Example of RESTful API with NestJS and TypeORM

Requirements

• Node.js >=16.6.0
• NPM >=7.19.1
• MySQL

Deployment

1. Clone the application from the repository.

2. Install dependencies:

    npm ci
   

3. Create the .env file by copying the .env.example file:

    cp .env.example .env
   

4. Specify the port, JWT key and database connection settings in the .env file.

5. Create database:

    sudo mysql -uuser -ppass
    > CREATE DATABASE `nest-articles-app` CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
    > exit
   

   Replace user and pass with your username and password, respectively.

6. Run migrations and seeds:

    npm run migration:run
    npm run seed:run
   

The next steps will be different for development and production modes.

Development mode

1. Launch the application:

    npm run start:dev
   

Production mode

1. Create the application build:

    npm run build
   

2. Launch the application:

    npm run start:prod
   

Testing

Unit testing

1. Run tests:

    npm run test
   

End-to-end testing

1. Create database:

    sudo mysql -uuser -ppass
    > CREATE DATABASE `nest-articles-app_test` CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
    > exit
   

   Replace user and pass with your username and password, respectively.

2. Run tests:

    npm run test:e2e