echo.md

nodejsscript

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nodejsscript / echo

Variable: echo

const echo: EchoFunction

This is mixed function between bash’s echo and console.log. By default, works more like console.log with partial supports for styling mimic CSS and console.log in the web browser. See echo.css (internally uses css-in-console - npm).

The 'echo.use' provides more echo way, the first argument accepts options string starting with -:

• -n: Don’t append new line
• -1/-2: Outputs to stdout/stderr
• -c: Don’t colorize output (e.g. objects)
• -P: Outputs objects in prettier format
• -R/-r: Starts/Ends rewritable mode (for spinners, progress bars, etc.). Mode can be ended with any other echo without -R.

There is also

// as console.log
const count = 5;
echo('count: %d', count);
// Prints: count: 5, to stdout
echo('count:', count);
// Prints: count: 5, to stdout
echo({ count });
// Prints: { count: 5 }, to stdout
echo(new Error("Test"));
// Prints: 'Error: Test', when `config.verbose= false`
echo("%cRed", "color: red");
// Prints 'Red' in red

echo.use("-R", "0%");
// …
echo.use("-r", "100%");
// combination
echo.use("-2cP", { a: "A" });

echo("Hi").to("./test.txt");
// Prints: 'Hi' & save to file 'test.txt'

Param

The text to print.

Returns

Returns processed string with additional utility methods like .to().