Koa Rest Api Boilerplate

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Boilerplate for Node.js Koa RESTful API application with Docker, Swagger, Jest, CodeCov and CircleCI

Overview:

The KoaJs SlackKoa REST API Boilerplate is a highly opinionated template for building RESTful API applications with Koa. It provides a set of features and tools that help developers streamline their development process and create well-documented and tested APIs. Some key features of this boilerplate include logging with Pino, a small Docker image based on Node.js Alpine, Swagger API documentation based on JSDoc, continuous integration and delivery with CircleCI, and unit and integration testing with Jest.

Features:

  • Logging with Pino: Logs requests and responses to STDOUT/STDERR stream.
  • Optimized Docker image: Uses a small and optimized Docker image based on Node.js Alpine.
  • Swagger API documentation: Generates API documentation based on JSDoc comments.
  • Continuous integration and delivery: Utilizes CircleCI for automated testing and deployment.
  • Unit and integration testing: Uses the Jest testing framework for comprehensive testing of the API.
  • Easy HTTP assertions: Integration testing made easy with the supertest library.
  • Contributor-friendly: Follows the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct for a welcoming and inclusive environment.
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