# tern-node-express

**Repository Path**: mirrors_angelozerr/tern-node-express

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: tern-node-express
- **Description**: A Tern plugin adding support for express web application framework for node.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-24
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-28

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

# tern-node-express

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[tern-node-express](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express) is a plugin which adds support for [express web application framework for node](http://expressjs.com/) to the JavaSript code intelligence system [Tern](http://ternjs.net/).

## Demo

You can see demo with CodeMirror (inside Web Browser) [demos/express.html](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express/blob/master/demos/express.html) :

Here a screenshot with completion for expression object :
 
![CodeMirror & TernExpress](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express/wiki/images/TernExpressWithCodeMirror.png)

Here a screenshot with completion for Response instance:

![CodeMirror & TernExpress Response](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express/wiki/images/TernExpressResponseWithCodeMirror.png)

If you wish to use Eclipse as IDE, see Eclipse support for [Node Express](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern.java/wiki/Tern-&-Node-Express-support).

## Installation

tern-node-express works with the NodeJS [Tern Server][tern-server], and within a browser.

The easiest way to install tern-node-express is to use a recent version of
[npm][npm]. In the directory where you installed the [tern package][tern-npm],
simply run

```
$ npm install tern-node-express
```

## Configuration

`express` tern plugin extends `node` tern plugin to support express.

### With Node.js

In order for Tern to load the tern-node-express plugin once it is installed, you must
include `node-express` in the `plugins` section of your [Tern configuration
file][tern-config] and `node`.

Here is a minimal example `.tern-project` configuration file:

```json
{
  "ecmaVersion": 5,
  "plugins": {
    "node": {},
    "node-express": {}
  }
}
```

### With WebBrowser (CodeMirror)

See [demos/express.html](https://github.com/angelozerr/tern-node-express/blob/master/demos/express.html)

## Structure

The basic structure of the project is given in the following way:

* `node-express.js` the tern plugin.
* `demos/` demos with express tern plugin which use CodeMirror.