuration and middleware
		validation.ts Middleware that rejects requests that didnt validate successfully
		error.ts This contains a small custom Error class to make creating an Error easyer
./src/controllers	Logic that is called from the router	example.controller.ts Empty excample controller with handlers for every HTTP verb returning Im a teapot
		user.controller.ts Handlers for login and registration
./src/models	MongoDB connection and models	db.ts Initializes database
		user.model.ts Base user model for login
./src/routes	Routes that can be importet in app.ts and call the controller logic	index.ts Base router that handles login and registers other routers
		user.ts Excample controller for authorized access.
./src/public	Staticly accessable files	---
./sslcert	Place your certificates here	---
./config.json	Database and other config can be put here	---
./dist	Compiled JavaScript files (Only exists after build)	---