create-express-str/README.md

A CLI tool to scaffold a modern Express.js REST API structure with best practices

# 🌟 create-express-str

✨ A CLI tool to instantly scaffold a modern, clean, and scalable Express.js project structure.

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## 📌 Why use `create-express-str`?

- 🚀 Kickstart Express.js apps in **seconds**
- 📁 Pre-built clean **project architecture**
- 🔧 Pre-configured for `.env`, `nodemon`, and modular routes
- 👨‍💻 Perfect for **backend developers**, students, and professionals

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## 🛠 Installation & Usage

### ▶️ Run directly with `npx` (no need to install globally):

npx create-express-str my-app

#### 📂 Want to generate in the current folder?

npx create-express-str .

#### 🌍 Or install it globally:

npm install -g create-express-str

create-express-str my-app

## 🧱 Project Structure

```bash
my-app/
├── config/
│   ├── db.connection.js
│   └── models/
│       └── test.model.js
│
├── src/
│   ├── initApp.js
│   ├── index.routes.js
│   ├── middlewares/
│   │   └── auth.middleware.js
│   ├── modules/
│   │   └── test/
│   │       ├── test.controller.js
│   │       ├── test.routes.js
│   │       └── test.validation.js
│   ├── services/
│   │   └── test.service.js
│   └── utils/
│       └── test.js
│
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── index.js
├── package.json
```

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### 🚦 Usage Example

Once scaffolded, navigate to your new project:

cd my-app
npm start
You should see:

Server running on port 3000 🚀!...
Try accessing the default test route:

## http://localhost:4000/api/v1/test

### 💡 Tips & Recommendations

✅ Use .env for environment variables <br>
✅ Write all logic in modules, separating controllers, routes, and validation<br>
✅ Add custom logic in services/ for reusable business functions<br>
✅ Global error handling is already pre-configured<br>
✅ Supports Express Middleware (middlewares/ folder)<br>
✅ Use utils/ for helper functions<br>

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### 🔄 Scripts

"scripts": {<br>
"start": "nodemon index.js"<br>
}<br><br>
Starts the server using nodemon for hot reload

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### 📦 Dependencies (pre-installed)

express - minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework

dotenv - loads environment variables from .env

## nodemon - auto-restarts the server on file changes

### 📌 Requirements

Node.js v14+

## npm v6+

### 🧪 Built With

Node.js

Express

## JavaScript (ES Modules)

## 🙌 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repo
2. Make your changes
3. Submit a Pull Request

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## 📄 License

MIT © 2025 — Ahmed Alshayeb

## 🔗 Connect with Me <br>

GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Ahmed-Alshayeb">@Ahmed-Alshayeb</a>

LinkedIn: <a href="www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-alshayeb-5843322a2">Ahmed Alshayeb</a>

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