Brinate Car Rental Backend

A TypeScript Express.js backend application for the Brinate Car Rental platform.

Features

• Express.js - Fast, unopinionated web framework
• TypeScript - Type-safe JavaScript
• CORS - Cross-Origin Resource Sharing support
• Environment Configuration - Zod-validated environment variables
• Development Tools - ESLint, Prettier, and TypeScript compiler

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20 or higher)
• npm

Installation

1. Clone the repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Copy the example environment file:

   cp .env.example .env

4. Configure your environment variables in .env:

   NODE_ENV=development
   PORT=3000
   ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:3001

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default	Required
NODE_ENV	Environment mode	development	No
PORT	Server port	5000	No
ORIGINS	CORS allowed origins (comma-separated)	-	Yes

Scripts

• npm run dev - Start development server with hot reload
• npm run build - Build the project for production
• npm run start - Start production server
• npm run start:prod - Build and start production server
• npm run lint - Run ESLint
• npm run lint:fix - Fix ESLint errors
• npm run format - Format code with Prettier
• npm run format:check - Check code formatting
• npm run clean - Remove build directory
• npm run type-check - Run TypeScript type checking

Development

Start the development server:

npm run dev

The server will start on the configured port (default: 3000) with hot reload enabled.

Production

Build and start the production server:

npm run start:prod

Project Structure

src/
├── app.ts              # Express app configuration
├── server.ts           # Server entry point
└── config/
    ├── index.ts        # Main config export
    └── env/
        └── index.ts    # Environment variable validation

License

ISC