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App-ruler-0.060
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/ App::ruler

NAME

App::ruler - Print horizontal ruler on the terminal

VERSION

This document describes version 0.060 of App::ruler (from Perl distribution App-ruler), released on 2019-07-30.

TIPS

To see background pattern, disable minor ticking by using -m ''.

To disable numbering, set number format to an empty string: -f '' or --number-every 0.

FUNCTIONS

ruler

Usage:

 ruler(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

Print horizontal ruler on the terminal.

Examples:

  • Default ruler (dash + number every 10 characters):

     ruler();

    Result:

     ".........|10.......|20.......|30.......|40.......|50.......|60.......|70.......|80.......|90.......|100......|110......|120......|130......|140......|150......|160......|170......|180......|19"

  • White ruler with red marks and numbers:

     ruler(
 background_color     => "black on_white",
   major_tick_color     => "red on_white",
   minor_tick_character => "",
   number_color         => "bold red on_white"
 );

    Result:

     "\e[30;47m---------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m10\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m20\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m30\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m40\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m50\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m60\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m70\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m80\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m90\e[0m\e[30;47m-------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m100\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m110\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m120\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m130\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m140\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m150\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m160\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m170\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m180\e[0m\e[30;47m------\e[0m\e[31;47m|\e[0m\e[1;31;47m19\e[0m"

This function is not exported by default, but exportable.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • background_color => str

  • background_pattern => str (default: "-")

  • length => int

  • major_tick_character => str (default: "|")

  • major_tick_color => str

  • major_tick_every => int (default: 10)

  • minor_tick_character => str (default: ".")

  • minor_tick_color => str

  • minor_tick_every => int (default: 1)

  • number_color => str

  • number_every => int (default: 10)

  • number_format => str (default: "%d")

  • number_start => int (default: 10)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-ruler.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-ruler.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-ruler

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

SEE ALSO

hr (App::hr)

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2019, 2016, 2015 by perlancar@cpan.org.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.