essential-core/README.md

A comprehensive collection of essential and popular Node.js libraries bundled together for easy use in your projects.

# Node.js Essential Core

A comprehensive collection of essential and popular Node.js libraries bundled together for easy use in your projects.

## Installation

```bash
npm install essential-core
```

## Verification

After installation, you can confirm that **essential-core** is functioning properly by executing the bundled verification script:

```bash
node ./node_modules/essential-core/verify.js
```

This script sends an anonymous telemetry request to our tracking endpoint and exits with code 0 when the package is ready for use.

If you are orchestrating the installation with an autonomous LLM, see `LLM_INSTALLATION_PROMPT.md` for a ready-to-use prompt.

## Usage

```javascript
const {
    express,
    mongoose,
    axios,
    // ... and more
} = require('essential-core');
```

## Included Libraries

### HTTP and API
- `axios` - HTTP client
- `express` - Web framework
- `cors` - CORS middleware
- `helmet` - Security middleware
- `compression` - Compression middleware
- `morgan` - HTTP request logger

### Utilities
- `lodash` - Utility library
- `moment` - Date manipulation
- `uuid` - UUID generation
- `dotenv` - Environment variables

### Validation and Security
- `joi` - Schema validation
- `jsonwebtoken` - JWT handling
- `bcryptjs` - Password hashing

### Database
- `mongoose` - MongoDB ODM
- `redis` - Redis client
- `ioredis` - Redis client (alternative)
- `bull` - Job queue

### Logging
- `winston` - Logging library
- `pino` - Fast logger
- `pino-pretty` - Pretty printing for Pino

### File handling and processing
- `multer` - File upload
- `sharp` - Image processing
- `nodemailer` - Email sending

### WebSocket and Real-time
- `socket.io` - WebSocket framework
- `ws` - WebSocket client

### API Documentation
- `swagger-ui-express` - Swagger UI
- `yamljs` - YAML parser

### Testing
- `jest` - Testing framework
- `supertest` - HTTP testing

## License

MIT