Open Source · MIT Licensed

KickJS

The Adaptive Node.js Framework

Decorator-driven APIs on Express 5. REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, queues — pick what you need. TypeScript-first, pluggable, production-ready.

Get Started Why KickJS?GitHub

npx @forinda/kickjs-cli new my-api

src/index.ts

import { bootstrap, helmet, cors } from '@forinda/kickjs'
import { modules } from './modules'

export const app = bootstrap({
  modules,
  middleware: [helmet(), cors(), express.json()],
})

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Adaptive Architecture

REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SSE, or queues — swap adapters without changing your code. One framework, every pattern.

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Decorator-Driven DX

@Controller, @Service, @Inject, @Cron, @Job — familiar patterns from Spring Boot and NestJS with full TypeScript type safety.

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Vite-Powered Dev

Zero-downtime hot reload via Vite. Database connections, Redis, and WebSocket state preserved across code changes.

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CLI That Scaffolds Everything

kick new, kick g module (minimal, REST, DDD, CQRS), kick add, kick inspect. One command to scaffold an entire feature module.

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Pluggable Everything

Auth, queues, cron, mail, caching, databases, templates — every subsystem is an interface. You pick the implementation.

Built on Proven Patterns

We studied 6 frameworks in the Vite ecosystem and borrowed the best ideas from each.

React Router

Let Vite own the dev server

The build tool handles ports, HMR, and module loading. Your framework just plugs in.

TanStack Start

Virtual modules for auto-discovery

Instead of manually registering every file, the framework discovers and imports them for you.

Vinxi

Persist state across hot reloads

Database connections and long-lived resources survive code changes seamlessly.

Vue.js

Reactivity isn't just for the frontend

Composable state management with ref, computed, and watch — anywhere in your stack.

Spring Boot

Elegant inversion of control

Decorator-driven DI with clear, declarative patterns that scale to large codebases.

Laravel

Ship everything out of the box

Auth, mail, queues, caching, scheduling — plus a CLI that scaffolds entire features.

NestJS

Decorators + DI in TypeScript

Module system and guard patterns that work beautifully with TypeScript type safety.

Express.js

The foundation, not replaced

Built on Express 5. We add structure on top without hiding the tool underneath.