CIOF - Custom Input Output Format

CIOF is a lightweight C++17+ input/output framework designed to simplify formatted printing, logging, and user interaction. It provides a set of high-level utilities to handle standard output, error logging, ANSI styling, and user input consistently across platforms**

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Features

• Unified Output Handling Output to std::cout, std::cerr, or std::clog with a simple API.

• Configurable Output Control spacing, delimiters, and formatting globally via ciof::outputConf.

• Print & Echo Helpers

  • print() for output with newline
  • echo() for output without newline
  • Variants for standard log and error streams

• Input Utilities Read values interactively with input() functions, optionally with a prompt.

• ANSI Styling Support Easily apply bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, or custom RGB colors.

• Cross-Platform (with limitations) Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows 10+. Versions lower than Windows 10 have no support for ANSI

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Configuration

Output behavior can be controlled globally using ciof::CIOFOutputConfig. Options include automatic spacing, custom delimiters, ignoring formatting keywords, and enabling/disabling processing.

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Supported Compilers

• GCC >= 7.0
• Clang >= 6.0
• MSVC >= 19.14 (Visual Studio 2017 15.7)

All compilers must support C++17 or higher.

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Platform Support

• Linux - Fully supported
• macOS - Fully supported
• Windows 10 or later only - Versions lower than Windows 10 have no support for ANSI, but still functional

MINIMAL CMAKE EXAMPLE

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
project(ciofTestingProject VERSION 1.0 LANGUAGES CXX)

# Set C++17
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)

# Find the system-installed CIOF package
find_package(ciof REQUIRED)

# Add the test executable
add_executable(ciofTesting ciofTesting.cpp)

# Include CIOF headers and link its library
target_link_libraries(ciofTesting PRIVATE Ciof::ciof_static) # or `ciof_shared`

MINIMAL CODE EXAMPLE

#include <ciof/ciof.hpp>

int main() { ciof::print("CIOF Works."); }