termcolor
=========
A simple cross platform library for writing colored text to a terminal. This
library writes colored text either using standard ANSI escape sequences or
by interacting with the Windows console. Several convenient abstractions
are provided for use in single-threaded or multi-threaded command line
applications.

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Dual-licensed under MIT or the [UNLICENSE](http://unlicense.org).

### Documentation

[https://docs.rs/termcolor](https://docs.rs/termcolor)

### Usage

Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:

```toml
[dependencies]
termcolor = "0.3"
```

and this to your crate root:

```rust
extern crate termcolor;
```

### Organization

The `WriteColor` trait extends the `io::Write` trait with methods for setting
colors or resetting them.

`StandardStream` and `StandardStreamLock` both satisfy `WriteColor` and are
analogous to `std::io::Stdout` and `std::io::StdoutLock`, or `std::io::Stderr`
and `std::io::StderrLock`.

`Buffer` is an in memory buffer that supports colored text. In a parallel
program, each thread might write to its own buffer. A buffer can be printed to
stdout or stderr using a `BufferWriter`. The advantage of this design is that
each thread can work in parallel on a buffer without having to synchronize
access to global resources such as the Windows console. Moreover, this design
also prevents interleaving of buffer output.

`Ansi` and `NoColor` both satisfy `WriteColor` for arbitrary implementors of
`io::Write`. These types are useful when you know exactly what you need. An
analogous type for the Windows console is not provided since it cannot exist.

### Example: using `StandardStream`

The `StandardStream` type in this crate works similarly to `std::io::Stdout`,
except it is augmented with methods for coloring by the `WriteColor` trait.
For example, to write some green text:

```rust
use std::io::Write;
use termcolor::{Color, ColorChoice, ColorSpec, StandardStream, WriteColor};

let mut stdout = StandardStream::stdout(ColorChoice::Always);
stdout.set_color(ColorSpec::new().set_fg(Some(Color::Green)))?;
writeln!(&mut stdout, "green text!")?;
```

### Example: using `BufferWriter`

A `BufferWriter` can create buffers and write buffers to stdout or stderr. It
does *not* implement `io::Write` or `WriteColor` itself. Instead, `Buffer`
implements `io::Write` and `io::WriteColor`.

This example shows how to print some green text to stderr.

```rust
use std::io::Write;
use termcolor::{BufferWriter, Color, ColorChoice, ColorSpec, WriteColor};

let mut bufwtr = BufferWriter::stderr(ColorChoice::Always);
let mut buffer = bufwtr.buffer();
buffer.set_color(ColorSpec::new().set_fg(Some(Color::Green)))?;
writeln!(&mut buffer, "green text!")?;
bufwtr.print(&buffer)?;
```