vesper-framework / Vesper

Vesper is a NodeJS framework that helps you to create scalable, maintainable, extensible, declarative and fast GraphQL-based server applications. It perfectly fits any architecture and scale you choose - from monoliths to microservices, from small to enterprise apps.

Using Vesper your app's core components are:

• Controllers (root queries)
• Args (e.g. GraphQL resolver args or user input)
• Models
• Resolvers
• Services
• GraphQL schemas defined in .graphql format

Vesper provides you following features:

• Controllers framework for your root queries
• Maintainable GraphQL resolvers framework with data loader out of the box
• User input validation framework with ability to use any validation library
• User authorization and access control framework
• Modules framework for large and scalable applications
• Integration with TypeORM and ability to use any other ORM or database source
• Automatic database relations resolver
• Automatic transaction wrapper for your mutations
• Powerful service container for code organization and seamless testing
• Ability to use model interfaces across backend and frontend
• Uses Express and Apollo Server and you have all power of these tools

And more...

Quick Start

To create a new JavaScript project using Vesper install it globally and use init command with --javascript flag:

npm i vesper -g
vesper init --name my-project --javascript

To create a new TypeScript project using Vesper install it globally and use init command with --typescript flag:

npm i vesper -g
vesper init --name my-project --typescript

Documentation

• JavaScript documentation
• JavaScript samples
• TypeScript documentation
• TypeScript samples

Links

• JavaScript simple example project
• JavaScript advanced example project
• TypeScript simple example project
• TypeScript advanced example project

Contributing

Want to contribute? Vesper is opened for any contributions, just create a new github issue!