ExpressThynne.ty

Express GraphQL Backend (with Prisma)

🚀 Backend API using Express + GraphQL + Prisma + Zod

📦 Features

• ⚡ GraphQL API (/graphql) using graphql-http
• 🎯 Type-safe resolvers generated with graphql-codegen
• 🧩 Prisma ORM for database access
• 📐 Input validation with Zod
• 🧹 Clean build system with tsc, tsc-alias, and copyfiles
• 🛡️ ESLint with Prettier integration
• 🗂️ Environment config via .env and dotenv

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📁 Folder Structure (Simplified)

backend/ ├── bin/ │ └── www.ts # App entry point ├── src/ │ ├── graphql/ # GraphQL schema & resolvers │ ├── middleware/ # Custom middlewares │ ├── prisma/ # Prisma client & schema │ ├── views/ # EJS templates (for any SSR or pages) │ └── index.ts # Main express app ├── .env # Environment variables ├── codegen.ts # GraphQL Codegen config ├── tsconfig.json └── package.json

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🚀 Scripts

Command	Description
yarn dev	Run in development with hot-reload + codegen
yarn build	Compile TypeScript, fix aliases, copy non-TS
yarn start	Run compiled JS in production mode
yarn codegen	Generate TypeScript types from GraphQL schema
yarn lint	Run ESLint static analysis
yarn lint:fix	Auto-fix lint errors where possible
yarn clean	Remove dist folder

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🔧 Environment Setup

Create a .env file at the project root, not inside src or backend.

NODE_ENV=development
DATABASE_URL=mysql://user:pass@localhost:3306/db
SECRET_KEY=your-secret