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PHP CLI Colors - PHP Class Command Line Colors (bash)
<?php
// from http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/php-class-for-coloring-php-command-line-cli-scripts-output-php-output-colorizing-using-bash-shell-colors/
class Colors {
private $foreground_colors = array();
private $background_colors = array();
public function __construct() {
// Set up shell colors
$this->foreground_colors['black'] = '0;30';
$this->foreground_colors['dark_gray'] = '1;30';
$this->foreground_colors['blue'] = '0;34';
$this->foreground_colors['light_blue'] = '1;34';
$this->foreground_colors['green'] = '0;32';
$this->foreground_colors['light_green'] = '1;32';
$this->foreground_colors['cyan'] = '0;36';
$this->foreground_colors['light_cyan'] = '1;36';
$this->foreground_colors['red'] = '0;31';
$this->foreground_colors['light_red'] = '1;31';
$this->foreground_colors['purple'] = '0;35';
$this->foreground_colors['light_purple'] = '1;35';
$this->foreground_colors['brown'] = '0;33';
$this->foreground_colors['yellow'] = '1;33';
$this->foreground_colors['light_gray'] = '0;37';
$this->foreground_colors['white'] = '1;37';
$this->background_colors['black'] = '40';
$this->background_colors['red'] = '41';
$this->background_colors['green'] = '42';
$this->background_colors['yellow'] = '43';
$this->background_colors['blue'] = '44';
$this->background_colors['magenta'] = '45';
$this->background_colors['cyan'] = '46';
$this->background_colors['light_gray'] = '47';
}
// Returns colored string
public function getColoredString($string, $foreground_color = null, $background_color = null) {
$colored_string = "";
// Check if given foreground color found
if (isset($this->foreground_colors[$foreground_color])) {
$colored_string .= "\033[" . $this->foreground_colors[$foreground_color] . "m";
}
// Check if given background color found
if (isset($this->background_colors[$background_color])) {
$colored_string .= "\033[" . $this->background_colors[$background_color] . "m";
}
// Add string and end coloring
$colored_string .= $string . "\033[0m";
return $colored_string;
}
// Returns all foreground color names
public function getForegroundColors() {
return array_keys($this->foreground_colors);
}
// Returns all background color names
public function getBackgroundColors() {
return array_keys($this->background_colors);
}
}
// usage
$colors = new Colors();
echo $colors->getColoredString("Testing Colors class, this is purple string on yellow background.", "cyan", "red") . "\n";
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