https://github.com/alexgustafsson/curlix

A Matrix-like animation in the terminal for use with curl
https://github.com/alexgustafsson/curlix

animation curl terminal terminal-based webservice

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A Matrix-like animation in the terminal for use with curl

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/alexgustafsson/curlix
• Owner: AlexGustafsson
• License: unlicense
• Created: 2018-04-26T12:05:38.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-24T03:09:40.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-30T08:31:56.914Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: animation, curl, terminal, terminal-based, webservice
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 582 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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Curlix

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A service to provide a Matrix-like animation in your terminal using nothing but curl.



  



# Quickstart



```

curl https://curlix-cavymqwdcc.now.sh

```

# Table of contents

[Quickstart](#quickstart)


[Technology](#technology)


[Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

# Technology



The service is hosted on Zeit's excellent service [Now](curlix-cavymqwdcc.now.sh). The animation is generated each time the service is started and consists of 24 frames. The set of frames is looped and streamed to any client using a user agent containing 'curl'. The colors are created using escape codes for 8-bit colors (see [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/33206814/2202033) for a thorough explanation).

# Disclaimer



_Although the project is very capable, it is not built with production in mind. Therefore there might be complications when trying to use the service for large-scale projects meant for the public. The project was developed to easily achieve a Matrix-like animation in your terminal using only common utilities and as such it might not promote best practices nor be performant._