byte-me is a fun, interactive CLI for developers that delivers random geeky messages, coding jokes, and motivational quotes directly in your terminal. 😎 It also provides playful error hints for uncaught exceptions, unhandled rejections, and runtime warnings — perfect for keeping your terminal lively while coding. 💻✨
- 🎯 Random coding messages, jokes, and inspiration.
- 🛠️ Playful error hints for uncaught exceptions, unhandled rejections, and warnings.
- 🌈 Bold, colorized output with an optional rainbow animation mode.
- ⏱️ Schedule messages with a cron-like syntax.
- ⚡ Works in any Node.js project, from CLI tools to backend services.
Install globally via npm:
npm install -g @brainergybyleo/byte-me# Start the scheduler (a message every 30 minutes)
byte-me
# Show one message and exit
byte-me --once # -o
# Enable rainbow animated messages
byte-me --rainbow # -r
# Run in test mode (a message every 5 seconds)
byte-me --test # -t
# Show desktop/system notifications
byte-me --notify # -n
# Show the banner plus an instant message
byte-me startHidden Games 🎮
byte-me ships with a few interactive terminal games — run any of them by name:
byte-me dungeon # 🏰 Explore an ASCII dungeon adventure
byte-me hack # 🕹️ Launch a "secret hack" mini-game
byte-me adventure # 🌲 Play a 10-level ASCII adventure
byte-me rps # ✊ Play Rock-Paper-Scissors against the terminalRunning locally from the repo (without a global install)? Use
node dist/bin/cli.js <command>, e.g.node dist/bin/cli.js dungeon.
Settings are customizable via a .byteme.json file in your project directory:
{
"theme": "rainbow",
"showBanner": true,
"dailyTip": false
}| Option | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
theme |
"plain", "rainbow", "pastel" |
rainbow/pastel show colorful animated messages; plain cycles preset colors. |
showBanner |
true / false |
Display an ASCII-art banner on start. |
dailyTip |
true / false |
Show a random motivational tip once per day. |
Need help or want to share feedback? Open an issue or PR on GitHub. 🛠️
- Email: leonard6oba@gmail.com
- Twitter: @Brainergybyleo
- GitHub: LEO20Debugger
MIT © Leonard Oba