Overview
Barbecue is a Flutter/Dart package designed to render formatted text tables in command-line applications. It supports customizable borders, padding, text spans, and ANSI color codes for enhanced visual output. Ideal for CLI tools needing structured, readable data presentation, it works across all major platforms including Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux. The package enables developers to create professional-looking console outputs with minimal effort.
Use cases
- Displaying tabular data in CLI apps
- Generating logs with formatted structure
- Creating interactive command-line dashboards
- Presenting configuration or status information
- Building CLI-based reporting tools
Key features
- Customizable table borders
- ANSI color support
- Text span formatting
- Flexible padding options
- Cross-platform compatibility
Suitable for
- CLI application developers
- Console-based tool creators
- Data visualization in terminal environments
- DevTools and diagnostic utilities
- Educational or debugging command-line tools
Considerations
- Requires terminal with ANSI color support
- Limited to text-based output
- Not suitable for GUI applications
- May need additional styling for complex layouts
- Dependent on console environment capabilities