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phix/consoledisplaylib
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ConsoleDisplayLib is a simple library for CLI apps to output to the console

4.0.2(12y ago)233.6k↓50%1BSD-3-ClausePHP

Since Jun 8Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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ConsoleDisplayLib
=================

[](#consoledisplaylib)

**ConsoleDisplayLib** is a simple-to-use PHP component for sending output to an old-fashioned command-line terminal.

System-Wide Installation
------------------------

[](#system-wide-installation)

ConsoleDisplayLib should be installed using the [PEAR Installer](http://pear.php.net). This installer is the PHP community's de-facto standard for installing PHP components.

```
sudo pear channel-discover pear.phix-project.org
sudo pear install --alldeps phix/ConsoleDisplayLib

```

As A Dependency On Your Component
---------------------------------

[](#as-a-dependency-on-your-component)

If you are creating a component that relies on ConsoleDisplayLib, please make sure that you add ConsoleDisplayLib to your component's package.xml file:

```

      ConsoleDisplayLib
      pear.phix-project.org
      3.0.0
      3.999.9999

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The best documentation for ConsoleDisplayLib are the unit tests, which are shipped in the package. You will find them installed into your PEAR repository, which on Linux systems is normally /usr/share/php/test.

Development Environment
-----------------------

[](#development-environment)

If you want to patch or enhance this component, you will need to create a suitable development environment. The easiest way to do that is to install phix4componentdev:

```
# phix4componentdev
sudo apt-get install php5-xdebug
sudo apt-get install php5-imagick
sudo pear channel-discover pear.phix-project.org
sudo pear -D auto_discover=1 install -Ba phix/phix4componentdev

```

You can then clone the git repository:

```
# ConsoleDisplayLib
git clone git://github.com/stuartherbert/ConsoleDisplayLib.git

```

Then, install a local copy of this component's dependencies to complete the development environment:

```
# build vendor/ folder
phing build-vendor

```

To make life easier for you, common tasks (such as running unit tests, generating code review analytics, and creating the PEAR package) have been automated using [phing](http://phing.info). You'll find the automated steps inside the build.xml file that ships with the component.

Run the command 'phing' in the component's top-level folder to see the full list of available automated tasks.

License
-------

[](#license)

See LICENSE.txt for full license details.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

4726d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2dc3934d5c3ce55e18dca95d52b564fb2a34986770af3c532dba6c248ef58f3a?d=identicon)[stuartherbert](/maintainers/stuartherbert)

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Top Contributors

[![stuartherbert](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7926?v=4)](https://github.com/stuartherbert "stuartherbert (54 commits)")

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Tags

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