Fork adding support for ES modules

[drjeffjackson]

I have made a fork that adds an --esm switch that generates an ES modules version of the app. Are you accepting pull requests, and if so, would you be interested in this one?

[UlisesGascon]

Hi @drjeffjackson! Feel free to do a PR with the changes 👍

[drjeffjackson]

Thanks, @UlisesGascon! PR #316 submitted.

[joeyguerra]

PR #314 adds Python 2 to the runner, which should fix some of the failing tests in #316.

[IgorArnaut]

How do I make sure I'm installing your fork and not the original? Both have the same package name.

EDIT: The README of your fork is literally copy-paste from this repo's README.

[drjeffjackson]

How do I make sure I'm installing your fork and not the original? Both have the same package name.

My fork is in pull request #316. It is still waiting to be approved for merging, but you're welcome to clone it from https://github.com/drjeffjackson/expressjs-generator/tree/esm.

EDIT: The README of your fork is literally copy-paste from this repo's README.

The README of the esm branch of my clone of the repo has a slightly modified README that adds documentation of a new --es6 switch.

[IgorArnaut]

How do I make sure I'm installing your fork and not the original? Both have the same package name.

My fork is in pull request #316. It is still waiting to be approved for merging, but you're welcome to clone it from https://github.com/drjeffjackson/expressjs-generator/tree/esm.

EDIT: The README of your fork is literally copy-paste from this repo's README.

The README of the esm branch of my clone of the repo has a slightly modified README that adds documentation of a new --es6 switch.

Thank you for clarifying, but I don't believe that it will be merged. There was a similar six year old PR that was not merged. #200

[drjeffjackson]

Thank you for clarifying, but I don't believe that it will be merged. There was a similar six year old PR that was not merged. #200

I've just made a change requested by @ljharb (removed node='module' from package.json). Perhaps that will make a difference.

[clwy-cn]

Since there hasn't been a merge for a long time, I've created a new npm package based on this. Please try it here:
https://github.com/clwy-cn/clwy-express-generator

Features

• 🚀 ES6 Support: Modern and cleaner code.
• 🔀 Split Routes: Separate files for easier management and maintenance.
• 📁 Modular Middleware: Dedicated folder for middleware.
• 🔧 Environment Variables: Easier multi-environment configuration.
• 🔄 Nodemon Integration: Auto-restart during development.
• 📄 Added basic README.md: Describes the project as a simple Express app with static file serving and basic routing.
• 📦 Built-in Configs: Includes .prettierrc (code formatting) and .gitignore (file exclusion) by default.