nodejs-express-microservice-boilerplate

This repository generates a microservice boilerplate in NodeJS using the Express framework.

How to run the service

• npm start: run the service in production mode
• npm run dev: run the service in development mode with nodemon active
• npm run test: run tests with jest and supertest

Test the ssample /api/v1/users route:

You can test if everything is working doing these steps:

• npm install
• npm run dev
• curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users

The sample response should be:

{
	"users": [{
		"username": "dave"
	}, {
		"username": "Mike"
	}]
}

Dependencies

Main dependencies:

• express
• helmet
• winston
• express-winston

Development dependencies:

• nodemon
• jest
• supertest