RealWorld Example App

Example Node.Js (Koa.js + Knex) codebase containing real world examples (CRUD, auth, advanced patterns, etc) that adheres to the RealWorld spec and API.

This repo is functionality complete — PRs and issues welcome!

This codebase was created to demonstrate a fully fledged fullstack application built with Koa.js + Knex including CRUD operations, authentication, routing, pagination, and more.

We've gone to great lengths to adhere to the Koa.js + Knex community styleguides & best practices.

For more information on how to this works with other frontends/backends, head over to the RealWorld repo.

Getting started

Installation

  1. Instal Node.JS latest version
  2. Clone this repo
  3. Install dependencies, just run in project folder: npm i or yarn

Usage

  1. run npm start to start server

Testing

  1. run npm test for tests

Server Configuration (optional)

You can use .env file, to configure project like this:

NODE_ENV = development
PORT = 3000
SECRET = secret
DB_CLIENT = sqlite3
#DB_CONNECTION = postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/db_name

you can just copy .example-env

Variables description

NODE_ENV - specify env: development/production/test. development by default

NODE_PORT - specify port: 3000 by default

SECRET - custom secret for generating passwords. secret by default

DB_CLIENT - database to use. pg - postgress or sqlite3. sqlite3 by default

DB_CONNECTION - db connection string for postgress database.

Fixtures (optional)

  1. load fixtures: npm run db:load (it uses settings from .env). Don't forget to set NODE_ENV.

Styleguide

Standard - JavaScript Style Guide

How it works

Describe the general architecture of your app here