import * as express from "express" import * as bodyParser from "body-parser" import { Request, Response } from "express" import { AppDataSource } from "./data-source" import { Routes } from "./routes" import { User } from "./entity/User" AppDataSource.initialize().then(async () => { // create express app const app = express() app.use(bodyParser.json()) // register express routes from defined application routes Routes.forEach(route => { (app as any)[route.method](route.route, (req: Request, res: Response, next: Function) => { const result = (new (route.controller as any))[route.action](req, res, next) if (result instanceof Promise) { result.then(result => result !== null && result !== undefined ? res.send(result) : undefined) } else if (result !== null && result !== undefined) { res.json(result) } }) }) // setup express app here // ... // start express server app.listen(3000) // insert new users for test await AppDataSource.manager.save( AppDataSource.manager.create(User, { firstName: "Timber", lastName: "Saw", age: 27 }) ) await AppDataSource.manager.save( AppDataSource.manager.create(User, { firstName: "Phantom", lastName: "Assassin", age: 24 }) ) console.log("Express server has started on port 3000. Open http://localhost:3000/users to see results") }).catch(error => console.log(error))