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coksnuss/yii2-cli-layoutbuilder
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Allows to render complex ASCII GUI's on console.

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yii2-cli-layoutbuilder
======================

[](#yii2-cli-layoutbuilder)

Allows to render complex ASCII GUI's on console.

What this extension does
------------------------

[](#what-this-extension-does)

This extension can be used to render ASCII based GUI's on console (i.e. without the help of ncurses or similar libraries). It allows to define a GUI in terms of nested frames which can be nested in horizontal or vertical fashion. Such a frame can have a fixed or dynamic size (in terms of console window width/height).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This extension needs to be included via composer by issuing the following console command within the root directory of your yii2 project:

```
composer require --prefer-dist "coksnuss/yii2-cli-layoutbuilder"

```

Thats it. Check the new extension folder to see which classes are available and how to use or extend from them.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Below is some example code to get you started.

```
$frameTop = Yii::createObject(['class' => GuiFrame::className(), 'layout' => GuiFrame::LAYOUT_HORIZONTAL, 'border' => 1]);
$frameTop->addElement('Test1.1');
$frameTop->addElement('Test1.2');
$frameTop->addElement('Test1.3');

$frameBottom = Yii::createObject(['class' => GuiFrame::className(), 'layout' => GuiFrame::LAYOUT_HORIZONTAL]);

$frameLeft = Yii::createObject(['class' => GuiFrame::className(), 'layout' => GuiFrame::LAYOUT_VERTICAL, 'border' => 1]);
$frameLeft->addElement('Left Frame 1.1');
$frameLeft->addElement('Left Frame 1.2');
$frameRight = Yii::createObject(['class' => GuiFrame::className(), 'layout' => GuiFrame::LAYOUT_VERTICAL, 'border' => 1]);
$frameRight->addElement('Right Frame 1.1234567');
$frameRight->addElement('Right Frame 1.2');
$frameRight->addElement('Right Frame 1.3');

$frameBottom->addElement($frameLeft);
$frameBottom->addElement($frameRight);
$gui->addElement($frameTop);
$gui->addElement($frameBottom);

echo $gui->render() . PHP_EOL;

```

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 13% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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