Removes nodemon and dotenv

Author: claudioc

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The kit contains:
 - A client application (no frameworks, just TypeScript)
 - A demo micro application using [HTMX](https://htmx.org/): reads the current server time and displays it in the browser, auto-refreshing every 30s (or manually)
 - Server side error handling (500s and 404s)
-- Linting (via eslint and some plugins)
+- TypeScript linting (via eslint and some plugins)
 - JSX rendering using just TS and [Preact](https://preactjs.com/)
 
 The kit does NOT contain:
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ After that, you have to install dependencies using your favourite package manage
 
 You also have `npm lint`, `npm build` and of course `npm start` (for production).
 
+Note that the project uses the (experimental) nodejs' [native watch feature](https://www.jamesqquick.com/blog/using-node-watch-instead-of-nodemon/) to monitor file changes and restart the server (in dev mode only). We don't use `nodemon` but if you cannot use a fairly new version of nodejs (19+) you might need it. Nodemon also preserves the output on subsequent restarts, whereas nodejs --watch does not. To use nodemon, just replace `node --watch-path` with `nodemon -w`.
+
+### Configuration (.env)
+
+If you need to use a `.env` configuration file (not included), we suggest using nodejs >= 20.6, to be [able](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v20.6.0) to read a .env file without using an additional dependency (usually `dotenv`). If you cannot use node 20+, then just install and use `dotenv`.
+
 ## Tech stack
 - [Fastify](https://fastify.dev/)
 - [JSX](https://react.dev/learn/writing-markup-with-jsx) templates
@@ -52,8 +58,6 @@ You also have `npm lint`, `npm build` and of course `npm start` (for production)
 
 ### Additional tools provided
 - concurrently
-- nodemon
-- dotenv
 - prettier and a bare-bone config
 - client's and server's own tsconfig which extends a base one
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fastify-htmx-ts-starter-kit",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "Opinionated, no nonsense starter kit for a simple Fastify API + JSX + HTMX application",
   "main": "./dist/app.js",
   "repository": {
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/claudioc/fastify-htmx-ts-starter-kit/issues"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20.6.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "dev:build": "npm run clean && tsc -b ./client ./server",
     "dev:watch": "tsc -b ./client ./server --preserveWatchOutput -w",
-    "dev:start": "nodemon -w ./dist/server ./dist/server/app.js",
+    "dev:start": "node --watch-path ./dist/server ./dist/server/app.js",
     "dev": "npm run dev:build && conc -r -k 'npm:dev:start' 'npm:dev:watch'",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./dist",
     "build": "npm run lint && npm run dev:build",
@@ -24,9 +27,6 @@
     "prestart": "NODE_ENV=production npm run build",
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production node ./dist/server/app.js"
   },
-  "nodemonConfig": {
-    "delay": 1500
-  },
   "prettier": {
     "printWidth": 80,
     "singleQuote": true
@@ -60,14 +60,12 @@
     "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
     "eslint": "^8.55.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.29.0",
-    "nodemon": "^3.0.2",
     "typescript": "^5.3.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fastify/helmet": "^11.1.1",
     "@fastify/static": "^6.12.0",
     "chota": "^0.9.2",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "fastify": "^4.25.1",
     "htmx.org": "^1.9.9",
     "pino-pretty": "^10.3.0",

package.json

@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@ import helmet from '@fastify/helmet';
 import staticServe from '@fastify/static';
 import path from 'path';
 import router from './router';
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { ASSETS_MOUNT_POINT, ASSETS_PATH } from './constants.js';
 import { PinoLoggerOptions } from 'fastify/types/logger';
 import { NodeEnv } from '../types';
 import jsxRender from './jsxRender';
 
-dotenv.config();
-
 const envToLogger: Record<NodeEnv, PinoLoggerOptions | boolean> = {
   development: {
     transport: {