Using the Jansi library in your server console.

[Fraysa]

So, there's a cool library called Jansi, which allows your program to use Ansi Escape Sequences, even on Windows. That's a cool way to pump up your server, by coloring the console however you want - coloring exceptions and errors in the red color, information in blue, or whatever. This really helps rather than a console full of a wall of text of one color.

This is one of the results you can achieve (Taken from Jansi website), which is pretty awesome!:

How to install the Jansi library into my project?
Simply download the Jansi library, located

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and add the .jar file into your dist folder. When you're about to compile your server, also add the jar to your referenced libraries - like you add the jars in the dist folder.

In your server's starting method, where ever it loads everything - place this line to load the Jansi Console.

AnsiConsole.systemInstall();

Now, you may also add the following fields at the top, for easier color indicating.

    public static final String BLACK = "\u001B[0;30m";
    public static final String RED = "\u001B[0;31m";
    public static final String GREEN = "\u001B[0;32m";
    public static final String YELLOW = "\u001B[0;33m";
    public static final String BLUE = "\u001B[0;34m";
    public static final String MAGENTA = "\u001B[0;35m";
    public static final String CYAN = "\u001B[0;36m";
    public static final String WHITE = "\u001B[0;37m";

How to use the colors, real time?

Here's a quick example, to print something in the red color.

AnsiConsole.out.println(RED + "Error loading MySQL Database!" + WHITE);

So, basically, what is done here?

AnsiConsole.out.println(COLOR_FOR_TEXT + "Text" + DEFAULT_CONSOLE_COLOR);

Self explainatory, pretty much, this will help you to see things better in my opinion rather than one color console.

Good luck~

 

[Entourage]

This is sick! Gonna try it out asap thanks man

 

[anhtanh95]

Wow! Thanks man. I just know this from your thread :

 

[smaudet]

Hey all, built a JANSI sample project to help new users to get up and running. Joined this forum to help spread the word: https:// github.com/ smaudet/jansi-sample

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