Build a Recipe App with Nest.js and MongoDB

Creating any non-trivial app requires a good project structure and organization. Otherwise, we can easily end up with a project which is hard to maintain, test, and extend. Having a good structure is especially important when a project is developed by a team. In that case, the good structure, consistent code organization and common naming conventions ensure that the app’s codebase will be manageable and maintainable even when written by different developers.

In this tutorial, you'll learn about a Node.js framework called NestJS, which provides you with a great project structure from the very beginning.

We’re going to use Nest to build an API for a simple CRUD recipe app. We’ll also provide a Vue front end to consume the API with the following functionality:

• On the app’s main page, a list of all recipes will be displayed.
• Each recipe from the list will be presented with a Bootstrap card component and will have a title, a description, a category, a list of ingredients, and cooking instructions.
• Each recipe will have the options to be edited (on a separate page) or removed from the list.
• The recipes will have the option to be searched by a particular term and/or filtered by a selected category.

This app, even though small and simple, will be enough to demonstrate the main features of the Nest framework.