4bnode 4.0.4 → 4.0.6

package/README.md

@@ -180,22 +180,16 @@ Access at `http://localhost:3000/_dev` when running `npm run dev`.
 ```
 my-app/
 ├── index.js                    # Express app entry point
-├── dev-api.js                  # Dev dashboard API (auto-included)
 ├── package.json
 ├── .env.development            # Dev environment variables
 ├── .env.production             # Production environment variables
-├── .4bnode/                    # Dashboard data (tester, shared collections)
+├── .4bnode/                    # Dashboard engine & data (managed by 4bnode)
 ├── public/                     # Static files
-│   ├── index.html              # Dashboard UI
-│   ├── fonts/
-│   └── images/
-├── uploads/                    # File uploads (when using multer)
+│   └── index.html              # App status landing page
 └── src/
     ├── db.js                   # MongoDB connection (after `add mongo`)
     ├── models/                 # Mongoose schemas
-    ├── routes/                 # API route files
-    └── middleware/
-        └── auth.js             # JWT auth middleware (after `add login`)
+    └── routes/                 # API route files
 ```
 
 ## Real-time Communication

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "4bnode",
-  "version": "4.0.4",
+  "version": "4.0.6",
   "description": "4bnode is a CLI-powered backend development platform with a built-in visual dashboard to generate, manage, and test Node.js/Express APIs faster.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",

package/skeleton/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# node-skeleton-app
+
+Express 5 + Dotenv + CORS app, scaffolded by [4bnode](https://github.com/pawan-4brains/4bnode).
+
+## Getting started
+
+### 1. Install dependencies
+
+```bash
+npm install
+```
+
+### 2. Configure environment
+
+Edit `.env` in the project root and fill in the values your app needs:
+
+```bash
+PORT=3000
+# Add DATABASE_URL, API keys, etc. here
+```
+
+### 3. Run it
+
+```bash
+npm run dev
+```
+
+The app starts at `http://localhost:PORT` and the dev dashboard at `http://localhost:PORT/_dev`.
+
+## Project structure
+
+```
+.
+├── index.js              # Express app entry point
+├── package.json
+├── .env                  # Environment variables
+├── .4bnode/              # Dashboard engine & data (managed by 4bnode)
+├── public/               # Static files
+└── src/
+    ├── db.js             # MongoDB connection (after `4bnode add mongo`)
+    ├── models/           # Mongoose schemas
+    └── routes/           # API route files
+```
+
+## Extending with 4bnode
+
+Run `4bnode add` inside this project to scaffold MongoDB, CRUD, login, sockets, and more. See the [4bnode README](https://github.com/pawan-4brains/4bnode) for the full feature list.

package/skeleton/index.js

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { createInterface } from "readline";
 
 // ── Environment ─────────────────────────────────────
 const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || "development";
-dotenv.config({ path: `.env.${env}` });
+dotenv.config();
 
 const app = express();
 const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
@@ -44,16 +44,15 @@ function getLocalNetworkIp() {
 }
 
 function updateEnvPort(newPort) {
-  const envFile = `.env.${env}`;
   try {
-    if (fs.existsSync(envFile)) {
-      let content = fs.readFileSync(envFile, "utf8");
+    if (fs.existsSync(".env")) {
+      let content = fs.readFileSync(".env", "utf8");
       if (content.match(/^PORT=.*/m)) {
         content = content.replace(/^PORT=.*/m, `PORT=${newPort}`);
       } else {
         content += `\nPORT=${newPort}`;
       }
-      fs.writeFileSync(envFile, content, "utf8");
+      fs.writeFileSync(".env", content, "utf8");
     }
   } catch {}
 }
@@ -81,11 +80,16 @@ async function startServer(tryPort) {
     }
     if (tryPort !== Number(port)) {
       updateEnvPort(tryPort);
-      console.log(`Updated .env.${env} with PORT=${tryPort}`);
+      console.log(`Updated .env with PORT=${tryPort}`);
     }
   });
   listener.on("error", async (err) => {
     if (err.code === "EADDRINUSE") {
+      if (!process.stdin.isTTY) {
+        // Running under pm2 / systemd / IntraApp — no terminal to prompt.
+        console.error(`Port ${tryPort} is in use and no TTY is available. Exiting.`);
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
       const nextPort = await askPort(tryPort);
       startServer(nextPort);
     } else {

package/skeleton/.env.development

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-PORT=3000