NicholasKao1029/express-api-template

Barebones express API template following the MVC pattern

Description

Barebones express API template following the MVC pattern MVC

NOTES

Prefer yarn but npm can be used instead.

To install packages run yarn add ___ and yarn.

Deployment

Cloud Run

There is a cloudbuild.yaml to be used in conjunction with cloudbuild Learn more

Or use any deployment platform that can use Docker.

Code Quality Enforcement

References:

1. Huksy Set Up https://medium.com/angular-in-depth/husky-6-lint-prettier-eslint-and-commitlint-for-javascript-project-d7174d44735a
2. Lint Config Generator: https://eslint.org/demo#
3. Commit Linting Rules: https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint/#what-is-commitlint

TODOs

CI/CD/Devops

• Make tests be able to run while app is running (current issue: port conflict)
• Run tests before deployment, only deploy if all pass
• Local Docker PostGres SQL container
  • Based on production or development flows use different docker files

Logging

• https://github.com/winstonjs/winston
• SQL logging currently turned off
• Configurable locally and in production

Mocks

• Mock database connection (relates to docker)

Typescript

• Common interface/naming for common controller, dao, service functions.
• interfaces and classes, lower repition.

Best practices

• https://expressjs.com/en/advanced/best-practice-performance.html
• Apply above

Documentation

• https://swagger.io/
• OpenAPI Docs => https://cloud.google.com/api-gateway/docs/openapi-overview

Testing

• Unit testing is not expansive
• E2E testing needs work