NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash 0.1.2

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash --version 0.1.2
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash -Version 0.1.2
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash" Version="0.1.2" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash" Version="0.1.2" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash --version 0.1.2
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash, 0.1.2"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash@0.1.2
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash&version=0.1.2
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash&version=0.1.2
                    


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NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash

A reusable Figgle-and-Spectre.Console splash screen for .NET CLIs.

  • Configurable app name, Figgle font, gradient palette, and tagline strategy.
  • Piecewise-linear gradient across an arbitrary number of #RRGGBB stops.
  • Built-in pool of ~300 developer-culture taglines, or supply your own.
  • Performance-first: the entire splash is assembled as one markup string and emitted via a single AnsiConsole.Markup call.

Install

dotnet add package NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash

Usage

using NextIteration.SpectreConsole.Splash;

// One-line: defaults (Roman font, neutral blue gradient, random tagline).
SplashScreen.Show("my-cli");

// Fully configured.
SplashScreen.Show(new SplashOptions
{
    AppName = "my-cli",
    Font = Figgle.Fonts.FiggleFonts.Slant,
    Colors = new SplashColors("#FFEB3B", "#FF9800", "#F44336"),
    Tagline = SplashTagline.FromProvider(() => $"v{AppVersion.Current}"),
});

// Suppress the tagline.
SplashScreen.Show(new SplashOptions
{
    AppName = "quiet",
    Tagline = SplashTagline.None,
});

Defaults at a glance

Property Default
Font FiggleFonts.Roman
Colors #60A5FA → #1D4ED8 (neutral blue, reads on light/dark)
Tagline Random pick from the built-in quote pool (~300 entries)

Architecture

File Role
SplashScreen.cs Public entry point (Show).
SplashOptions.cs Per-call configuration. Only AppName is required.
SplashColors.cs Gradient palette; validates #RRGGBB at construction.
SplashTagline.cs Strategy for the sub-logo tagline (None / RandomBuiltIn / FromProvider).
Internal/Gradient.cs Pure-function piecewise-linear interpolation, O(width) regardless of N stops.
Internal/Renderer.cs Builds the full splash as one Spectre.Console markup string.
Internal/Quotes.cs Built-in tagline pool.

Performance notes

The original internal precursor of this library emitted one AnsiConsole.Write(char) call per visible logo character — ~250 calls for a typical Roman logo, each flushing its own ANSI colour-change escape. This rewrite batches the entire splash (logo + tagline) into a single Spectre markup string and does one AnsiConsole.Markup call. Measured cold start on a 64×7 Roman logo: ~60 ms before, <10 ms after.

Additional wins:

  • FiggleFonts.Roman.Render runs on the first Show call, not at class-load.
  • Line endings normalise on \n and trim trailing \r — no more Windows-only logo splits breaking silently on Unix.
  • Space characters skip the colour-escape wrapper entirely (saves ~14 markup chars per space).

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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0.1.2 174 5/3/2026
0.1.1 182 4/18/2026