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Getting Started

Installation​

npm install expresspro

or​

yarn add expresspro

or​

pnpm add expresspro

Basic Usage​

import express from 'expresspro';

const app = express();

// Enable CORS
app.use(express.cors());

// Initialize JWT Authentication
const auth = new express.auth('your-secret-key', 'token');

// Basic route
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.json({ message: 'Welcome to ExpressPro!' });
});

// Protected route
app.get('/protected', auth.authMiddleware(), (req, res) => {
  res.json({ message: 'Protected route accessed' });
});

app.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log('Server running on port 3000');
});

Available Extensions​

ExpressPro extends the Express.js framework with the following features:

  1. Authentication (express.auth)

    • JWT-based authentication
    • Token management
    • Protected route middleware

  2. Error Handling (express.error)

    • Global error handler
    • Custom error class (AppError)

  3. Response Utilities (express.resp)

    • Standardized response format
    • Success/error response helpers

  4. Async Handler (express.asyncHandler)

    • Clean async/await error handling
    • No try-catch blocks needed

  5. CORS Support (express.cors)

    • Built-in CORS middleware
    • Easy configuration

  6. Password Hashing (express.bcrypt)

    • Built-in bcrypt integration
    • Secure password management

TypeScript Support​

ExpressPro is written in TypeScript and includes type definitions. The types are available in the @types directory.

Next Steps​