Changelog

Rate limiting, docs rewrite & website polish

Adds express-rate-limit middleware to generated projects, rewrites all documentation with fumadocs components, and polishes the website with icon tabs, copy-to-clipboard, and dark mode fixes.

• Rate limiting with express-rate-limit — global limiter + per-route factory
• Docs rewritten with fumadocs Tabs, Steps, Files, Callout, and CodeBlock components
• Icon tab triggers for ORMs, databases, package managers, and Docker
• Icon components with currentColor for automatic dark mode support
• Copy-to-clipboard button for npx command on landing page
• Pest icon in navbar branding
• Best practices fixes — next/image, stable React keys, rel noreferrer, ternary conditionals
• Removed duplicate cn utility, consolidated to lib/utils

Structured logging, validation, CRUD routes & bug fixes

A feature-packed release that adds pino logging, zod request validation, custom error classes, CRUD example routes for all ORMs, package manager choice (npm/pnpm/yarn), and fixes five bugs across Docker, Drizzle, TypeORM, Husky, and Vercel configs.

• Structured logging with pino and pino-http (pino-pretty in dev)
• Request validation middleware powered by zod
• Custom error classes — AppError, NotFoundError, ValidationError, UnauthorizedError
• CRUD example route (/api/examples) with variants for in-memory, Prisma, Drizzle, and TypeORM
• Package manager choice — npm, pnpm, or yarn (--package-manager flag)
• Dockerfile adapts to selected package manager (corepack for pnpm, yarn.lock for yarn)
• Lockfile-aware .gitignore excludes other package managers' lockfiles
• Env validation — PORT must be 0–65535, DATABASE_URL required when a database is configured
• Fix: Drizzle MySQL uses createPool instead of top-level await createConnection
• Fix: Husky pre-commit hook is now executable (chmod 755)
• Fix: TypeORM server.ts calls initializeDatabase() before app.listen()
• Fix: Docker Compose overrides DATABASE_URL with db as host instead of localhost
• Fix: Vercel config points to dist/server.js instead of src/app.ts

Async install with animated spinner

Fixed the dependency installation step that was freezing the CLI. Now uses async spawn so the spinner animates while npm installs packages.

• Replaced execSync with async spawn for non-blocking installs
• Spinner now shows progress during dependency installation
• Separate status messages for dependencies and dev dependencies

npm package README

Added a README to the CLI package so it displays correctly on the npm registry page.

Latest dependencies & simplified CI

Dependencies are now resolved to their latest versions at project creation time instead of using hardcoded versions. CI workflows were simplified.

• npm resolves latest dependency versions during project generation
• Replaced ts-node + nodemon with tsx for dev server
• Simplified GitHub Actions from 7 checks to 2
• Streamlined release workflow with automated npm publish via git tags
• Updated community files (SECURITY, CONTRIBUTING, CODE_OF_CONDUCT)
• Added star history chart to README

Complete rewrite in TypeScript

PEST.js has been completely rewritten from a Bash script to a TypeScript CLI published as an npm package. Generated projects now use Express 5 with full TypeScript support.

• Interactive CLI powered by @clack/prompts
• Express 5 with native async error handling
• Database ORM selection — Prisma, Drizzle, or TypeORM
• PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite provider support
• Docker support with multi-stage builds and compose
• Jest + Supertest testing setup
• ESLint flat config + Prettier + Husky pre-commit hooks
• Vercel deployment config included
• Non-interactive mode with --yes flag for CI usage
• Published to npm as pest-js-app

Modular Bash CLI with CI/CD

Major refactor of the CLI into a modular Bash architecture with separate generator scripts. Added comprehensive CI/CD workflows and code quality tooling.

• Modular CLI architecture with separate generator scripts
• GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows for testing and releases
• Husky git hooks with commitlint for conventional commits
• Prettier code formatting with sensible defaults
• Jest testing setup with TypeScript support
• Vercel deployment configuration
• Documentation website introduced

Initial release

First version of PEST.js — a Bash setup script that scaffolds Express + TypeScript projects with database support, linting, formatting, and testing.

• Bash-based project scaffolding script
• Express + TypeScript project generation
• Database connection handling for test environments
• ESLint and Prettier configuration
• Jest test setup
• Multi-OS setup instructions
• CI workflow for project validation