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ASCII Text Styling For console.log output
function format(str, style) {
var styles = {
// styles
'bold': ['\x1B[1m', '\x1B[22m'],
'italic': ['\x1B[3m', '\x1B[23m'],
'underline': ['\x1B[4m', '\x1B[24m'],
'inverse': ['\x1B[7m', '\x1B[27m'],
'strikethrough': ['\x1B[9m', '\x1B[29m'],
// text colors
// grayscale
'white': ['\x1B[37m', '\x1B[39m'],
'grey': ['\x1B[90m', '\x1B[39m'],
'black': ['\x1B[30m', '\x1B[39m'],
// colors
'blue': ['\x1B[34m', '\x1B[39m'],
'cyan': ['\x1B[36m', '\x1B[39m'],
'green': ['\x1B[32m', '\x1B[39m'],
'magenta': ['\x1B[35m', '\x1B[39m'],
'red': ['\x1B[31m', '\x1B[39m'],
'yellow': ['\x1B[33m', '\x1B[39m'],
// background colors
// grayscale
'whiteBG': ['\x1B[47m', '\x1B[49m'],
'greyBG': ['\x1B[49;5;8m', '\x1B[49m'],
'blackBG': ['\x1B[40m', '\x1B[49m'],
// colors
'blueBG': ['\x1B[44m', '\x1B[49m'],
'cyanBG': ['\x1B[46m', '\x1B[49m'],
'greenBG': ['\x1B[42m', '\x1B[49m'],
'magentaBG': ['\x1B[45m', '\x1B[49m'],
'redBG': ['\x1B[41m', '\x1B[49m'],
'yellowBG': ['\x1B[43m', '\x1B[49m']
};
return styles[style][0] + str + styles[style][1];
}
console.log(format('Some string you want to make bold', 'bold'));
console.log(format('Some string you want to make red', 'red'));
console.log(format(format('Some string you want to make bold and red', 'red'), 'bold'));
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