sysmess 0.1.0

Fancy terminal message box renderer using Unicode box characters and ANSI styling

sysmess

Fancy terminal message box renderer using Unicode box characters and ANSI styling.

Installation & Building

• Build the extension in-place:

  python3 setup.py build
  

• (Optional) Install into your current environment:

  pip install .
  

Usage

import sysmess

msg = sysmess.fancy_box(
    "Hello, world!",
    title="Greeting",
    center=True,
    bold=True,
    italic=False,
)
print(msg)

# Measure the width of the box (including borders)
width = sysmess.measure_box_width("Hello, world!", title="Greeting")
print(width)

Examples

Once built (or installed), run the demonstration script to see sample outputs:

python3 examples.py

Testing

Run the unit tests using the included test runner:

python3 test.py

Continuous Integration

A GitHub Actions workflow is included at .github/workflows/ci.yml, which builds the extension, runs the tests, and executes the examples on each push or pull request to main.