ConsoleWriter

ConsoleWriter is a cross-platform library designed to facilitate the creation of text-based user interfaces in terminal and command-line applications. It provides a high-level API to emit styled text, manage cursor position, render progress indicators, and handle simple interactive prompts, without requiring developers to manually handle low-level terminal control codes.

Key features include support for ANSI escape sequences and Windows terminals, text styling with color and attributes, screen management such as clearing and redrawing regions, progress bars and spinners, prompts and input collection, and lightweight abstractions for composing console layouts.

Implementation and usage: The library exposes a writer object or module that renders to standard output. Developers compose content using templates and style tokens, then render or refresh the screen to reflect changes. The design emphasizes minimal dependencies, portability across major operating systems, and availability of bindings for multiple programming languages.

Applications and ecosystem: ConsoleWriter has been used in open-source projects, developer tooling, and internal automation scripts to build simple dashboards, installers, and monitoring utilities. It competes with other command-line UI toolkits by prioritizing simplicity and performance.

Development and licensing: Maintained by a community of contributors, ConsoleWriter is distributed as open-source software. Licensing terms vary by version, with most releases adopting permissive licenses favorable for integration into other projects.