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It uses the Cursor from the Symfony Command module. 0.15.0(1w ago)5232[1 issues](https://github.com/Chemaclass/phel-cli-gui/issues)1MITPHPPHP >=8.4CI passing Since Oct 21Pushed 1w ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Chemaclass/phel-cli-gui)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/chemaclass/phel-cli-gui)[ Docs](https://phel-lang.org/)[ RSS](/packages/chemaclass-phel-cli-gui/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced yesterday READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (21)Versions (18)Used By (1) Phel CLI GUI ============ [](#phel-cli-gui) [![CI](https://github.com/Chemaclass/phel-cli-gui/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Chemaclass/phel-cli-gui/actions/workflows/ci.yml)[![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0cdb484fd108b9f82dbc48200dd64c9664be9d43051def58869f3cb911f1742d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6368656d61636c6173732f7068656c2d636c692d677569)](https://packagist.org/packages/chemaclass/phel-cli-gui)[![License: MIT](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667)](LICENSE) Build rich terminal interfaces in [Phel](https://phel-lang.org/) — render text at arbitrary coordinates, draw framed boxes, paint regions, read raw keypresses, and style output with named formatters. Powered by Symfony's [Console Cursor](https://symfony.com/doc/current/console/coloring.html), exposed behind a small, data-first Phel API. [![Diff-rendered demo animation](docs/demo.gif)](docs/demo.gif) - Works with any TTY (ANSI-capable). - Zero globals — one managed `TerminalGui` singleton per process. - Raw key events, one per tick (`read-key`) or drained per frame (`read-keys`) — held keys stay responsive. - Named styles from 4-bit colours up to xterm-256 and 24-bit truecolor. - Frame batching flushes a whole repaint in one write; diff rendering writes only the cells that changed — see [docs/api.md](docs/api.md#diff-rendering). - Pure helpers (`parse-keys`, `color->sgr`, `make-border-style`) are easy to test without a real terminal. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 8.4+ - `ext-pcntl`, `ext-posix`, `ext-readline` - Phel `^0.49` Install ------- [](#install) ``` composer require chemaclass/phel-cli-gui ``` Require the namespace in your Phel file: ``` (ns my-app.main (:require phel-cli-gui.terminal-gui :refer [render read-key draw-box clear-screen])) ``` Quick start ----------- [](#quick-start) Draw a bordered box, render text inside it, wait for a key, quit. ``` (ns my-app.hello (:require phel-cli-gui.terminal-gui :refer [clear-screen draw-box render read-key cleanup-gui])) (defn main [] (clear-screen) (draw-box {:x 2 :y 1 :width 30 :height 5 :fill-char \space}) (render 4 3 "Press any key to exit") (loop [] (if (read-key) (cleanup-gui) (do (php/usleep 10000) (recur))))) (main) ``` Run: ``` vendor/bin/phel run src/phel/hello.phel ``` Docs ---- [](#docs) - [API reference](docs/api.md) — every public function, grouped by concern. - [Recipes](docs/recipes.md) — copy-paste patterns (diff loop, bordered UI, …). Example projects ---------------- [](#example-projects) - [phel-snake](https://github.com/Chemaclass/phel-snake) — classic Snake built with this library. Development ----------- [](#development) ``` composer install composer test # Phel tests + PHPUnit (test:phel / test:php to scope) composer test:coverage # same suites with line-coverage reports (needs xdebug/pcov) composer format # phel format composer bench # render/paint/diff timings at 120x40 and 240x70 ``` Layout: `src/phel/` public API · `src/php/` rendering core (Symfony Console wrapper + pure helpers) · `tests/` Phel, PHPUnit & bashunit suites · `tools/`release automation. Cut a release with `tools/release.sh ` (add `--dry-run` to preview) — it gates, rolls the CHANGELOG, tags, pushes, and publishes the GitHub release. AI-assistant config is managed with [agnostic-ai](https://github.com/Chemaclass/agnostic-ai): edit the source under `.agnostic-ai/`, run `agnostic-ai sync`; the per-tool files (`CLAUDE.md`, `.claude/…`) are generated and git-ignored. License ------- [](#license) MIT © [Jose M Valera Reales](https://chemaclass.com) ### Health Score 48 — FairBetter than 94% of packages Maintenance94 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity16 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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