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Comprehensive backend development guide for Node.js/Express/TypeScript microservices. Use when creating routes, controllers, services, repositories, middleware, or working with Express APIs, Prisma database access, Sentry error tracking, Zod validation, unifiedConfig, dependency injection, or async patterns. Covers layered architecture (routes → controllers → services → repositories), BaseController pattern, error handling, performance monitoring, testing strategies, and migration from legacy patterns.
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Routes (routing only)
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Controllers (request handling)
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Services (business logic)
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Repositories (data access)
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Database (Prisma)service/src/
├── config/ # UnifiedConfig
├── controllers/ # Request handlers
├── services/ # Business logic
├── repositories/ # Data access
├── routes/ # Route definitions
├── middleware/ # Express middleware
├── types/ # TypeScript types
├── validators/ # Zod schemas
├── utils/ # Utilities
├── tests/ # Tests
├── instrument.ts # Sentry (FIRST IMPORT)
├── app.ts # Express setup
└── server.ts # HTTP serverPascalCaseUserController.tscamelCaseuserService.tscamelCase + RoutesuserRoutes.tsPascalCase + RepositoryUserRepository.ts// ❌ NEVER: Business logic in routes
router.post('/submit', async (req, res) => {
// 200 lines of logic
});
// ✅ ALWAYS: Delegate to controller
router.post('/submit', (req, res) => controller.submit(req, res));export class UserController extends BaseController {
async getUser(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
try {
const user = await this.userService.findById(req.params.id);
this.handleSuccess(res, user);
} catch (error) {
this.handleError(error, res, 'getUser');
}
}
}try {
await operation();
} catch (error) {
Sentry.captureException(error);
throw error;
}// ❌ NEVER
const timeout = process.env.TIMEOUT_MS;
// ✅ ALWAYS
import { config } from './config/unifiedConfig';
const timeout = config.timeouts.default;const schema = z.object({ email: z.string().email() });
const validated = schema.parse(req.body);// Service → Repository → Database
const users = await userRepository.findActive();describe('UserService', () => {
it('should create user', async () => {
expect(user).toBeDefined();
});
});// Express
import express, { Request, Response, NextFunction, Router } from 'express';
// Validation
import { z } from 'zod';
// Database
import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
import type { Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
// Sentry
import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
// Config
import { config } from './config/unifiedConfig';
// Middleware
import { SSOMiddlewareClient } from './middleware/SSOMiddleware';
import { asyncErrorWrapper } from './middleware/errorBoundary';| Code | Use Case |
|---|---|
| 200 | Success |
| 201 | Created |
| 400 | Bad Request |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
| 403 | Forbidden |
| 404 | Not Found |
| 500 | Server Error |
| Need to... | Read this |
|---|---|
| Understand architecture | architecture-overview.md |
| Create routes/controllers | routing-and-controllers.md |
| Organize business logic | services-and-repositories.md |
| Validate input | validation-patterns.md |
| Add error tracking | sentry-and-monitoring.md |
| Create middleware | middleware-guide.md |
| Database access | database-patterns.md |
| Manage config | configuration.md |
| Handle async/errors | async-and-errors.md |
| Write tests | testing-guide.md |
| See examples | complete-examples.md |