Gabtec Express Generator

This is a cli tool to auto generate nodejs code for express REST API's.

Current Features:

• can generate a new route controller and route file.
• can update api main file to import the new route, or show you the code to do it
• can generate a banner file, to be used as MOTD (Message of the Day)

Instalation

$ npm i -g @gabtec/express-generator

// note: you will also need colors package
$ npm i colors@1.4.0

Dependencies

This project depends on:

• NodeJs (tested with v16.17.0)
• Figlet

CLI Usage

Package: @gabtec/express-generator
Usage: gegen <module> <args...>
  Modules:
    -b | --banner <Text> [color]  Generates a new MOTD banner
    -r | --route <Name>   Generates a new REST endpoint
  Options:
    -h | --help         Packahe Usage
    -v | --version      Package version

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/MBQ1traB_lM

Default Configs

By default this tool uses the following configs:

module.exports= {
	srcFolder: "src/",
	bannerFolder: "assets/",
	apiFolder: "api/",
	bannerFile: "banner.js",
	fileRequiringRoutes: "api.js",
	fileRequiringBanner: "server.js",
	apiPrefix: "/api/v1/",
	bannerColor: "magenta",
};

To change, some, or all of them, you must create a ".gegen.config.js" file on project root folder

Tests

This project is tested using Jest.

$ pnpm run test

// with code coverage
$ pnpm run test:cov

Author

Gabriel Martins aka Gabtec

License

MIT