Output

Console output helper with formatter integration.

class Output

Applies style markup formatting to outgoing messages and writes the final rendered text to standard output.

Properties

formatter

Message formatter used to render console style tags.

private OutputFormatter $formatter

Methods

__construct

Creates an output writer with the default formatter implementation.

public __construct(): void

write

Writes a formatted message to standard output.

public write(string $message): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$message	string	message containing optional formatter markup

writeln

Writes a formatted message to standard output followed by a newline.

public writeln(string $message): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$message	string	message containing optional formatter markup

prompt

Prompts the user for input, optionally hiding typed characters for secrets.

public prompt(string $label, ?string $default, bool $secret): string

Writes the label (and optional default in brackets) to standard output, then reads a single line from STDIN. When $secret is true, terminal echo is suppressed while the user types and a * is rendered for each character.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$label	string	prompt text shown to the user
$default	string	default value shown in brackets; returned when the user submits empty input
$secret	bool	when true the terminal echo is suppressed while the user types

readSecretInput

Reads hidden input from STDIN and masks typed characters with asterisks.

private readSecretInput(): string

Backspace is supported in interactive terminals.

close

Closes the output stream and resets any applied text formatting styles.

public close(): void

This method outputs a reset sequence to clear any foreground and background color formatting that may have been applied during console output.

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