tailscale-custom/.agent/skills/app-builder/templates/express-api/TEMPLATE.md

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express-api	Express.js REST API template principles. TypeScript, Prisma, JWT.

Express.js API Template

Tech Stack

Component	Technology
Runtime	Node.js 20+
Framework	Express.js
Language	TypeScript
Database	PostgreSQL + Prisma
Validation	Zod
Auth	JWT + bcrypt

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Directory Structure

project-name/
├── prisma/
│   └── schema.prisma
├── src/
│   ├── app.ts           # Express setup
│   ├── config/          # Environment
│   ├── routes/          # Route handlers
│   ├── controllers/     # Business logic
│   ├── services/        # Data access
│   ├── middleware/
│   │   ├── auth.ts      # JWT verify
│   │   ├── error.ts     # Error handler
│   │   └── validate.ts  # Zod validation
│   ├── schemas/         # Zod schemas
│   └── utils/
└── package.json

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Middleware Stack

Order	Middleware
1	helmet (security)
2	cors
3	morgan (logging)
4	body parsing
5	routes
6	error handler

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API Response Format

Type	Structure
Success	{ success: true, data: {...} }
Error	{ error: "message", details: [...] }

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Setup Steps

1. Create project directory
2. npm init -y
3. Install deps: npm install express prisma zod bcrypt jsonwebtoken
4. Configure Prisma
5. npm run db:push
6. npm run dev

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Best Practices

• Layer architecture (routes → controllers → services)
• Validate all inputs with Zod
• Centralized error handling
• Environment-based config
• Use Prisma for type-safe DB access