express-setup-like-next

• Express Typescript boilerplate with mongoose & zod.
• API routes structured in express like Next. A clean & extensible express-ts-mongo starter setup with error handling & logs.
• Express Routes will be automatically created (in runtime) based on the files in the api folder.
• Minimal setup with maximum flexibility & scalability.
• Minimum dependencies.

Features

• Express
• Typescript
• Mongoose
• Zod
• Error Handling
• Logs
• Automatic API Routes (like Next.js)
• Minimal Dependencies

Getting Started

git clone <>
cd express-setup-like-next
yarn
yarn run dev

• Add the env

PORT=8000
MORGAN=':method :url :status (Content Length :res[content-length]) - :response-time ms :user-agent'
MONGO_URI=test
API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8000

Folder Structure

.
src
├── api // make folder/route.ts files to create more routes
│   ├── user
│   │   ├── route.ts
│   ├── somethingElse //any other routes you want
│   │   ├── route.ts
├── config
│   ├── index.ts
│   ├── config.d.ts
├── middleware
│   ├── error.ts
├── http-status
│   ├── index.ts
├── models
│   ├── user.model.ts
├── loaders
│   ├── express.ts
│   ├── mongo.ts
│   ├── index.ts
├── router
│   ├── routeGen.mjs // This file generates routes based on the folders/files in the api folder
│   ├── router.ts
├── app.ts

To create a new route

• Create a new folder in the api folder with the name of the route.
• Create a route.ts file inside the folder.
• The route functions must exported as a function, which should be named with method name as prefix.

export async function getTest(req, res) {
  res.send("getTest").status(200);
}
export async function postTest(req, res) {
  res.send("postTest").status(200);
} // etc

• Currently supported methods are get, post, put, delete, patch, options. You can add more methods in the routeGen.mjs file if needed (and contribute back)

• Running the dev server will automatically create the route based on the folder name.

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