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Express.js

A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications.

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Overview

Express is the most popular web framework for Node.js. It provides a thin layer of fundamental web application features, without obscuring Node.js features that developers know and love.

Key Features

  • Middleware: A powerful system for processing requests and responses in a pipeline.
  • Routing: Simple and intuitive API for defining application endpoints.
  • Template Engines: Support for various engines like Pug, EJS, and Handlebars.
  • Performance: Minimalist design ensures high performance and low overhead.

Ecosystem

Express has a massive ecosystem of middleware for tasks like authentication, logging, and database integration, making it the foundation for many other frameworks.

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