How To Build An API With Node, Without Additional Framework (SQL Included)

1. sqlite

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   sqlite mirror (by smparkes)

   

   Node version 22.5.0 introduces an API to communicate with an embedded SQL database (cf. SQLite). By introducing an abstraction to control the execution of SQL queries, we can manipulate user data with simplicity and security.

2. SaaSHub

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3. Express

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   Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

   

   I emphasize this aspect because it's rather simple to create a Backend application with Express or Fastify. Moreover, these libraries are quite efficient for manipulating HTTP requests and responses, often by simplifying JSON serialization, HTTP status management, or REST routing.

4. esbuild

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   An extremely fast bundler for the web

   

   TypeScript requires a compilation step before execution. Although Node "is starting" to offer native support for .ts, I opted here for ESBuild (an ultra-efficient bundler), to generate a JavaScript file executable simply with Node: esbuild src/index.ts --bundle --format=esm --outfile=dist/index.js --platform=node --target=node22.14 && node dist/index.js

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