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mannydmorales/console
=====================

A utility library for interacting with the console.

v2.0.0(1y ago)1634MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since Nov 18Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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Console Library (PHP)
=====================

[](#console-library-php)

Description
-----------

[](#description)

This library provides utility functions to interact with the console. Helpfull for console applications.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Stylize outputs (Formatting includes: font color, background color, bold, hide for passwords, etc)
- Ask for user input: (Password, Prompt, Selects, Multi-Select, Confirm)
- Progress Bar
- Print formatted Usage Table
- Output to STDOUT and STDERR
- Clear Screen
- Console Size Detection
- Check OS type: isWindows, isMac, isLinux

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

[](#installation)

To install the library (using composer):

1. `composer require mannydmorales/console`
2. Include the composer autoloader ```
    require __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';
    ```

To install the library (if not using composer):

1. Clone/Download the repository
2. Include the *autoload.php* script in your application ```
    require 'path/to/install/autoload.php';
    ```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Please view the examples located in the [examples/](examples) directory.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes.

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

Contact
-------

[](#contact)

For any questions or suggestions, please contact .

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance40

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

536d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4e4270bf32188f4d424b07cfc8c1eb329ccf6156978350f3e7c15ed547a14e50?d=identicon)[mannydmorales](/maintainers/mannydmorales)

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Tags

cliconsoleterminal

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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