pyansistring 0.1.0
A library for string color styling using ANSI escape sequences.
Requires Python: >=3.11
Keywords: ansi, ansi-colors, ansi-escape-codes, cli, color, colored-text, colorize, console, debugging, logging, rich-text, string-formatting, terminal, terminal-colors, text-formatting, text-styling, tui

# pyansistring
![pyansistring Banner](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/banner.png)

## About The Project

[***pyansistring***](https://github.com/l1asis/pyansistring) is a library for **string color styling** using **ANSI escape sequences**. The base class inherits from Python's `str`. You can split, join, or slice the string while **preserving the styling**.

### Features

* Preservation of the str methods.
* Support for 4-, 8-, and 24-bit (True Color) color modes.
* Per-word coloring.
* Left, right, and center alignment without problems caused by string length.
* Support for multiple SGR (Select Graphic Rendition) parameters.
* Support for both the traditional ";" and the modern ":" SGR parameter separators.
* Automated coloring functionality, e.g., rainbow text.

For a more comprehensive list of what's been done so far, see the [TODO](./TODO.md) section.

Inspired by [***rich***](https://github.com/Textualize/rich) and [***colorama***](https://github.com/tartley/colorama) Python libraries.

## Getting Started

### Prerequisites

* Python 3.11 or higher
    * Linux: https://docs.python.org/3/using/unix.html
    * Windows: https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html
    * macOS: https://docs.python.org/3/using/mac.html
* Git (for local installation)
    * Linux: https://git-scm.com/downloads/linux
    * Windows: https://git-scm.com/downloads/win
    * macOS: https://git-scm.com/downloads/mac

### Installation

You can install the package **via pip**:
```sh
pip install pyansistring # or pip3 install pyansistring
```

Or locally **via git**:
1. Clone the repository
    ```sh
    git clone https://github.com/l1asis/pyansistring
    ```
2. Navigate to the cloned directory
    ```sh
    cd pyansistring
    ```
3. Change git remote url to avoid accidental pushes to base project
    ```sh
    git remote set-url origin github_username/repo_name
    # Verify the changes
    git remote -v
    ```
4. (Optional) Create and activate a virtual environment
    ```sh
    python -m venv venv
    # On Windows
    .\venv\Scripts\activate
    # On Unix or MacOS
    source venv/bin/activate
    ``` 
5. Install the package
    ```sh
    pip install .
    ```

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## Usage

#### Import the necessary classes and initialize an `ANSIString` instance:
```python
from pyansistring.pyansistring import ANSIString
from pyansistring.constants import SGR, Foreground, Background, UnderlineMode
```

#### Unstyled plain string:
```python
text = ANSIString("Hello, World!")
print(text)
```
![Result: unstyled plain string in black](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/unstyled.svg)

#### Style the whole string:
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World!")
        .fg_4b(Foreground.YELLOW)
        .bg_4b(Background.BLUE)
        .fm(SGR.BOLD)
)
```
![Result: string with yellow foreground, blue background, and bold styling](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/whole.svg)

#### Style by slice (indices are \[start, end, step\]):
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World!")
        .fg_4b(Foreground.YELLOW, (0, 5), (7, 12))  # "Hello" and "World"
        .bg_4b(Background.BLUE, (7, 12))            # "World"
        .fm(SGR.BOLD, (7, 12))                      # "World"
)
```
![Result: string where "Hello" and "World" have a yellow foreground. "World" also has a blue background and is in bold.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/slice.svg)

#### Style by words:
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World!")
        .fg_4b_w(Foreground.YELLOW, "Hello", "World")
        .bg_4b_w(Background.BLUE, "World")
        .fm_w(SGR.BOLD, "Hello", "World")
)
```
![Result: string where "Hello" and "World" have a yellow foreground and bold styling. "World" also has a blue background.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/words.svg)

#### SGR parameters like bold and underline:
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World!")
        .fm(SGR.BOLD)
        .fm(SGR.UNDERLINE)
)
```
![Result: bold and single underlined string](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/sgr.svg)

#### 4-bit examples (doesn't exist for underline):
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World!")
        .fg_4b(Foreground.YELLOW)
        .bg_4b(Background.BLUE)
)
```
![Result: string with yellow foreground and blue background](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/4bit.svg)

#### 8-bit examples:
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World!")
        .fg_8b(11)  # Bright Yellow
        .bg_8b(4)   # Blue
        .ul_8b(74)  # Muted Sky Blue
)
```
![Result: string with bright yellow foreground, blue background, and muted sky blue underline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/8bit.svg)

#### 24-bit (True Color) example:
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World!")
        .fg_24b(255, 255, 0)    # Bright Yellow
        .bg_24b(0, 0, 238)      # Blue
        .ul_24b(135, 175, 215)  # Light Steel Blue
)
```
![Result: string with bright yellow foreground, blue background, and light steel blue underline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/rgb.svg)

#### Underline modes (not "styles" to avoid confusion with other styling):
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World!")
        .bg_24b(255, 255, 255)  # White
        .ul_24b(255, 0, 0)      # Red
        .fm(UnderlineMode.DOUBLE)
)
```
![Result: string with white background and red double underline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/underline.svg)

#### Lengths and plain text:
```python
styled = ANSIString("Hello, World!").fg_4b(Foreground.MAGENTA)

print(len(styled) == len("Hello, World!"))
# True (logical length ignores ANSI)
print(len(styled.styled_text) == len("Hello, World!"))
# False (includes ANSI codes)
print(styled.actual_length == len("Hello, World!"))
# False (includes ANSI codes)
print(styled.plain)
# "Hello, World!"
```

#### ANSIString conversion to SVG text:
```python
from fontTools.ttLib import TTFont

styled = ANSIString("Hello, World!").fg_4b(Foreground.MAGENTA)
styled.to_svg(
    font=TTFont("path/to/font.ttf"),
    font_size_px=16,
    output_file="hello_world.svg"
)
```

#### ANSIString conversion to SVG path (for better compatibility when font is not guaranteed to be present):
```python
from fontTools.ttLib import TTFont

styled = ANSIString("Hello, World!").fg_4b(Foreground.MAGENTA)
styled.to_svg(
    font=TTFont("path/to/font.ttf"),
    font_size_px=16,
    convert_text_to_path=True,
    output_file="hello_world_path.svg"
)
```

**Note:** The `convert_text_to_path` parameter does not affect the visual appearance of the generated SVG. It only changes how the text is represented within the SVG file. But, it does not support bold and italic styles or underlines at the moment.

#### Rainbow text as a separate function:
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World! This is rainbow text!")
        .rainbow(fg=True)
)
```
![Result: rainbow text with automatic transition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/rainbow.svg)

#### Colored text using multicolor functionality:
```python
print(
    ANSIString("Hello, World! This is multicolor text!")
        .multicolor((
            "r=0:|g=0:|b=255:   $ "  # Start with blue
            "b>0:repeat(auto)   # "  # Decrease blue
            "r>255:repeat(auto) | "  # Increase green and combine with...
            "g>255:repeat(auto)   "  # Increase red
            "                   &*"  # Cycle & Start without apply flags
        ))
)
```
![Result: multicolor text with a transition effect from blue to yellow](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l1asis/pyansistring/refs/heads/main/images/usage/multicolor.svg)

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## Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are **greatly appreciated**.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement".
Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (`git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature`)
3. Commit your Changes (`git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'`)
4. Push to the Branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)
5. Open a Pull Request

**P.S.** I would love to see your arts made with ***pyansistring*** in the `arts.py` file, with proper attribution, of course!

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## License

Distributed under the MIT License. See `LICENSE` for more information.

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## Acknowledgements
* [Othneil Drew's Best README Template](https://github.com/othneildrew/Best-README-Template)

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