Hono Developer Roadmap

Fast, typed web APIs on any JavaScript runtime.

1. 1

   TypeScript & runtimes

   Hono runs on Bun, Node, Deno and edge runtimes.

   • TypeScript
   • Bun
   • Node.js(optional)
   • Deno(optional)
   • articleHono: Getting started
2. 2

   Routing

   Define routes, params and route groups.

   • Path params
   • Grouping with app.route
   • Context (c)
   • articleHono: Routing
3. 3

   Middleware

   Cross-cutting concerns around handlers.

   • CORS
   • JWT auth
   • Custom middleware
   • Logger(optional)
   • Rate limiting(optional)
   • articleHono: Middleware
4. 4

   Validation

   Validate input and keep handlers typed.

   • Zod validator
   • Error handling
   • articleHono: Validation
5. 5

   Data

   Connect a database.

   • MongoDB / Mongoose
   • Drizzle ORM(optional)
   • Cloudflare D1(optional)
6. 6

   Typed client & docs

   Share API types with the frontend and document the API.

   • RPC client (hc)
   • OpenAPI / Swagger(optional)
   • articleHono: RPC
7. 7

   Testing & deploy

   Test handlers and ship to production.

   • app.request tests
   • Docker
   • Cloudflare Workers(optional)
   • articleHono: Testing