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Requires
- php: ^8.2
- ext-mbstring: *
- symfony/console: ^7.3.4
Requires (Dev)
- illuminate/console: ^11.46.1
- laravel/pint: ^1.25.1
- mockery/mockery: ^1.6.12
- pestphp/pest: ^2.36.0 || ^3.8.4
- phpstan/phpstan: ^1.12.32
- phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules: ^1.6.2
- symfony/var-dumper: ^7.3.4
- thecodingmachine/phpstan-strict-rules: ^1.0.0
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README
Termwind
Termwind allows you to build unique and beautiful PHP command-line applications, using the Tailwind CSS API. In short, it's like Tailwind CSS, but for the PHP command-line applications.
Installation
Requires PHP 8.0+
Require Termwind using Composer:
composer require nunomaduro/termwind
Usage
use function Termwind\{render}; // single line html... render('<div class="px-1 bg-green-300">Termwind</div>'); // multi-line html... render(<<<'HTML' <div> <div class="px-1 bg-green-600">Termwind</div> <em class="ml-1"> Give your CLI apps a unique look </em> </div> HTML); // Laravel or Symfony console commands... class UsersCommand extends Command { public function handle() { render( view('users.index', [ 'users' => User::all() ]) ); } }
style()
The style() function may be used to add own custom styles and also update colors.
use function Termwind\{style}; style('green-300')->color('#bada55'); style('btn')->apply('p-4 bg-green-300 text-white'); render('<div class="btn">Click me</div>');
ask()
The ask() function may be used to prompt the user with a question.
use function Termwind\{ask}; $answer = ask(<<<HTML <span class="mt-1 ml-2 mr-1 bg-green px-1 text-black"> What is your name? </span> HTML);
The return provided from the ask method will be the answer provided from the user.
terminal()
The terminal() function returns an instance of the Terminal class, with the following methods:
->width(): Returns the full width of the terminal.->height(): Returns the full height of the terminal.->clear(): It clears the terminal screen.
Classes Supported
All the classes supported use exactly the same logic that is available on tailwindcss.com/docs.
- Background Color:
bg-{color}-{variant}. - Text Color:
text-{color}-{variant}. - Font Weight:
font-bold,font-normal. - Font Style:
italic. - Text Decoration:
underline,line-through. - Text Transform:
uppercase,lowercase,capitalize,snakecase. - Text Overflow:
truncate. - Text Alignment:
text-left,text-center,text-right. - Margin:
m-{margin},ml-{leftMargin},mr-{rightMargin},mt-{topMargin},mb-{bottomMargin},mx-{horizontalMargin},my-{verticalMargin}. - Padding:
p-{padding},pl-{leftPadding},pr-{rightPadding},pt-{topPadding},pb-{bottomPadding},px-{horizontalPadding},py-{verticalPadding}. - Space:
space-y-{space},space-x-{space}. - Width:
w-{width},w-full,w-auto. - Min Width:
min-w-{width}. - Max Width:
max-w-{width}. - Justify Content:
justify-between,justify-around,justify-evenly,justify-center. - Visibility:
invisible. - Display:
block,flex,hidden. - Flex:
flex-1. - List Style:
list-disc,list-decimal,list-square,list-none. - Content:
content-repeat-['.'].
Responsive Design
Like TailwindCSS we also support Responsive Design media queries and this are the breakpoints supported:
sm: 64 spaces (640px)md: 76 spaces (768px)lg: 102 spaces (1024px)xl: 128 spaces (1280px)2xl: 153 spaces (1536px)
render(<<<'HTML' <div class="bg-blue-500 sm:bg-red-600"> If bg is blue is sm, if red > than sm breakpoint. </div> HTML);
All the sizes for the CLI are based on Font Size 15.
HTML Elements Supported
All the elements have the capability to use the class attribute.
<div>
The <div> element can be used as a block type element.
Default Styles: block
render(<<<'HTML' <div>This is a div element.</div> HTML);
<p>
The <p> element can be used as a paragraph.
Default Styles: block
render(<<<'HTML' <p>This is a paragraph.</p> HTML);
<span>
The <span> element can be used as an inline text container.
render(<<<'HTML' <p> This is a CLI app built with <span class="text-green-300">Termwind</span>. </p> HTML);
<a>
The <a> element can be used as a hyperlink. It allows to use the href attribute to open the link when clicked.
render(<<<'HTML' <p> This is a CLI app built with Termwind. <a href="/">Click here to open</a> </p> HTML);
<b> and <strong>
The <b>and <strong> elements can be used to mark the text as bold.
Default Styles: font-bold
render(<<<'HTML' <p> This is a CLI app built with <b>Termwind</b>. </p> HTML);
<i> and <em>
The <i> and <em> elements can be used to mark the text as italic.
Default Styles: italic
render(<<<'HTML' <p> This is a CLI app built with <i>Termwind</i>. </p> HTML);
<s>
The <s> element can be used to add a line through the text.
Default Styles: line-through
render(<<<'HTML' <p> This is a CLI app built with <s>Termwind</s>. </p> HTML);
<br>
The <br> element can be used to do a line break.
render(<<<'HTML' <p> This is a CLI <br> app built with Termwind. </p> HTML);
<ul>
The <ul> element can be used for an unordered list. It can only accept <li> elements as childs, if there is another element provided it will throw an InvalidChild exception.
Default Styles: block, list-disc
render(<<<'HTML' <ul> <li>Item 1</li> <li>Item 2</li> </ul> HTML);
<ol>
The <ol> element can be used for an ordered list. It can only accept <li> elements as childs, if there is another element provided it will throw an InvalidChild exception.
Default Styles: block, list-decimal
render(<<<'HTML' <ol> <li>Item 1</li> <li>Item 2</li> </ol> HTML);
<li>
The <li> element can be used as a list item. It should only be used as a child of <ul> and <ol> elements.
Default Styles: block, list-decimal
render(<<<'HTML' <ul> <li>Item 1</li> </ul> HTML);
<dl>
The <dl> element can be used for a description list. It can only accept <dt> or <dd> elements as childs, if there is another element provided it will throw an InvalidChild exception.
Default Styles: block
render(<<<'HTML' <dl> <dt>🍃 Termwind</dt> <dd>Give your CLI apps a unique look</dd> </dl> HTML);
<dt>
The <dt> element can be used as a description title. It should only be used as a child of <dl> elements.
Default Styles: block, font-bold
render(<<<'HTML' <dl> <dt>🍃 Termwind</dt> </dl> HTML);
<dd>
The <dd> element can be used as a description title. It should only be used as a child of <dl> elements.
Default Styles: block, ml-4
render(<<<'HTML' <dl> <dd>Give your CLI apps a unique look</dd> </dl> HTML);
<hr>
The <hr> element can be used as a horizontal line.
render(<<<'HTML' <div> <div>🍃 Termwind</div> <hr> <p>Give your CLI apps a unique look</p> </div> HTML);
<table>
The <table> element can have columns and rows.
render(<<<'HTML' <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Task</th> <th>Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tr> <th>Termwind</th> <td>✓ Done</td> </tr> </table> HTML);
<pre>
The <pre> element can be used as preformatted text.
render(<<<'HTML' <pre> Text in a pre element it preserves both spaces and line breaks </pre> HTML);
<code>
The <code> element can be used as code highlighter. It accepts line and start-line attributes.
render(<<<'HTML' <code line="22" start-line="20"> try { throw new \Exception('Something went wrong'); } catch (\Throwable $e) { report($e); } </code> HTML);
Termwind is an open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

