How to apply CSS to console.log coloring automatically

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We can stylize console log outputs in browsers. But, how to use the same console.log calls to stylize in command line?

I'm aware of how to colorize console outputs. What I want is: Just calling the below code, it will colorize in CLI automatically; a tool or a way to do that.

Convert CSS to Commandline automatically

console.log('%c COLORFUL', 'background: orange; color: white;');

@Oleg @Bergi this question is not a duplicate. Please read the questions carefully before marking. This question has been marked incorrectly as a duplicate.

@tobspr Yes. I'm getting console messages from my app in phantom js through CLI. But, they come unformatted because of CSS. — Inanc Gumus, Apr 24 '16 at 17:56
@Oleg no, it's not. I'm not referring to CLI coloring. I'm referring to CSS to CLI coloring. — Inanc Gumus, Apr 24 '16 at 18:00
As far as I know, there's no tool that uses CSS styles to colorize a CLI output. — Oleg, Apr 24 '16 at 18:03
An [easy/simplest way do it to show colors in console](https://stackoverflow.com/a/42551926/3240038) — Suhaib Janjua, Sep 18 '17 at 08:26

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 24 '16 at 17:56

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Have a look at color.js. It provides functions to stylize the console output. Usage is as simple as:

console.log("Yellow text".yellow);

answered Apr 24 '16 at 17:56

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You should clarify your question then, because right now thats not obvious – tobspr Apr 24 '16 at 17:57
This doesn't answer the question, as OP wanted a way to convert css console.log styling to node.js , like you do with color.js. – CrazyVideoGamer Apr 15 '21 at 03:20

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 24 '16 at 17:56

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You can use a library, such as chalk.

const chalk = require('chalk');

// combine styled and normal strings
console.log(chalk.blue('Hello') + 'World' + chalk.red('!'));

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@InancGumus You could replace console.log with a function that calls both for you: `const log = text => console.log(chalk.blue(text));` – bb216b3acfd8f72cbc8f899d4d6963 Feb 26 '19 at 20:56
This doesn't answer the question. The question asks how to convert the %c to node.js style, like chalk here. – CrazyVideoGamer Apr 15 '21 at 03:19

How to apply CSS to console.log coloring automatically

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