Vulgar
A simple and scalable MEAN stack development kit featuring Angular 2 (Router, Http, Forms, Services, Tests, E2E, Coverage, Dev/Prod), Express, MongoDB, Mongoose, Node, PassportJS, Socket.io, Karma, Protractor, Jasmine, Istanbul, SASS Support, TypeScript, TSLint, NG2Lint, Hot Module Replacement, ...
Overview
The MEAN Stack Development Starter is a comprehensive toolkit designed for developers looking to create full-stack applications using Angular 2, Express, MongoDB, and Node.js. This starter kit not only simplifies the initial setup but also incorporates modern tools and best practices that streamline the development process. With support for TypeScript and ES6/ES7, developers can leverage the latest JavaScript features while maintaining code efficiency and organization.
This seed repository outlines a clear tutorial for building applications, including a simple todo app, making it accessible for both new and experienced developers. It utilizes Webpack for building and hot module reloading, ensuring a smooth and productive development experience.
Features
- Comprehensive MEAN Stack: Combines Angular 2, Express, MongoDB (with Mongoose), and Node.js for seamless full-stack development.
- TypeScript Support: Utilize TypeScript for front-end development, promoting clarity and reducing bugs with type checking.
- Hot Module Replacement: Webpack enables live reloading of modules, allowing for instant updates without refreshing the entire application.
- Built-in Testing Frameworks: Comes equipped with Jasmine and Karma for unit testing, along with Protractor for end-to-end testing, ensuring your application remains robust.
- Material Design Integration: Provides ready-to-use Material components for a modern and visually appealing user interface.
- Sass Preprocessor: Integrates Sass for CSS, allowing for advanced styling features and easy maintenance of stylesheets.
- Automatic Documentation: Features Docco that generates documentation for your project files, ensuring clarity and easier onboarding for new developers.
- Real-time Communication: Socket.IO is included for handling real-time web socket interactions, vital for dynamic applications.
- Express
Express.js is a simple Node.js framework for single, multi-page, and hybrid web applications.
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- Gulp
Gulp.js is an old but popular site building tool that automates various repetitive development tasks in web development, such as compiling Sass, minifying JavaScript, and optimizing images.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
- Webpack
Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.