/-Outdated-Console.Operations

Provides handy tools and routines for displaying messages, tables, frames etc. on console screen.

Primary LanguageC#MIT LicenseMIT

Console.Operations

Color control and System.Console base operations wrapper.

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Nuget You can find Nuget here

Or install from Nuget commandline:

Install-Package ObscureWare.Console.Operations

#Demo Samples For all demo examples console has been configured as follows:

ConsoleController controller = new ConsoleController();
controller.ReplaceConsoleColors(
    new Tuple<ConsoleColor, Color>(ConsoleColor.DarkCyan, Color.Chocolate),
    new Tuple<ConsoleColor, Color>(ConsoleColor.Blue, Color.DodgerBlue),
    new Tuple<ConsoleColor, Color>(ConsoleColor.Yellow, Color.Gold),
    new Tuple<ConsoleColor, Color>(ConsoleColor.DarkBlue, Color.MidnightBlue));

IConsole console = new SystemConsole(controller, isFullScreen: false);
ConsoleOperations ops = new ConsoleOperations(console);

  1. Adapting text colors to console capabilities

    private static void PrintColorsMessages(IConsole console)
{
    console.WriteText(0, 0, "test message", Color.Red, Color.Black);
    console.WriteText(0, 1, "test message 2", Color.Cyan, Color.YellowGreen);
    console.WriteText(0, 2, "test message 3d ds sfsdfsad ", Color.Orange, Color.Plum);
    console.WriteText(0, 3, "test messaf sdf s sfsdfsad ", Color.DarkOliveGreen, Color.Silver);
    console.WriteText(0, 4, "tsd fsfsd fds fsd f fa fas fad ", Color.AliceBlue, Color.PaleVioletRed);
    console.WriteText(0, 5, "tsd fsfsd fds fsd f fa fas fad ", Color.Blue, Color.CadetBlue);
    console.WriteText(0, 6, "tsd fsdfsdfsd fds fa fas fad ", Color.Maroon, Color.ForestGreen);

    // lol: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3811973/why-is-darkgray-lighter-than-gray
    console.WriteText(0, 10, "test message", Color.Gray, Color.Black);
    console.WriteText(0, 11, "test message 2", Color.DarkGray, Color.Black);
    console.WriteText(0, 12, "test message 3d ds sfsdfsad ", Color.DimGray, Color.Black);
    console.WriteText(0, 20, "", Color.Gray, Color.Black); // reset

    Console.ReadLine();
    console.Clear();
}

  2. Printing all named colors using console colors

    private static void PrintAllNamedColors(ConsoleController controller, IConsole console)
{
    var props =
        typeof(Color).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public)
            .Where(p => p.PropertyType == typeof(Color));
    foreach (var propertyInfo in props)
    {
        Color c = (Color) propertyInfo.GetValue(null);
        ConsoleColor cc = controller.CloseColorFinder.FindClosestColor(c);
        Console.ForegroundColor = cc;
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-25} {1,-18} #{2,-8:X}", propertyInfo.Name, Enum.GetName(typeof(ConsoleColor), cc),
            c.ToArgb());
    }

    Console.ReadLine();
    console.Clear();
}

  3. Printing text in frames (plain box or box with frame)

    private static void PrintFrames(ConsoleOperations ops, IConsole console)
{
    var text1Colors = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.Gold, Color.Black);
    var text2Colors = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.Brown, Color.Black);
    var text3Colors = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.Black, Color.Silver);
    var frame2Colors = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.Silver, Color.Black);
    var solidFrameTextColors = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.Red, Color.Yellow);
    var solidFrameColors = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.Yellow, Color.Black);
    FrameStyle block3Frame = new FrameStyle(frame2Colors, text3Colors, @"┌─┐││└─┘", '░');
    FrameStyle doubleFrame = new FrameStyle(frame2Colors, text3Colors, @"╔═╗║║╚═╝", '▒');
    FrameStyle solidFrame = new FrameStyle(solidFrameColors, solidFrameTextColors, @"▄▄▄██▀▀▀", '▓');

    ops.WriteTextBox(5, 5, 50, 7,
        @"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet enim. Etiam ullamcorper. Suspendisse a pellentesque dui, non felis. Maecenas malesuada elit lectus felis, malesuada ultricies. Curabitur et ligula. Ut molestie a, ultricies porta urna. Vestibulum commodo volutpat a, convallis ac, laoreet enim. Phasellus fermentum in, dolor.",
        text1Colors);
    ops.WriteTextBox(25, 15, 80, 37,
        @"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet enim. Etiam ullamcorper. Suspendisse a pellentesque dui, non felis. Maecenas malesuada elit lectus felis, malesuada ultricies. Curabitur et ligula. Ut molestie a, ultricies porta urna. Vestibulum commodo volutpat a, convallis ac, laoreet enim. Phasellus fermentum in, dolor. Pellentesque facilisis. Nulla imperdiet sit amet magna. Vestibulum dapibus, mauris nec malesuada fames ac turpis velit, rhoncus eu, luctus et interdum adipiscing wisi. Aliquam erat ac ipsum. Integer aliquam purus. Quisque lorem tortor fringilla sed, vestibulum id, eleifend justo vel bibendum sapien massa ac turpis faucibus orci luctus non, consectetuer lobortis quis, varius in, purus.",
        text2Colors);

    ops.WriteTextBox(new Rectangle(26, 26, 60, 20),
        @"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet enim. Etiam ullamcorper. Suspendisse a pellentesque dui, non felis. Maecenas malesuada elit lectus felis, malesuada ultricies. Curabitur et ligula. Ut molestie a, ultricies porta urna. Vestibulum commodo volutpat a, convallis ac, laoreet enim. Phasellus fermentum in, dolor. Pellentesque facilisis. Nulla imperdiet sit amet magna. Vestibulum dapibus, mauris nec malesuada fames ac turpis velit, rhoncus eu, luctus et interdum adipiscing wisi. Aliquam erat ac ipsum. Integer aliquam purus. Quisque lorem tortor fringilla sed, vestibulum id, eleifend justo vel bibendum sapien massa ac turpis faucibus orci luctus non, consectetuer lobortis quis, varius in, purus.",
        block3Frame);
    ops.WriteTextBox(new Rectangle(8, 10, 30, 7),
        @"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet enim. Etiam ullamcorper. Suspendisse a pellentesque dui, non felis.",
        doubleFrame);
    ops.WriteTextBox(new Rectangle(10, 20, 25, 7),
        @"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet enim. Etiam ullamcorper. Suspendisse a pellentesque dui, non felis.",
        solidFrame);

    console.WriteText(0, 20, "", Color.Gray, Color.Black); // reset

    Console.ReadLine();
    console.Clear();
}

  4. Printing tables

    Sample code for testing purposes (implementation in progress):

    private static void PrintTables(IConsole console)
{
    var tableFrameColor = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.Silver, Color.Black);
    var tableHeaderColor = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.White, Color.Black);
    var tableOddRowColor = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.Silver, Color.Black);
    var tableEvenRowColor = new ConsoleFontColor(Color.DimGray, Color.Black);

    TableStyle tableStyle = new TableStyle(
        tableFrameColor,
        tableHeaderColor,
        tableOddRowColor,
        tableEvenRowColor,
        @"|-||||-||-|--", // simple, ascii table
        ' ',
        TableOverflowContentBehavior.Ellipsis);

    TableStyle wrappingTableStyle = new TableStyle(
        tableFrameColor,
        tableHeaderColor,
        tableOddRowColor,
        tableEvenRowColor,
        @"|-||||-||-|--", // simple, ascii table
        ' ',
        TableOverflowContentBehavior.Wrap);

    var headers = new[] {"Row 1", "Longer row 2", "Third row"};
    var values = new[]
    {
        new[] {"1", "2", "3"},
        new[] {"10", "223423", "3"},
        new[] {"1", "2", "3"},
        new[] {"12332 ", "22332423", "3223434234"},
        new[] {"1df ds fsd fsfs fsdf s", "2234  4234 23", "3 23423423"},
    };

    var simpleTableStyleWithWrap = new SimpleTableStyle(
        tableHeaderColor,
        tableEvenRowColor,
        TableOverflowContentBehavior.Wrap)
    {
        EvenRowColor = tableOddRowColor
    };

    var simpleTableStyleWithEllipsis = new SimpleTableStyle(tableHeaderColor, tableEvenRowColor)
    {
        EvenRowColor = tableOddRowColor
    };

    // ops.WriteTabelaricData(5, 5, 50, headers, values, tableStyle);


    console.WriteLine(tableFrameColor, "Small tables");

    DataTable<string> dt = new DataTable<string>(
        new ColumnInfo("Column a", ColumnAlignment.Left),
        new ColumnInfo("Column B", ColumnAlignment.Left),
        new ColumnInfo("Column V1", ColumnAlignment.Right),
        new ColumnInfo("Column V2", ColumnAlignment.Right));

    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
    {
        dt.AddRow(
            i.ToString(),
            new[]
                {
                    TestTools.AlphanumericIdentifier.BuildRandomStringFrom(5, 10).Trim(),
                    TestTools.AlphaSentence.BuildRandomStringFrom(4, 15).Trim(),
                    TestTools.GetRandomFloat(10000).ToString("N2", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture),
                    TestTools.GetRandomFloat(30000).ToString("N2", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)
                });
    }

    SimpleTablePrinter simpleTablePrinter = new SimpleTablePrinter(console, simpleTableStyleWithEllipsis);
    SimpleTablePrinter simpleTableWithWrapping = new SimpleTablePrinter(console, simpleTableStyleWithWrap);
    FramedTablePrinter framedPrinter = new FramedTablePrinter(console, tableStyle);
    SpeflowStyleTablePrinter specflowPrinter = new SpeflowStyleTablePrinter(console, tableStyle);
    var specflowTableWithWrapping = new SpeflowStyleTablePrinter(console, wrappingTableStyle);

    simpleTablePrinter.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();
    
    simpleTableWithWrapping.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();
    
    framedPrinter.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();
    
    specflowPrinter.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();
    
    specflowTableWithWrapping.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();

    Console.ReadLine();

    console.WriteLine(tableFrameColor, "Positioned tables");
    Console.WriteLine();

    // TODO: PrintTableAt(dt, x, y);

    Console.ReadLine();

    console.WriteLine(tableFrameColor, "Large tables");
    Console.WriteLine();

    dt = new DataTable<string>(
        new ColumnInfo("Column A1", ColumnAlignment.Left),
        new ColumnInfo("Column B", ColumnAlignment.Left),
        new ColumnInfo("Column C", ColumnAlignment.Left),
        new ColumnInfo("Column V1", ColumnAlignment.Right, minLength: 9),
        new ColumnInfo("Column V2", ColumnAlignment.Right, minLength: 9),
        new ColumnInfo("Column VXX", ColumnAlignment.Right, minLength: 12));

    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
    {
        dt.AddRow(
            i.ToString(),
            new[]
                {
                    TestTools.UpperAlphanumeric.BuildRandomStringFrom(10, 15).Trim(),
                    TestTools.AlphanumericIdentifier.BuildRandomStringFrom(8, 40).Trim(),
                    TestTools.AlphaSentence.BuildRandomStringFrom(20, 50).Trim(),
                    TestTools.GetRandomFloat(10000).ToString("N2", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture),
                    TestTools.GetRandomFloat(50000).ToString("N2", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture),
                    TestTools.GetRandomFloat(3000000).ToString("N2", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)
                });
    }

    simpleTablePrinter.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();
    
    simpleTableWithWrapping.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();

    framedPrinter.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();

    // TODO: also wrapping framed table

    specflowPrinter.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();

    specflowTableWithWrapping.PrintTable(dt);
    Console.WriteLine();

    console.WriteLine(tableFrameColor, "");
    Console.ReadLine();
}

    (From version 0.1.9) (First table in each pair is in Ellipsis behaviour, second in Wrapping.)

    One can still se error in splitting algorithm, when single punctuation character does not fit into last line... This has been fixed in version 0.1.11.