nutshell

Nutshell

Very simple utility to create & generate MVC architecture.

How to install

npm install nutshell -g

How it works

Nuthshell comes with a two types of patterns: clean and generate. The first of them simply creates a structure for your MVC application. The second type create a structure and add a simple logic for demonstration work.

To use Nutshell clean type, open a terminal, navigate to a directory where you have rights to create files, and type:

nutshell myapp -clean

This will create a Express application called myapp with MVC structure.

To use Nutshell generate type, open a terminal, navigate to a directory where you have rights to create files, and type:

nutshell myapp -generate

This will create a Express application called myapp with MVC structure and simple logic.

Any of the preceding commands created a folder in your working directory. This directory has a number of auto-generated files and folders that make up the structure of a Express MVC application.

    myapp
        /controllers/index.js – for express routes;
        /models/index.js – for ORM models (called Schemas in mongoose);
        /public/css/style.css – style sheet document;
        /public/js/script.js – client side JavaScript;
        /public/img/ – for static image files;
        /views/layout.jade – for view-templates;
        server.js – node server;

Nutshell generate type adds simple logic to the previous structure, and create index.jade file in /views/.