MERN Vai - Your MERN Stack Assistant

Hello there! I'm Mahrab, a computer science student who loves building things with the MERN stack.

I created "MERN Vai" (Vai means brother) because I found myself spending the first 20 minutes of every new project doing the same boring setup: creating folders, installing the same packages, and writing the same boilerplate code. I thought, "There has to be a faster way!"

This extension is my solution. It's a tool I built to help myself, and now I'm sharing it with the community to hopefully help you too.

What Does It Do?

MERN Vai is a simple assistant that gets you from an empty folder to a ready-to-code MERN project in under a minute.

🚀 Instant Project Structure: Run one command, and it builds a professional project structure with separate client (React + Vite) and server (Node/Express) folders.
🧠 Smart CSS Setup: It asks you if you want a CSS framework. If you choose Tailwind CSS or Bootstrap, it will automatically install and configure it for you.
✍️ Handy Code Snippets: I've included the snippets I use most often for creating Mongoose schemas, Express routes, and React components.
✅ Best Practices Built-In: It automatically creates your .gitignore and .env files so you can start your project the right way.

How to Get Started

Open the Command Palette in VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P).
Search for MERN Vai: Create New MERN Project and run it.
Give your project a name and answer the questions.
That's it! Let MERN Vai handle the setup while you grab a coffee.

My Favorite Snippets

Prefix	What it Does
`mg-schema`	Creates a new Mongoose schema.
`exp-get`	Creates a basic Express GET route.
`exp-post`	Creates a basic Express POST route.
`rfce-hook`	Creates a React component with `useState` and `useEffect`.

My Journey

As a student, this project was a huge learning experience for me, from understanding the VS Code API to figuring out the publishing process. If you find any bugs or have ideas for new features, I'd love to hear them!

Thank you for checking out my project. Happy coding!

Mahrab Hossain