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robotdance/php-console
======================

Utilities for console output and text animations

v0.0.6(10y ago)160MITPHPPHP >=5.3.2

Since Jun 2Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP-Console
===========

[](#php-console)

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PHP-Console is an utility class for console output and text animations.

Animations (new!)
-----------------

[](#animations-new)

You can produce ASC Art animations using a simple sprite structure and animate them in your console output.

```
use robotdance/Sprite;
...
$spr = new Sprite('./sprites/blinking_programmer.spr');
echo $spr->animate();
}
```

That will produce a programmer blinking his eyes in front of the computer:

[![Blinking programmer GIF](https://github.com/robotdance/php-console/raw/master/sprites/blinking_programmer.gif)](https://github.com/robotdance/php-console/blob/master/sprites/blinking_programmer.gif)

The sprite files are easy to build. A fast hack into the example `vim sprites/blinking_programmer.spr` and the sprite class `vim src/Sprite.php` will show you how to make your own animations. Have fun!

Ansi color output examples
--------------------------

[](#ansi-color-output-examples)

```
use robotdance/Console;
...
echo Console::red('Bob is going home'); // red text
echo Console::apply('Bob is going home', ['red', 'bold']); // red and bold text
echo Console::indent('Bob is going home', 4, 2); two levels of identation
}
```

Please take a look at the source comments and generate docs through PHPDocumentor to learn more.

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

PHP-Console uses [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) as dependency manager.

`$ composer install`

You may also generate documentation:

`$ ./bin/phpdoc -d ./src/ -t ./docs/`

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

`$ ./bin/phpunit`

Contribute
----------

[](#contribute)

Fork, code your tests and modifications, write a good commit message and submit a pull request. All tests must pass and the coverage must remains at 100%.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 36% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~4 days

Total

6

Last Release

3651d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1504086?v=4)[Marcos Menegazzo](/maintainers/MarcosMenegazzo)[@MarcosMenegazzo](https://github.com/MarcosMenegazzo)

---

Top Contributors

[![MarcosMenegazzo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1504086?v=4)](https://github.com/MarcosMenegazzo "MarcosMenegazzo (8 commits)")

---

Tags

phpcliconsoleutilitiesoutputcolorsAnimations

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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