Class ConsoleOutput
Object wrapper for outputting information from a shell application. Can be connected to any stream resource that can be used with fopen()
Can generate colorized output on consoles that support it. There are a few built in styles
error
Error messages.warning
Warning messages.info
Informational messages.comment
Additional text.question
Magenta text used for user prompts
By defining styles with addStyle() you can create custom console styles.
Using styles in output
You can format console output using tags with the name of the style to apply. From inside a shell object
$this->out('<warning>Overwrite:</warning> foo.php was overwritten.');
This would create orange 'Overwrite:' text, while the rest of the text would remain the normal color. See ConsoleOutput::styles() to learn more about defining your own styles. Nested styles are not supported at this time.
Constants
Property Summary
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$_backgroundColors protected static
array
background colors used in colored output.
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$_foregroundColors protected static
array
text colors used in colored output.
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$_options protected static
string
formatting options for colored output
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$_output protected
resource
File handle for output.
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$_outputAs protected
int
The current output type. Manipulated with ConsoleOutput::outputAs();
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$_styles protected static
array
Styles that are available as tags in console output. You can modify these styles with ConsoleOutput::styles()
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Construct the output object.
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__destruct() public
Clean up and close handles
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_replaceTags() protected
Replace tags with color codes.
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_write() protected
Writes a message to the output stream.
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outputAs() public
Get/Set the output type to use. The output type how formatting tags are treated.
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styleText() public
Apply styling to text.
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styles() public
Get the current styles offered, or append new ones in.
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write() public
Outputs a single or multiple messages to stdout or stderr. If no parameters are passed, outputs just a newline.
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(string $stream = 'php://stdout')
Construct the output object.
Checks for a pretty console environment. Ansicon and ConEmu allows pretty consoles on windows, and is supported.
Parameters
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string
$stream optional The identifier of the stream to write output to.
_replaceTags() ¶ protected
_replaceTags(array $matches): string
Replace tags with color codes.
Parameters
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array
$matches An array of matches to replace.
Returns
string
_write() ¶ protected
_write(string $message): int|bool
Writes a message to the output stream.
Parameters
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string
$message Message to write.
Returns
int|bool
outputAs() ¶ public
outputAs(int|null $type = null): int|null
Get/Set the output type to use. The output type how formatting tags are treated.
Parameters
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int|null
$type optional The output type to use. Should be one of the class constants.
Returns
int|null
styleText() ¶ public
styleText(string $text): string
Apply styling to text.
Parameters
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string
$text Text with styling tags.
Returns
string
styles() ¶ public
styles(string|null $style = null, array|bool|null $definition = null): mixed
Get the current styles offered, or append new ones in.
Get a style definition
$output->styles('error');
Get all the style definitions
$output->styles();
Create or modify an existing style
$output->styles('annoy', ['text' => 'purple', 'background' => 'yellow', 'blink' => true]);
Remove a style
$this->output->styles('annoy', false);
Parameters
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string|null
$style optional The style to get or create.
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array|bool|null
$definition optional The array definition of the style to change or create a style or false to remove a style.
Returns
mixed
write() ¶ public
write(string|array $message, int $newlines = 1): int|bool
Outputs a single or multiple messages to stdout or stderr. If no parameters are passed, outputs just a newline.
Parameters
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string|array
$message A string or an array of strings to output
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int
$newlines optional Number of newlines to append
Returns
int|bool