Class ConsoleOutput
StubOutput makes testing shell commands/shell helpers easier.
You can use this class by injecting it into a ConsoleIo instance that your command/task/helper uses:
use Cake\Console\ConsoleIo;
use Cake\TestSuite\Stub\ConsoleOutput;
$output = new ConsoleOutput();
$io = new ConsoleIo($output);Constants
Property Summary
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        $_backgroundColors protected staticarraybackground colors used in colored output. 
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        $_foregroundColors protected staticarraytext colors used in colored output. 
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        $_options protected staticstringformatting options for colored output 
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        $_out protectedarrayBuffered messages. 
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        $_output protectedresourceFile handle for output. 
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        $_outputAs protectedintThe current output type. Manipulated with ConsoleOutput::outputAs(); 
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        $_styles protected staticarrayStyles that are available as tags in console output. You can modify these styles with ConsoleOutput::styles() 
Method Summary
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          __construct() publicConstruct the output object. 
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          __destruct() publicClean up and close handles 
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          _replaceTags() protectedReplace tags with color codes. 
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          _write() protectedWrites a message to the output stream. 
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          messages() publicGet the buffered output. 
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          outputAs() publicGet/Set the output type to use. The output type how formatting tags are treated. 
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          styleText() publicApply styling to text. 
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          styles() publicGet the current styles offered, or append new ones in. 
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          write() publicWrite output to the buffer. 
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 $matches): stringReplace tags with color codes.
Parameters
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                array$matches
- An array of matches to replace. 
Returns
string_write() ¶ protected
_write(string $message): int|boolWrites a message to the output stream.
Parameters
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                string$message
- Message to write. 
Returns
int|boolThe number of bytes returned from writing to output.
outputAs() ¶ public
outputAs(int|null $type = null): int|nullGet/Set the output type to use. The output type how formatting tags are treated.
Parameters
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                int|null$type optional
- The output type to use. Should be one of the class constants. 
Returns
int|nullEither null or the value if getting.
styleText() ¶ public
styleText(string $text): stringApply styling to text.
Parameters
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                string$text
- Text with styling tags. 
Returns
stringString with color codes added.
styles() ¶ public
styles(string|null $style = null, array|bool|null $definition = null): mixedGet 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
mixedIf you are getting styles, the style or null will be returned. If you are creating/modifying styles true will be returned.
write() ¶ public
write(string|array $message, int $newlines = 1): voidWrite output to the buffer.
Parameters
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                string|array$message
- A string or an array of strings to output 
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                int$newlines optional
- Number of newlines to append 
Returns
void