NAME

Data::Dump::Color - Like Data::Dump, but with color

VERSION

This document describes version 0.251 of Data::Dump::Color (from Perl distribution Data-Dump-Color), released on 2025-02-21.

SYNOPSIS

Use it like you would Data::Dump, e.g.:

 use Data::Dump::Color; dd localtime;

DESCRIPTION

Sample screenshots:

This module aims to be a drop-in replacement for Data::Dump. It adds colors to dumps. It also adds various visual aids in the comments, e.g. array/hash index, depth indicator, and so on.

For more information, see Data::Dump. This documentation explains what's different between this module and Data::Dump.

RESULTS

By default Data::Dump::Color shows array index or hash pair sequence in comments for visual aid, e.g.:

 [
   "this",      # [0]
   "is",        # [1]
   "a",         # [2]
   "5-element", # [3]
   "array",     # [4]
   {
     0  => "with",  # .{0}
     1  => "an",    # .{1}
     2  => "extra", # .{2}
     3  => "hash",  # .{3}
     4  => "at",    # .{4}
     5  => "the",   # .{5}
     16 => "end",   # .{6}
   },           # [5]
 ]

"[]" and "{}" brackets will indicate whether they are indexes to an array or a hash. The dot prefixes will mark depth level.

To turn this off, set $INDEX to 0:

 [
   "this",
   "is",
   "a",
   "5-element",
   "array",
   {
     0  => "with",
     1  => "an",
     2  => "extra",
     3  => "hash",
     4  => "at",
     5  => "the",
     16 => "end",
   },
 ]

VARIABLES

"$Data::Dump::*" package variables from Data::Dump, like $Data::Dump::TRY_BASE64, etc are now in the "Data::Dump::Color" namespace, e.g. $Data::Dump::Color::TRY_BASE64, etc.

Additional variables include:

$COLOR => BOOL (default: undef)

Whether to force-enable or disable color. If unset, color output will be determined from "NO_COLOR", "COLOR" environment variables, or whether running in interactive terminal (when "-t STDOUT" is true).

$COLOR_THEME => str

Select a color theme, which is a module under "ColorTheme::Data::Dump::Color::" or "ColorTheme::" namespace (with/without the namespace prefix). For example: "Default256", "Bright".

$INDEX => BOOL (default: 1)

Whether to add array/hash index visual aid.

$LENTHRESHOLD => int (default: 500)

Add string length visual aid for hash key/hash value/array element if length is at least this value.

FUNCTIONS

Only "dd" and "ddx" are exported by default.

FAQ

ENVIRONMENT

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at <https://metacpan.org/release/Data-Dump-Color>.

SOURCE

Source repository is at <https://github.com/perlancar/perl-Data-Dump-Color>.

SEE ALSO

Data::Dump, JSON::Color, YAML::Tiny::Color

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTORS

• Scott Baker <bakerscot@cpan.org>
• Steven Haryanto <stevenharyanto@gmail.com>

CONTRIBUTING

To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull requests on GitHub.

Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You can simply modify the code, then test via:

 % prove -l

If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla, Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two other Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2025 by perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Data-Dump-Color>

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.