picocolors

To migrate from chalk to picocolors, follow these steps:

1. Update imports: Change import chalk from 'chalk' to import pico from 'picocolors'.
2. Update variable usage: Change chalk.red(text) to pico.red(text).
3. Convert method chains to nested calls: Since picocolors does not support chaining, convert chalk.red.bold(text) to pico.red(pico.bold(text)).
4. Handle tagged templates: If you use chalk's tagged template literals, use the colorize-template package to bridge the gap.

- import chalk from 'chalk'
+ import pico from 'picocolors'

- chalk.red(text)
+ pico.red(text)

- chalk.red.bold(text)
+ pico.red(pico.bold(text))

Import picocolors to access a variety of functions for coloring and formatting terminal output. It supports Node.js v6+ and browsers, and works with both CJS and ESM. It is NO_COLOR friendly and includes TypeScript type declarations.

import pc from "picocolors"

console.log(
  pc.green(`How are ${pc.italic(`you`)} doing?`)
)

The createColors(enabled) function returns a new API object where color support is manually configured based on the enabled boolean.

import pc from "picocolors"

let { red, bgWhite } = pc.createColors(options.enableColors)

Use the isColorSupported boolean property to determine if colors or formatting are supported in the current terminal environment.

import pc from "picocolors"

if (pc.isColorSupported) {
  console.log("Yay! This script can use colors and formatters")
}

The picocolors object provides the following background color modifier functions:

• bgBlack
• bgRed
• bgGreen
• bgYellow
• bgBlue
• bgMagenta
• bgCyan
• bgWhite
• bgBlackBright
• bgRedBright
• bgGreenBright
• bgYellowBright
• bgBlueBright
• bgMagentaBright
• bgCyanBright
• bgWhiteBright

import pc from "picocolors"

console.log(
  pc.bgBlack(
    pc.white(`Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush.`)
  )
)

The picocolors object provides the following formatting functions:

• dim
• bold
• hidden
• italic
• underline
• strikethrough
• reset
• inverse
• blackBright
• redBright
• greenBright
• yellowBright
• blueBright
• magentaBright
• cyanBright
• whiteBright

import pc from "picocolors"

for (let task of tasks) {
  console.log(`${pc.bold(task.name)} ${pc.dim(task.durationMs + "ms")}`)
}

The picocolors object provides the following foreground color functions:

• black
• red
• green
• yellow
• blue
• magenta
• cyan
• white
• gray

import pc from "picocolors"

console.log(`I see a ${pc.red("red door")} and I want it painted ${pc.black("black")}`)