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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. rxx/colors AbandonedArchivedLibrary[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) rxx/colors ========== Convenient ANSI color printing for PHP CLI apps v1.0.0(11y ago)21121GPL v3.0PHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since Nov 2Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/RosyDoubleCross/php-cli-colors)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/rxx/colors)[ Docs](https://github.com/RosyDoubleCross/php-cli-colors)[ RSS](/packages/rxx-colors/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (2)Used By (1) rxx/colors ========== [](#rxxcolors) This tiny one-class library provides a set of static methods implementing convenient ANSI color printing for PHP CLI apps via inline formatting codes. Usage ----- [](#usage) Simply require the composer package and use the methods found in the class RXX\\Colors\\Colors. The most convenient method is **Colors::cprint**, which requires at least one argument, a string containing color formatting codes. These codes follow the syntax "**%fb;**", as follows: - **%** is a literal percent sign identifying the beginning of the code - **f** is a foreground color identifier (see below); if uppercase, it is the bold version of the color; if "x", the code becomes an ANSI reset - **b** is an optional background color identifier (see below); if omitted, the background defaults to black - **;** is an optional literal semicolon identifying the end of the code Color identifiers: - k = black - r = red - g = green - y = yellow - b = blue - m = magenta - c = cyan - w = white - x = reset By default, cprint echoes the formatted string, appending a newline and an ANSI reset. The method takes optional arguments to toggle these behaviors: ``` public static function cprint($msg, $appendNewline = true, $autoReset = true, $return = false) ``` If **$appendNewline** is true, a newline is appended to the input. If **$autoReset** is true, an ANSI reset code is appended to the output. If **$return** is true, the resulting string is returned rather than echoed. The other methods are either used indirectly by cprint or are for niche purposes. The source is mostly self-explanatory (code language for "I'm too lazy to document this right now"). Mess around with it as you please. Examples -------- [](#examples) ``` require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php'; use RXX\Colors\Colors; // basic usage Colors::cprint('%b;various %c;shades %B;of %C;blue'); Colors::cprint('%Rw;red on white'); // bars in blue and red Colors::cprint('%kB; %x; %kR; '); // returning a string, without newline $bright = Colors::cprint('%Y;YELLOW!', false, true, true); echo "bright '{$bright}'\n"; // continuing color without reset Colors::cprint('w listing in bright green on blue:%Gb;', true, false); system('w'); // print newline and reset Colors::cprint(''); ``` License ------- [](#license) Copyright (C) 2013 Joe Lafiosca This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see . ### Health Score 28 — LowBetter than 54% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity13 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity58 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. 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