Phincon Pokemon Server Express API Starter

How to use this template:

npx create-express-api --directory my-api-name

Includes API Server utilities:

  • morgan
    • HTTP request logger middleware for node.js
  • helmet
    • Helmet helps you secure your Express apps by setting various HTTP headers. It's not a silver bullet, but it can help!
  • dotenv
    • Dotenv is a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env
  • cors
    • CORS is a node.js package for providing a Connect/Express middleware that can be used to enable CORS with various options.

Development utilities:

  • nodemon
    • nodemon is a tool that helps develop node.js based applications by automatically restarting the node application when file changes in the directory are detected.
  • eslint
    • ESLint is a tool for identifying and reporting on patterns found in ECMAScript/JavaScript code.
  • jest
    • Jest is a delightful JavaScript Testing Framework with a focus on simplicity.
  • supertest
    • HTTP assertions made easy via superagent.

Setup

npm install

Lint

npm run lint

Test

npm test

Development

npm run dev