This is a template for NestJS projects using TypeScript. It uses SWC for compilation and Vitest for testing.
It aims to be a simple, yet powerful template for NestJS projects where you can get started quickly with solid foundation for your project and an in detail explanation of the dependencies.
- Yarn
- Node.js 20.x described using
nvm(.nvmrc) - NestJS w/ SWC & Type Check
- TypeScript w/ strict mode and path mappings
- Fastify
- ESLint w/ Prettier
- Unit and E2E testing w/ Vitest and SWC
- Zod for validation
- Typed app config with
nestjs-zod-config
@nestjs/core,@nestjs/common,rxjs,reflect-metadata- NestJS core packages and dependencies@nestjs/platform-fastify- NestJS Fastify adapterzod- Zod for validation (e.g. app config)@nestjs/config,nestjs-zod-config- Typed app config with Zod (@nestjs/configis a peer dependency ofnestjs-zod-config)
@nestjs/cli,@nestjs/schematics- NestJS CLI and schematics for generating NestJS components using the CLI (nest g)@swc/cli,@swc/core- SWC compiler - used to compile the TypeScript code to JavaScript by the NestJS CLI@nestjs/testing,vitest,unplugin-swc,@vitest/coverage-v8,vite-tsconfig-paths,supertest,@types/supertest- NestJS testing utilities, Vitest, SWC plugin for Vite, V8 coverage plugin for Vitest, Vite plugin for TypeScript path mappings, Supertest for E2E testing, and TypeScript type definitions for Supertest@types/node- TypeScript type definitions for Node.jseslint,eslint-config-universe,eslint-plugin-promise,prettier- ESLint and Prettier for code linting and formatting, Expo's ESLint config (easy to use and a solid ruleset), and ESLint plugin for Promisestypescript- TypeScript compilertsconfig-paths- Resolves TypeScript path mappings, simplifying project structure managementℹ️ Removed for now as it seems to work without it, but it might be needed in the future.