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@types/chalk
Stub TypeScript definitions entry for chalk, which provides its own types definitions
This is a stub types definition for @types/chalk (https://github.com/chalk/chalk#readme).
chalk provides its own type definitions, so you don't need @types/chalk installed!
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colors
The 'colors' package provides similar functionality to 'chalk' for styling terminal strings. It offers a wide range of colors and text styles, but its API is slightly different. For example, you can use 'console.log('hello'.green);' to print 'hello' in green.
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The 'cli-color' package is another alternative for styling terminal strings. It offers a rich set of features including colors, text styles, and even cursor manipulation. Its API is also different from 'chalk', for example, 'console.log(clc.red('Error!'));' prints 'Error!' in red.
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The 'kleur' package is a very lightweight alternative to 'chalk' for terminal string styling. It has a smaller footprint and a simpler API. For example, 'console.log(kleur.red('Error!'));' prints 'Error!' in red.
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Stub TypeScript definitions entry for chalk, which provides its own types definitions
The npm package @types/chalk receives a total of 116,139 weekly downloads. As such, @types/chalk popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @types/chalk demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 23 Oct 2024
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