Colored Next (CNXT)

A fork of colored which introduces better functionalities.

Why CNXT?

1. Enhanced Performance: Uses Cow to minimize allocations (Inspired by this PR)
2. Streamlined Codebase: Removed outdated and redundant code
3. Superior Terminal Support: Improved detection and handling of terminal capabilities

Usage

Coloring your terminal made simple. You already know how to do it.

Small tips

1. For Windows targets, add this to enable colors in Windows CMD:

   #[cfg(windows)]
   cnxt::control::set_virtual_terminal(true);
   

   Comparison of colors with virtual terminal disabled vs enabled.

   

2. CNXT automatically detects terminal color support across 3 levels:

   • Ansi16
   • Ansi256
   • TrueColor

   When using colors beyond your terminal's capabilities, CNXT automatically downgrades them to the maximum supported level.

   use cnxt::control::{set_should_colorize, ShouldColorize};
   
   // By default, the support level is detected from environment
   ShouldColorize::from_env()
   
   // You can explicitly set the support level:
   set_should_colorize(ShouldColorize::YesWithTrueColor);  // Enable colorization with true color support
   set_should_colorize(ShouldColorize::YesWithAnsi256);    // Enable colorization with 256 color support
   
   // Simple on/off control:
   set_should_colorize(ShouldColorize::No);    // Disable colorization
   set_should_colorize(ShouldColorize::Yes);   // Enable colorization
   
   // Reset to environment-based detection:
   set_should_colorize(ShouldColorize::from_env());
   

   And for manual color fallback control:

   use cnxt::Color;
   
   let color = Color::TrueColor {
       r: 166,
       g: 227,
       b: 161,
   };
   let ansi16_color = color.fallback_to_ansi16();
   # or
   let ansi256_color = color.fallback_to_ansi256();
   

License

As a fork of colored, CNXT maintains the same MPL-2.0 license as the original repository.