nodejs-backend-patterns

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Build production-ready Node.js backend services with Express/Fastify, implementing middleware patterns, error handling, authentication, database integration, and API design best practices. Use when creating Node.js servers, REST APIs, GraphQL backends, or microservices architectures.

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Production-ready Node.js backend patterns with Express/Fastify, middleware, authentication, and database integration.

Covers layered architecture (controllers, services, repositories), dependency injection, and microservices design with TypeScript
Includes middleware patterns for authentication, validation, rate limiting, and request logging with practical examples
Provides custom error handling, global error handlers, and async error wrappers for robust error management
Supports PostgreSQL (connection pooling, transactions) and MongoDB (Mongoose) with caching strategies using Redis
Demonstrates JWT authentication, refresh tokens, API response formatting, and best practices for production deployments

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name: nodejs-backend-patterns
description: Build production-ready Node.js backend services with Express/Fastify, implementing middleware patterns, error handling, authentication, database integration, and API design best practices. Use when creating Node.js servers, REST APIs, GraphQL backends, or microservices architectures.
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# Node.js Backend Patterns

Comprehensive guidance for building scalable, maintainable, and production-ready Node.js backend applications with modern frameworks, architectural patterns, and best practices.

## When to Use This Skill

- Building REST APIs or GraphQL servers
- Creating microservices with Node.js
- Implementing authentication and authorization
- Designing scalable backend architectures
- Setting up middleware and error handling
- Integrating databases (SQL and NoSQL)
- Building real-time applications with WebSockets
- Implementing background job processing

## Detailed patterns and worked examples

Detailed pattern documentation lives in `references/details.md`. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.

## Best Practices

1. **Use TypeScript**: Type safety prevents runtime errors
2. **Implement proper error handling**: Use custom error classes
3. **Validate input**: Use libraries like Zod or Joi
4. **Use environment variables**: Never hardcode secrets
5. **Implement logging**: Use structured logging (Pino, Winston)
6. **Add rate limiting**: Prevent abuse
7. **Use HTTPS**: Always in production
8. **Implement CORS properly**: Don't use `*` in production
9. **Use dependency injection**: Easier testing and maintenance
10. **Write tests**: Unit, integration, and E2E tests
11. **Handle graceful shutdown**: Clean up resources
12. **Use connection pooling**: For databases
13. **Implement health checks**: For monitoring
14. **Use compression**: Reduce response size
15. **Monitor performance**: Use APM tools

## Testing Patterns

See `javascript-testing-patterns` skill for comprehensive testing guidance.

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