@georgiancollege/express-mvc

This package uses a MVC (Model-View-Controller) design pattern for the site structure.

It was designed for students at Georgian College (https://www.georgiancollege.ca/) but is publicly available.

Technologies used:

• NodeJS (https://nodejs.org/en)
• Express (https://expressjs.com/)
• TypeScript (https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
• Bootstrap (https://getbootstrap.com/)
• Font Awesome (https://fontawesome.com/)
• Mongoose (https://mongoosejs.com/)
• Passport (https://www.passportjs.org/)
• JWT (https://jwt.io/)

Installation:

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npm i @georgiancollege/express-mvc -g

Usage:

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> express-mvc <options> [folder]

• where options is installation options and folder is the installation folder.

• if installation folder is not specified, then the express mvc site structure is scaffolded in the current folder.

Current Installation Options:

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• --api - scaffold an Express api that does not include views

• --auth - adds authentication

• --tsc - provide TypeScript support

• --hbs - uses handlebars view engine

• the default is a JavaScript MVC with no Authentication

Post Installation:

• you will need to issue the following command to install the module dependencies:

> npm install 

• if you are using the TypeScript version you will need to transpile the .ts files to .js as Node and Express require JavaScript:

> npm run build

MVC Site Structure (JavaScript version):

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express-mvc-js
├── Client
│   ├── Assets
│   │   └── images
│   │       └── .gitkeep
│   ├── Content
│   │   └── app.css
│   └── Scripts
│       └── app.js
├── Server
│   ├── Config
│   │   └── app.js
│   ├── Controllers
│   │   └── index.js
│   ├── Models
│   │   └── user.js
│   ├── Routes
│   │   └── index.js
│   └── Views
│       ├── error.ejs
│       └── index.ejs
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── server.js

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Notes:

• The JavaScript version uses the CommonJS module pattern (i.e., require statements)

MVC Site Structure (JavaScript version with handlebars):

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express-mvc-js-hbs
├── Client
│   ├── Assets
│   │   └── images
│   │       └── .gitkeep
│   ├── Content
│   │   └── app.css
│   └── Scripts
│       └── app.js
├── Server
│   ├── Config
│   │   └── app.js
│   ├── Controllers
│   │   └── index.js
│   ├── Models
│   │   └── user.js
│   ├── Routes
│   │   └── index.js
│   └── Views
│       ├── error.hbs
│       ├── index.hbs
│       └── layout.hbs
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── server.js

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Notes:

• The JavaScript with handlebars version uses the CommonJS module pattern (i.e., require statements)

MVC Site Structure (TypeScript version):

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express-mvc-tsc
├── Client
│   ├── Assets
│   │   └── images
│   │       └── .gitkeep
│   ├── Content
│   │   └── app.css
│   └── Scripts
│       └── app.ts
├── Server
│   ├── Config
│   │   └── app.ts
│   ├── Controllers
│   │   └── index.ts
│   ├── Models
│   │   └── user.ts
│   ├── Routes
│   │   └── index.ts
│   └── Views
│       ├── error.ejs
│       └── index.ejs
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
├── server.ts
└── tsconfig.json

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Notes:

• The TypeScript version uses the esm module pattern (i.e., import and export statements)

MVC Site Structure (TypeScript version with handlebars):

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express-mvc-tsc-hbs
├── Client
│   ├── Assets
│   │   └── images
│   │       └── .gitkeep
│   ├── Content
│   │   └── app.css
│   └── Scripts
│       └── app.ts
├── Server
│   ├── Config
│   │   └── app.ts
│   ├── Controllers
│   │   └── index.ts
│   ├── Models
│   │   └── user.ts
│   ├── Routes
│   │   └── index.ts
│   └── Views
│       ├── error.hbs
│       ├── index.hbs
│       └── layout.hbs
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
├── server.ts
└── tsconfig.json

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Notes:

• The TypeScript with handlebars version uses the esm module pattern (i.e., import and export statements)

API Site Structure (JavaScript version):

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express-mvc-api-js
├── Server
│   ├── Config
│   │   ├── app.js
│   │   └── db.ts
│   ├── Controllers
│   │   └── movie.js
│   ├── Models
│   │   └── movie.js
│   └── Routes
│       └── index.js
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── movies.json
├── package.json
└── server.js

API Site Structure (TypeScript version):

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express-mvc-api-tsc
├── Server
│   ├── Config
│   │   ├── app.ts
│   │   └── db.ts
│   ├── Controllers
│   │   └── movie.ts
│   ├── Models
│   │   └── user.ts
│   └── Routes
│       └── index.ts
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── movies.json
├── package.json
├── server.ts
└── tsconfig.json

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Notes:

• We've include an example Movie Model that assumes you will be using mongoose to connect to MongoDB

API Site Structure (JavaScript version) includes JWT Authentication:

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express-mvc-api-auth-js
├── Server
│   ├── Config
│   │   ├── app.js
│   │   └── db.ts
│   ├── Controllers
│   │   ├── auth.js
│   │   └── movie.js
│   ├── Models
│   │   ├── movie.js
│   │   └── user.js
│   ├── Routes
│   │   ├── auth.js
│   │   └── index.js
│   └── Util
│       └── index.js
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── movies.json
├── package.json
└── server.js

API Site Structure (TypeScript version) includes JWT Authentication:

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express-mvc-api-auth-tsc
├── Server
│   ├── Config
│   │   ├── app.ts
│   │   └── db.ts
│   ├── Controllers
│   │   ├── auth.ts
│   │   └── movie.ts
│   ├── Models
│   │   ├── movie.ts
│   │   └── user.ts
│   ├── Routes
│   │   ├── auth.ts
│   │   └── index.ts
│   └── Util
│       └── index.ts
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── movies.json
├── package.json
├── server.ts
└── tsconfig.json

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Notes:

• Uses JWT Authentication