BAPIG: Backend API Generator for Node.js and MongoDB with 40+ Built-in Features

Hekima Peter — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:15:49 +0000

Building backend APIs often repeats the same work. CRUD logic. Authentication. Encryption. Validation. Real-time communication. Developers write the same code again and again across projects.

I built BAPIG (Backend API Generator) to reduce this repetition and help Node.js developers ship backend services faster.

BAPIG runs on Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and Mongoose. The goal stays simple. Reduce boilerplate. Improve performance. Speed up backend development.

After several years of internal use and improvements, the project now provides 40+ backend functionalities ready to use.

NPM package
https://cutit.africa/aTDduZNz

What is BAPIG

BAPIG stands for Backend API Generator.

The library provides a structured backend toolkit for Node.js developers who work with MongoDB. Instead of building common backend logic from scratch, developers install BAPIG and start building APIs faster.

BAPIG focuses on three core goals.

• Reduce backend development time
• Standardize API architecture
• Support real-time applications

Core Stack

BAPIG works with a widely used backend stack.

Node.js
Express.js
MongoDB
Mongoose

The integration stays simple. Developers install the package and begin structuring APIs without writing repetitive infrastructure code.

Key Features

40+ Built-in Backend Utilities

BAPIG provides more than forty utilities used in most backend systems.

Examples include

• CRUD helpers
• authentication flows
• encryption utilities
• database operations
• communication helpers
• validation helpers
• request utilities

This reduces hundreds of lines of repeated backend code.

Real-Time Communication

Modern applications rely on live updates.

BAPIG includes WebSocket support for real-time data communication. This enables features such as

• live notifications
• live dashboards
• chat systems
• real-time monitoring

Developers integrate real-time capabilities without building socket infrastructure from scratch.

Faster API Development

Many backend projects repeat the same structure. Routes. Controllers. Models. Middleware.

BAPIG centralizes these common patterns and reduces development time.

Developers focus on business logic instead of backend scaffolding.

Scalable Backend Architecture

The structure works for

• small projects
• startup MVPs
• enterprise backend services

BAPIG promotes organized code structure and reusable backend patterns.

Why I Built BAPIG

Several years ago I noticed the same issue across Node.js backend projects.

Every new API started with the same setup.

Authentication
Database helpers
Encryption
Validation
Socket communication

Developers wrote the same logic repeatedly.

I started building internal utilities to speed up development. Over time those utilities evolved into BAPIG.

The goal stayed clear. Help developers build performant backend servers faster.

Example Use Cases

BAPIG fits many backend projects.

• SaaS platforms
• realtime applications
• dashboards
• chat systems
• ecommerce APIs
• microservices

Any Node.js application with MongoDB benefits from faster API setup.

Final Thoughts

Backend development should focus on solving real problems, not repeating boilerplate code.

BAPIG helps Node.js and MongoDB developers build APIs faster, cleaner, and with real-time capabilities built in.

Explore the project and share feedback.
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I Built a Real-Time Link Shortener With Analytics Using React, Go, and PostgreSQL

Hekima Peter — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:50:33 +0000

Cut It Short. Track It Deep.

Many link shorteners reduce long URLs.

Few show what happens after someone clicks the link.

I built Cut It to solve this problem.

https://cutit.africa

Cut It shortens links and tracks interaction data in real time.

The platform shows who clicked, where the click came from, which device opened the link, which browser handled the request, and which platform distributed the link.

What Cut It Does

• Shortens long URLs into clean links
• Tracks click count in real time
• Detects visitor country
• Detects device type
• Detects browser used
• Detects platform where the link was shared

Example

A long URL like
**
https://example.com/products/category/2026/new-arrivals/summer-sale**

turns into

https://cutit.africa/HZVFNMHJ

Every click records analytics data and updates the dashboard instantly.

Captured Analytics

Each interaction records structured metadata.

• country
• device type
• browser
• share platform
• timestamp
• link ID

Share platform detection examples

• WhatsApp
• X
• Facebook
• Telegram
• LinkedIn
• Email
• Direct browser

Why This Matters

Many teams send links through SMS, social media, or marketing campaigns.

Long URLs increase SMS cost and provide no analytics.

Cut It solves both problems.

• Reduce SMS cost
• Measure marketing reach
• Understand audience behavior

Tech Stack

Frontend
React with TypeScript. Pure implementation without UI frameworks.

Backend
Go (Golang) for high concurrency and fast redirects.

Database
PostgreSQL for analytics storage and query performance.

Architecture Flow

User submits a long URL

System generates a short unique ID

User shares the short link

Visitor opens the link

Backend records interaction metadata

Visitor redirects to the original URL

Dashboard updates analytics instantly

Try the Platform

https://cutit.africa

Cut It Short. Track It Deep.

Feedback from developers and marketers helps improve the platform.

DEV Community: Hekima Peter

BAPIG: Backend API Generator for Node.js and MongoDB with 40+ Built-in Features

I Built a Real-Time Link Shortener With Analytics Using React, Go, and PostgreSQL

react

golang

postgresql

opensource

webdev

CutItShort

TrackItDeep