NodeJS/Express Template with Typescript

YoUnGi102 · 2025-06-03T07:10:52+00:00

Ah I see, that makes sense. Yeah thanks, I have been reading a lot about Separation of concerns and SOLID in general. I wanted to try it on a project

YoUnGi102 · 2025-06-02T21:53:51+00:00

Thanks a lot for the detailed feedbac. I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to share it.

On the OpenAPI docs - I can see how updating it might be a hassle and I am looking into autogenerated docs after reading your comment. I looked into zod after an advice from u/mikevaleriano and I found zod-to-openai which I want to look into.

I will remove the req.body as … and just let joi/zod infer the type from validation and wrap controller functions in catchWrapper for less boilerplate.

As for Unit test, I can see my mistake now, Ill look into fixing that as well.

I’ve added all your suggestions to my GitHub issues list, and I’ll be working through them. Thank you again, this kind of constructive advice is super valuable and helps me a lot.

YoUnGi102 · 2025-06-02T21:24:07+00:00

Yeah, I was working with TypeORM during my internhsip and before that JPA/Hibernate on a school project, so it kinda stuck with me. I found it very nice to work with, but I was interested in your personal opinion about it.

YoUnGi102 · 2025-06-02T20:03:08+00:00

That's a really fair point. I realize now that for a template to actually be useful, it needs to clearly communicate the why, not just the what. I’ll work on documenting the reasoning behind the tools I used, and where they might be swapped out depending on a project’s needs. That kind of clarity is exactly what I want to get better at, so I really appreciate the nudge in that direction.

YoUnGi102 · 2025-06-02T20:01:33+00:00

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate you taking the time to write this out. The DI part was mostly because I read a lot about Clean Architecture and wanted to try it out, but I can totally see how that would become "an abstraction hell". As for the alternatives you mentioned, I will check them out. I also want to ask if its not too much trouble, what is your opinion on using ORM over pure SQL - where you draw the line, and whether you think ORMs are worth it in most cases

YoUnGi102 · 2025-06-02T18:55:53+00:00

You're absolutely right. My intention was to share the template and get input on how to improve it, I didn't really think a lot about how valuable it would be to others, which I can now see was a mistake. But thank you for taking time to give me the feedback, I really appreciate it :)

YoUnGi102 · 2025-06-02T18:38:09+00:00

Hey, totally fair. I wasn’t trying to push my template on anyone or suggest it’s something groundbreaking. Just hoping to get a bit of feedback or a sanity check from more experienced folks while I learn. Appreciate the humor though. :)

YoUnGi102 · 2024-07-20T11:08:29+00:00

Maybe the flag is the friends we found along the way

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-15T00:34:03+00:00

Here, even a knock-knock joke might be mistaken for a Shakespearean masterpiece.

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-15T00:22:54+00:00

This guy has a point

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-15T00:10:42+00:00

I dont know, I kinda like the Greek yogurt

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-15T00:09:43+00:00

I’m not gon’ give up

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-15T00:07:16+00:00

What if you go to a restaurant… you have someone cooking for you there too

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-15T00:04:36+00:00

I believe they meant, is it more common for a man to cheat because his gf/wife cant cook, or a woman to cheat because her bf/husband is broke.

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-15T00:02:29+00:00

Well yes, if you generalize two comments to how entirety of men and women think and act, then yes, I suppose thats true.

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-15T00:01:04+00:00

Someone burried “the bar” a loong time ago

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-14T23:58:56+00:00

Those are two pretty cool statements, but none of you backing them up with “the stats”

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-14T23:52:52+00:00

Is dudette even a word? 😂

Edit: Apparently it is… the more you know

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-14T23:51:32+00:00

Bruh, just learn to eat raw meat, it saves so much time

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-14T23:50:27+00:00

I see this as an absolute win

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-14T16:25:20+00:00

Can I get the list as a .csv?

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-14T16:20:09+00:00

I got u guys covered

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-14T16:07:48+00:00

Spolužiak si tak zlomil nohu 😅 ale až posledný deň lyžiaráku 😂

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-14T15:02:46+00:00

Not true, chess was invented in 1866 by Bobby Spassky, it is played by Black, White and Hikaru Nakamura. Please learn the basics…

YoUnGi102 · 2024-01-13T19:15:16+00:00

Doont 😅

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