Getting Started

This set of articles covers the core fundamentals of Vramework. To understand how Vramework operates, a basic CRUD application will be built, demonstrating fundamental features at an introductory level.

Prerequisites

Ensure that Node.js (version >= 18) is installed on the operating system.

Setup

Begin by installing the starter project using Git:

npm

# Clone the project
git clone https://github.com/vramework/express-middleware-starter.git project
# Enter the directory
cd project
# Setup dependencies
npm install
# Run vramework cli
npx @vramework/cli

Yarn

# Clone the project
git clone https://github.com/vramework/express-middleware-starter.git project
# Enter the directory
cd project
# Setup dependencies
yarn install
# Run vramework cli
npx @vramework/cli

pnpm

# Clone the project
git clone https://github.com/vramework/express-middleware-starter.git project
# Enter the directory
cd project
# Setup dependencies
pnpm install
# Run vramework cli
npx @vramework/cli

The project directory will be created, node modules will be installed, and vramework files will be created:

Project structure

.vramework/
  vramework-schemas/
    schemas/
      CreateBook.schema.json
      JustBookId.schema.json
    register.ts
  vramework-bootstrap.ts
  vramework-routes-map.d.ts
  vramework-routes.ts
  vramework-types.d.ts
bin/
  main.ts
src/
  config.ts
  services.ts
  books.service.ts
  books.function.ts
types/
  books.types.d.ts
vramework.config.json

Core Files

Here's a brief overview of there core files:

File	Description
main.ts	The entry point
config.ts	The configuration used by the server
services.ts	A function that creates all the expected services required
book.service.ts	A simple book service
books.function.ts	The glue between services and http calls
vramework.config.json	The config used by the vramework CLI tool

Generated Files

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The two files we use are vramework-bootstrap.ts and vramework-types.d.ts. The rest are generated in order to either help provide autocompletion / type checks or for runtime purposes.

File	Description
vramework-schemas/	The directory that contains all the schemas we'll validate calls against
vramework-schemas/register.ts	Imports all the schemas and adds them to vramework
vramework-bootstrap.ts	Imports the required files into our runtime
vramework-routes.ts	Imports all the files with routes in them
vramework-types.d.ts	Provides types to be used in the application

The config file

The vramework.config.json file is used to drive the vramework CLI tool.

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The vramework CLI tool is used to:

• Index all your API routes.
• Generate the route schemas.
• Create typescript declaration files to aid developers.

For more info you can checkout the CLI documentation.

vramework.config.json

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See full example on GitHub