JColorfulConsole is a console color library.

Features:

• Support text color.
• Support background color.
• Support 256 colors (RGB).
• Support ANSI colors.
• Support indexed colors.
• Support text style.
• Lightweight and fast.
• Easy to use.

How to add this library into your project

Maven

Step 1. Add the JitPack repository to your build file

<repositories>
	<repository>
		<id>jitpack.io</id>
		<url>https://jitpack.io</url>
	</repository>
</repositories>

Step 2. Add the dependency

<dependency>
	<groupId>com.github.Anas-Elgarhy</groupId>
	<artifactId>JColorfulConsole</artifactId>
	<version>1.0.3</version>
</dependency>

Gradle:

Step 1. Add the JitPack repository to your build file
Add it in your root build.gradle at the end of repositories:

allprojects {
    repositories {
        ...
        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    }
}

Step 2. Add the dependency

	dependencies {
	        implementation 'com.github.Anas-Elgarhy:JColorfulConsole:1.0.3'
	}

Usage:

public class Example1 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ColoredString hello = new ColoredString("Hello, ");
        hello.setForegroundColor(TextColor.ANSI.BLUE); // Set text color to blue
        hello.setBackgroundColor("magenta"); // Set background color to magenta
        hello.addStyle(TextStyle.BOLD); // Add bold style

        ColoredString world = new ColoredString();
        world.setStr("World!"); // Set string to "World!"
        world.setForegroundColor("#542413"); // Set text color
        world.setBackgroundColor(new TextColor.RGB(34, 139, 34)); // Set background color
        world.addStyle(TextStyle.ITALIC); // Add italic style

        System.out.print(hello); // Print colored string
        System.out.print(world); // Print colored string

    }
}

public class Example2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Thread(() -> {
            while (true) {
                System.out.println(new ColoredString("Hi",
                        new TextColor.RGB((int) (Math.random() * 255), (int) (Math.random() * 255), (int) (Math.random() * 255)),
                        new TextColor.RGB((int) (Math.random() * 255), (int) (Math.random() * 255), (int) (Math.random() * 255)),
                        TextStyle.values()[(int) (Math.random() * TextStyle.values().length)]));
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(1000);
                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        }).start();
    }
}

Requirements for development:

• Maven
• jdk 17
• IntelliJ IDEA (not required but recommended)

TODO

• Add Tests
• Add Formatter
• Add Documentation
• Add more examples

Projects using this library 💙

• jls
• jpwd

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