@types/supports-color

What is @types/supports-color?

@types/supports-color is a TypeScript type definition package for the 'supports-color' npm package. The 'supports-color' package is used to detect whether the terminal supports color output, which is useful for creating command-line applications that can adapt their output based on the terminal's capabilities.

What are @types/supports-color's main functionalities?

Check if terminal supports color

This feature allows you to check if the terminal supports color output. The 'supportsColor.stdout' property returns a boolean indicating whether the terminal supports color.

const supportsColor = require('supports-color');

if (supportsColor.stdout) {
  console.log('Terminal supports color');
} else {
  console.log('Terminal does not support color');
}

Check color level support

This feature allows you to check the level of color support in the terminal. The 'supportsColor.stdout.level' property returns a number indicating the level of color support (0 for no color, 1 for basic color, 2 for 256 colors, and 3 for truecolor).

const supportsColor = require('supports-color');

if (supportsColor.stdout) {
  console.log(`Color level: ${supportsColor.stdout.level}`);
} else {
  console.log('Terminal does not support color');
}

Other packages similar to @types/supports-color

chalk

Chalk is a popular library for styling terminal strings. It provides a rich API for applying colors and styles to text, and it automatically detects if the terminal supports color. Compared to 'supports-color', Chalk offers more functionality for styling text but also includes color support detection.

colorette

Colorette is a lightweight and fast library for styling terminal output with ANSI colors. It also includes color support detection similar to 'supports-color'. Colorette is known for its minimalistic approach and performance.

kleur

Kleur is another lightweight library for terminal string styling with ANSI colors. It provides a simple API for applying colors and styles and includes color support detection. Kleur is designed to be fast and easy to use.

README

This is a stub types definition for @types/supports-color (https://github.com/chalk/supports-color#readme).

supports-color provides its own type definitions, so you don't need @types/supports-color installed!