``bash
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Express API Scaffolding (express-draft)

This is a no nonsense and minimal Express.js application generator, which is can be used as a starting point for any express application.

Installation 🏭

`bash
$ npm install -g express-draft
`

Why another express generator ❓

1. This generates the API scaffolding with the error handler ⚠️, which is always a good idea.

2. Only installs the bare bones 💀 and "mostly" required dependencies whenever you try to start a new express application.

Quick Start 🏃‍♂️

The quickest way to get started with express is to utilize the executable exp (OR express-draft) to generate an application as shown below:

Create (and start) the app in current folder:

`bash
$ exp .
$ npm run dev
`

OR, create (and start) the app (in myApp folder):

`bash
$ exp myApp
$ cd myApp
$ npm run dev
`

This will basically create this structure in your folder

`bash
.
├── .env
├── app.js
├── node_modules
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
└── routes
└── api.route.js
``

This is how easy it is to get going.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

What dependencies it installs ?

- express - express framework
- dotenv - for env variables
- http-errors - to create http errors
- morgan - to log http requests
- nodemon (dev) - monitors changes in files

Command Line Options

Actually NONE is required 😊 as of now, incase I continue this project OR I'll get requests then certainly this is not the end.

Author ✍️

Truly Mittal 🇮🇳

YouTube 📺

https://youtube.com/c/yourstruly267

Donations 💰

https://paypal.me/trulymittal

License 🎫

MIT

Contribute 🤝

You can fork this repo and send me a PR.