barejs

Bare-bones Node.js starter that gives you the minimum needed to run and test JavaScript locally.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ (for node --watch support).
• npm (ships with Node).
• VSCode (debug-ready via .vscode/launch.json – use the "Launch Program" config).

Quick start

1. Install deps

npm install

2. Run main (restarts on file changes)

npm start

3. Run tests

npm test

Project layout

.
├── src/
│   ├── index.js        # entry point; logs "Hello world"
│   └── index.test.js   # placeholder Jest suite
├── jest.config.js      # Node test env, 5s timeout
└── package.json        # scripts and metadata

License

MIT. See LICENSE.