generator-angular-express

Yeoman generator for AngularJS + Express + PostgreSQL projects

Usage

Install generator-angular-express:

npm install -g generator-angular-express

Make a directory, and cd into it:

mkdir my-project && cd $_

If you want to use the database options, make sure you have PostgreSQL installed and psql included in your path.

Run yo angular-express, optionally passing an app name:

yo angular-express [app-name]

What you get

Client side stuff:

An AngularJS app, structured around this style guide
Automatic compilation of all .less files in /app
Karma to run the *._test.js files in /app, configured for Jasmine
JS minification by running grunt --min
JSHint warnings for all js files in /app
bower.json file for dependency management
Grunt watchers for changes to js, less, and html

Server side stuff:

All code built and served from the /dist directory, after running grunt
JSHint warnings for all js files in /server
package.json file for node module dependencies
Grunt watchers for changes to all server files

Database stuff:

Automatic creation of PostgreSQL database and user
Knex configured for use with knex migrate and knex seed
... working on adding Bookshelf.js ...

Run the Generated Project

grunt to build and serve (default http://localhost:9999)

grunt --min || grunt --minify to build and serve with minified code

Using Knex

Some sample files will be created in /db/migrations and /db/seeds. These are just here as an example, you can delete them and add your own.

You can run migrations with knex migrate:latest and run seeds with knex seed:run. More info in the knex docs.