Charta is a utility written in Go to display small colored charts in the terminal.
Charta supports multiple graph types and various input formats including JSON, YAML, and plain text.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Multiple Graph Types: Simple value graphs, Min/Max/Average graphs, Comparison graphs,
- Cumulative graphs, and Heat maps.
- Flexible Input: Support for JSON, YAML, TXT files, or stdin.
- Colorful Output: Terminal-based graphs with customizable colors and label colors.
- Grouping: Group multiple values for averaging or analysis.
- Thresholds: Warning and alert thresholds with automatic color coding.
- Customizable: Adjustable width, min/max values, labels, graph colors, and label colors.
- Negative Values: Support for negative values with proper scaling.
- Overflow Indicators: Visual indicators when values exceed the scale range.
- Plugin Architecture: Extensible formatter system for different output formats.
Website: codeberg.org/spn109/charta
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Developer: Philippe SÉRAPHIN
License: Apache License 2.0
Charta is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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