generator-express-easy-api

Generator express

An Expressjs generator for Yeoman, based on the express command line tool.

Getting started

• Make sure you have yo installed: npm install -g yo
• Install the generator locally: npm install generator-express
• Run: yo express and select Basic
• Run: grunt or gulp to run the local server at localhost:3000, the grunt/gulp tasks include live reloading for views, css in public/css and restarting the server for changes to app.js or js in routes/

MVC apps

A generator for creating MVC style apps in express. Giving you the choice between MongoDB, MySQL or PostgreSQL databases.

To get going:

• Make sure you have yo installed: npm install -g yo
• Install the generator locally: npm install generator-express
• Run: yo express, select MVC and select your database of choice
• Ensure that the selected database is running on your machine, if running elsewhere the connection string can be changed in config/config.js
• Run: grunt or gulp to run the local server - defaults to localhost:3000 - port can be changed in config/config.js. The grunt/gulp tasks include live reloading as before.

Options

• --skip-install

  Skips the automatic execution of bower and npm after scaffolding has finished.

• --mvc

  Installs MVC style scaffolding.

• --coffee

  Uses CoffeeScript.

Testing

Tests are written with mocha.

• Install: npm install -g mocha
• Run: mocha or npm test

Contributing

Contributors are welcome, please fork and send pull requests! If you have any ideas on how to make this project better then please submit an issue.

License

MIT License