This project involves creating a Go program that generates ASCII art based on a given string and banner style, and writes the result into a file when output flag is specified.Additionally, it runs with a single [STRING] argument.

• Converts strings into ASCII art
• Supports numbers, letters, spaces, special characters, and newline characters ('\n')
• Utilizes specific graphical templates for ASCII representation
• Writes the ascii art into a file if output flag is specified

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://learn.zone01kisumu.ke/git/doonyango/ascii-art-output.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd ascii-art-output/

To generate ASCII art for a string or write the ascii art into a file, run the following command:

go run . "string"

Example:

go run . "Hello\n" | cat -e

Output:

 _    _          _   _          $
| |  | |        | | | |         $
| |__| |   ___  | | | |   ___   $
|  __  |  / _ \ | | | |  / _ \  $
| |  | | |  __/ | | | | | (_) | $
|_|  |_|  \___| |_| |_|  \___/  $
                                $
                                $
$                                                  

go run . --output=<fileName.txt> something standard

Output

cat -e fileName.txt

                                  _     _       _                  
                                 | |   | |     (_)                 
 ___    ___    _ __ ___     ___  | |_  | |__    _   _ __     __ _  
/ __|  / _ \  | '_ ` _ \   / _ \ | __| |  _ \  | | | '_ \   / _` | 
\__ \ | (_) | | | | | | | |  __/ \ |_  | | | | | | | | | | | (_| | 
|___/  \___/  |_| |_| |_|  \___|  \__| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|  \__, | 
                                                             __/ | 
                                                            |___/  

cd tests/

go test -v

• standard.txt: Standard ASCII character set
• shadow.txt: Shadowed ASCII character set
• thinkertoy.txt: ASCII character set with thinkertoy style

This program ensures file integrity using SHA-256 checksums. When downloading or verifying files (standard.txt, shadow.txt, thinkertoy.txt), it calculates the checksum of the downloaded file and compares it with a pre-defined expected checksum (expectedChecksum map). If the checksums do not match, it indicates that the file has been tampered with or corrupted.

If you have suggestions for improvements, bug fixes, or new features, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

This project was build and maintained by:

• Doreen Onyango
• Kherld Hussein
• Stephen Omotto