🎨 Pretty Print

A beautiful and customizable Dart library for printing colored and styled text to the terminal using ANSI escape codes. Perfect for CLI applications, debugging, and adding visual flair to your console output!

🖼️ Visual Showcase

🎨 Colors & Text Styling	📋 Status Messages & Extensions	🎭 Advanced Formatting & Effects

🚀 Try it yourself: Run dart run example/example.dart to see all features in action!

✨ Features

🎨 8 Beautiful Colors: Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Cyan, White
🖼️ Background Colors: Apply any color as background
🎭 Text Styling: Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, Blinking
📋 75+ Extension Methods: Organized into logical groups for easy discovery
🔧 Grouped API: Methods organized by category (logging, styling, colors, formatting, debug)
📊 Advanced Formatting: Boxes, headers, separators, alignment, lists
🐛 Development Tools: Debugging utilities, variable inspection, performance monitoring
🌈 Special Effects: Rainbow text, animations, and visual enhancements
🚀 Cross-Platform: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux terminals
📦 Zero Dependencies: Lightweight and fast
🎯 Type Safe: Full Dart type safety with enums

🚀 Getting Started

Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  pretty_print: ^2.1.0

Then run:

dart pub get

📖 Usage

Import the package:

import 'package:pretty_print/pretty_print.dart';

🎯 Grouped Extension API (v2.1.0+)

The new grouped extension system organizes methods into logical categories for better discoverability and cleaner code:

📝 Logging Methods

// Status logging with styled headers
"Operation completed successfully!".logging.successLog();
"Application started".logging.infoLog();
"This feature is deprecated".logging.warningLog();
"Failed to connect to database".logging.errorLog();
"Debugging user authentication".logging.debugLog();
"Critical system failure".logging.criticalLog();
"Entering function".logging.traceLog();
"Database query took 150ms".logging.performanceLog();

🎭 Text Styling Methods

// Text styling and effects
"Bold text".styling.bold();
"Italic text".styling.italic();
"Underlined text".styling.underline();
"Strikethrough text".styling.lineThrough();
"Blinking text".styling.blink();
"Bold + Underlined".styling.boldUnderline();
"All effects combined".styling.allEffects();

🌈 Color Methods

// Text colors
"Red text".colors.red();
"Green text".colors.green();
"Blue text".colors.blue();
"Yellow text".colors.yellow();

// Background colors
"Text on red background".colors.onRed();
"Text on green background".colors.onGreen();
"Text on blue background".colors.onBlue();

// Combined styling
"Bold red text".colors.boldRed();
"Bold green text".colors.boldGreen();

// Special effects
"Rainbow text!".colors.rainbow();

📋 Formatting Methods

// Layout and formatting
"Title".formatting.header();
"Content".formatting.box();
"Double border content".formatting.doubleBox();

// Lists and bullets
"First item".formatting.bullet();
"Second item".formatting.bullet();
"Step 1".formatting.numbered(1);
"Step 2".formatting.numbered(2);

// Alignment
"Left aligned text".formatting.leftAlign(30);
"Right aligned text".formatting.rightAlign(30);
"Centered text".formatting.center(30);

// Text formatting
"Important quote".formatting.quote();
"console.log('Hello')".formatting.code();
"Indented text".formatting.indent(2);

// Separators
"".formatting.separator();

// Utility methods
"Message".formatting.withPrefix(">>> ");
"Alert".formatting.withSuffix(" <<<");

🐛 Debug Methods

// Development and debugging
"Variable inspection".debug.debugPrint();
"Fix this later".debug.todo();
"This needs attention".debug.fixme();
"Important note".debug.note();
"API response data".debug.inspect();

// Performance monitoring
"Performance check".debug.benchmark();
"Memory usage".debug.memory();
"Network request status".debug.network();
"Database query result".debug.database();

// Variable inspection
"userName".debug.variable("john_doe");
"age".debug.variable(25);
"isActive".debug.variable(true);

// Development status
"User authentication passed".debug.assertion();
"Legacy method usage".debug.deprecated();
"Experimental feature active".debug.experimental();
"Security check passed".debug.security();
"Configuration loaded".debug.config();

🔧 Basic PrettyPrint.log Usage

For direct control over styling, you can still use the traditional PrettyPrint.log method:

// Simple colored text
PrettyPrint.log("Hello World!", textColor: PrintColor.green);

// Text with background and styling
PrettyPrint.log(
  " SUCCESS ",
  textColor: PrintColor.white,
  backColor: PrintColor.green,
  textWeight: TextWeight.bold,
);

// Combined effects
PrettyPrint.log(
  "Important Notice",
  textColor: PrintColor.red,
  textWeight: TextWeight.bold,
  textUnderline: TextUnderLine.underline,
  textBlink: TextBlink.slowBlink,
);

🎯 Why Use Grouped Extensions?

The new grouped extension system provides several benefits:

🔍 Better Discoverability: IDE autocomplete shows only relevant methods for each category
📋 Organized Code: Methods are logically grouped by functionality
🧹 Cleaner API: Reduces namespace pollution
🚀 Enhanced Productivity: Find the right method faster
📚 Better Documentation: Each group is clearly documented

Migration Example

// Old API (still works)
"Success message".successLog();
"Bold text".bold();
"Red text".red();

// New API (recommended)
"Success message".logging.successLog();
"Bold text".styling.bold();
"Red text".colors.red();

🎨 Advanced Usage Examples

Complex Formatting

// Create professional-looking output
"System Status Report".formatting.header();
"".formatting.separator();

"CPU Usage: 45%".debug.benchmark();
"Memory: 256MB".debug.memory();
"Network: Connected".debug.network();
"Database: Online".debug.database();

"".formatting.separator();
"All systems operational".logging.successLog();

CLI Application Example

// Application startup
"🚀 MyApp v1.0.0".formatting.header();

// Progress indicators
"[1/4] Initializing...".logging.infoLog();
"[2/4] Loading config...".logging.infoLog();
"[3/4] Connecting to database...".logging.infoLog();
"[4/4] Ready!".logging.successLog();

// User interactions
"Enter your name: ".colors.cyan();
// ... get user input
"Welcome, John!".logging.successLog();

// Error handling
if (error) {
  "Connection failed: ${error.message}".logging.errorLog();
  "Please check your network settings".logging.warningLog();
}

Development & Debugging

// Variable inspection
"userName".debug.variable(currentUser.name);
"isAuthenticated".debug.variable(user.isAuth);
"requestCount".debug.variable(stats.requests);

// Performance monitoring
"Database query completed".debug.benchmark();
"Memory usage: ${getMemoryUsage()}MB".debug.memory();
"API response time: ${responseTime}ms".debug.network();

// Development notes
"TODO: Implement caching".debug.todo();
"FIXME: Handle edge case".debug.fixme();
"NOTE: This is a temporary solution".debug.note();

🚀 Common Use Cases

Status Messages

// Using grouped extensions (recommended)
"Operation completed successfully".logging.successLog();
"Loading user preferences".logging.infoLog();
"API endpoint deprecated".logging.warningLog();
"Connection failed".logging.errorLog();
"System debug info".logging.debugLog();

Professional CLI Output

"🚀 Application Startup".formatting.header();
"Loading configuration...".logging.infoLog();
"Database connected".logging.successLog();

"📊 System Status".formatting.box();
"CPU: 45%".debug.benchmark();
"Memory: 256MB".debug.memory();
"Connections: 1,247".debug.network();

Development & Debugging

"Add user authentication".debug.todo();
"Fix memory leak in cache".debug.fixme();
"Performance looks good".debug.note();

"userId".debug.variable("user_123");
"isAuthenticated".debug.variable(true);
"responseTime".debug.variable("89ms");

Professional Output

"Application Report".formatting.header();
"".formatting.separator();

"System Metrics".formatting.leftAlign(20);
"Status: Online".formatting.rightAlign(15, PrintColor.green);

"Last Updated".formatting.leftAlign(20);
DateTime.now().toString().formatting.rightAlign(25, PrintColor.cyan);

📚 API Reference

🔧 Extension Groups

`.logging` - Status Logging Methods

successLog() - Green success message with ✓ icon
infoLog() - Blue info message with ℹ icon
warningLog() - Yellow warning message with ⚠ icon
errorLog() - Red error message with ✗ icon
debugLog() - Magenta debug message with 🐛 icon
criticalLog() - Red blinking critical message with 🚨 icon
traceLog() - Cyan trace message with 📍 icon
performanceLog() - Yellow performance message with ⚡ icon

`.styling` - Text Styling Methods

bold([color]) - Bold text with optional color
italic([color]) - Italic text with optional color
underline([color]) - Underlined text with optional color
lineThrough([color]) - Strikethrough text with optional color
blink([color]) - Blinking text with optional color
fastBlink([color]) - Fast blinking text with optional color
dim([color]) - Dimmed text with optional color
hide() - Hidden text
boldUnderline([color]) - Combined bold and underline
italicUnderline([color]) - Combined italic and underline
allEffects([color]) - All text effects combined

`.colors` - Color Methods

Text Colors:

black(), red(), green(), yellow(), blue(), magenta(), cyan(), white()

Background Colors:

onBlack(), onRed(), onGreen(), onYellow(), onBlue(), onMagenta(), onCyan(), onWhite()

Combined Colors:

boldRed(), boldGreen(), boldBlue(), boldYellow(), boldMagenta(), boldCyan(), boldWhite()

Special Effects:

rainbow() - Rainbow colored text

`.formatting` - Layout & Formatting Methods

Containers:

header([color]) - Header with decorative borders
box([borderColor]) - Single-line box around text
doubleBox([borderColor]) - Double-line box around text

Lists:

bullet([color]) - Bullet point (•)
numbered(number, [color]) - Numbered list item

Alignment:

leftAlign(width, [color]) - Left-aligned text
rightAlign(width, [color]) - Right-aligned text
center(width, [color]) - Centered text

Text Formatting:

quote([color]) - Quoted text with italic styling
code([color]) - Code formatting with monospace background
indent(level) - Indented text

Utilities:

separator([color]) - Horizontal separator line
withPrefix(prefix, [color]) - Add prefix to text
withSuffix(suffix, [color]) - Add suffix to text

`.debug` - Development & Debugging Methods

Basic Debug:

debugPrint() - Debug message with timestamp
todo() - TODO note with 📝 icon
fixme() - FIXME note with 🔧 icon
note() - General note with 📌 icon
inspect() - Inspect data with 🔍 icon

Performance:

benchmark() - Performance message with ⏱️ icon
memory() - Memory usage with 💾 icon
network() - Network status with 🌐 icon
database() - Database status with 🗄️ icon

Development:

variable(value) - Variable inspection with 🔢 icon
assertion() - Assertion message with ✅ icon
deprecated() - Deprecation warning with ⚠️ icon
experimental() - Experimental feature with 🧪 icon
security() - Security message with 🔒 icon
config() - Configuration message with ⚙️ icon

🎨 Available Colors

PrintColor.black, PrintColor.red, PrintColor.green, PrintColor.yellow
PrintColor.blue, PrintColor.magenta, PrintColor.cyan, PrintColor.white

🎭 Text Styling Options

TextWeight.bold / TextWeight.normal
TextItalic.italic / TextItalic.none
TextUnderLine.underline / TextUnderLine.none
TextThroughLine.lineThrough / TextThroughLine.none

✨ Special Effects

TextBlink.slowBlink - Slow blinking animation
TextBlink.fastBlink - Fast blinking animation
TextBlink.semiOpacity - Semi-transparent text
TextBlink.hide - Hidden text

🔗 Extension Categories (75+ Methods)

📋 Logging (8 methods)

successLog(), infoLog(), warningLog(), errorLog(), debugLog(), criticalLog(), traceLog(), performanceLog()

🎨 Styling (12 methods)

bold(), italic(), underline(), lineThrough(), blink(), fastBlink(), dim(), hide(), boldUnderline(), italicUnderline(), allEffects()

🌈 Colors (25+ methods)

red(), green(), blue(), onRed(), onGreen(), boldRed(), boldGreen(), rainbow(), etc.

📐 Formatting (16 methods)

header(), box(), doubleBox(), separator(), leftAlign(), center(), bullet(), numbered(), indent(), quote(), code(), etc.

🐛 Debug (16 methods)

todo(), fixme(), note(), debugPrint(), inspect(), variable(), benchmark(), memory(), network(), security(), etc.

// Debug info
PrettyPrint.pprint("[DEBUG]",
  textColor: PrintColor.blue,
  textWeight: TextWeight.bold
);

// Info message
PrettyPrint.pprint("[INFO]",
  textColor: PrintColor.cyan
);

// Hidden sensitive data
PrettyPrint.pprint("Secret: password123",
  textBlink: TextBlink.hide
);

🎨 Available Options

Colors (`PrintColor`)

PrintColor.black
PrintColor.red
PrintColor.green
PrintColor.yellow
PrintColor.blue
PrintColor.magenta
PrintColor.cyan
PrintColor.white
PrintColor.none (default)

Text Weight (`TextWeight`)

TextWeight.normal
TextWeight.bold
TextWeight.none (default)

Text Styling

TextItalic.italic / TextItalic.none
TextUnderLine.underline / TextUnderLine.none
TextThroughLine.lineThrough (strikethrough) / TextThroughLine.none

Blinking and Opacity Effects (`TextBlink`)

TextBlink.semiOpacity - Semi-transparent text
TextBlink.hide - Hidden text
TextBlink.slowBlink - Slow blinking
TextBlink.fastBlink - Fast blinking
TextBlink.none (default)

🎯 Complete Example

import 'package:pretty_print/pretty_print.dart';

void main() {
  // Header
  PrettyPrint.pprint("=== PRETTY PRINT DEMO ===",
    textColor: PrintColor.white,
    backColor: PrintColor.blue,
    textWeight: TextWeight.bold
  );

  // Colors demonstration
  print("\n🎨 Colors:");
  PrettyPrint.pprint("Red", textColor: PrintColor.red);
  PrettyPrint.pprint("Green", textColor: PrintColor.green);
  PrettyPrint.pprint("Blue", textColor: PrintColor.blue);
  PrettyPrint.pprint("Yellow", textColor: PrintColor.yellow);

  // Styling demonstration
  print("\n✨ Styles:");
  PrettyPrint.pprint("Bold text", textWeight: TextWeight.bold);
  PrettyPrint.pprint("Italic text", textItalic: TextItalic.italic);
  PrettyPrint.pprint("Underlined text", textUnderline: TextUnderLine.underline);

  // Effects demonstration
  print("\n🎭 Effects:");
  PrettyPrint.log("Blinking text", textBlink: TextBlink.slowBlink);
  PrettyPrint.log("Semi-transparent", textBlink: TextBlink.semiOpacity);

  // Status messages
  print("\n📋 Status Messages:");
  PrettyPrint.pprint(" SUCCESS ",
    textColor: PrintColor.white,
    backColor: PrintColor.green,
    textWeight: TextWeight.bold
  );

  PrettyPrint.pprint(" WARNING ",
    textColor: PrintColor.black,
    backColor: PrintColor.yellow,
    textWeight: TextWeight.bold
  );

  PrettyPrint.pprint(" ERROR ",
    textColor: PrintColor.white,
    backColor: PrintColor.red,
    textWeight: TextWeight.bold
  );
}

🛠️ Terminal Compatibility

This package works with most modern terminals that support ANSI escape codes:

✅ Windows: Windows Terminal, PowerShell, Command Prompt (Windows 10+)
✅ macOS: Terminal.app, iTerm2, and other terminal emulators
✅ Linux: GNOME Terminal, Konsole, xterm, and most terminal emulators
✅ IDEs: VS Code integrated terminal, IntelliJ terminal, and others

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions, bug reports, or want to contribute code:

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👨‍💻 Author

Mohamed Maher - GitHub

📧 Email: mohamedmaher.personal@gmail.com
💼 LinkedIn: Mohamed Maher
🌍 Portfolio: Portfolio Website

⭐ Support

If you like this package, please give it a ⭐ on GitHub and a 👍 on pub.dev!

📚 More Packages

Check out my other packages:

id_generator - Generate secure, customizable random IDs
easy_in_app_notify - Beautiful in-app notifications for Flutter
mena - Middle East and North Africa country data utilities

Made with ❤️ by Mohamed Maher

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🎨 Pretty Print

🖼️ Visual Showcase

✨ Features

🚀 Getting Started

📖 Usage

🎯 Grouped Extension API (v2.1.0+)

📝 Logging Methods

🎭 Text Styling Methods

🌈 Color Methods

📋 Formatting Methods

🐛 Debug Methods

🔧 Basic PrettyPrint.log Usage

🎯 Why Use Grouped Extensions?

Migration Example

🎨 Advanced Usage Examples

Complex Formatting

CLI Application Example

Development & Debugging

🚀 Common Use Cases

Status Messages

Professional CLI Output

Development & Debugging

Professional Output

📚 API Reference

🔧 Extension Groups

.logging - Status Logging Methods

.styling - Text Styling Methods

.colors - Color Methods

.formatting - Layout & Formatting Methods

.debug - Development & Debugging Methods

🎨 Available Colors

🎭 Text Styling Options

✨ Special Effects

🔗 Extension Categories (75+ Methods)

📋 Logging (8 methods)

🎨 Styling (12 methods)

🌈 Colors (25+ methods)

📐 Formatting (16 methods)

🐛 Debug (16 methods)

🎨 Available Options

Colors (PrintColor)

Text Weight (TextWeight)

Text Styling

Blinking and Opacity Effects (TextBlink)

🎯 Complete Example

🛠️ Terminal Compatibility

🤝 Contributing

📝 License

👨‍💻 Author

⭐ Support

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`.logging` - Status Logging Methods

`.styling` - Text Styling Methods

`.colors` - Color Methods

`.formatting` - Layout & Formatting Methods

`.debug` - Development & Debugging Methods

Colors (`PrintColor`)

Text Weight (`TextWeight`)

Blinking and Opacity Effects (`TextBlink`)