String
Since we mostly work with the command-line, we need our output to be more elegant. Here are the main colors you may need to do so. You can always add to this set.
class String
def red; colorize(self, "\e[1m\e[31m"); end
def green; colorize(self, "\e[1m\e[32m"); end
def dark_green; colorize(self, "\e[32m"); end
def yellow; colorize(self, "\e[1m\e[33m"); end
def blue; colorize(self, "\e[1m\e[34m"); end
def dark_blue; colorize(self, "\e[34m"); end
def purple; colorize(self, "\e[35m"); end
def dark_purple; colorize(self, "\e[1;35m"); end
def cyan; colorize(self, "\e[1;36m"); end
def dark_cyan; colorize(self, "\e[36m"); end
def pure; colorize(self, "\e[0m\e[28m"); end
def bold; colorize(self, "\e[1m"); end
def colorize(text, color_code) "#{color_code}#{text}\e[0m" end
end
All you need is to call the color when you
puts itputs "RubyFu".red
puts "RubyFu".green
puts "RubyFu".yellow.bold
To understand this code, let's explain it with a diagram
\033 [0; 31m
^ ^ ^
| | |
| | |--------------------------------------- [The color number]
| |-------------------- [The modifier] (ends with "m")
|-- [Escaped character] | 0 - normal
(you can use "\e") | 1 - bold
| 2 - normal again
| 3 - background color
| 4 - underline
| 5 - blinking
Or you can use an external gem called [colorized] for fancier options
gem install colorize
Then just require it in your script
require 'colorize'
It's awesome to have more flexibility in your terminal, and sometimes we need to do more with our scripts.
Overwriting console output makes our applications elegant and less noisy for repeated outputs like counting and loading progress bars.
I've read a how-to about bash Prompt cursor movement and I found it is convenient to have in our scripts. Here's what I've found so far
- Position the Cursor:
\033[<L>;<C>H
Or
\033[<L>;<C>f
puts the cursor at line L and column C.
- Move the cursor up N lines:
\033[<N>A
- Move the cursor down N lines:
\033[<N>B
- Move the cursor forward N columns:
\033[<N>C
- Move the cursor backward N columns:
\033[<N>D
- Clear the screen, move to (0,0):
\033[2J
- Erase to end of line:
\033[K
- Save cursor position:
\033[s
- Restore cursor position:
\033[u
So to test these I created the following PoC
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# KING SABRI | @KINGSABRI
(1..3).map do |num|
print "\rNumber: #{num}"
sleep 0.5
print ("\033[1B") # Move cursor down 1 line
('a'..'c').map do |char|
print "\rCharacter: #{char}"
print ("\e[K")
sleep 0.5
print ("\033[1B") # Move cursor down 1 lines
('A'..'C').map do |char1|
print "\rCapital letters: #{char1}"
print ("\e[K")
sleep 0.3
end
print ("\033[1A") # Move curse up 1 line
end
print ("\033[1A") # Move curse up 1 line
end
print ("\033[2B") # Move cursor down 2 lines
puts ""
So far so good, but why don't we make these as Ruby methods for more elegant usage? So I came up with the following
# KING SABRI | @KINGSABRI
class String
def mv_up(n=1)
cursor(self, "\033[#{n}A")
end
def mv_down(n=1)
cursor(self, "\033[#{n}B")
end
def mv_fw(n=1)
cursor(self, "\033[#{n}C")
end
def mv_bw(n=1)
cursor(self, "\033[#{n}D")
end
def cls_upline
cursor(self, "\e[K")
end
def cls
# cursor(self, "\033[2J")
cursor(self, "\e[H\e[2J")
end
def save_position
cursor(self, "\033[s")
end
def restore_position
cursor(self, "\033[u")
end
def cursor(text, position)
"\r#{position}#{text}"
end
end
Then as a PoC, I've used the same previous PoC code (after updating String class on-the-fly in the same script)
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# KING SABRI | @KINGSABRI
# Level 1
(1..3).map do |num|
print "\rNumber: #{num}"
sleep 0.7
# Level 2
('a'..'c').map do |char|
print "Characters: #{char}".mv_down
sleep 0.5
# Level 3
('A'..'C').map do |char1|
print "Capital: #{char1}".mv_down
sleep 0.2
print "".mv_up
end
print "".mv_up
end
sleep 0.7
end
print "".mv_down 3
It's much more elegant, isn't it? Say yes plz
Some application...
(1..10).each do |percent|
print "#{percent*10}% complete\r"
sleep(0.5)
print ("\e[K") # Delete current line
end
puts "Done!"
Another example
(1..5).to_a.reverse.each do |c|
print "\rI'll exit after #{c} second(s)"
print "\e[K"
sleep 1
end
Using our elegant way (after updating String class on-the-fly)
(1..5).to_a.reverse.each do |c|
print "I'll exit after #{c} second".cls_upline
sleep 1
end
puts
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