geany

   ..
  =≙≙=
 _.OO._
/ \__/ \
 \_><_/
 |=%%=|
  \  /
   \ \ 
   / /
   |/
   (o)                    
    \ \____.----(O)----.,.---.
     `-__  o \_______/ o | O |
         `\  O O O O O  / `-`
           `-=========-`

geany

geany is a library to easily print logos enriched with custom information using the Go templating engine.

Writing a program and just wanting a nice logo for the start should be without hassles. geany aims to provide a smooth experience for developers that just want to show a nice logo and want to enrich it with some more information.

Installation

To install geany, you can use the following command:

$ go get github.com/AlphaOne1/geany

Getting Started

Simple Case

Assuming a file logo.tmpl like this one:

   ..
  =≙≙=
 _.OO._
/ \__/ \
 \_><_/
 |=%%=|      Build using {{ .Geany.GoVersion   }}
  \  /                on {{ .Geany.VcsTime     }}
   \ \     from revision {{ .Geany.VcsRevision }} {{ if eq .Geany.VcsModified "*" }} (modified) {{ end }}
   / /
   |/
   (o)
    \ \____.----(O)----.,.---.
     `-__  o \_______/ o | O |
         `\  O O O O O  / `-`
           `-=========-`

A simple program to produce the logo could look like this:

package main

import (
	_ "embed"

	"github.com/AlphaOne1/geany"
)

//go:embed logo.tmpl
var logo string

func main() {
	_ = geany.PrintLogo(logo, nil)
}

This program produces the following output:

   ..
  =≙≙=
 _.OO._
/ \__/ \
 \_><_/
 |=%%=|      Build using go1.24.1
  \  /                on 2025-03-16T03:16:43Z
   \ \     from revision ce78d813448120739f345efa679b2b244a42e679 
   / /
   |/
   (o)
    \ \____.----(O)----.,.---.
     `-__  o \_______/ o | O |
         `\  O O O O O  / `-`
           `-=========-`

geany provides these attributes inside .Geany

User Provided Data

Assuming that the geany supplied information is not enough, a user can provide additional data. This data becomes accessible in the template using .Value. A modified example template could look like this:

   ..      ________________________
  =≙≙=    / {{ .Values.Greeting }}
 _.OO._  /
/ \__/ \
 \_><_/
 |=%%=|      Build using {{ .Geany.GoVersion   }}
  \  /                on {{ .Geany.VcsTime     }}
   \ \     from revision {{ .Geany.VcsRevision }} {{ if eq .Geany.VcsModified "*" }} (modified) {{ end }}
   / /
   |/   Special Features A: {{ if .Values.FeatureA -}} enabled {{- else -}} disabled {{- end }}
   (o)                   B: {{ if .Values.FeatureB -}} enabled {{- else -}} disabled {{- end }}
    \ \____.----(O)----.,.---.
     `-__  o \_______/ o | O |
         `\  O O O O O  / `-`
           `-=========-`

The Go program of the simple case needs only slight modification to provide the new data:

package main

import (
	_ "embed"

	"github.com/AlphaOne1/geany"
)

//go:embed logo.tmpl
var logo string

func main() {
	_ = geany.PrintLogo(logo,
		&struct {
			FeatureA bool
			FeatureB bool
			Greeting string
		}{
			FeatureA: true,
			FeatureB: false,
			Greeting: "Hi Geany!",
		})
}

This modified version would print now:

   ..      ________________________
  =≙≙=    / Hi Geany!
 _.OO._  /
/ \__/ \
 \_><_/
 |=%%=|      Build using go1.24.1
  \  /                on 2025-03-16T03:16:43Z
   \ \     from revision ce78d813448120739f345efa679b2b244a42e679 
   / /
   |/   Special Features A: enabled
   (o)                   B: disabled
    \ \____.----(O)----.,.---.
     `-__  o \_______/ o | O |
         `\  O O O O O  / `-`
           `-=========-`

Instead of using a struct, a map could be used to pass the data into the template. The keys of the map then take the place of the structure members.

Basic or Fallback Output

geany offers a fallback mechanism, should a problem occur in normal logo output. Should normal operation fail, the PrintSimple function is employed to somehow give some information, without having the normal logo around.

Note that the logo template itself is checked always and the program will report a broken logo template visibly. So this is not intended to cover up poor logo template design.

The following program uses PrintSimple directly:

package main

import (
	_ "embed"

	"github.com/AlphaOne1/geany"
)

func main() {
	_ = geany.PrintSimple(nil)
}

It produces the following output:

./logo_simple
{
    "Geany": {
        "VcsRevision": "5f4b130546ef200186692d4f88c83386f0c4ae98",
        "VcsTime": "2025-03-16T03:21:23Z",
        "VcsModified": "*",
        "GoVersion": "go1.24.1"
    },
    "Values": null
}

All examples can be found in examples folder.