awesome-nodejs

Awesome Node.js

     

A curated list of frameworks, libraries, tools, and resources for Node.js, a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine.

Contents

• General Resources
• Frameworks
• Web Development
• API Development
• Database Libraries
• Testing Tools
• Authentication and Authorization
• CLI Tools
• Utilities
• Educational Resources
• Community and Forums
• Contribute
• License

General Resources

• Official Node.js Website - The official Node.js site with documentation and downloads.
• Node.js GitHub Repository - The Node.js GitHub repository.
• Node.js API Documentation - Official API documentation for Node.js.
• npm (Node Package Manager) - The default package manager for Node.js.

Frameworks

• Express - A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework.
• NestJS - A progressive framework for building scalable server-side applications.
• Fastify - A fast and low-overhead web framework.
• Koa - A web framework designed for flexibility and modularity.
• Hapi - A framework for building powerful and secure applications.

Web Development

• Socket.IO - A library for real-time web applications.
• Next.js - A React framework with full Node.js support for server-side rendering.
• Nuxt.js - A framework for Vue.js apps with server-side rendering.
• EJS - A simple templating engine for embedding JavaScript in HTML.
• Pug - A template engine with a clean syntax.

API Development

• Express - Often used for building RESTful APIs.
• GraphQL - A query language and runtime for APIs, with libraries like Apollo Server for Node.js.
• Restify - A framework optimized for building RESTful APIs.
• LoopBack - A highly extensible framework for building APIs.
• OpenAPI Generator - Generate API client libraries, server stubs, and API documentation.

Database Libraries

• Mongoose - A MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment.
• Sequelize - A promise-based Node.js ORM for Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, and MariaDB.
• TypeORM - A TypeScript ORM for Node.js and JavaScript.
• Prisma - A modern database toolkit for TypeScript and Node.js.
• Knex.js - A query builder for SQL databases.

Testing Tools

• Jest - A delightful JavaScript testing framework.
• Mocha - A feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on Node.js.
• Chai - A BDD/TDD assertion library for Node.js.
• Supertest - A library for testing HTTP assertions.
• Cypress - End-to-end testing framework with Node.js support.

Authentication and Authorization

• Passport.js - A simple authentication middleware for Node.js.
• JWT (jsonwebtoken) - A library for working with JSON Web Tokens.
• OAuth2orize - An OAuth2 server toolkit for Node.js.
• Keycloak Node.js Adapter - An adapter for integrating Keycloak into Node.js applications.
• Auth0 - A service for implementing authentication and authorization.

CLI Tools

• Commander.js - A tool for building command-line interfaces.
• Yargs - A library for building interactive command-line tools.
• Inquirer.js - A collection of interactive CLI prompts.
• Chalk - A library for styling terminal output.
• Ora - A spinner library for terminal applications.

Utilities

• Lodash - A utility library delivering modularity and performance.
• Moment.js - A library for parsing, validating, and formatting dates.
• Day.js - A lightweight alternative to Moment.js.
• Async - Utility functions for asynchronous JavaScript.
• dotenv - A library for managing environment variables.

Educational Resources

• Node.js Guides - Official guides for learning Node.js.
• The Node Beginner Book - A free book for Node.js beginners.
• You Don’t Know JS Yet: Scope & Closures - A book series including Node.js concepts.
• Frontend Masters: Node.js - A comprehensive Node.js course.
• FreeCodeCamp Node.js - Free tutorials and guides for Node.js.

Community and Forums

• r/node - A subreddit for Node.js discussions.
• Node.js Slack - A Slack workspace for the Node.js community.
• Stack Overflow - A platform for Node.js questions and answers.
• Node.js GitHub Discussions - Official discussions from the Node.js GitHub repository.
• Meetup: Node.js Groups - Meet other Node.js enthusiasts at local events.

Contribute

Contributions are welcome!

License