Base commands for creating a nodeJS based project

init

git init npm init -y

Install core dependencies

npm install fastify @fastify/swagger

Install TypeScript & types

npm install --save-dev typescript ts-node @types/node

Initialize tsconfig.json: npx tsc --init --rootDir src --outDir dist --esModuleInterop --resolveJsonModule --strict --module nodenext --target esnext

Install ESLint + Prettier + configs

npm install --save-dev eslint @typescript-eslint/parser @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin prettier eslint-config-prettier eslint-plugin-prettier

Initialize ESLint: npx eslint --init

Configure Prettier

Create .prettierrc.json:

{
  "singleQuote": true,
  "semi": true,
  "printWidth": 100,
  "tabWidth": 2,
  "trailingComma": "all"
}

Ignore build artifacts in ESLint: echo 'dist\nnode_modules' > .eslintignore

Install Jest with TypeScript support

npm install --save-dev jest ts-jest @types/jest npx ts-jest config:init

Update package.json scripts

npx npm-add-script -k "dev" -v "ts-node src/server.ts"
npx npm-add-script -k "build" -v "tsc"
npx npm-add-script -k "start" -v "node dist/server.js"
npx npm-add-script -k "lint" -v "eslint . --ext .ts"
npx npm-add-script -k "format" -v "prettier --write ."
npx npm-add-script -k "test" -v "jest"

In order to run server:

nvm use
npm run dev