create-bodhi-node-boilerplate/index.js

Create a Node.js project with basic folder structure and server setup

#!/usr/bin/env node

const fs = require('fs-extra');
const path = require('path');
const chalk = require('chalk');

async function createProject() {
    const projectName = process.argv[2] || 'my-node-app';
    const projectPath = path.join(process.cwd(), projectName);
    const templatePath = path.join(__dirname, 'templates');

    // Create project directory
    console.log(chalk.blue(`Creating a new Node.js app in ${projectPath}`));
    await fs.ensureDir(projectPath);

    // Copy template files
    await fs.copy(path.join(templatePath, 'src'), path.join(projectPath, 'src'), {
        overwrite: true,
        errorOnExist: false
    });

    // Create postman directory and copy collection
    await fs.copy(
        path.join(templatePath, 'postman'),
        path.join(projectPath, 'postman'),
        {
            overwrite: true,
            errorOnExist: false
        }
    );

    // Create package.json for the new project
    const packageJson = {
        name: projectName,
        version: '1.0.0',
        description: 'A Node.js application created with bodhi-node-boilerplate',
        main: 'src/app.js',
        scripts: {
            start: 'node src/app.js',
            dev: 'nodemon src/app.js'
        },
        dependencies: {
            express: '^4.18.2',
            mongoose: '^7.0.3',
            bcryptjs: '^2.4.3',
            jsonwebtoken: '^9.0.0',
            dotenv: '^16.0.3',
            cors: '^2.8.5',
            winston: '^3.8.2'
        },
        devDependencies: {
            nodemon: '^2.0.22'
        }
    };

    await fs.writeJSON(path.join(projectPath, 'package.json'), packageJson, { spaces: 2 });

    // Create .env file
    const envContent = `PORT=7000
NODE_ENV=development
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/${projectName}
JWT_SECRET=your-super-secret-jwt-key
JWT_REFRESH_SECRET=your-super-secret-refresh-key
JWT_ACCESS_EXPIRE=15m
JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRE=7d`;

    await fs.writeFile(path.join(projectPath, '.env'), envContent);

    // Create .gitignore
    const gitignore = `node_modules
.env
*.log
logs
npm-debug.log*`;

    await fs.writeFile(path.join(projectPath, '.gitignore'), gitignore);

    console.log(chalk.green('\nSuccess! Created', projectName));
    console.log('\nInside that directory, you can run several commands:');
    console.log(chalk.cyan('\n  npm install'));
    console.log('    Installs the dependencies');
    console.log(chalk.cyan('\n  npm start'));
    console.log('    Starts the production server');
    console.log(chalk.cyan('\n  npm run dev'));
    console.log('    Starts the development server');
    console.log('\nWe suggest that you begin by typing:');
    console.log(chalk.cyan(`\n  cd ${projectName}`));
    console.log(chalk.cyan('  npm install'));
    console.log(chalk.cyan('  npm run dev'));
}

createProject().catch(err => {
    console.error(chalk.red('Error creating project:'), err);
    process.exit(1);
});