morrelinko / generator-expack

Yeoman Full stack express app Generator for scaffolding personal applications...

Expack App Generator

Full stack application generator with multi application feature...

Installation

Install Yeoman

$ npm install -g yo

Install Expack generator

$ npm install -g generator-expack

Usage

First scaffold an app using command below

$ yo expack

Create app

$ yo expack:apps web
$ npm install

Launch your app using

$ node bin/serve web

Adding database to your application

$ yo expack:database

Concepts

Application Types

1. web - selecting this type will setup a conventional web app (flash, sessions, views).
2. api - selecting this will quickly setup application for a resourceful api.
3. custom - implement custom app. do the hard work yourself.

Application Modes

standalone

• Basically an express app let app = express();
• Runs on its own using node bin/serve <name>

mounted

• basically a mini app let app = express.Router();
• Cannot run on its own. Requires mounting on a standalone app

Generators Included

• yo expack -> scaffolding
• yo expack:database -> adds database
• yo expack:apps -> adds subapp
• yo expack:handler -> to generate handler & route & validator
• yo expack:destroy -> [for development only] destroys your app. Muahahaha!

TODO

Generators

• Add generator expack:auth scaffold user authentication (passport)
• Add generator expack:model (generate model)

expack:database generator

• Add support for postgres.
• Add support for sqlite.
• Add support for mariadb.
• Add support for mongodb.
• Generate knexfile.js if a relation db is selected.
• develop a migration workflow.
• create base bookshelf model.

expack:app generator

• complete api app stub