NodeJS, Sequelize, Express Project in MVC Architecture

Supported version of nodejs >= 12, Supported version of sequelize >= 6

About

• This is a Node application, developed using MVC pattern with Node.js, ExpressJS, and Sequelize ORM.
• SQL database is used for data storage, with object modeling provided by Sequelize.

Initial

1. $ npm install

2. $ npm start

3. Credentials

   - One user with User role,
   # Default User credentials
   **username** : Linnea.Lebsack
   **password** : lk8jTBNhuNXwk9W
   
   
   - One user with Admin role,
   # Default Admin credentials
   **username** : Rachael.Gerlach93
   **password** : i7YL_JUqZA9TUKZ
   

How to run with Docker ? :

• if you have docker file you can execute following command
• build the image $ docker build --pull --rm -f "Dockerfile" -t <imageName>:latest "."
• execute the command $ docker run -p 3000:3000 <imageName>

Folder structure:

  ├── app.js       - starting point of the application
  ├── config
  │   └── db.js    - contains api database connection
  ├── constants    - contains commonly used constants 
  ├── controllers               
  │   └── platform - contains business logic
  ├── jobs         - cron jobs
  ├── models       - models of application
  ├── postman      - postman collection files
  ├── routes       - contains all the routes of application
  ├── services     - contains commonly used services
  ├── views        - templates
  └── utils        - contains utility functions    

Detail Description of Files and folders

1. app.js

• entry point of application.

2. config

• passport strategy files
• database connection files

3. constants

• constants used across application.

4. controllers

• Controller files that contains Business logic

	├── controller
		└── platform
			└── modelNameController.js        - contains CRUD Operations

5. jobs

• Cron jobs

6. middleware

• Middleware files for authentication, authorization and role-access.

7. models

• Database models

8. postman

• Postman collection of APIs (Import this JSON in Postman to run the APIs)

9. public

• Assets used in application

10. routes

	├── routes
		├── platform
			├── modelNameRoutes.js   - contains CRUD operation routes
			└── index.js             - exports model Routes
		└── index.js                 - exports platform routes

• index.js file, exports platform routes, imported into app.js to access all the routes.

11. services

	├── services
		├── jobs                     - cron jobs
		└── auth.js                  - Authentication module service

12. utils

	├── utils
		├── validations              - joi validations files for every model
		├── dbService.js             - Database functions 
		├── messages.js              - Messages used in sending response 
		├── responseCode.js          - response codes 
		└── validateRequest.js       - validate request based on model schema

13. env files

• You can add credentials and port, database values as per your environment(Development/Production).
• If you are running test environment then test cases will run using test database,and its configuration is there inside app.js