boxen
- Version 8.0.1
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- MIT license
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npm i boxenyarn add boxenpnpm add boxenOverview
Create boxes in the terminal
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Functions
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Functions
function boxen
boxen: (text: string, options?: Options) => string;- Creates a box in the terminal. - Parameter text- The text inside the box. - Returns- The box. - Example 1import boxen from 'boxen';console.log(boxen('unicorn', {padding: 1}));// ┌─────────────┐// │ │// │ unicorn │// │ │// └─────────────┘console.log(boxen('unicorn', {padding: 1, margin: 1, borderStyle: 'double'}));//// ╔═════════════╗// ║ ║// ║ unicorn ║// ║ ║// ╚═════════════╝//
Type Aliases
type Boxes
type Boxes = {    readonly none: BoxStyle;} & CLIBoxes;- All box styles. 
type CustomBorderStyle
type CustomBorderStyle = {    /**	@deprecated Use `top` and `bottom` instead.	*/    horizontal?: string;
    /**	@deprecated Use `left` and `right` instead.	*/    vertical?: string;} & BoxStyle;- Characters used for custom border. - Example 1// attttb// l r// dbbbbcconst border: CustomBorderStyle = {topLeft: 'a',topRight: 'b',bottomRight: 'c',bottomLeft: 'd',left: 'l',right: 'r',top: 't',bottom: 'b',};
type Options
type Options = {    /**	Color of the box border.	*/    readonly borderColor?: LiteralUnion<        | 'black'        | 'red'        | 'green'        | 'yellow'        | 'blue'        | 'magenta'        | 'cyan'        | 'white'        | 'gray'        | 'grey'        | 'blackBright'        | 'redBright'        | 'greenBright'        | 'yellowBright'        | 'blueBright'        | 'magentaBright'        | 'cyanBright'        | 'whiteBright',        string    >;
    /**	Style of the box border.
	@default 'single'	*/    readonly borderStyle?: keyof Boxes | CustomBorderStyle;
    /**	Reduce opacity of the border.
	@default false	*/    readonly dimBorder?: boolean;
    /**	Space between the text and box border.
	@default 0	*/    readonly padding?: number | Spacing;
    /**	Space around the box.
	@default 0	*/    readonly margin?: number | Spacing;
    /**	Float the box on the available terminal screen space.
	@default 'left'	*/    readonly float?: 'left' | 'right' | 'center';
    /**	Color of the background.	*/    readonly backgroundColor?: LiteralUnion<        | 'black'        | 'red'        | 'green'        | 'yellow'        | 'blue'        | 'magenta'        | 'cyan'        | 'white'        | 'blackBright'        | 'redBright'        | 'greenBright'        | 'yellowBright'        | 'blueBright'        | 'magentaBright'        | 'cyanBright'        | 'whiteBright',        string    >;
    /**	Align the text in the box based on the widest line.
	@default 'left'	@deprecated Use `textAlignment` instead.	*/    readonly align?: 'left' | 'right' | 'center';
    /**	Align the text in the box based on the widest line.
	@default 'left'	*/    readonly textAlignment?: 'left' | 'right' | 'center';
    /**	Display a title at the top of the box.	If needed, the box will horizontally expand to fit the title.
	@example	```	console.log(boxen('foo bar', {title: 'example'}));	// ┌ example ┐	// │foo bar  │	// └─────────┘	```	*/    readonly title?: string;
    /**	Align the title in the top bar.
	@default 'left'
	@example	```	console.log(boxen('foo bar foo bar', {title: 'example', titleAlignment: 'center'}));	// ┌─── example ───┐	// │foo bar foo bar│	// └───────────────┘
	console.log(boxen('foo bar foo bar', {title: 'example', titleAlignment: 'right'}));	// ┌────── example ┐	// │foo bar foo bar│	// └───────────────┘	```	*/    readonly titleAlignment?: 'left' | 'right' | 'center';
    /**	Set a fixed width for the box.
	__Note__: This disables terminal overflow handling and may cause the box to look broken if the user's terminal is not wide enough.
	@example	```	import boxen from 'boxen';
	console.log(boxen('foo bar', {width: 15}));	// ┌─────────────┐	// │foo bar      │	// └─────────────┘	```	*/    readonly width?: number;
    /**	Set a fixed height for the box.
	__Note__: This option will crop overflowing content.
	@example	```	import boxen from 'boxen';
	console.log(boxen('foo bar', {height: 5}));	// ┌───────┐	// │foo bar│	// │       │	// │       │	// └───────┘	```	*/    readonly height?: number;
    /**	__boolean__: Whether or not to fit all available space within the terminal.
	__function__: Pass a callback function to control box dimensions.
	@example	```	import boxen from 'boxen';
	console.log(boxen('foo bar', {		fullscreen: (width, height) => [width, height - 1],	}));	```	*/    readonly fullscreen?:        | boolean        | ((width: number, height: number) => [width: number, height: number]);};type Spacing
type Spacing = {    readonly top?: number;    readonly right?: number;    readonly bottom?: number;    readonly left?: number;};- Spacing used for - paddingand- margin.
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