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LIBDYE

A small static C library to bring colors in the console

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LIBDYE


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This is a small cross-platform static C library to bring colors in the console. In posix-compatible systems, it uses ANSI color formatting and Console API in Windows.

How to use

Provide path to libdye header and library for your project and then you can use it:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include "dye.h" // libdye header

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
  // Change foreground and background color
  dye(stdout, DYE_WHITE, DYE_NAVYBLUE);
  printf("White text on blue background\n");
  
  // Change only foreground color
  dyefg(stdout, DYE_YELLOW);
  printf("Yellow text on blue background\n");
  
  // Change only background color
  dyebg(stdout, DYE_GREEN)
  printf("Yellow text on green background\n");
  
  // Reset all colors to default
  dye(stdout, DYE_RESET, DYE_RESET);

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

How to build

Library depends only on C standart library, unistd.h header on Unix, windows.h and io.h on Windows.

On Unix run:

$ make

On Windows run:

$ nmake -f Makefile.nmake

As a result, the release and debug versions of the library will be created in the build directory with the corresponding subdirectories.

Color pallete

Color Code
DYE_RESET -1
DYE_BLACK 0
DYE_NAVYBLUE 1
DYE_GREEN 2
DYE_CYAN 3
DYE_MAROON 4
DYE_PURPLE 5
DYE_OLIVE 6
DYE_SILVER 7
DYE_GREY 8
DYE_GRAY 8
DYE_BLUE 9
DYE_LIME 10
DYE_TEAL 11
DYE_RED 12
DYE_MAGENTA 13
DYE_YELLOW 14
DYE_WHITE 15

License info

MIT license, copyright (c) Kuznetsov Aleksey