Aneousion / keyflow

A python library to simulate typing and custom text formatting in the console.

KeyFlow

KeyFlow is a Python library that provides interactive console printing with a simulated typing effect and customizable text formatting. It allows you to create dynamic and engaging command-line interfaces for your Python applications.

Features

• Simulated typing effect: Display text with a realistic typing animation.
• Customizable formatting: Apply foreground and background colors, underline, bold, and italics to your printed text.
• Error simulation: Introduce random typing errors to make the output more human-like.
• Prompt input: Display prompts and wait for user input with support for various input validation options.
• Integration with PyInputPlus: Option to use PyInputPlus functions for input handling.
• Easy-to-use API: Simple and intuitive functions for printing and input.

Installation

You can install KeyFlow using pip:

pip install keyflow

Usage

kfprint

The kfprint function prints text with a simulated typing effect and supports custom foreground and background colors.

from keyflow import kfprint

kfprint(text, speed=0.2, retype=None, fore_color=None, back_color=None, typing=True, error=0.2, underline=False, bold=False, italics=False)

Parameters

• text (str): The text to be printed.
• speed (float, optional): The typing speed in seconds per character. Default is 0.2.
• retype (str, optional): Text to be retyped after printing. Default is None.
• fore_color (str, optional): The foreground color code or name to apply to the text. Default is None.
• back_color (str, optional): The background color code or name to apply to the text. Default is None.
• highlight (str, optional): Text to be highlighted with the fore_color and back_color, works only when typing is set to false. Default is None.
• typing (bool, optional): Whether to simulate typing effect. Default is True.
• error (float, optional): The probability of making an error while typing. Default is 0.2.
• underline (bool, optional): Whether to underline the text. Default is False.
• bold (bool, optional): Whether to bold the text. Default is False.
• italics (bool, optional): Whether to italicize the text. Default is False.

kfinput

The kfinput function displays text with a simulated typing effect, waits for user input, and returns the entered value.

from keyflow import kfinput

kfinput(text, speed=0.2, retype=None, fore_color=None, back_color=None, typing=True, use_pyip=None, pyip_params={}, error=0.2, underline=False, bold=False, italics=False)

Parameters

• text (str): The text to be displayed as a prompt.
• speed (float, optional): The typing speed in seconds per character. Default is 0.2.
• retype (str, optional): Text to be retyped after printing. Default is None.
• fore_color (str, optional): The foreground color code or name to apply to the text. Default is None.
• back_color (str, optional): The background color code or name to apply to the text. Default is None.
• highlight (str, optional): Text to be highlighted with the fore_color and back_color, works only when typing is set to false. Default is None.
• typing (bool, optional): Whether to simulate typing effect. Default is True.
• use_pyip (callable, optional): A pyinputplus function to use for input. Default is None.
• pyip_params (dict, optional): Additional parameters to pass to the use_pyip function. Default is an empty dictionary.
• error (float, optional): The probability of making an error while typing. Default is 0.2.
• underline (bool, optional): Whether to underline the text. Default is False.
• bold (bool, optional): Whether to bold the text. Default is False.
• italics (bool, optional): Whether to italicize the text. Default is False.

Example

from keyflow import kfprint, kfinput

kfprint('Hello, world!', retype='Welcome to KeyFlow!', speed=0.3, fore_color='blue', back_color='white')
name = kfinput('\nEnter your name: ', italics=True, fore_color='yellow')
kfprint(f'Thanks for using KeyFlow, {name}', retype='GoodBye!', fore_color='red')

Result:

Note: When typing, you can press the spacebar to pause and resume the typing animation.

License

KeyFlow is released under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute this library for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. Please see the LICENSE file for more details.

GitHub Repository

Feel free to explore the repository, submit issues, and contribute to the project.

To clone the repository, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/aneousion/keyflow