create-api

Scaffold production-ready REST APIs in seconds. Express, Fastify, or Hono — your choice.

npx create-api my-api

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Features

• ⚡ Multiple frameworks — Express, Fastify, Hono
• 📦 TypeScript ready — Full type support out of the box
• 🔐 Auth included — JWT authentication setup
• 🗄️ Database options — Prisma, Drizzle, or none
• 🧪 Testing setup — Vitest configured
• 📝 API docs — Swagger/OpenAPI ready
• 🐳 Docker — Dockerfile & docker-compose included
• 🚀 Production ready — ESLint, Prettier, Husky

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Usage

Interactive mode

npx create-api

With project name

npx create-api my-api

With flags (skip prompts)

npx create-api my-api --framework express --typescript --auth --db prisma

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Options

Flag	Description	Choices
--framework	Backend framework	express, fastify, hono
--typescript	Use TypeScript	—
--auth	Include JWT auth	—
--db	Database ORM	prisma, drizzle, none
--docker	Include Docker files	—
--git	Initialize git repo	—
--install	Install dependencies	—

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Generated Structure

my-api/
├── src/
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── index.ts
│   │   └── auth.ts
│   ├── middleware/
│   │   └── auth.ts
│   ├── utils/
│   │   └── response.ts
│   └── index.ts
├── prisma/
│   └── schema.prisma
├── tests/
│   └── api.test.ts
├── .env.example
├── .gitignore
├── Dockerfile
├── docker-compose.yml
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

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Templates

Express + TypeScript + Prisma

npx create-api my-api -f express -t -d prisma

Fastify + Drizzle

npx create-api my-api -f fastify -t -d drizzle

Hono (minimal)

npx create-api my-api -f hono -t

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After scaffolding

cd my-api
npm run dev     # Start development server
npm run build   # Build for production
npm run test    # Run tests

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License

MIT

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_{built by @sharey1332}