https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express

A Tern plugin adding support for express web application framework for node.
https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express

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A Tern plugin adding support for express web application framework for node.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express
• Owner: angelozerr
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-09-28T13:48:27.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-11-06T20:30:04.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-11T05:11:10.519Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: HTML
• Homepage: http://expressjs.com/
• Size: 859 KB
• Stars: 56
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 10
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# tern-node-express

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[tern-node-express](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express) is a plugin which adds support for [express web application framework for node](http://expressjs.com/) to the JavaSript code intelligence system [Tern](http://ternjs.net/).

## Demo

You can see demo with CodeMirror (inside Web Browser) [demos/express.html](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express/blob/master/demos/express.html) :

Here a screenshot with completion for expression object :

 

![CodeMirror & TernExpress](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express/wiki/images/TernExpressWithCodeMirror.png)

Here a screenshot with completion for Response instance:

![CodeMirror & TernExpress Response](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express/wiki/images/TernExpressResponseWithCodeMirror.png)

If you wish to use Eclipse as IDE, see Eclipse support for [Node Express](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern.java/wiki/Tern-&-Node-Express-support).

## Installation

tern-node-express works with the NodeJS [Tern Server][tern-server], and within a browser.

The easiest way to install tern-node-express is to use a recent version of

[npm][npm]. In the directory where you installed the [tern package][tern-npm],

simply run

```

$ npm install tern-node-express

```

## Configuration

`express` tern plugin extends `node` tern plugin to support express.

### With Node.js

In order for Tern to load the tern-node-express plugin once it is installed, you must

include `node-express` in the `plugins` section of your [Tern configuration

file][tern-config] and `node`.

Here is a minimal example `.tern-project` configuration file:

```json

{

  "ecmaVersion": 5,

  "plugins": {

    "node": {},

    "node-express": {}

  }

}

```

### With WebBrowser (CodeMirror)

See [demos/express.html](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express/blob/master/demos/express.html)

## Structure

The basic structure of the project is given in the following way:

* `node-express.js` the tern plugin.

* `demos/` demos with express tern plugin which use CodeMirror.