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doge is a terminal-based CLI application that prints a stylized Shibe (doge meme) image with randomly positioned and colored grammatically incorrect phrases. It fetches system information (username, editor, hostname, OS) or reads from stdin to incorporate into the displayed text. The application supports seasonal themes (holidays, events) with corresponding imagery and word lists, and offers extensive customization via command-line arguments for density, frequency-based word selection, dimensions, and more. Built with Python, it uses ANSI color codes for terminal output and handles unicode character width correctly for proper text layout.
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Contains custom deque implementations (DogeDeque and FrequencyBasedDogeDeque) that provide non-repetitive random selection and frequency-based word selection. DogeDeque shuffles its contents when exhausted to avoid repetition patterns, while FrequencyBasedDogeDeque prioritizes less frequently used items. These solve the common problem of pseudo-random generators producing noticeable patterns in repeated output, demonstrating sophisticated approach to generating varied terminal entertainment content.
Provides clean_len() and onscreen_len() utility functions that correctly calculate the display length of strings containing ANSI color codes and accounting for unicode double-width characters. These solve the fundamental challenge of text alignment and layout in terminal applications when dealing with colored output and variable-width unicode characters, ensuring proper positioning of text around the doge image. Demonstrates attention to detail in terminal UI development that is often overlooked in similar projects.