# santiq/bulletproof-nodejs

Implementation of a bulletproof node.js API 🛡️

Repository: https://github.com/santiq/bulletproof-nodejs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bulletproof-nodejs
Homepage: https://softwareontheroad.com/ideal-nodejs-project-structure/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nodejs, node, javascript, typescript, boilerplate, express, mongodb, mongoose, typedi, agendajs
Last push: 2024-06-19T00:14:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2691, "days_push": 806, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5779, forks 1153 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:29.551721+00:00)

## What it is
An example repository accompanying the 'Bulletproof node.js project architecture' blog post, demonstrating a layered Express + TypeScript REST API with MongoDB, Typedi dependency injection, Agenda.js cron jobs, and Joi validation. It serves as both a reference architecture guide and a starter boilerplate for structuring Node.js API projects.

## Use cases
- structure a node.js express api project
- learn layered architecture for nodejs backend
- boilerplate for typescript express rest api with mongodb
- example of dependency injection with typedi
- set up cron jobs with agenda.js in node
- validate express request bodies with joi and celebrate
- organize services loaders and subscribers in node app

## When to choose
- starting a new Express + MongoDB REST API and wanting a proven folder structure
- learning how to layer controllers, services, and subscribers in Node.js
- you want a working example of Typedi dependency injection and Agenda.js jobs

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, actively maintained framework rather than an educational example
- your stack is not Node.js/Express/MongoDB
- you need features still on the roadmap like unit test examples or deployment scripts

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, auth, api-framework, middleware, logging, scheduling, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, tutorials, apis
- platform: -
- tags: boilerplate, express, mongodb, mongoose, typedi, dependency-injection, project-structure, rest-api, example-app, joi-validation, nodejs, typescript, javascript

## Member repositories
- santiq/bulletproof-nodejs (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:29.551721+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:52:50.688185+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/santiq/bulletproof-nodejs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:29.551721+00:00, sha b6b26d76d455)
  - homepage: https://softwareontheroad.com/ideal-nodejs-project-structure/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:48:28.403412+00:00, sha e6a47481efa0)
  - site_page: https://softwareontheroad.com/federal-authentication-node (fetched 2026-08-29T08:48:28.412664+00:00, sha fcfefc95c74b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.