typescript express starter code example

Example 1: express typescript tsconfig

// it can vary a lot, but this is a beggining

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es5",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "outDir": "./dist",
    "strict": true,
    "noUnusedLocals": true,
    "noUnusedParameters": true,
    "noImplicitReturns": true,
    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true
},
  "include": ["src/**/*"],
  "exclude": ["node_modules", "**/*.test.ts"]
}

Example 2: express ts

import express = require('express');

// Create a new express application instance
const app: express.Application = express();

app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send('Hello World!');
});

app.listen(3000, function () {
  console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!');
});