Larascript Framework is a personal open-source TypeScript/Node.js web framework inspired by Laravel’s architecture and developer experience, rebuilt for the Node ecosystem. The project started as a way to deepen my TypeScript skills while applying Laravel’s design patterns to a modern JavaScript stack — roughly seven months of independent work across a modular monorepo.

The framework provides a full application platform — routing, ORM, authentication, validation, events, and background workers — with the developer experience Laravel users expect, but with full TypeScript type inference throughout. A documentation site is published at larascriptnode.com, and the source is available on GitHub.

Technologies used

• TypeScript
• Node.js
• Express.js
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Docker
• pnpm & Turbo (monorepo)
• Jest
• ESLint & Prettier
• Git hooks

Features

Platform

• Kernel and provider bootstrapping
• Dependency injection
• Environment-based configuration
• Modular monorepo architecture

HTTP & routing

• Express.js foundation with an enhanced HTTP layer
• Route groups, prefixes, and named routes
• Controller-based routing with typed HttpContext
• Resourceful routing
• Built-in pagination, filtering, sorting, and fuzzy search on resources
• Resource security

Middleware

• Express middleware support
• Framework middleware with full request/response lifecycle
• Validator middleware attached to routes

Database & ORM

• PostgreSQL and MongoDB support
• Unified query builder across both databases
• Type-safe models with guarded fields, JSON columns, date casting, and timestamps
• Relationships
• Migrations and seeders
• Model observers
• Field encryption on models
• Raw query access when needed

Authentication & authorization

• JWT authentication
• Role- and scope-based access control
• API tokens
• ACL integration
• One-time auth tokens
• Async session context for per-request auth state

Validation

• 20+ built-in rules (Required, Email, Unique, Min, Exists, etc.)
• Custom validators
• Nested field validation via dot notation
• Route-level and inline validation
• Custom error messages

Events & background work

• Event dispatching with listeners and subscribers
• Multiple drivers
• Background workers for queued events

Supporting services

• Mail
• Storage
• Views
• Console / CLI
• Logging
• Collections

Developer experience

• Full TypeScript with type inference on models and queries
• Jest testing, ESLint, Prettier, and git hooks
• Docker setup for local dev and production API
• Code scaffolding via make package
• Documentation site at larascriptnode.com