Create Express Template CLI

A CLI tool to quickly generate Express.js project templates with a clean structure, supporting both JavaScript and TypeScript. Choose between minimal, RESTful API, or realtime (Socket.io) templates.

Features

• Generate Express.js project templates in JavaScript or TypeScript
• Select template type: minimal, RESTful API, or realtime (Socket.io)
• Predefined folder structure: configs, controllers, events, middlewares, models, routes, services, utils, views
• Ready-to-use starter code

Usage

You can use this CLI directly with npx (no global installation required).

Below are two ways to run the command:

• Without options (defaults):

npx create-express-simple <project-name>

Example:

npx create-express-simple my-app

• With options (specify type and template):

# General syntax
npx create-express-simple <project-name> --type <js|ts> --template <minimal|rest|realtime>

Example:

# Create a RESTful API project with TypeScript
npx create-express-simple my-app --type ts --template rest

After generation, change into the project directory and install dependencies:

cd my-app
npm install

Template Types

• minimal: Basic Express server setup
• rest: RESTful API structure with controllers, models, routes
• realtime: Socket.io integration for realtime features

Example Folder Structure

configs/
controllers/
events/
middlewares/
models/
routes/
services/
utils/
views/

License

MIT