“Migrating to Axel Framework: Step-by-Step Strategy for Teams”

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Getting Started with the Axel Framework: A Beginner’s Guide

What is the Axel Framework?

Axel is a modern, lightweight web application framework designed for building fast, maintainable server-side applications. It emphasizes convention-over-configuration, modularity, and developer ergonomics, providing built-in tools for routing, middleware, templating, and data access while remaining unopinionated about front-end choices.

Why choose Axel?

• Simplicity: Minimal boilerplate to get a web app running.
• Performance: Optimized request handling and low overhead middleware.
• Modularity: Easy to split features into reusable modules.
• Extensibility: Pluggable adapters for databases, auth, and templating.
• Good defaults: Sensible conventions that speed up development without locking you in.

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+) or TypeScript.
• Node.js (LTS) installed.
• Familiarity with npm or yarn.

Installing Axel

1. Create a new project folder and initialize:

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   mkdir my-axel-app cd my-axel-app npm init -y 

2. Install Axel (assumes package name axel-framework):

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   npm install axel-framework 

3. Optionally install TypeScript and types:

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   npm install -D typescript @types/node npx tsc –init 

Project structure (recommended)

• src/
  • app.js (or app.ts)
  • routes/
    • index.js
  • controllers/
  • services/
  • models/
  • views/
• public/
• config/
• package.json

Creating your first Axel app

Create src/app.js:

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const { Axel } = require(‘axel-framework’);

const app = new Axel();

app.use(async (ctx, next) => {
console.log(</span><span class="token template-string interpolation interpolation-punctuation" style="color: rgb(57, 58, 52);">${</span><span class="token template-string interpolation">ctx</span><span class="token template-string interpolation" style="color: rgb(57, 58, 52);">.</span><span class="token template-string interpolation">request</span><span class="token template-string interpolation" style="color: rgb(57, 58, 52);">.</span><span class="token template-string interpolation">method</span><span class="token template-string interpolation interpolation-punctuation" style="color: rgb(57, 58, 52);">}</span><span class="token template-string" style="color: rgb(163, 21, 21);"> </span><span class="token template-string interpolation interpolation-punctuation" style="color: rgb(57, 58, 52);">${</span><span class="token template-string interpolation">ctx</span><span class="token template-string interpolation" style="color: rgb(57, 58, 52);">.</span><span class="token template-string interpolation">request</span><span class="token template-string interpolation" style="color: rgb(57, 58, 52);">.</span><span class="token template-string interpolation">path</span><span class="token template-string interpolation interpolation-punctuation" style="color: rgb(57, 58, 52);">}</span><span class="token template-string template-punctuation" style="color: rgb(163, 21, 21);">);
  await next();
});

app.get(’/’, (ctx) => {
  ctx.response.body = ‘Hello, Axel!’;
});

app.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log(‘Server listening on http://localhost:3000’);
});

Run:

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node src/app.js 

Visit http://localhost:3000 — you should see “Hello, Axel!

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