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Backend Generator CLI is a simple yet powerful command-line tool that helps you quickly scaffold a well-structured backend project. With built-in best practices and customizable code snippets, this tool is designed to streamline your development workflow and help you focus on what matters: building your application. Link to the npm package👇
https://github.com/pranavbarthwal/backend-generator-cli
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Backend Generator CLI is a simple yet powerful command-line tool that helps you quickly scaffold a well-structured backend project. With built-in best practices and customizable code snippets, this tool is designed to streamline your development workflow and help you focus on what matters: building your application. Link to the npm package👇
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/pranavbarthwal/backend-generator-cli
- Owner: PranavBarthwal
- Created: 2024-08-26T11:51:23.000Z (5 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-20T12:00:42.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-23T18:09:28.471Z (7 days ago)
- Topics: backend, express, gssoc-ext, hacktoberfest, hacktoberfest-accepted, javascript, mern-stack, nodejs, npm, npm-cli, npm-package, npm-packages, npmjs, react
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://backend-gen-cli.pranavbarthwal.tech/
- Size: 199 KB
- Stars: 39
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 19
- Open Issues: 26
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
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README
# Backend Generator CLI
> **Now supporting AI powered code snippet generation!** 🚀
 
**Backend Generator CLI** is a simple yet powerful command-line tool that helps you quickly scaffold a well-structured backend project. With built-in best practices and customizable code snippets, this tool is designed to streamline your development workflow and help you focus on what matters: building your application.
## GitHub Repository Stats
| 🌟 **Stars** | 🍴 **Forks** | 🐛 **Issues** | 🔔 **Open PRs** | 🔕 **Closed PRs** | 🛠️ **Languages** | ✅ **Contributors** |
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
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## Key Features
- **Instant Backend Setup**: Generate a clean, well-organized backend project structure with a single command.
- **Best Practices Built-in**: The generated project follows industry-standard best practices for scalable backend development.
- **Custom Code Snippets**: Insert predefined code snippets such as API error handling, file uploading, and more using simple CLI commands.
- **AI-powered Custom Code Snippets**: Generate customizable code snippets using Generative AI with simple CLI commands.
- **Modular and Extensible**: The tool allows you to customize and expand the project structure to meet your specific needs.
## Index
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Commands](#commands)
- [1. run create-project](#1-run-create-project)
- [2. run generate-snippet](#2-run-generate-snippet-snippet-name)
- [3. run generate-ai-snippet](#3-run-generate-ai-snippet-snippetname)
- [Full User Journey Example](#full-user-journey-example)
- [Future Enhancements](#future-enhancements)
- [License](#license)
---
## Installation
To install the CLI globally, use `npm`:
```bash
npm install -g backend-generator-cli
```
After installation, you will have access to two main commands: `create-project` to generate the backend structure and `generate-snippet` to inject code snippets.
## Commands
### 1. `run create-project`
Generate a new backend project with a pre-configured folder structure:
```bash
run create-project
```
This command will create a new backend project structure in your current directory. Here's what the generated structure looks like:
```
.
├── src/
│ ├── controllers/ # Controllers for handling requests and responses
│ ├── db/ # Database connection and configuration
│ ├── middlewares/ # Middlewares for handling validation and request processing
│ ├── models/ # Data models (e.g., Mongoose models, SQL models)
│ ├── routes/ # API route definitions
│ ├── utils/ # Utility functions and helpers
│ ├── app.js # Main app setup and configuration
│ ├── constants.js # Application-wide constants
│ └── index.js # Entry point of the backend server
├── .env.sample # Sample environment configuration
├── .gitignore # Git ignore file for version control
├── .prettierignore # Prettier ignore file
├── .prettierrc # Prettier configuration
├── package.json # Project dependencies and scripts
└── README.md # Documentation
```
This structure is clean, easy to navigate, and ready to be extended with your own business logic and data models.
### 2. `run generate-snippet `
Generate and inject predefined code snippets into your project. Snippets are placed in individual files in your current working directory.
Example:
```bash
run generate-snippet multer-file-upload
```
This command will create a new file `multer-file-upload.js` in the current working directory, containing a pre-configured snippet for handling file uploads using `multer`.
### Available Snippets
1. **`express-server`**:
Sets up express server.
**Code Snippet**:
```js
import express from "express";
const app = express();
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Server started at ${PORT}`));
```
2. **`async-ops-handler`**:
Handles asynchronous operations with error handling.
**Code Snippet**:
```js
const asyncHandler = (requestHandler) => {
return (req, res, next) => {
Promise.resolve(requestHandler(req, res, next)).catch((err) => next(err));
};
};
export { asyncHandler };
```
3. **`custom-api-error`**:
Standardizes error responses for your API.
**Code Snippet**:
```js
class ApiError extends Error {
constructor(statusCode, message = 'Something went wrong', errors = [], stack = '') {
super(message);
this.statusCode = statusCode;
this.message = message;
this.data = null;
this.errors = errors;
if (stack) {
this.stack = stack;
} else {
Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor);
}
}
}
export { ApiError };
```
4. **`custom-api-response`**:
Standardizes successful API responses.
**Code Snippet**:
```js
class ApiResponse {
constructor(statusCode, message = 'success', data) {
this.statusCode = statusCode;
this.message = message;
this.data = data;
this.success = statusCode < 400;
}
}
export { ApiResponse };
```
5. **`multer-file-upload`**:
Sets up a file upload service using `multer`.
**Code Snippet**:
```js
import multer from 'multer';
const storage = multer.diskStorage({
destination: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, './public/temp');
},
filename: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, file.originalname);
},
});
export const upload = multer({ storage });
```
6. **`mongoose-con`**:
Sets up a connection to your mongodb using `mongoose`.
**Code Snippet**:
```js
import mongoose from 'mongoose';
function connectToDB(URI) {
mongoose
.connect(URI)
.then(() => {
console.log('Connection to the db succesful');
})
.catch((err) => {
console.error('An error occcured : ', err);
});
}
export default connectToDB;
```
7. **`mongoose-schema`**:
Sets up a basic schema for your db using `mongoose`.
**Code Snippet**:
```js
import mongoose from 'mongoose';
const schema = new mongoose.Schema({
key: String,
});
const model = mongoose.model('Model', schema);
export default model;
```
8. **`nodemailer`**:
Sets up email functionality in Node.js projects
**Code Snippet**:
```js
const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
require('dotenv').config();
const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
service: 'gmail',
auth: {
user: process.env.EMAIL,
pass: process.env.EMAIL_PASSWORD,
},
});
const mailOptions = {
from: process.env.EMAIL,
to: '[email protected]',
subject: 'Hello from Nodemailer',
text: 'This is a plain text body!',
html: '
This is an HTML body!
',
};
transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, (error, info) => {
if (error) {
return console.log(error);
}
console.log('Email sent: ' + info.response);
});
```
9. **`cloudinary-util`**
Sets up Cloudinary functionality in a Node.js project
**Code Snippet**:
```js
import { v2 as cloudinary } from 'cloudinary';
import fs from 'fs';
// These values need to be defined in your environment variables (usually in a .env file)
cloudinary.config({
cloud_name: process.env.CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME,
api_key: process.env.CLOUDINARY_API_KEY,
api_secret: process.env.CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET,
});
const uploadOnCloudinary = async (localFilePath) => {
try {
if (!localFilePath) return null;
const response = await cloudinary.uploader.upload(localFilePath, {
resource_type: 'auto',
});
fs.unlinkSync(localFilePath);
return response;
} catch (error) {
fs.unlinkSync(localFilePath);
return null;
}
};
export { uploadOnCloudinary };
```
### 3. `run generate-ai-snippet `
With the new AI-powered code generation feature, you can generate customized code snippets. For instance, to generate a code snippet for a specific backend functionality, you can run:
```bash
run generate-ai-snippet
```
Example:
```bash
run generate-ai-snippet login-controller
```
This will generate a code snippet for login-controller using AI that looks like :
```bash
Generated Code Snippet for login-controller:
const User = require('../models/User');
const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
module.exports.login = async (req, res) => {
try {
const { email, password } = req.body;
const user = await User.findOne({ email });
if (!user) {
return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Invalid credentials' });
}
const isMatch = await bcrypt.compare(password, user.password);
if (!isMatch) {
return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Invalid credentials' });
}
const token = jwt.sign({ userId: user._id }, process.env.JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: '1h' });
res.json({ token, user: { _id: user._id, name: user.name, email: user.email } });
} catch (err) {
console.error(err);
res.status(500).json({ message: 'Server error' });
}
};
The code snippet is generated successfuly and may require some modifications to fit your use case.
```
## Full User Journey Example
Here’s a complete example of a user journey, from project setup to injecting code snippets into the project.
### Step 1: Install the CLI Globally
First, install the tool using npm:
```bash
npm install -g backend-generator-cli
```
### Step 2: Create a New Backend Project
Navigate to your desired directory and run the following command to generate the project structure:
```bash
run create-project
```
This will create a new backend project with the following structure:
```
.
├── src/
│ ├── controllers/
│ ├── db/
│ ├── middlewares/
│ ├── models/
│ ├── routes/
│ ├── utils/
│ ├── app.js
│ ├── constants.js
│ └── index.js
├── .env.sample
├── .gitignore
├── .prettierignore
├── .prettierrc
├── package.json
└── README.md
```
### Step 3: Move to the `src/utils` Directory
Change your working directory to the `src/utils` folder:
```bash
cd src
cd utils
```
You are now inside the `utils` folder where you will generate the file upload handler snippet.
### Step 4: Add a Snippet to Handle File Uploads
Next, add a `multer` file upload handler by running the following command:
```bash
run generate-snippet multer-file-upload
```
This command will create a new file called `multer-file-upload.js` in the `src/utils` directory, which is now your current working directory. The content of this file will look like this:
```js
import multer from 'multer';
const storage = multer.diskStorage({
destination: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, './public/temp');
},
filename: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, file.originalname);
},
});
export const upload = multer({ storage });
```
### Step 5: Use the Snippet in Your Project
Now that the file upload handler has been generated in the `utils` folder, you can import and use it in your application. For instance, in `src/routes/uploadRoute.js`:
```js
import express from 'express';
import { upload } from '../utils/multer-file-upload';
const router = express.Router();
router.post('/upload', upload.single('file'), (req, res) => {
res.send('File uploaded successfully');
});
export default router;
```
Make sure that your main `app.js` or `index.js` includes this route:
```js
import express from 'express';
import uploadRoute from './routes/uploadRoute';
const app = express();
app.use('/api', uploadRoute);
app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
});
```
### Step 6: Continue Building
Continue building your application by adding your business logic, routes, controllers, and any other necessary components. Feel free to generate additional snippets like `custom-api-error` and `async-ops-handler` as needed.
This flow demonstrates how you can set up your backend project structure and utilize the code snippets generated by `backend-generator-cli` to accelerate your development.
## Future Enhancements
- Add more predefined snippets for common backend use cases.
- Add a controller to get the most in-demand snippets.
## Our Contributors
- We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contribution to our project! Your efforts play a pivotal role in elevating this project to greater heights.
- Make sure you show some love by giving ⭐ to our repository.
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.
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