TypeScript Project Template

Back End Development Project Template
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Table of Contents

• Installation and Usage
• Error Handling and Logging
  • AppError
  • AppLog
• Middlewares
• API Reference
  • Models
  • Routes
  • Authentication

Installation and Usage

Pre-requisites: Node.js ^16.14.0, TypeScript ^4.7.4

There are two available options for you to use this template for your next Back End project: either use Github's built-in Use this template feature (green button left of the 'About' section), or download the zip file and extract it in the root of a new project folder by running these commands:

wget https://github.com/NivaldoFarias/typescript-project-template/archive/main.zip

Then run the following command to install the project's dependencies:

npm install

That's it! You can now start developing your TypeScript Project by running the command below. Happy coding!

npm run dev

ps.: Make sure to update the package.json file with your own credentials!

Error Handling and Logging

While dealing with errors in a Layered Structure Project enviroment, you may notice that the project's debugging complexity scales beyond common console.log() usage. The AppLog Object and AppError Object structures were set to counter that exact issue, by trying to keep the Development process as clean and concise as possible. Both are frequently referenced in the code, but do have a specific usage.

▸   AppError

An AppError Object is used to handle errors in the application. It that takes four parameters:

• log: A string containing a simplified error message, for Server side use. This is the message that will be used by the AppLog Object
• statusCode: An integer containing the HTTP status code.
• message: A string containing a simplified error message, for Client side use. This is the message that will be displayed to the user.
• details: A string containing a detailed error message, for Client side use. Can be used to provide more information about the error, such as the stack trace, or suggestions on how to counter the error.

Example Usage

  // ..../middlewares/auth.middleware.ts

  import * as repository from './../repositories/auth.repository.ts';
  import AppError from './../events/AppError';
  ...
  ..

  async function usersExists(req: Request,...){
    ...
    ..
    const user = await repository.findbyId(req.body.id);

    if (!user){
      throw new AppError(
        'User not found',
        404,
        'User not found',
        'Ensure to provide a valid user ID.'
      );
    }
    ..
    ...
  }

▸   AppLog

An AppLog Object is used to handle logs in the application. It takes two parameters:

• type: A string containing the main Layer Structure that contains the log. There are seven allowed values: Error, Server, Controller, Middleware, Repository, Service, and Util.
• text: A descriptive string containing the log message. Generally, a short message that describes the output event of the function that generated the log.

Example Usage

  // ..../middlewares/auth.middleware.ts

  import AppLog from './events/AppLog';
  ...
  ..

  async function usersExists(req: Request,...){
    ...
    ..

    // output: [Middleware] User Found
    AppLog('Middleware', 'User found');
    res.locals.user = user;
    return next();
  }
  ..
  ...

ps.2: Have fun with these structures! They are in no way restricted to the project's scope

Middlewares

While aiming to provide a reusable, modular and extensible architecture, the middlewares are generally the first structures to be refactored into self-contained modules. The validateSchema(), processHeader() and requireToken() middlewares were set in order to achieve that goal. The following section describes useMiddleware(), which incorporates the forementioned functions as key–value pairs in an Object, along with their structure and usage.

‣  UseMiddleware

The useMiddleware() function takes two parameters:

• middlewares: An Object containing the key–value pairs of the middlewares to be used, takes one to three parameters:
  • schema: A Joi Schema Object that will be used to validate the data provided by the client. If the data provided by the client is not valid, an AppError Object will be thrown.
  • header: A string containing the name of the header that will be used to authenticate the action. If the client-provided header is missing, an AppError Object will be thrown.
  • token: A boolean indicating whether the token provided by the client will be verified or not. If the token is not valid, an AppError Object will be thrown.
• endpoint: A string that will be used to identify the endpoint at which the client–api interaction is undergoing, which will be logged to console by the AppLog Object.

Reference: useMiddleware function declaration

Example Usage

// ..../routes/admin.route.ts
import useMiddleware from '../utils/middleware.util';
import * as schema from '../models/admin.model';
...
..
const endpoint = '/admin';

const registerEndpoint = '/create';
adminRouter.post(endpoint,
  createEndpoint,
  useMiddleware({
    schema: schema.create,
    header: 'admin-api-key',
    token: true
  },
  endpoint + createEndpoint),
  middleware.createValidations,
  controller.create,
);
..
...

API Reference

In this section, you will find the example API's endpoints and their respective descriptions, along with the request and response examples, as well as the Prisma models for each entity, that can be used as guide for data formatting. All data is sent and received as JSON.

Models

User model users

• id: A unique identifier for each user. serial4
• username: The user's username. text
• email: The user's email. An email may only be registered once. text
• password: The user's password. text
• created_at: The date and time when the user was created. timestamp

Routes

Authentication /auth

• Register
• Sign In

Authentication

  ‣   Register

    POST /auth/register

  ☰   Request

Body

{
  "username": "johndoe",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "password": "123456789"
}

Headers

{
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

  ☰   Responses

  ‣   Sign in

    POST /auth/sign-in

  ☰   Request

Body

{
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "password": "123456789"
}

Headers

{
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

  ☰   Responses

Template created by Nivaldo Farias.