peterdemartini / frenchtoast-backend

An awesome backend CoffeeScript / Node boilerplate.

FrenchToast.js

A semi-lightweight backend boilerplate built on Node.js using Hapi.js, and Mongo.js. Built in CoffeeScript!

This is mainly a personal project for personal projects; if you like it, use it and help make it better.

Looking for a frontend, use one of these:

• Frenchtoast Frontend Angular

Goals

• Require as few external libraries as possible. If they are needed, each is reviewed for quality
• Build on Node.js standards
• Use best practices
• Write clean, readable, and reusable code
• Every piece has a test. 100% test coverage required
• Challenge myself

Modules Used

• Hapi.js
  • good
  • good-console
  • yar
• Mongo.js
• Lodash

Getting Started

1. git clone ...
2. cd frenchtoast-backend
3. npm install
4. gulp or npm start