base on Express + TypeScript starter template # 🚀 Express TypeScript Boilerplate 2025 [](https://github.com/edwinhern/express-typescript-2024/actions/workflows/ci.yml) ```code Hey There! 🙌 🤾 that ⭐️ button if you like this boilerplate. ``` ## 🌟 Introduction Welcome to Express TypeScript Boilerplate 2025 – a simple and ready-to-use starting point for building backend web services with Express.js and TypeScript. ## 💡 Why We Made This This starter kit helps you: - ✨ Start new projects faster - 📊 Write clean, consistent code - ⚡ Build things quickly - 🛡️ Follow best practices for security and testing ## 🚀 What's Included - 📁 Well-organized folders: Files grouped by feature so you can find things easily - 💨 Fast development: Quick code running with `tsx` and error checking with `tsc` - 🌐 Latest Node.js: Uses the newest stable Node.js version from `.tool-versions` - 🔧 Safe settings: Environment settings checked with Zod to prevent errors - 🔗 Short import paths: Clean code with easy imports using path shortcuts - 🔄 Auto-updates: Keeps dependencies up-to-date with Renovate - 🔒 Better security: Built-in protection with Helmet and CORS settings - 📊 Easy tracking: Built-in logging with `pino-http` - 🧪 Ready-to-test: Testing tools with Vitest and Supertest already set up - ✅ Clean code: Consistent coding style with `Biomejs` - 📃 Standard responses: Unified API responses using `ServiceResponse` - 🐳 Easy deployment: Ready for Docker containers - 📝 Input checking: Request validation using Zod - 🧩 API browser: Interactive API docs with Swagger UI ## 🛠️ Getting Started ### Video Demo For a visual guide, watch the [video demo](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b1698dac-d582-45a0-8d61-31131732b74e) to see the setup and running of the project. ### Step-by-Step Guide #### Step 1: 🚀 Initial Setup - Clone the repository: `git clone https://github.com/edwinhern/express-typescript.git` - Navigate: `cd express-typescript` - Install dependencies: `pnpm install` #### Step 2: ⚙️ Environment Configuration - Create `.env`: Copy `.env.template` to `.env` - Update `.env`: Fill in necessary environment variables #### Step 3: 🏃‍♂️ Running the Project - Development Mode: `pnpm start:dev` - Building: `pnpm build` - Production Mode: Set `NODE_ENV="production"` in `.env` then `pnpm build && pnpm start:prod` ## 🤝 Feedback and Contributions We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions for further improvements. Feel free to contribute and join us in making backend development cleaner and faster! 🎉 Happy coding! ## 📁 Folder Structure ```code ├── biome.json ├── Dockerfile ├── LICENSE ├── package.json ├── pnpm-lock.yaml ├── README.md ├── src │ ├── api │ │ ├── healthCheck │ │ │ ├── __tests__ │ │ │ │ └── healthCheckRouter.test.ts │ │ │ └── healthCheckRouter.ts │ │ └── user │ │ ├── __tests__ │ │ │ ├── userRouter.test.ts │ │ │ └── userService.test.ts │ │ ├── userController.ts │ │ ├── userModel.ts │ │ ├── userRepository.ts │ │ ├── userRouter.ts │ │ └── userService.ts │ ├── api-docs │ │ ├── __tests__ │ │ │ └── openAPIRouter.test.ts │ │ ├── openAPIDocumentGenerator.ts │ │ ├── openAPIResponseBuilders.ts │ │ └── openAPIRouter.ts │ ├── common │ │ ├── __tests__ │ │ │ ├── errorHandler.test.ts │ │ │ └── requestLogger.test.ts │ │ ├── middleware │ │ │ ├── errorHandler.ts │ │ │ ├── rateLimiter.ts │ │ │ └── requestLogger.ts │ │ ├── models │ │ │ └── serviceResponse.ts │ │ └── utils │ │ ├── commonValidation.ts │ │ ├── envConfig.ts │ │ └── httpHandlers.ts │ ├── index.ts │ └── server.ts ├── tsconfig.json └── vite.config.mts ``` ", Assign "at most 3 tags" to the expected json: {"id":"11974","tags":[]} "only from the tags list I provide: [{"id":77,"name":"3d"},{"id":89,"name":"agent"},{"id":17,"name":"ai"},{"id":54,"name":"algorithm"},{"id":24,"name":"api"},{"id":44,"name":"authentication"},{"id":3,"name":"aws"},{"id":27,"name":"backend"},{"id":60,"name":"benchmark"},{"id":72,"name":"best-practices"},{"id":39,"name":"bitcoin"},{"id":37,"name":"blockchain"},{"id":1,"name":"blog"},{"id":45,"name":"bundler"},{"id":58,"name":"cache"},{"id":21,"name":"chat"},{"id":49,"name":"cicd"},{"id":4,"name":"cli"},{"id":64,"name":"cloud-native"},{"id":48,"name":"cms"},{"id":61,"name":"compiler"},{"id":68,"name":"containerization"},{"id":92,"name":"crm"},{"id":34,"name":"data"},{"id":47,"name":"database"},{"id":8,"name":"declarative-gui "},{"id":9,"name":"deploy-tool"},{"id":53,"name":"desktop-app"},{"id":6,"name":"dev-exp-lib"},{"id":59,"name":"dev-tool"},{"id":13,"name":"ecommerce"},{"id":26,"name":"editor"},{"id":66,"name":"emulator"},{"id":62,"name":"filesystem"},{"id":80,"name":"finance"},{"id":15,"name":"firmware"},{"id":73,"name":"for-fun"},{"id":2,"name":"framework"},{"id":11,"name":"frontend"},{"id":22,"name":"game"},{"id":81,"name":"game-engine "},{"id":23,"name":"graphql"},{"id":84,"name":"gui"},{"id":91,"name":"http"},{"id":5,"name":"http-client"},{"id":51,"name":"iac"},{"id":30,"name":"ide"},{"id":78,"name":"iot"},{"id":40,"name":"json"},{"id":83,"name":"julian"},{"id":38,"name":"k8s"},{"id":31,"name":"language"},{"id":10,"name":"learning-resource"},{"id":33,"name":"lib"},{"id":41,"name":"linter"},{"id":28,"name":"lms"},{"id":16,"name":"logging"},{"id":76,"name":"low-code"},{"id":90,"name":"message-queue"},{"id":42,"name":"mobile-app"},{"id":18,"name":"monitoring"},{"id":36,"name":"networking"},{"id":7,"name":"node-version"},{"id":55,"name":"nosql"},{"id":57,"name":"observability"},{"id":46,"name":"orm"},{"id":52,"name":"os"},{"id":14,"name":"parser"},{"id":74,"name":"react"},{"id":82,"name":"real-time"},{"id":56,"name":"robot"},{"id":65,"name":"runtime"},{"id":32,"name":"sdk"},{"id":71,"name":"search"},{"id":63,"name":"secrets"},{"id":25,"name":"security"},{"id":85,"name":"server"},{"id":86,"name":"serverless"},{"id":70,"name":"storage"},{"id":75,"name":"system-design"},{"id":79,"name":"terminal"},{"id":29,"name":"testing"},{"id":12,"name":"ui"},{"id":50,"name":"ux"},{"id":88,"name":"video"},{"id":20,"name":"web-app"},{"id":35,"name":"web-server"},{"id":43,"name":"webassembly"},{"id":69,"name":"workflow"},{"id":87,"name":"yaml"}]" returns me the "expected json"