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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. phpexperts/console-painter ActiveLibrary[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) phpexperts/console-painter ========================== A quick and easy library for colorizing and stylizing ANSI consoles. v1.1.0(5y ago)101201[1 issues](https://github.com/phpexpertsinc/ConsolePainter/issues)2MITPHPPHP >=7.4CI failing Since Jun 16Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/phpexpertsinc/ConsolePainter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpexperts/console-painter)[ Docs](https://www.phpexperts.pro/)[ RSS](/packages/phpexperts-console-painter/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (8)Versions (4)Used By (2) ConsolePainter ============== [](#consolepainter) [![TravisCI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0f20197be8edc5ec3c505b2d74f50aaef338aa8c6ba1540c755ddf10c4ca5a01/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f70687065787065727473696e632f436f6e736f6c655061696e7465722e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/phpexpertsinc/ConsolePainter)[![Test Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f2a1b956fef756b6b9a18f77e2daf7c59aecda49105aba0fbecf12dbe8557459/68747470733a2f2f6170692e636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f76312f6261646765732f31656566386336343335343832323665666136392f746573745f636f766572616765)](https://codeclimate.com/github/phpexpertsinc/ConsolePainter/test_coverage) ConsolePainter is a PHP Experts, Inc., Project that enables easy color and stylization of ANSI terminals. It strives to conform to the standard ANSI terminal colors as documented at [https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip\_colors\_and\_formatting](https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting) [![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557043-0a774b00-8f95-11e9-87cb-223afd9130ca.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557043-0a774b00-8f95-11e9-87cb-223afd9130ca.png) Installation ------------ [](#installation) Via Composer ``` composer require phpexperts/console-painter ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` use PHPExperts\ConsolePainter\ConsolePainter; $p = new ConsolePainter(); // This is *REALLY* emphasized! echo "\t" . $p->italics('This is ') . $p->bold('*') . $p->bold()->underlined()->yellow('*REALLY*') . $p->bold()->onLightBlue(' emphasized*') . '!' . "\n"; echo $p->yellow('Press ')->bolder()->red('ENTER')->yellow(' to continue...') . "\n"; echo "\n"; // Draw the Red, White and Blue: echo $p->bolder()->red('Red')->dim(', ')->italics()->white('White ')->dim('and ')->blue('Blue') . "\n"; ``` This will output: [![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557118-15cb7600-8f97-11e9-9a0f-dc0b50898f79.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557118-15cb7600-8f97-11e9-9a0f-dc0b50898f79.png) You can even make really complex ASCII art with it. Here is a derivation of the European Union logo: [![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557060-7659b380-8f95-11e9-98df-2a82bbdaae72.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557060-7659b380-8f95-11e9-98df-2a82bbdaae72.png) Demos ----- [](#demos) ### Basic styles: [](#basic-styles) [![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557043-0a774b00-8f95-11e9-87cb-223afd9130ca.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557043-0a774b00-8f95-11e9-87cb-223afd9130ca.png) ### Complex text styling [](#complex-text-styling) [![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557055-50ccaa00-8f95-11e9-8fa5-d435efc5d688.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557055-50ccaa00-8f95-11e9-8fa5-d435efc5d688.png) ### ASCII Art [](#ascii-art) [![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557060-7659b380-8f95-11e9-98df-2a82bbdaae72.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1125541/59557060-7659b380-8f95-11e9-98df-2a82bbdaae72.png) Use cases --------- [](#use-cases) ConsolePainter: Stylization ✔ Can bold text ✔ Can italicize text ✔ Can underline text ✔ Can dim text ✔ Can blink text ✔ Can hide text ✔ Can invert the text style ✔ All combinations of stylizations work ConsolePainter: Foreground Colors ✔ Can make the text the default color ✔ Can make the text black ✔ Can make the text dark grey ✔ Can make the text blue ✔ Can make the text light blue ✔ Can make the text green ✔ Can make the text light green ✔ Can make the text cyan ✔ Can make the text light cyan ✔ Can make the text red ✔ Can make the text light red ✔ Can make the text purple ✔ Can make the text light purple ✔ Can make the text brown ✔ Can make the text yellow ✔ Can make the text light gray ✔ Can make the text white ✔ Can chain two or more colored words together ✔ Can chain two or more colored words together with a background ✔ Can make the european union logo Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` phpunit --testdox ``` Contributors ------------ [](#contributors) [Theodore R. Smith](https://www.phpexperts.pro/%5D) GPG Fingerprint: 4BF8 2613 1C34 87AC D28F 2AD8 EB24 A91D D612 5690 CEO: PHP Experts, Inc. License ------- [](#license) MIT license. Please see the [license file](LICENSE) for more information. ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 62% of packages Maintenance18 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity17 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity61 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 ~327 days Total 3 Last Release 1918d ago PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^7.1 v1.1.0PHP >=7.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3f3a2dd16766f6b03c330e65aaca9dfb97f1bbbb41c5e2af5681f58f670b7917?d=identicon)[hopeseekr](/maintainers/hopeseekr) --- Top Contributors [![hopeseekr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1125541?v=4)](https://github.com/hopeseekr "hopeseekr (19 commits)") --- Tags terminal colorsconsole-colorsbash colorsbash formatting ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP CS Fixer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/phpexperts-console-painter/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/phpexperts-console-painter/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/phpexperts-console-painter) ``` ### Alternatives [illuminate/console The Illuminate Console package. 13046.0M6.4k](/packages/illuminate-console)[thermage/thermage Thermage provides a fluent and incredibly powerful object-oriented interface for customizing CLI output text color, background, formatting, theming and more. 952.5k](/packages/thermage-thermage)[bvanhoekelen/terminal-style Return your terminal message in style! 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