https://github.com/piuccio/cowsay

cowsay is a configurable talking cow
https://github.com/piuccio/cowsay

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cowsay is a configurable talking cow

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/piuccio/cowsay
• Owner: piuccio
• License: other
• Created: 2012-11-11T21:43:43.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-24T07:32:35.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-26T09:06:11.209Z (16 days ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 205 KB
• Stars: 1,146
• Watchers: 14
• Forks: 162
• Open Issues: 11
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# cowsay

````

 __________________

< srsly dude, why? >

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        \   ^__^

         \  (oo)\_______

            (__)\       )\/\

                ||----w |

                ||     ||

````

cowsay is a configurable talking cow, originally written in Perl by [Tony Monroe](https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay)

This project is a translation in JavaScript of the original program and an attempt to bring the same silliness to node.js.

## Install

    npm install -g cowsay

## Usage

    cowsay JavaScript FTW!

or

    cowthink node.js is cool

It acts in the same way as the original cowsay, so consult `cowsay(1)` or run `cowsay -h`

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< indeed >

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    \

     \

                                   .::!!!!!!!:.

  .!!!!!:.                        .:!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ~~~~!!!!!!.                 .:!!!!!!!!!UWWW$$$

      :$$NWX!!:           .:!!!!!!XUWW$$$$$$$$$P

      $$$$$##WX!:      .): void {

    if (error) {

        console.log(`Error getting cow names: ${error.message}`)

    }

    else if (cow_names) {

        console.log(`Number of cows available: ${cow_names.length}`);

    }

}

cowsay.list(get_cows);

```

importing the `IOptions` interface directly:

```ts

import { IOptions } from "cowsay" // optional

let opts: IOptions = {

    text: "Hello from TypeScript!",

    e: '^^',

    r: true,

};

console.log(cowsay.say(opts));

```

## Pipe from standard input

    echo please repeat | cowsay

## Usage in the browser

cowsay works in your browser too with rollup / webpack / browserify / you name it.

```js

import { say } from 'cowsay';

console.log(say({ text: 'grazing in the browser' }));

```

You can customize the cow by importing the relevant one

```js

import { think, SQUIRREL } from 'cowsay';

console.log(think({

  text: 'grazing in the browser',

  cow: SQUIRREL,

  eyes: 'pp',

  tongue: ';;',

}));

```

All cows are included in the bundle, but you can use rollup / webpack tree-shake feature to reduce the final bundle size.

### Browser options

```js

say({

  text: 'hello',

  cow: '', // Template for a cow, get inspiration from `./cows`

  eyes: 'oo', // Select the appearance of the cow's eyes, equivalent to cowsay -e

  tongue: 'L|', // The tongue is configurable similarly to the eyes through -T and tongue_string, equivalent to cowsay -T

  wrap: false, // If it is specified, the given message will not be word-wrapped. equivalent to cowsay -n

  wrapLength: 40, // Specifies roughly where the message should be wrapped. equivalent to cowsay -W

  mode: 'b', // One of 	"b", "d", "g", "p", "s", "t", "w", "y"

});

```