Better Backend DX: Fastify + ESBuild = ⚡️

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  • esbuild

    An extremely fast bundler for the web

  • Will provide an alternative solution for Windows later. (ref: https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues/976)

  • vite-plugin-node

    Vite plugin to run your node dev server with HMR!

  • Yes, there is a Vite plugin: vite-plugin-node which leverages Vite's SSR mode to bring HMR to the Node dev server and also provides adapters for Express, Koa, and Fastify.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • vite-fastify-boilerplate

    Fastify boilerplate with Vite & Vitest

  • I also found a nice vite-fastify-boilerplate which uses the plugin & Vitest.

  • fastify-autoload

    Require all plugins in a directory

  • Enables filesystem-based routes & plugins using @fastify/autoload

  • fastify-esbuild

    Boilerplate to create a Fastify app with better DX

  • Here is the GitHub repo. You can see a basic structure with routes and plugins.

  • fastify

    Fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js

  • Why did I choose Fastify?

  • vitest

    Next generation testing framework powered by Vite.

  • I also found a nice vite-fastify-boilerplate which uses the plugin & Vitest.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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