Project Structure

Understand the structure of a Modus app

A Modus app is organized into a set of files and directories that define the structure of your app. This structure is important for maintaining and scaling your app as it grows.

Structure

Modus fits within the natural language structure of your app code, with configuration separated from your source code.

Go

.
├── main.go
├── ...
├── modus.json
├── go.mod
└── go.sum

App manifest

The modus.json app manifest is the central configuration file for your Modus app. It defines the endpoints, connections, models, and collections that your code has available to it during runtime. Because Modus is a secure-by-default framework, only the resources defined in this file are accessible to your app.

Initializing your app

When you initialize your app with the modus new command, the Modus CLI scaffolds your app with the necessary files and directories.