lucduong/nodejs-kickstart

NodeJS Kickstart

nodejs-kickstart

NodeJS Kickstart

List of Packages

Package	Description
async	Utility library that provides asynchronous control flow.
bcrypt-nodejs	Library for hashing and salting user passwords.
dotenv	Loads environment variables from .env file.
express	Node.js web framework.
body-parser	Express 4 middleware.
express-session	Express 4 middleware.
morgan	(Logger) Express 4 middleware.
compression	(Compress deflate, gzip) Express 4 middleware.
errorhandler	Express 4 middleware.
serve-favicon	Express 4 middleware offering favicon serving and caching.
express-flash	Provides flash messages for Express.
express-status-monitor	Reports real-time server metrics for Express.
express-validator	Easy form validation for Express.
pug (jade)	Template engine for Express.
lusca	CSRF middleware.
mongoose	MongoDB ODM.
node-sass-middleware	Sass middleware compiler.
nodemailer	Node.js library for sending emails.
passport	Simple and elegant authentication library for node.js
passport-local	Sign-in with Username and Password plugin.
request	Simplified HTTP request library.
request-promise	Simplified HTTP request library but promise.
lodash	Handy JavaScript utlities library.
validator	Used in conjunction with express-validator in controllers/api.js.
mocha	Test framework.
chai	BDD/TDD assertion library. (For Testing)
supertest	HTTP assertion library.
sinon	Test spies, stubs and mocks for JavaScript
sinon-mongoose	Extend Sinon stubs for Mongoose methods to test chained methods easily
chalk	Terminal string styling done right
Lets you use HTTP verbs	Lets you use HTTP verbs