Overview:

Express REST API Generator is a template for starting projects with Express as an API. It allows for the creation of a RESTful API using Node JS, Express framework, Mongoose for MongoDB interaction, and Sequelize for SQL compatible databases. The resulting API is a JSON REST API that responds to HTTP requests, making it easy for REST clients to connect.

Features:

• Express Based API Skeleton: Provides a foundation for creating RESTful APIs with Express.
• Support for MongoDB and SQL Databases: Interacts with MongoDB using Mongoose and supports SQL compatible databases with Sequelize.
• Unit Testing with Mocha: Includes Mocha for running unit tests in the project.
• Encourages Best Practices: Enforces best practices in writing JavaScript apps, such as linting, endpoint versioning, unit testing, and code structure.
• Security Features: Supports building secure APIs for encrypted communication with frontends.
• Logging and Error Handling: Encourages logging of API requests/responses, proper error handling, and uniform API response format.
• Asynchronous Logic: Makes it easy to write asynchronous logic and applications using the inbuilt distributed job queue.