NestJS

NestJS, or simply Nest, is a server-side Node.js-based web framework, released as free and open-source software under an MIT License.[3][4]

History

In February 2017, Kamil Myśliwiec was inspired by Angular to build a Node.js-based framework with an architecture based on Socket.IO and Express.[3][4][1] According to the NestJS GitHub repository, the first tagged release, version 4.4.0, was on November 23, 2017.[5]

Over the following years, the framework broadened its functionality, adding support for additional adapters and drivers, such as Fastify,[6] to provide more options for developers. It also introduced integration with popular message brokers, including RabbitMQ[7] and Kafka,[8] to facilitate communication in distributed systems.

Features

NestJS offers several features for handling requests and responses. Middleware are based on Express, and are executed before the route handler. Guards are used to control access to routes by determining whether a request meets specific conditions. Interceptors allow additional logic to be executed before or after method execution. An interceptor should implement the intercept method of NestInterceptor.[4]

Popularity

NestJS is used by Sanofi, Adidas, Autodesk, Mercedes-Benz, GitLab, Red Hat, BMW, Roche, IBM, Decathlon, Société Générale, JetBrains, TotalEnergies, Capgemini, REWE digital and others.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Myśliwiec, Kamil (February 26, 2017). "Build modern & scalable Node.js web applications with Nest". Blog. Kamil Myśliwiec. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  2. ^ "Release 11.1.0". April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Documentation". NestJS. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  4. ^ a b c 温健民 (2024). 赵军 (ed.). NestJS全栈开发解析 [NestJS Full-Stack Development Guide]. Tsinghua University Press. ISBN 9787302671008.
  5. ^ "Release v4.4.0". nestjs/nest. GitHub. November 23, 2017. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  6. ^ "Fastify integration". NestJS. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  7. ^ "RabbitMQ integration". NestJS. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  8. ^ "Kafka integration". NestJS. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  9. ^ "Enterprise". NestJS. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  10. ^ "Who is using Nest?". Discover. NestJS Documentation. Retrieved 2024-11-22.