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VOID Express.js Starter ⚡️

Welcome to the VOID Express.js Starter project! This boilerplate provides a clean and scalable setup to start building Node.js APIs using Express.js, PostgreSQL with a focus on best practices, error handling, and developer experience.

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🚀 Getting Started

To get started, simply run the following command in your terminal:

npx void-expressjs-setup my-project-name

This command will:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install all dependencies.
3. Set up the basic project structure for you to start coding right away!

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✨ Features

• Express.js: A fast and minimalist web framework.
• PostgreSQL: Integrated with a basic CRUD setup using pg and async/await.
• Winston Logger: For advanced logging with timestamps and error handling.
• Environment Configuration: Easily manage your environment variables using .env.
• CORS & Helmet: Basic security and CORS setup.

📦 Dependencies

• cors – Enable CORS for your API.
• dotenv – Manage environment variables.
• express – Minimalist web framework.
• helmet – Security middleware for Express.
• morgan – HTTP request logger.
• pg – PostgreSQL client for Node.js.
• winston – Logger for structured logging.

🛠️ Dev Dependencies

• eslint – Linting JavaScript code.
• eslint-config-airbnb-base – Airbnb's style guide base rules.
• eslint-plugin-import – Linting support for ES6+ import/export syntax.
• jest – Testing framework.
• nodemon – Auto-restart server on changes.
• supertest – Testing HTTP APIs.

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🛠️ Project Structure

An overview of the project structure:

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├── src
│   ├── config
│   │   ├── env.config.js        # Environment configuration
│   │   ├── db.config.js         # PostgreSQL connection
│   ├── controllers
│   │   └── user.controller.js   # User API controllers
│   ├── middlewares
│   │   └── error.middleware.js  # Error handling middleware
│   ├── services
│   │   └── user.service.js      # User service for business logic
│   ├── utils
│   │   └── logger.util.js       # Winston logger setup
│   ├── routes
│   │   └── user.route.js        # API routes for users
│   └── app.js                   # Main app setup
├── test                         # Test folder
│   └── app.test.js              # Test file for the app
├── .env.example                 # Example environment variables
├── .eslintrc.js                 # ESLint configuration
├── .gitignore                   # Git ignored files
├── README.md                    # Project documentation
├── index.js                     # Entry point for the app
├── package.json                 # Project metadata
├── package-lock.json            # Automatically generated for exact dependency tree

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🖥️ Setup and Installation

1. Clone the repository manually:

   git clone https://github.com/LilVoidx/void-api-starter.git
   cd void-api-starter

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Environment Variables: Copy the .env.example file and rename it to .env. Fill in the required environment variables:

   NODE_ENV=development
   
   PORT=5000
   SECRET=secret
   CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:2000
   SERVER_URL=http://localhost:5000
   
   DB_USER=user
   DB_HOST=localhost
   DB_NAME=database-name
   DB_PASSWORD=password
   DB_PORT=5432
   DB_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/database-name

4. Run the application:

   npm start

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📋 API Endpoints

User Routes

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/users	Get all users
GET	/api/users/:id	Get user by ID
POST	/api/users	Create a new user
PUT	/api/users/:id	Update an existing user
DELETE	/api/users/:id	Delete a user

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🔧 Development

• Run the server: npm start

    npm start

• Run the server using nodemon (during development):

    npm run dev

• Run tests:

     npm test

• Lint your code:

     npm run lint

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📚 Further Improvements

• Adding user authentication (JWT or OAuth).
• Adding validation middleware
• Setup continuous integration with GitHub Actions.

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🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository, create a new branch, and submit a pull request. I appreciate any contributions that improve the project!

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🛡️ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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🧑‍💻 Author

• Void – GitHub

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Thank you for using VOID Express Starter! Let's build something amazing together. 🌟