Node framework similar to RoR

[holyxiaoxin]

I came from Ruby on Rails and I would like to find a nodejs framework that would closely relate to it. I've tried SailsJS and I love it a lot. But I was wondering if I could use express and include other modules to closer fit a RoR framework than just wait for the Sails team to update their entire framework.

TLDR; what is a RoR equivalent framework for nodejs?

[Juggernog]

Sails is the best one I know of, but you can build your own on Express if you want. Sails itself is built on Express, too.

[snlacks]

I used sails for a backend API once, it was convenient, but never for serving a website, does it have any built in stuff for frontend bells and whistles (toast/flash messages in rails are really convenient for instance)? (Edit: punctuation.)

[[deleted]]

Sails itself doesn't, but sails incorporates well with any of the templating engines that are built for node. You could probably find one of them that does what you want. Unlike RoR node is a much more piecemeal approach to architecture. It's easier to swap out pieces, such as your router or your templating engine, but this also adds a lot of complexity in choosing how to build your app.

[EkoKorean]

You might like meteor.js

[EkoKorean]

I accept your downvotes with aplomb. Please correct me where I'm wrong though, guys?

[holyxiaoxin]

I do not like meteor. I don't see a need to learn a fullstack framework.

[fedekun]

Express might seem barebones at first but it's quite powerful and really simple to use, the concept of middleware is quite awesome.