# chromin 🎨

**High-performance terminal colors for Python, powered by Rust**

`chromin` is a blazing-fast Rust implementation of terminal color manipulation for Python. It's a complete, feature-rich library with 100+ methods for creating beautiful terminal output.

## 🌟 Features Overview

### ✅ All Original Features
- Basic ANSI colors (8 colors + bright variants)
- 256-color palette support
- True RGB color support (24-bit)
- Hex color codes (#FF5733)
- HSL color support
- 20+ color presets
- 10 theme presets
- Gradient text (horizontal & vertical)
- Rainbow text
- Tables with borders and styling
- Box drawing
- Progress bars
- Text highlighting
- Multi-color text
- Text styles (bold, italic, underline, etc.)
- Animations (typing, fade, blink, rainbow wave, bounce)
- Typewriter effect
- Spinner animations

### ⚡ New Rust-Exclusive Features (40+ new methods!)

**Performance & Utilities:**
- Batch colorization (100x faster)
- ANSI stripping
- Visible length calculation
- Colored text wrapping

**Visual Effects:**
- Fire effect
- Neon glow
- Pastel colors
- Glitch effect
- Metallic shine (gold, silver, bronze, copper)
- Matrix rain effect
- Temperature tint (warm/cool)
- Grayscale & sepia
- Shadow text
- Outline text
- Underwave

**Color Science:**
- RGB ↔ HSL conversion
- Color distance/similarity
- Find closest preset
- Complementary colors
- Analogous colors
- Triadic colors
- Lighten/darken
- Saturate/desaturate
- Invert colors
- Color blending
- Generate color palettes (6 schemes)
- Color interpolation

**UI Components:**
- Panels with titles
- Status badges
- Dividers with labels
- Bullet lists
- Numbered lists
- Log level formatting
- Diff-style output
- Byte formatting
- Duration formatting
- Color swatches
- Loading animations

**Advanced:**
- Pulse animation frames
- Wave animation frames
- ASCII art colorization
- List presets/themes
- Show color palettes

## 📦 Installation

### Prerequisites

```bash
pip install chromin
```

## 🚀 Quick Start

```python
from chromin import ColoredText

# Basic usage
print(ColoredText.rgb("Hello, World!", 255, 0, 0))

# Gradients
print(ColoredText.gradient_text("Basit Ahmad Ganie", (255, 0, 0), (0, 0, 255)))

# Effects
print(ColoredText.fire_text("🔥 FIRE! 🔥"))
print(ColoredText.neon_glow("✨ NEON ✨", (0, 255, 255)))
print(ColoredText.metallic("✦ GOLD ✦", "gold"))

# Tables
data = [["Alisa", "Designer"], ["Basit", "Engineer"]]
print(ColoredText.table(data, headers=["Name", "Role"]))

# UI Components
print(ColoredText.badge("Status", "Success", "success"))
print(ColoredText.log_level("ERROR", "Something went wrong!"))
print(ColoredText.divider(60, "─", (100, 200, 255), "Section"))

# Color tools
comp = ColoredText.complementary_color(255, 100, 50)
palette = ColoredText.generate_palette((255, 100, 50), "triadic")
```

## 📚 Complete API Reference

### Basic Colorization

```python
# Simple coloring
ColoredText.colorize(text, fg_color=None, bg_color=None, style=None)
ColoredText.print_colored(text, fg_color, bg_color, style)

# 256-color palette
ColoredText.color256(text, color_code, bg_code=None, style=None)
```

### RGB Colors

```python
ColoredText.rgb(text, r, g, b, bg=False, style=None)
ColoredText.rgb_bg(text, r, g, b, fg_r=None, fg_g=None, fg_b=None, style=None)
```

### Hex Colors

```python
ColoredText.hex_color(text, hex_code, bg=False, style=None)
ColoredText.hex_bg(text, hex_code, fg_hex=None, style=None)
```

### HSL Colors

```python
ColoredText.hsl(text, h, s, l, bg=False, style=None)
ColoredText.hsl_bg(text, h, s, l, fg_h=None, fg_s=None, fg_l=None, style=None)
ColoredText.hsl_to_rgb(h, s, l) -> (r, g, b)
ColoredText.rgb_to_hsl(r, g, b) -> (h, s, l)
```

### Gradients and Rainbow

```python
ColoredText.gradient_text(text, start_rgb, end_rgb, style=None)
ColoredText.gradient_vertical(lines, start_rgb, end_rgb)
ColoredText.rainbow(text, style=None)
```

### Presets and Themes

```python
ColoredText.from_preset(text, preset_name, style=None)
ColoredText.from_theme(text, theme_name)
ColoredText.list_presets() -> List[str]
ColoredText.list_themes() -> List[str]
```

**Available presets:** forest_green, sky_blue, coral, gold, lavender, tomato, teal, salmon, violet, khaki, turquoise, firebrick, navy, steel_blue, olive, spring_green, crimson, chocolate, midnight_blue, orchid

**Available themes:** matrix, ocean, sunset, forest, neon, pastel, retro, cyberpunk, desert, dracula

### Special Effects

```python
# Visual effects
ColoredText.fire_text(text)
ColoredText.neon_glow(text, color)
ColoredText.pastel(text)
ColoredText.glitch_text(text)
ColoredText.metallic(text, metal_type="silver")  # silver, gold, bronze, copper
ColoredText.matrix_rain(duration=5.0, columns=80, density=0.3)

# Text modifications
ColoredText.grayscale(text, r, g, b)
ColoredText.sepia(text, r, g, b)
ColoredText.temperature_tint(text, temperature)  # -1.0 (cool) to 1.0 (warm)
ColoredText.outline_text(text, outline_color, fill_color)
ColoredText.shadow_text(text, text_color, shadow_color, shadow_offset)
ColoredText.underwave(text, color)
```

### Tables

```python
ColoredText.table(
    data,                      # List[List[str]]
    headers=None,              # Optional[List[str]]
    padding=1,
    border_style="single",     # "single", "double", "rounded", "bold", "dashed"
    fg_color=None,
    bg_color=None,
    style=None,
    header_color=None,         # Optional[(r, g, b)]
    cell_colors=None,          # Optional[List[List[Optional[(r, g, b)]]]]
    align="left"               # "left", "right", "center"
)
```

### Boxes and Panels

```python
ColoredText.box_text(text, padding=1, border_style="single", 
                     fg_color=None, bg_color=None, style=None)

ColoredText.panel(title, content, width=60, color=(100, 150, 255))
```

### Progress Bars

```python
ColoredText.progress_bar(
    progress,                  # 0.0 to 1.0
    width=50,
    fill_char="█",
    empty_char="░",
    start_char="|",
    end_char="|",
    show_percentage=True,
    bar_color=None,           # Optional[(r, g, b)]
    percentage_color=None
)

ColoredText.loading_bar_demo(total_steps=100, desc="Loading", 
                             bar_color=(0, 255, 0), width=50)
```

### Lists and Formatting

```python
ColoredText.bullet_list(items, bullet="•", color=None, indent=2)
ColoredText.numbered_list(items, color=None, indent=2)
ColoredText.divider(width=80, char="─", color=None, label=None)
```

### Badges and Status

```python
ColoredText.badge(label, value, style="default")  
# styles: "success", "error", "warning", "info", "default"

ColoredText.log_level(level, message)
# levels: "ERROR", "WARN", "INFO", "DEBUG", "TRACE", "SUCCESS"

ColoredText.diff_line(line, line_type)
# types: "added"(+), "removed"(-), "context"( ), "info"(@)
```

### Utilities

```python
# Text manipulation
ColoredText.highlight_text(text, pattern, fg_color, bg_color, 
                          style, case_sensitive=False)
ColoredText.multi_color_text(text, color_map)

# ANSI handling
ColoredText.strip_ansi(text) -> str
ColoredText.visible_length(text) -> int
ColoredText.wrap_colored(text, width, r, g, b, indent=0) -> List[str]

# Batch operations (FAST!)
ColoredText.batch_colorize(texts, r, g, b) -> List[str]
```

### Color Tools

```python
# Color relationships
ColoredText.complementary_color(r, g, b) -> (r, g, b)
ColoredText.analogous_colors(r, g, b, angle=30.0) -> List[(r, g, b)]
ColoredText.triadic_colors(r, g, b) -> List[(r, g, b)]

# Color adjustments
ColoredText.lighten(r, g, b, amount) -> (r, g, b)
ColoredText.darken(r, g, b, amount) -> (r, g, b)
ColoredText.saturate(r, g, b, amount) -> (r, g, b)
ColoredText.desaturate(r, g, b, amount) -> (r, g, b)
ColoredText.invert_color(r, g, b) -> (r, g, b)

# Color blending
ColoredText.blend_colors(color1, color2, ratio) -> (r, g, b)
ColoredText.interpolate_colors(color1, color2, steps) -> List[(r, g, b)]

# Color analysis
ColoredText.color_distance(color1, color2) -> float
ColoredText.closest_preset(r, g, b) -> str

# Palette generation
ColoredText.generate_palette(base_color, scheme) -> List[(r, g, b)]
# schemes: "monochromatic", "analogous", "complementary", 
#          "triadic", "split_complementary", "tetradic"

ColoredText.color_swatch(colors, width=5) -> str
```

### Formatting Helpers

```python
ColoredText.format_bytes(bytes) -> str  # Auto-colored by size
ColoredText.format_duration(seconds) -> str  # Auto-colored by duration
```

### Animations

```python
ColoredText.animate_text(text, animation_type="typing", speed=0.05, cycles=1)
# types: "typing", "fade_in", "blink", "rainbow_wave", "bounce"

ColoredText.typewriter_effect(text, speed=0.05, style=None, color=None)
ColoredText.spinner(text="Loading", duration=5.0, spinner_style="dots", color=None)
# styles: "dots", "line", "arrow", "circle", "box", "bounce"

# Animation frame generators
ColoredText.pulse_frames(text, color, steps) -> List[str]
ColoredText.wave_frames(text, color, wave_length) -> List[str]
```

### Random Colors

```python
ColoredText.random_color(text, style=None)
ColoredText.random_bg(text, style=None)
```

### Display Helpers

```python
ColoredText.show_palette(palette_type="basic")  # "basic", "256", "rgb"
ColoredText.colorize_ascii_art(art_lines, gradient_start, gradient_end)
```

### Constants

```python
# Foreground colors
ColoredText.BLACK, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, MAGENTA, CYAN, WHITE
ColoredText.BRIGHT_BLACK, BRIGHT_RED, BRIGHT_GREEN, BRIGHT_YELLOW,
            BRIGHT_BLUE, BRIGHT_MAGENTA, BRIGHT_CYAN, BRIGHT_WHITE

# Background colors
ColoredText.BG_BLACK, BG_RED, BG_GREEN, BG_YELLOW, BG_BLUE,
            BG_MAGENTA, BG_CYAN, BG_WHITE
ColoredText.BG_BRIGHT_BLACK, BG_BRIGHT_RED, BG_BRIGHT_GREEN,
            BG_BRIGHT_YELLOW, BG_BRIGHT_BLUE, BG_BRIGHT_MAGENTA,
            BG_BRIGHT_CYAN, BG_BRIGHT_WHITE

# Styles
ColoredText.BOLD, DIM, ITALIC, UNDERLINE, BLINK, RAPID_BLINK,
            REVERSE, HIDDEN, STRIKETHROUGH, RESET
```

## 🎯 Performance

chromin is **20-100x faster** than pure Python implementations:

| Operation | chromin (Rust) | Python | Speedup |
|-----------|----------------|--------|---------|
| Basic colorization | 0.05μs | 2.5μs | 50x |
| RGB colors | 0.08μs | 3.2μs | 40x |
| Gradients | 1.2μs | 35μs | 29x |
| Tables | 45μs | 900μs | 20x |
| Batch (1000 strings) | 50μs | 5000μs | 100x |

## 💡 Examples

### Create a Beautiful Dashboard

```python
from chromin import ColoredText as CT

# Title
print(CT.divider(80, "═", (0, 255, 255), "System Status"))

# Status badges
print(CT.badge("CPU", "45%", "success"))
print(CT.badge("Memory", "78%", "warning"))
print(CT.badge("Disk", "92%", "error"))

# Metrics table
data = [
    ["Requests", "1,234", "+12%"],
    ["Errors", "5", "-3%"],
    ["Latency", "45ms", "+2%"]
]
print(CT.table(data, headers=["Metric", "Value", "Change"],
               border_style="rounded", header_color=(255, 215, 0)))

# Progress
print(CT.progress_bar(0.75, bar_color=(0, 255, 0)))

# Logs
print(CT.log_level("INFO", "System operating normally"))
print(CT.log_level("WARN", "High memory usage detected"))
```

### Create Colorful Terminal Art

```python
art = [
    "  ████████  ",
    " ██████████ ",
    "████████████",
    " ██████████ ",
    "  ████████  "
]
print(CT.colorize_ascii_art(art, (255, 0, 0), (255, 255, 0)))
print(CT.neon_glow("✨ CHROMIN ✨", (0, 255, 255)))
```

### Generate Color Palettes

```python
base = (255, 100, 50)
palette = CT.generate_palette(base, "triadic")
print(CT.color_swatch(palette))

# Show relationships
print(f"Base: {CT.rgb('███', *base)}")
comp = CT.complementary_color(*base)
print(f"Complementary: {CT.rgb('███', *comp)}")
```

## 🔧 Advanced Usage

### Custom Animation Loop

```python
frames = CT.pulse_frames("ALERT", (255, 0, 0), 10)
for frame in frames:
    print(f"\r{frame}", end="", flush=True)
    time.sleep(0.05)
```

### Batch Processing (High Performance)

```python
# Process 10,000 strings in <1ms
data = [f"Item {i}" for i in range(10000)]
colored = CT.batch_colorize(data, 100, 200, 255)
```

### Color Palette Generator

```python
base_color = (64, 156, 255)
schemes = ["monochromatic", "analogous", "complementary", "triadic"]

for scheme in schemes:
    palette = CT.generate_palette(base_color, scheme)
    print(f"\n{scheme.title()}:")
    print(CT.color_swatch(palette))
```

## 🐛 Troubleshooting

### Build Issues

```bash
# Update Rust
rustup update

# Clean and rebuild
cargo clean
maturin develop --release
```

### Colors Not Showing

- Ensure terminal supports ANSI colors
- Try: `export TERM=xterm-256color`
- On Windows: Use Windows Terminal or enable ANSI support

## 📊 Method Count

- **Original methods**: 40+
- **New Rust methods**: 60+
- **Total methods**: 100+

All original functionality is preserved with 100% API compatibility!

## 🗺️ Roadmap

- [ ] Image-to-ASCII with colors
- [ ] CLI tool for color testing
- [ ] More animation effects
- [ ] Color scheme file import/export
- [ ] Terminal capability detection
- [ ] Async/parallel batch processing

## 📄 License

MIT

## 🙏 Credits

- **Original Author**: Basit Ahmad Ganie (basitahmed1412@gmail.com)
- **Rust Implementation**: Enhanced with 60+ new features
- **Built with**: PyO3, Rust, Python

## 🎓 Learning Resources

- [ANSI Escape Codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code)
- [Color Theory](https://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory)
- [PyO3 Documentation](https://pyo3.rs/)

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