Create Express App

Create Express App is a CLI tool that simplifies the creation of Express.js applications. It generates a ready-to-use project structure with pre-configured templates for JavaScript and TypeScript applications. Perfect for developers who want to quickly scaffold an Express.js project and start coding right away.

Installation

Using npm

npx create-ex-app my-app

Install the package globally:

npm install -g create-ex-app

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Usage

Create a New Express.js Application

To scaffold a new Express.js project, run:

npx create-ex-app  my-app

Start the Application

Navigate to the newly created project directory and install dependencies:

cd my-app
npm install

Start the server:

npm run dev

Your application will be running at http://localhost:4000 by default.

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Commands

Scaffold a new Express.js application in the specified directory.

Example:

npx create-ex-app my-app

--help

Display help information for the CLI.

npx create-ex-app --help

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📌 Features

• Quick Setup: Generate a fully functional Express.js application in seconds.
• Customizable Templates: Includes pre-built templates for JavaScript and TypeScript applications.
• Extensible: Add your own templates or modify the existing ones.
• Command-Line Simplicity: Easy-to-use CLI commands.
• Integrates popular ORMs/ORMs like Mongoose, Sequelize, and TypeORM.
• Preconfigured project structures for best practices.

📦 Available Templates

Template Name	Language	Database/ORM
javascript	JavaScript	None
typescript	TypeScript	None
javascript-mongoose	JavaScript	MongoDB (Mongoose)
typescript-mongoose	TypeScript	MongoDB (Mongoose)
javascript-sequelize	JavaScript	SQL (Sequelize)
typescript-typeorm	TypeScript	SQL (TypeORM)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
3. Commit your changes and push them to your fork.
4. Submit a pull request.

Development Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/gausalmunirtushar/create-express-app.git

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run tests:

npm test

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Feedback

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvement, feel free to open an issue on GitHub.