Nestjs Api Boilerplate
A boilerplate for building production-ready RESTful APIs using NestJS
Overview
The NestJS Api Boilerplate is a REST API boilerplate that provides a quick start for building APIs using the NestJS framework. It offers an environment setup guide, installation instructions, and a set of commands to run and test the API.
Features
- Environment setup: Provides guidance on setting up the necessary environment for running the NestJS API.
- Node.js installation: Recommends installing Node.js using NVM and suggests the recommended version (v16.13).
- Docker installation: Guides users on installing Docker, a platform used for running containerized applications.
- Get Started: Outlines the steps to get started with the NestJS API boilerplate, including installing dependencies and setting up environment variables.
- Development mode: Provides a command to run the Node.js services in development mode, enabling live reloading of the API when making edits.
- API endpoint: Instructs users to access the API through the endpoint "localhost:8080/api/v1/ping" using either a browser or Postman.
- Unit tests: Includes a command for running the unit tests for the API.
- Test coverage: Offers a command to generate and view the test coverage report for the API.
Summary
The NestJS API Boilerplate provides a convenient starting point for building REST APIs with the NestJS framework. It offers a step-by-step installation guide, live reloading in development mode, and commands for running tests and generating test coverage reports. It also recommends using NVM to install the recommended version of Node.js and Docker for running the application in containers.
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