server

Server documentation

Documentation and guidelines for application's Server.

General

• Server uses Express as NodeJS framework;
• Server entry file - index.ts;
• Server main file - server.ts;
• Port (SERVER_PORT) is configured and comes from Application's configuration;

Main areas

Area name	Path	Description	Notes
API	/api	used to handle different API calls, uses /api sub-route for them	Could be used as BFF layer.
Middlewares	/middlewares	used to handle Server middlewares

Folder's Conventions

• Adding new Server Main area:
  • add it in new specific folder;
  • once finished - update this README with new area;
• Adding new API endpoint:
  • add it in /api subfolder;
  • new folder name should be consistent with according main file name;
  • do not forget to add index export file;
  • do not forget to update api/api.router.ts;
• Adding new Middleware:
  • add it in /middleware subfolder;
  • new folder name should be consistent with according main file name;
  • do not forget to add index export file;
• Follow files naming conventions:
  • each new API endpoint/middleware folder/file name should follow kebab-case rule;
  • each new API endpoint's main file name should follow template: [name].api.ts;
  • each new middleware's main file name should follow template: [name].middleware.ts;

Folder's Structure

./
│
├───api
│
├───middlewares
│
│   server.ts
│   index.ts
│   README.md
└───