So(lid) F(eathers) T(ypeScript) (SoFT)

About

This is the template I use when I need the fine grained reactivity of SolidJS and the real-time capabilities of FeathersJS. I refer to the powerful duo (plus TypeScript) as the SoFT stack.

This template was created with the default options from npm create feathers@latest SoFT (Except uses Express rather than Koa), it also adapts SolidJS-SSR-Vite to integrate SolidJS streaming SSR and Vite HMR. And as with all my templates, this also has TailwindCSS added in.

Find an example chat app using this template here.

Setup

You probably don't need to be told this, but in case you forgot how to Node:
Clone the repo (or use the "Use this template" button), and then run npm install to install the dependencies.

Usage

Development

• Run npm run dev to start the development server, your app will be available at http://localhost:3030.
• Make epic shit.

Production

• Run npm run build to build your app for production. By default, the output will be in the lib folder.
• Run npm start to start the server in production mode.

Clean up

• Run npm run clean to remove the lib folder.

Notes

• ts-node (added by FeathersJS CLI) has been replaced with tsx
• Because this uses Rollup for production, the compile script was replaced by the build script
• Further deviating from the generated Feathers project, this uses ESM
• Because of the above, Rollup is configured to replace __dirname with process.cwd()
• Because of the optional dependencies of knex, knex is marked as an external dependency in the Rollup config, keep this in mind when deploying to prod.

Supporting

If you find this template helpful, consider paying it forward and/or pet a cat. They're often more appreciative than users. 🐱