Rumble.Cowsay.Tool 0.0.3

cowsay

ASCII-entities that can repeat phrases.

This repository contains the Rumble.Cowsay class library and Rumble.Cowsay.Tool CLI tool. All the content in the repository is an original work created as a personal project, and serves as a .NET C# adaptation of the original cowsay program.

Description

Cowsay is a fun and configurable speaking cow (not only) program. Originally developed for GNU/Linux, this C# adaptation brings the fun of the original cowsay to the .NET ecosystem.

Usage

Rumble.Cowsay Library

using System;
using Rumble.Cowsay;

var entity = EchoingEntity.Cow;
Console.WriteLine(entity.Speak());
Console.WriteLine(entity.Echo("Hello, world!"));

Rumble.Cowsay.Tool

To install the tool globally, use the following command:

$ dotnet tool install --global Rumble.Cowsay.Tool

Then, you can use the tool with the following commands:

# with default entity (cow)
$ cowsay
$ cowsay --phrase "Hello, World!"

# with specific entity (cow)
$ cowsay --entity-name cow
$ cowsay --entity-name cow --phrase "Hello, World!"

# with specific entity (elephant)
$ cowsay --entity-name elephant
$ cowsay --entity-name elephant --phrase "Hello, World!"

Also, you can get more information about the tool with the following commands:

# displays current version
$ cowsay --version

# displays help
$ cowsay -h
$ cowsay --help

History

The original cowsay program, written in Perl, was created by Tony Monroe, with suggestions from Shannon Appel and contributions from Anthony Polito, as a whimsical program for GNU/Linux systems. It served as a creative output mechanism, generating ASCII art of a cow uttering the input text.

Note

This project is made out of pure love for .NET C#. It serves as a pet-project written just-for-fun. All the code here is 100% original.