🚀 Node.js TypeScript Starter

This is a basic template for a Node.js backend application using TypeScript and Express. It's intended to help beginners get started with building backend applications in Node.js.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure your development environment includes Node.js and NPM. You can download Node.js from the official website and follow the installation instructions.

Getting Started

To get started, you can clone this repository and install the required dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/AbdouAbarchiAboubacar/nodejs_restapi_get-started.git
cd nodejs_restapi_get-started
npm install

Then, you can start the development server:

This will start the server and restart it automatically when any changes are made to the source code.

Project Structure

This template has the following project structure:

├── dist
├── node_modules
├── src
│ ├── controllers
│ ├── models
│ ├── routes
│ ├── app.ts
│ └── server.ts
├── .env.example
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
├── README.md
├── tsconfig.json
└── tslint.json

• dist: The directory where the compiled TypeScript files will be stored.
• node_modules: The directory where the dependencies will be installed.
• src/controllers: The directory where the controllers for the API routes will be stored.
• src/models: The directory where the database models will be stored.
• src/routes: The directory where the API routes will be defined.
• src/app.ts: The main application file that initializes the server and middleware.
• src/server.ts: The file that starts the server.
• .env.example: An example environment variables file.
• .gitignore: The file that specifies which files and directories to ignore when committing changes to Git.
• package.json: The file that specifies the project dependencies and scripts.
• README.md: The file that contains the project documentation.
• tsconfig.json: The file that specifies the TypeScript configuration for the project.
• tslint.json: The file that specifies the TypeScript linting rules.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have any suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or a pull request.

License

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