inkterm 0.1.1

Color labrary for CLI

Inkterm

A lightweight, fluent, and modern tool for decorating terminal text. Essential for building clean Command Line Interfaces (CLI) and console applications without cluttering your code with raw ANSI escape sequences.

Installation

Install inkterm via pip:

pip install inkterm

Key Features

1. Flexible Color Formats: Full support for HEX strings, RGB tuples, and built-in ANSI constants.
2. Global Configuration: Clean, centralized setup to define your project's default visual hierarchy once and reuse it everywhere.
3. Smart Prefixes: Manage consistent log levels (info, error, success) seamlessly.

Quick Start

Instead of using Python's native print() and manually concatenating colors, use the write() function for instant, clean styling:

from inkterm import write

write("Hello world!", color="#7c7c7c")

The write() Function Reference

Argument	Default	Type	Description
text	Required	str	The message to be printed.
color	None	str / tuple / Color	Foreground color (HEX string, RGB tuple, or Color Enum).
background	None	str / tuple / Color	Background color (HEX string, RGB tuple, or Color Enum).
styles	None	list	A list of text formats (e.g., [Style.BOLD]).
prefix	None	str	Name of a predefined prefix from your global config.
payload	False	bool	If True, returns the formatted ANSI string instead of printing it.

Centralized Global Settings

To maximize code readability, configure your visual styles at your application's entry point (e.g., main.py).

The config() Reference

Argument	Default	Type	Description
reset_color	True`	bool	Automatically appends an ANSI reset sequence at the end of every line.
default_text_color	None	str / tuple / Color	Fallback foreground color for all standard text.
default_prefix	None	str	The prefix name used by default when write() specifies none.
prefix	None	dict	A dictionary mapping names to pre-styled components via label().

Advanced Configuration Example

# main.py

from inkterm import config, write, label, Style, Color

config(
    # Set default text color using an Enum constant
    default_text_color=Color.WHITE,

    # Build and register custom prefixes
    prefix={
        "info": label("[INFO]", color="#57bf4b", styles=[Style.BOLD]),
        "error": label("[ERROR]", color=Color.RED, styles=[Style.BOLD, Style.UNDERLINE]),
    },

    # Automatically use the 'info' prefix if none is passed to write()
    default_prefix="info"
)

# Standard print using the default "info" prefix
write("System is running smoothly.")  # Output: [INFO] System is running smoothly.

# Overriding the prefix for specific logs
write("Database connection failed!", prefix="error")  # Output: [ERROR] Database connection failed!

Built-in Constants

For fast, standard terminal coloring, you can import and use the Color and Style Enums directly:

Available Styles (Style.*)

• Style.BOLD
• Style.DIM
• Style.ITALIC
• Style.UNDERLINE
• Style.BLINK
• Style.REVERSE
• Style.STRIKETHROUGH

Available Colors (Colors.*)

• Color.BLACK
• Color.RED
• Color.GREEN
• Color.YELLOW
• Color.BLUE
• Color.MAGENTA
• Color.CYAN
• Color.WHITE

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For fast, standard terminal coloring, you can import and use the Color and Style Enums directly: