A GitHub-inspired data model implementation using DynamoDB single-table design with Fastify REST APIs.

Overview

This project implements a scalable backend for a GitHub-like system using AWS DynamoDB's single-table design pattern. It provides a complete data layer and REST API for managing core entities: Users, Organizations, and Repositories.

Features

• Single Table Design: Optimized DynamoDB schema with composite keys and GSI indexes
• Type-Safe APIs: Full TypeScript implementation with runtime validation using TypeBox
• Domain-Driven Design: Clean entity transformation patterns (fromRequest → toRecord → toResponse)
• Layered Architecture: Router → Service → Repository → Entity → Database
• Comprehensive Testing: 108 tests with full coverage across all layers
• DynamoDB Toolbox: Leverages dynamodb-toolbox for type-safe DynamoDB operations

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• pnpm 10.18.2+
• Docker (for local DynamoDB)
• AWS credentials (for production)

Installation

# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Start local DynamoDB
pnpm run docker
# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
cp .test.env.example .test.env

Environment Configuration

Create .env file with:

AWS_REGION=us-east-1
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key
DYNAMODB_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8000  # For local development
TABLE_NAME=github-data

Running the Application

# Development mode with hot reload
pnpm run dev
# Build for production
pnpm run build
# Run tests
pnpm run test
# Run tests in watch mode
pnpm run test:watch
# Generate coverage report
pnpm run test:coverage
# Type checking
pnpm run types
# Linting and formatting
pnpm run lint
pnpm run format

Development

Running Tests

# Run all tests
pnpm test
# Watch mode for TDD
pnpm run test:watch
# Coverage report
pnpm run test:coverage

Code Quality

# Type checking
pnpm run types
# Linting
pnpm run lint
# Formatting
pnpm run format

DynamoDB Local

For local development, the project uses DynamoDB Local via Docker:

# Start DynamoDB Local
pnpm run docker
# DynamoDB Local is available at:
# http://localhost:8000

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details