Nodegenx

Nodegenx is a CLI tool designed to generate a complete Node.js backend project structure quickly and efficiently. It provides ready-made templates with organized folder and file structures, helping developers save time and start building right away.

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📦 Package Information

• Name: nodegenx
• Version: 1.0.2
• Repository: GitHub
• Author: M Nikhil Kumar
• License: MIT

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🚀 Installation

You can use npx to run Nodegenx without installing it globally:

npx nodegenx

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⚙️ Requirements

• Node.js: v16 or higher

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📂 Templates

Currently, Nodegenx provides one template with a pre-defined folder and file structure. More templates will be added in the future.

Available Template(s)

• --template (default)

Example Structure:

my-node-backend/
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   └── utils/
├── tests/
├── package.json
├── .gitignore
└── README.md

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1. ecommerce

ecommerce/
│   .env
│   .eslintrc.js
│   .prettierrc
│   package.json
└───src
    │   app.js
    ├───config
    │       db.js
    ├───controllers
    │       auth.controller.js
    ├───middlewares
    │       auth.middleware.js
    ├───models
    │       user.model.js
    └───routes
            auth.routes.js

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2. js-jwt-rest

js-jwt-rest/
│   .env
│   .eslintrc.js
│   .prettierrc
│   package.json
└───src
    │   app.js
    ├───config
    │       db.js
    ├───controllers
    │       auth.controller.js
    ├───middlewares
    │       auth.middleware.js
    ├───models
    │       user.model.js
    └───routes
            auth.routes.js

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3. js-rest-swagger

js-rest-swagger/
│   .env
│   .eslintrc.js
│   package.json
└───src
    │   app.js
    ├───config
    │       db.js
    └───swagger
            swagger.js

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4. linting

linting/
│   .eslintrc.js.ejs
│   .prettierrc.ejs

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5. node-oauth-rest

node-oauth-rest/
│   .env
│   .eslintrc.js
│   .prettierrc
│   package.json
└───src
    │   app.js
    ├───config
    │       db.js
    ├───controllers
    │       auth.controller.js
    ├───middlewares
    │       auth.middleware.js
    ├───models
    │       user.model.js
    └───routes
            auth.routes.js

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6. node-prisma-rest

node-prisma-rest/
│   .env
│   .eslintrc.js
│   package.json
├───prisma
│       schema.prisma
└───src
    │   app.js
    ├───config
    │       db.js
    ├───controllers
    │       example.controller.js
    ├───middlewares
    │       example.middleware.js
    ├───models
    │       example.model.js
    └───routes
            example.routes.js

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7. node-serverless-template

node-serverless-template/
│   .env
│   package.json
│   serverless.yml
└───src
    ├───functions
    │       auth.js
    ├───middlewares
    │       authMiddleware.js
    ├───models
    │       user.js
    └───utils
            response.js

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8. ts-event-driven

ts-event-driven/
│   .env
│   .eslintrc.js
│   package.json
│   tsconfig.json
└───src
    │   app.ts
    ├───config
    │       db.ts
    ├───controllers
    │       sampleController.ts
    ├───events
    │   ├───consumers
    │   │       sampleConsumer.ts
    │   └───producers
    │           sampleProducer.ts
    └───middlewares
            loggerMiddleware.ts

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9. ts-jwt-graphql

ts-jwt-graphql/
│   .env
│   .eslintrc.js
│   .prettierrc
│   package.json
│   tsconfig.json
└───src
    │   app.ts
    ├───config
    │       db.ts
    ├───graphql
    │   │   schema.ts
    │   └───resolvers
    │           user.resolver.ts
    ├───middlewares
    │       auth.middleware.ts
    └───models
            user.model.ts

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10. ts-microservice-template

ts-microservice-template/
│   .env
│   .eslintrc.js
│   package.json
│   tsconfig.json
└───src
    │   app.ts
    ├───controllers
    │       user.controller.ts
    ├───middlewares
    │       auth.middleware.ts
    ├───routes
    │       user.routes.ts
    └───services
            authService.ts
            userService.ts

Each template will come with its own detailed description and file/folder tree.

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🛠️ Usage

You can generate a project with or without specifying a template:

Default usage or custom template design

npx nodegenx

With template option

npx nodegenx --template <template-name>

Replace <template-name> with any available template name.

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📖 Examples

Generate a project using the default template:

npx nodegenx

Generate a project using a specific template:

npx nodegenx --template basic-express

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📌 Roadmap

• Add more templates (Express, GraphQL, REST API, etc.)
• Auto-install Node modules (optional)
• Docker and Git configuration options
• Contributing guidelines

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✨ Philosophy

Nodegenx aims to be friendly, clear, and developer-focused, with an emphasis on a quick start experience.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.