/nodejs-express-typescript

NodeJS Express Typescript

Primary LanguageTypeScript

Setup (Node Express Typescript)

  1. tsc --init (es6, outDir - /dist, rootDir - /src, moduleResolution: node)
  2. npm init -y
  3. npm i express
  4. npm i -D typescript ts-node nodemon @types/node @types/express (dev dependency)
  5. add these scripts to package.json:
"start": "node dist/app.js",
"dev": "nodemon src/app.ts",
"build": "tsc -p ."
  1. npm run dev

Stuff

  1. For importing few static files in nodejs
app.get('/', (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '../public', 'index.html'));
});
  1. For multiple static imports in nodejs
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../public')))

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