composer require jblond/php-cli<?phpusejblond\cli\Cli;
usejblond\cli\CliColors;
$cli = newCli();
$colors = newCliColors();
$string = $colors->getColoredString('This is a test','red','black');
$cli->output($string); // normal $cli->error($string); // error // This input requires Hello or world as input$cli->input('Hello world: ',array('Hello','world'));
// This input requires only test$cli->input('Test2: ', 'test');
// This input requires any input$cli->input('Free input: ', '');
// Question with default N $answer = $cli->input('Do this? y/N', array('y','n','Y','N'), 'N');
echo$answer;Inspired by the php.net docs http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.io-streams.php
and a modified version of http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/php-class-for-coloring-php-command-line-cli-scripts-output-php-output-colorizing-using-bash-shell-colors/