Installation#

Get started with dart_express in minutes.

Requirements#

Dart SDK: 3.6.0 or later
Platform: Windows, macOS, Linux

Install via Pub#

Add dart_express to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  dart_express: ^1.0.0

Then install dependencies:

dart pub get

Create Your First Server#

Create bin/server.dart:

import 'package:dart_express/dart_express.dart';

void main() async {
  final app = DartExpress();
  
  app.get('/', (req, res) {
    res.text('Hello from dart_express!');
  });
  
  await app.listen(3000);
  print('🚀 Server running on http://localhost:3000');
}

Run Your Server#

dart run bin/server.dart

Visit http://localhost:3000 to see your server in action!

Verify Installation#

Test that everything works:

curl http://localhost:3000
# Output: Hello from dart_express!

Optional Dependencies#

For MongoDB Support#

dependencies:
  mongo_dart: ^0.9.0

For Testing#

dev_dependencies:
  test: ^1.24.0
  http: ^1.1.0

Project Structure#

A typical dart_express project:

my_api/
├── bin/
│   └── server.dart          # Entry point
├── lib/
│   ├── controllers/         # Route controllers
│   ├── models/              # Data models
│   ├── services/            # Business logic
│   └── middleware/          # Custom middleware
├── test/
│   └── server_test.dart
└── pubspec.yaml

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