From 783995072fb04fc4eee7366a498257a99574ec3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:04:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] add json middleware in express

---
 .changeset/fine-plants-cough.md                         | 6 ++++++
 apps/cli/templates/backend/express/src/index.ts.hbs     | 2 ++
 apps/cli/templates/frontend/tanstack-start/package.json | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/fine-plants-cough.md

diff --git a/.changeset/fine-plants-cough.md b/.changeset/fine-plants-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b13cb77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fine-plants-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+Add express.json() middleware to the Express backend template.
+Rename the TanStack Start frontend package to "web".
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/backend/express/src/index.ts.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/backend/express/src/index.ts.hbs
index 0899744..2eca13d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/backend/express/src/index.ts.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/backend/express/src/index.ts.hbs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ app.use(
 app.all("/api/auth{/*path}", toNodeHandler(auth));
 {{/if}}
 
+app.use(express.json())
+
 {{#if (eq api "trpc")}}
 app.use(
   "/trpc",
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/tanstack-start/package.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/tanstack-start/package.json
index e74d890..61a282b 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/tanstack-start/package.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/tanstack-start/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "tanstack-start",
+  "name": "web",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {