# ivanseidel/node-draftlog

📜 Create mutable log lines into the terminal, and give life to your logs!

Repository: https://github.com/ivanseidel/node-draftlog
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-draftlog
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nodejs, logging, ansi-escape-codes, console
Last push: 2023-04-28T14:21:29+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": 3467, "days_push": 1223, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1243, forks 33 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.563554+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js library that injects a `draft` method into the console, allowing previously written terminal lines to be updated in place using ANSI escape codes. It serves as a building block for creating dynamic CLI elements like progress bars, spinners, and animations without imposing fixed widgets.

## Use cases
- update terminal log lines after printing
- build a custom progress bar in node
- show live loading status in a cli
- animate console output
- create dynamic checkboxes in the terminal
- print a live-updating clock in the console

## When to choose
- you want full creative control over dynamic terminal output instead of prebuilt widgets
- you need to update individual log lines while other output continues
- you're building custom CLI progress indicators or animations in Node.js

## When to avoid
- you just need ready-made progress bars or spinners with no customization
- your project is not Node.js based
- you need actively developed software with recent feature work

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: logging, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: ansi-escape-codes, console, progress-bars, updatable-log-lines, terminal-animations, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ivanseidel/node-draftlog (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.563554+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 2026-08-30T05:08:19.612311+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ivanseidel/node-draftlog (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.563554+00:00, sha 7fd5ef6efcad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.