Template for Backend Express
The Golden Rule: 🦸 🦸♂️ Stop starting and start finishing. 🏁
If you work on more than one feature at a time, you are guaranteed to multiply your bugs and your anxiety.
Scripts
| command | description |
|---|---|
npm start |
starts the app - should only be used in production as changes will not get reloaded |
npm run start:watch |
runs the app using nodemon which watches for changes and reloads the app |
npm test |
runs the tests once |
npm run test:watch |
continually watches and runs the tests when files are updated |
npm run setup-db |
sets up the database locally |
npm run setup-heroku |
sets up the database on heroku |