Express Zero Config

Create an express app with a default configuration. Based on the official express generator.

Install

npm install -S express-zero-config
#or 
yarn add express-zero-config

Quick Start:

const ezc = require('express-zero-config');
 
const router = ezc.createRouter();
 
router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
  res.json({
    message: 'Hello World!'
  })
});
 
ezc.startServer(router); // startServer parameters: (express.Router, port_number)

For more advanced usage and configuration options see the Examples section.

Included Defaults:

• Handlebars view engine
• 404 and uncaught error handlers
• middleware:
  • morgan (development logger)
  • cookie-parser
  • body-parser

express-zero-config on github

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Make an issue on github to report bugs and request new features.

Examples

Source code for the below examples is available in the examples folder.

Usage with views and static configuration

const path = require('path');
const ezc = require('express-zero-config');
 
const router = ezc.createRouter();
 
router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
  res.json({
    message: 'Hello World!'
  })
});
 
const app = ezc.createApp({
  router,
  view_path: path.join(__dirname, 'views'),
  static_dir: path.join(__dirname, 'public')
});
 
const server = ezc.createServer(app); // createServer parameters: (express app, port_number)
 
server.start();

Usage with multiple routers and middleware

const path = require('path');
const session = require('express-session');
const passport = require('passport');
const ezc = require('express-zero-config');
 
const auth = require('./auth'); // Exports an express router
const api = require('./api'); // Exports an express router
 
const router = ezc.createRouter();
router.use('/auth', auth);
router.use('/api/v1', api);
 
const app = ezc.createApp({
  router,
  use: [
    session({ secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET }),
    passport.initialize(),
    passport.session()
  ],
  view_path: path.join(__dirname, 'views'),
  static_dir: path.join(__dirname, 'public')
});
 
const server = ezc.createServer(app);
server.start();