Sequelize + Express

This is an example of how to setup Sequelize and Express together in a project for NodeJS 10 and above.

Feel free to download this and use as a starting point for your new project!

This example uses SQLite as a database engine, since it works directly with the filesystem and does not require extra configuration. Feel free to use another database engine - you just have to change the connection URL in the Sequelize constructor. Learn more in the Sequelize docs.

See it in action

• Install dependencies with npm install or yarn install
• Run the express server with npm start
• Open your browser in localhost:8080 and try the example REST endpoints:
  • localhost:8080/api/users (GET)
  • localhost:8080/api/users/1 (GET)
  • localhost:8080/api/users (POST)
    • Body format: { username: 'john' }
  • localhost:8080/api/users/1 (PUT)
    • Body format: { username: 'john' }
  • localhost:8080/api/users/1 (DELETE)

Exercise: new model and new controller

Try to create a new model item.model.js and a new express route controller items.js to handle:

• GET and CREATE in /api/items
• GET, PUT and DELETE in /api/items/:id

What about the front-end?

This example focuses only on how you will integrate Sequelize with Express in your backend. The choice of a front-end technology stack is left to you!

License

MIT