node-text-to-ascii

A simple Node.js library and CLI tool to convert text into ASCII art with customizable fonts.

Features

• Supports multiple ASCII art fonts using the powerful figlet library.
• Easy-to-use library for integration into Node.js applications.
• Command-line interface (CLI) for quick ASCII art generation.
• Customizable fonts for unique outputs.

Installation

Using npm (Recommended)

To install globally (for CLI usage):

npm install -g node-text-to-ascii

To install locally (for library usage):

npm install node-text-to-ascii

Usage

CLI

Once installed globally, you can use the node-text-to-ascii command from your terminal.

Generate ASCII Art

node-text-to-ascii "Hello, World!" "Standard"

List Available Fonts

To see all available fonts:

node-text-to-ascii --list-fonts

Save Output to a File

node-text-to-ascii "ASCII Art" "Ghost" > output.txt

Library

You can use this package programmatically in your Node.js applications.

Import and Use

const textToAscii = require("node-text-to-ascii");

// Convert text to ASCII art
textToAscii("Hello, World!", "Standard")
    .then((asciiArt) => console.log(asciiArt))
    .catch((err) => console.error("Error:", err));

Available Fonts

Use the figlet.fontsSync() method to get a list of all supported fonts:

const figlet = require("figlet");

const fonts = figlet.fontsSync();
console.log("Available fonts:", fonts);