Terminal Formatter

ANSI-colored output for command-line interfaces

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Generates ANSI-colored text for display in terminal consoles.

Usage

Use the"terminal"or"ansi"alias in thehighlight()function:

from rosettes import highlight

code = "def hello(): print('world')"
ansi = highlight(code, "python", formatter="terminal")

print(ansi)  # Displays colored output in your terminal

Features

  • ANSI Colors: Uses standard 16-color ANSI escape sequences compatible with almost all terminal emulators.
  • High Performance: Pre-computes escape sequences for all token types, ensuring the highlighting loop is as fast as possible.
  • Zero Configuration: Automatically maps semantic roles to appropriate terminal colors.

Color Mapping

The terminal formatter maps Syntax Roles to terminal colors:

Role Color
Control Flow Magenta
Declaration Cyan
String Green
Number Yellow
Function Blue
Comment Gray
Error Red

Thread-Safety

Like all Rosettes components, theTerminalFormatteris fully thread-safe and optimized for Python 3.14t free-threading. Each call uses only local state or immutable pre-computed tables.


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