expressjs/generator

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Express' application generator

Stars: 1.9k
Forks: 548
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 27

Dominant language: JavaScript
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Aug 1, 2025
Latest indexed: Sep 15, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted
PR merge metrics: No merged PRs in 30d

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27 open issues indexed

Modernize generated .gitignore to cover environment-specific dotenv files Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 86/100

expressjs/generator#381 · Opened Sep 10, 2026
`express-generator` app uses modules which have critical security vulnerabilities Open

question

expressjs/generator#327 · 9 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 16, 2024
Fork adding support for ES modules Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

expressjs/generator#315 · 9 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 4, 2024
sass instead of node-sass Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

expressjs/generator#313 · 3 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Feb 10, 2023
Running tests locally fails Open

tests

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

expressjs/generator#308 · Opened May 28, 2022
To automate maintenance of dependency versions in `express-cli.js` Open

ideas

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

expressjs/generator#298 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 12, 2021
To bump `pug` to latest >3.x.x Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

expressjs/generator#297 · 3 reactions · Opened Jun 12, 2021
Sass Generator not working out of the box Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

expressjs/generator#296 · 1 comment · Opened May 19, 2021
Recommending nodemon instead of npm start. Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 38/100

expressjs/generator#293 · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 22, 2021
CORS Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

expressjs/generator#287 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 1, 2021
fix lodash vulnerability Open

awaiting more info

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

expressjs/generator#279 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 1, 2020
Opinionless, minimalist variant Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

expressjs/generator#274 · 4 comments · Opened Jul 29, 2020
npx express-generator does not follow error recommendations Open

docs help wanted

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

expressjs/generator#254 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 10, 2020
Add explicit --api or --view=json option Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

expressjs/generator#227 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 18, 2019
Add test framework generation Open

good first contribution

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

expressjs/generator#216 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 4, 2018
Add https option Open

help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

expressjs/generator#199 · 9 comments · Opened Jun 17, 2018
ES2015 standards Open

good first contribution

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

expressjs/generator#167 · 16 comments · 26 reactions · Opened Jul 17, 2017
Documentation and possible ordering static assets logging Open

ideas

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

expressjs/generator#165 · Opened Jul 3, 2017
Please provide versioning option for javascript Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

expressjs/generator#163 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 22, 2017
lack of partials support for handlebars Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

expressjs/generator#162 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 15, 2017
Option for Nunjucks Engine Support Open

good first contribution ideas

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

expressjs/generator#156 · 16 comments · 17 reactions · Opened Mar 1, 2017
react.js views Open

good first contribution ideas

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

expressjs/generator#155 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 1, 2017
Yarn support Open

enhancement good first contribution

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

expressjs/generator#154 · 8 comments · Opened Feb 25, 2017
SSL from letsencrypt Open

ideas

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

expressjs/generator#145 · 5 comments · Opened Nov 22, 2016
which engine to default to post jade? Open

discuss

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 15/100

expressjs/generator#141 · 43 comments · Opened Oct 20, 2016
Improvements to the Generator Open

ideas

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

expressjs/generator#80 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 21, 2015
add example generated directory. Open

discuss ideas

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

expressjs/generator#62 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 26, 2015

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