README.md

Console

A generic console library for ease of creating a console window during runtime.

Visit the releases page for the jar and source code downloads.

Usage

At the beginning of your program, use the method

Console.initialize();

This will set up the window and streams. From then on, all print calls from System.out or System.err will be put through the console streams.

Visibility

To set the visibility of the console, use the method Console.setVisible(true/false) or alternatively use Console.hide() or Console.show()

Manipulating Streams

This library also acts as a primtive manager for all your print streams through the use of the MultiOutputStream class. This class, as its name suggests, contains multiple OutputSteams. The MultiOutputSteams for the console can be accessed with Console.getOutputStream() and Console.getErrorStream()

If you'd like to add your own print steam to the console, you can do so by adding your own streams to the existing ones kept in the Console class.

Example (Adding a file log)

// Creates the file log as an output stream
FileOutputStream fil = null;
try {
  fil = new FileOutputStream("log.txt");
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
  e.printStackTrace();
}

// If the stream was created, add it to the console streams
if (fil != null) {
  Console.getOutputStream().addStream(fil);
  Console.getErrorStream().addStream(fil);
}

Using this example, all print calls from System.out or System.err will now also print to the log file log.txt