This invokes the express generator and generates a batch to run your server with debugging, this avoids you having to copy and paste what express says at the end.

expresso.bat

@ECHO OFF
set app_title=Expresso - An express generator invoker
set script_title=NodeJS Express Server
set script_name=server.bat

title %app_title%

for %%f in (%cd%) do set workd=%%~nxf

echo Generating batch output for /%workd%/

(echo @ECHO OFF) > %script_name%
(echo title %script_title%) >> %script_name%
(echo rem Generated using %app_title%) >> %script_name%
(echo rem Argochamber Interactive 2017) >> %script_name%
(echo SET DEBUG=%workd%:* ^& npm start) >> %script_name%

echo ######################################################
echo ####### GENERATOR WILL CREATE YOUR EXPRESS APP #######
echo ######################################################
echo.

set YN=y
set /P YN=Install dependencies and make a test run? (Y/n): %=%
IF "%YN%"=="n" 	goto GENERATE_ONLY
IF "%YN%"=="N" 	goto GENERATE_ONLY
IF "%YN%"=="no" goto GENERATE_ONLY
IF "%YN%"=="No" goto GENERATE_ONLY
IF "%YN%"=="nO" goto GENERATE_ONLY
IF "%YN%"=="NO" goto GENERATE_ONLY

goto GENERATE_TEST

:GENERATE_TEST
echo Generating app and running dependency install...
call express %* -f
goto DEPS

:GENERATE_ONLY
echo Generating app only...
call express %* -f
goto DONE

:DONE
echo Done! Enjoy your app!
echo I'd personally recomend you using some sort of ide/editor like Atom, VSCode...
echo Open /%workd% dir and start editing your /%workd%/routes and /%workd%/views!
echo Have fun!
goto EXIT

:DEPS
call npm install
set ustart=true
goto DONE

:PREPARE_END
set ustart=false
echo Running express server...
call server
goto EXIT

:EXIT
if "%ustart%"=="true" goto PREPARE_END

Very simple usage, just place in a folder that you have in your %PATH% variable and then call inide a folder where you'd like to scaffold your express app. Then, run expresso to start scaffolding, you can specify other (but -f) parameters like: expresso --view=pug.

Note that -f is not permitted because is already specified inside the script.

Enjoy!