API MongoDB Template

Code sample with some implemented features to get you going.

Stack

• Node.js
• ES6 (Babel)
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• Mocha + Supertest + Expect.js
• Supervisor
• ESLint
• Docker (optional)

Implemented Features

• Password authentication (no session)
• Token authentication (no session)
• User: signup, reset password, check username

Configurable Environment Variables

• NODE_ENV (default: development)
• MONGO_URI (default: mongodb://localhost:27017/api_mongodb_template_development)

Running locally

To install the dependencies required to run:

npm install

To seed the database with default data:

npm run seed

To start the API at http://localhost:3000

npm start

Running with Docker

docker-compose run --service-ports local

You need to start a bash within the container to run the seed script:

docker exec -ti [container_name] bash

npm run seed

Contributing

To watch code changes and restart the API automatically:

npm run watch

To run the tests automatically on code changes:

npm test -- --watch

To lint the source code:

npm run lint