Node Server : MDC and Modular Architecture

Author : James Brel

Contact : [email protected]

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Architecture

the architecture of each feature is based on the MDC which is constituted mainly of 3 layers :

• Data
• Models
• Controllers

📦features
 ┗ 📂say_hello_to_world
 ┃ ┣ 📂controllers
 ┃ ┣ 📂data
 ┃ ┗ 📂models

General Folder Structure Tree

📦project
 ┣ 📂.vscode
 ┃ ┗ 📜settings.json
 ┣ 📂envs
 ┃ ┣ 📜dev.env
 ┃ ┣ 📜prod.env
 ┃ ┗ 📜staging.env
 ┣ 📂lib
 ┃ ┣ 📂src
 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂core
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂configs
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜inversify_config.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜middle_config.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜server_config.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜init.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂features
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂app_feats
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂hello_world
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂controllers
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜say_hello_to_world_controller.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂data
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜hello_to_world_data.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂models
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜user_model.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂skeleton_feats
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂feature_name
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂controllers
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜.gitkeep
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂data
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜.gitkeep
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂models
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜.gitkeep
 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂shared
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂constants
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜api_const.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜number_const.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜string_const.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂extensions
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜express.d.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂global
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜string_variable.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂helpers
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜.gitkeep
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂logs
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜logger.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂middlewares
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜token_middle.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜uploder_middle.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂results
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜result_failure.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜result_success.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜type.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂services
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂cron_jobs
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂configs
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂requests
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜.gitkeep
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂jwt
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂requests
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜create_token_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜verify_token_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂mongoose
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂configs
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜index_config.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜mongoose_config.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂requests
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜mongoose_delete_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜mongoose_get_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜mongoose_insert_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜mongoose_update_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂schemas
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜user_schema.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂utils
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜root_util.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂security
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂requests
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜crypt_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜verify_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂sql
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂configs
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜orm_config.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜sql_config.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂entities
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜user.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂requests
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜sql_delete_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜sql_get_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜sql_insert_request.ts
 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜sql_update_request.ts
 ┃ ┗ 📜index.ts
 ┣ 📂test
 ┃ ┗ 📜.gitkeep
 ┣ 📜.eslintignore
 ┣ 📜.eslintrc
 ┣ 📜.gitignore
 ┣ 📜.nvmrc
 ┣ 📜.prettierignore
 ┣ 📜.prettierrc
 ┣ 📜babel.config.json
 ┣ 📜ecosystem.config.cjs
 ┣ 📜jest.config.json
 ┣ 📜nodemon.json
 ┣ 📜package.json
 ┣ 📜readme.md
 ┣ 📜tsconfig.json
 ┗ 📜typedoc.json

Usage and Configuration

After downloading or cloning the Git Repository

1. go to the project folder and copy all the content in your server's project

2. go into your package.json file, fill the following points:

   • "name" : Specify the Project Name
   • "description" : Specify the Project Description
   • "url" : "git+url" (complete the url line with the git url of your repository)
   • "author" : Specify the Project Author (Organisation name)

3. and type npm install to install all packages of Dependencies and Dev_Dependencies

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