concol

Concol it's a simple cross-platform (Windows/Linux) C++ static library for console colorized output.

Build status

Branch	AppVeyor
master
develop

Configuring

cmake -B build-release -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

cmake -B build-debug -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug

Building

cmake --build build-release

cmake --build build-debug

Example

  using namespace concol;
  using namespace concol_literals;
#ifndef CONCOL_NO_STRING_VIEW
  using namespace std::string_view_literals;
#endif


  color::set_ostream(stderr);
  color::printf("{blue}no color print to stderr\n{}");
  color::set_ostream(stdout);
  color::printf("{green}no color print to stdout\n{}");
  color::set_enabled(true);
  color::set_ostream(stderr);
  color::printf("{+cyan}color {+red}print{} to {+magenta} stderr\n{}");
  color::set_ostream(stdout);
  color::printf("{+yellow}color {+white}print{} to {+blue} stdout\n{}");

  color::printf(
      "{+blue}%d{}, {+green}%.2f{}, {+cyan}0x%X{}, {+red}%c{}, "
      "{+magenta}%s{}, "
      "{+yellow}%d{}\n",
      128, 3.14, 0xAA, 'S', "Hi", -128);

  color(128_blue + ", " + 3.14_green + ", " + 0xAA_cyan + ", " + 'S'_red +
        ", " + "Hi"_magenta + ", " + "-128"_yellow + '\n')
      .print();

  color::printf(
      "{blue}%s{}, {green}%s{}, {cyan}%s{}, {red}%s{}, {magenta}%s{}, "
      "{yellow}%s{}, {white}%s{}\n",
      "blue", "green", "cyan", "red", "magenta", "yellow", "white");

  color::printf(
      "{+blue}%s{}, {+green}%s{}, {+cyan}%s{}, {+red}%s{}, {+magenta}%s{}, "
      "{+yellow}%s{}, {+white}%s{}\n",
      "blue", "green", "cyan", "red", "magenta", "yellow", "white");

  color("blue"_blue + ", " + "green"_green + ", " + "cyan"_cyan + ", " +
        "red"_red + ", " + "magenta"_magenta + ", " + "yellow"_yellow + ", " +
        "white\n"_white)
      .print();

  color("blue"_blue_bright + ", " + "green"_green_bright + ", " +
        "cyan"_cyan_bright + ", " + "red"_red_bright + ", " +
        "magenta"_magenta_bright + ", " + "yellow"_yellow_bright + ", " +
        "white\n"_white_bright)
      .print();

  color("blue").print_blue();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("green").print_green();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("cyan").print_cyan();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("red").print_red();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("magenta").print_magenta();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("yellow").print_yellow();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("white\n").print_white();

  color("blue").print_blue_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("green").print_green_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("cyan").print_cyan_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("red").print_red_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("magenta").print_magenta_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("yellow").print_yellow_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("white\n").print_white_bright();

  std::cout << color_type::blue << "blue" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::green << "green" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::cyan << "cyan" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::red << "red" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::magenta << "magenta" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::yellow << "yellow" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::white << "white\n" << color_ctrl::reset;

  std::cout << color_type::blue_bright << "blue" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::green_bright << "green" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::cyan_bright << "cyan" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::red_bright << "red" << color_ctrl::reset << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::magenta_bright << "magenta" << color_ctrl::reset
            << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::yellow_bright << "yellow" << color_ctrl::reset
            << ", ";
  std::cout << color_type::white_bright << "white\n" << color_ctrl::reset;

#ifndef _WIN32
  auto str =
      color::to_string("blue"_blue + ", " + "green"_green + ", " + "cyan"_cyan +
                       ", " + "red"_red + ", " + "magenta"_magenta + ", " +
                       "yellow"_yellow + ", " + "white\n"_white);
  std::cout << str;
  str = color::to_string(
      "{+blue}%s{}, {+green}%s{}, {+cyan}%s{}, {+red}%s{}, {+magenta}%s{}, "
      "{+yellow}%s{}, {+white}%s{}",
      "blue", "green", "cyan", "red", "magenta", "yellow", "white");
  std::puts(str.c_str());
#endif

  color::set_enabled(false);

  color("blue").print_blue();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("green").print_green();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("cyan").print_cyan();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("red").print_red();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("magenta").print_magenta();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("yellow").print_yellow();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("white\n").print_white();

  color("blue").print_blue_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("green").print_green_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("cyan").print_cyan_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("red").print_red_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("magenta").print_magenta_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("yellow").print_yellow_bright();
  color::printf(", ");
  color("white\n").print_white_bright();

  color::set_enabled(true);

  color color1{};
  color1 += "color";
  color1 = color1 + '1';
  color color2{"color"};
  color2 += '2';
  color color12 = color1;
  color12 += std::string(" + ") + color2 + '\n';
  color12.print();
  color12.print_blue();
  color12.print_green();
  color12.print_cyan();
  color12.print_red();
  color12.print_magenta();
  color12.print_yellow();
  color12.print_white();
  color12.print_blue_bright();
  color12.print_green_bright();
  color12.print_cyan_bright();
  color12.print_red_bright();
  color12.print_magenta_bright();
  color12.print_yellow_bright();
  color12.print_white_bright();

  color12.clear();
  color12.add_blue("blue");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_green("green");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_cyan("cyan");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_red("red");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_magenta("magenta");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_yellow("yellow");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_white("white\n");
  color12.print();

  color12.clear();
  color12.add_blue_bright("blue");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_green_bright("green");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_cyan_bright("cyan");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_red_bright("red");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_magenta_bright("magenta");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_yellow_bright("yellow");
  color12.add(", ");
  color12.add_white_bright("white\n");
  color12.print();

  color12.clear();
  color12.add_blue(0);
  color12.add_green(1);
  color12.add_cyan(2);
  color12.add_red(3);
  color12.add_magenta(4);
  color12.add_yellow(5);
  color12.add_white(6);
  color12.add('\n');
  color12.print();

  color12.clear();
  color12.add_blue_bright(0);
  color12.add_green_bright(1);
  color12.add_cyan_bright(2);
  color12.add_red_bright(3);
  color12.add_magenta_bright(4);
  color12.add_yellow_bright(5);
  color12.add_white_bright(6);
  color12.add('\n');
  color12.print();

  color1.clear();
  color1 = color1 + color_type::blue + to_color(0);
  color1 = color1 + color_type::green + to_color(1);
  color1 = color1 + color_type::cyan + to_color(2);
  color1 = color1 + color_type::red + to_color(3);
  color1 = color1 + color_type::magenta + to_color(4);
  color1 = color1 + color_type::yellow + to_color(5);
  color1 = color1 + color_type::white + to_color(6);
  color1 = color1 + color_ctrl::reset;
  color1 = color1 + '\n';
  color1.print();

  color2.clear();
  color2 += color_type::blue_bright + to_color(0);
  color2 += color_type::green_bright + to_color(1);
  color2 += color_type::cyan_bright + to_color(2);
  color2 += color_type::red_bright + to_color(3);
  color2 += color_type::magenta_bright + to_color(4);
  color2 += color_type::yellow_bright + to_color(5);
  color2 += color_type::white_bright + to_color(6);
  color2 += color_ctrl::reset;
  color2 += '\n';
  color2.print();

  color1.clear();
  color1.add('A');
  color1.add_blue('B');
  color1.add_green('C');
  color1.add_cyan('D');
  color1.add_red('E');
  color1.add_magenta('F');
  color1.add_yellow('G');
  color1.add_white('H');
  color1.add('\n');
  color1.print();

  color2.clear();
  color2.add('A');
  color2.add_blue_bright('B');
  color2.add_green_bright('C');
  color2.add_cyan_bright('D');
  color2.add_red_bright('E');
  color2.add_magenta_bright('F');
  color2.add_yellow_bright('G');
  color2.add_white_bright('H');
  color2.add('\n');
  color2.print();

  color12.clear();
  color12 += 'I';
  color12 += color_type::blue;
  color12 += 'J';
  color12 += color_type::green;
  color12 += 'K';
  color12 += color_type::cyan;
  color12 += 'L';
  color12 += color_type::red;
  color12 += 'M';
  color12 += color_type::magenta;
  color12 += 'N';
  color12 += color_type::yellow;
  color12 += 'O';
  color12 += color_type::white;
  color12 += 'P';
  color12 += color_ctrl::reset;
  color12 += '\n';
  color12.print();

  color12.clear();
  color12 = color12 + 'I';
  color12 = color12 + color_type::blue_bright;
  color12 = color12 + 'J';
  color12 = color12 + color_type::green_bright;
  color12 = color12 + 'K';
  color12 = color12 + color_type::cyan_bright;
  color12 = color12 + 'L';
  color12 = color12 + color_type::red_bright;
  color12 = color12 + 'M';
  color12 = color12 + color_type::magenta_bright;
  color12 = color12 + 'N';
  color12 = color12 + color_type::yellow_bright;
  color12 = color12 + 'O';
  color12 = color12 + color_type::white_bright;
  color12 = color12 + 'P';
  color12 = color12 + color_ctrl::reset + '\n';
  color12.print();

  color1.clear();
  color1.add('Q')
      .add_blue('R')
      .add_green('S')
      .add_cyan('T')
      .add_red('U')
      .add_magenta('V')
      .add_yellow('W')
      .add_white('X')
      .add('\n');
  color2.clear();
  color2.add('Q')
      .add_blue_bright('R')
      .add_green_bright('S')
      .add_cyan_bright('T')
      .add_red_bright('U')
      .add_magenta_bright('V')
      .add_yellow_bright('W')
      .add_white_bright('X')
      .add('\n');
  color::printf(color1.c_str() + color2.to_string());

Example Console Output