# cldwalker/hirb

A mini view framework for console/irb that's easy to use, even while under its influence. Console goodies include a no-wrap table, auto-pager, tree and menu.

Repository: https://github.com/cldwalker/hirb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hirb
Homepage: http://tagaholic.me/hirb/
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-02-28T04:13:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6389, "days_push": 917, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1693, forks 70 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:23.398584+00:00)

## What it is
Hirb is a Ruby mini view framework for console/irb that improves default inspect output with class-based views. It provides ascii tables, trees, a smart auto-pager, and interactive console menus.

## Use cases
- render query results as ascii tables in irb
- page long console output only when it exceeds screen size
- display tree structures in the terminal
- build interactive menus from table data in a console
- add default table views for ActiveRecord and other database gems

## When to choose
- you spend a lot of time in irb or Ruby console sessions inspecting objects
- you want readable tabular output for database records in a REPL
- you need lightweight terminal tables, trees, or menus in a Ruby CLI

## When to avoid
- you need rich graphical output or web-based dashboards
- your project is not Ruby-based
- you need actively developed features beyond console views

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, cli, terminal-ui, data-visualization
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: ruby, cli, cross-platform
- tags: irb, console, ascii-tables, pager, ruby-gem, view-framework, command-line

## Member repositories
- cldwalker/hirb (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:23.398584+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:38:11.246133+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: http://tagaholic.me/hirb/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:04.532919+00:00, sha 54515d33d8ae)
  - site_page: http://tagaholic.me/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:04.541938+00:00, sha ae698f27a900)
  - site_page: http://tagaholic.me/hirb/doc/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:04.543578+00:00, sha d47e3900a5c0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.