Support template literals for nested calls

benchmark.js

@@ -47,4 +47,16 @@ suite('chalk', () => {
 	bench('cached: 1 style nested non-intersecting', () => {
 		chalkBgRed(blueStyledString);
 	});
+
+	set('iterations', 10000);
+
+	bench('cached: 1 style template literal', () => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-expressions
+		chalkRed`the fox jumps over the lazy dog`;
+	});
+
+	bench('cached: nested styles template literal', () => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-expressions
+		chalkRed`the fox {bold jumps} over the {underline lazy} dog`;
+	});
 });

index.d.ts

@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ declare namespace chalk {
 		DISK: {rgb(255,131,0) ${disk.used / disk.total * 100}%}
 		`);
 		```
+
+		@example
+		```
+		import chalk = require('chalk');
+
+		log(chalk.red.bgBlack`2 + 3 = {bold ${2 + 3}}`)
+		```
 		*/
 		(text: TemplateStringsArray, ...placeholders: unknown[]): string;
 

index.test-d.ts

@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ expectType<string>(chalk.bgWhiteBright`foo`);
 expectType<string>(chalk.red.bgGreen.underline('foo'));
 expectType<string>(chalk.underline.red.bgGreen('foo'));
 
+// -- Complex template literal --
+expectType<string>(chalk.underline``);
+expectType<string>(chalk.red.bgGreen.bold`Hello {italic.blue ${name}}`);
+expectType<string>(chalk.strikethrough.cyanBright.bgBlack`Works with {reset {bold numbers}} {bold.red ${1}}`);
+
 // -- Color types ==
 expectType<typeof chalk.Color>('red');
 expectError<typeof chalk.Color>('hotpink');

readme.md

@@ -215,10 +215,11 @@ console.log(chalk`
 
 Blocks are delimited by an opening curly brace (`{`), a style, some content, and a closing curly brace (`}`).
 
-Template styles are chained exactly like normal Chalk styles. The following two statements are equivalent:
+Template styles are chained exactly like normal Chalk styles. The following three statements are equivalent:
 
 ```js
 console.log(chalk.bold.rgb(10, 100, 200)('Hello!'));
+console.log(chalk.bold.rgb(10, 100, 200)`Hello!`);
 console.log(chalk`{bold.rgb(10,100,200) Hello!}`);
 ```
 

source/index.js

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const {
 	stringEncaseCRLFWithFirstIndex
 } = require('./util');
 
+const {isArray} = Array;
+
 // `supportsColor.level` → `ansiStyles.color[name]` mapping
 const levelMapping = [
 	'ansi',
@@ -134,6 +136,11 @@ const createStyler = (open, close, parent) => {
 
 const createBuilder = (self, _styler, _isEmpty) => {
 	const builder = (...arguments_) => {
+		if (isArray(arguments_[0]) && isArray(arguments_[0].raw)) {
+			// Called as a template literal, for example: chalk.red`2 + 3 = {bold ${2+3}}`
+			return applyStyle(builder, chalkTag(builder, ...arguments_));
+		}
+
 		// Single argument is hot path, implicit coercion is faster than anything
 		// eslint-disable-next-line no-implicit-coercion
 		return applyStyle(builder, (arguments_.length === 1) ? ('' + arguments_[0]) : arguments_.join(' '));
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ let template;
 const chalkTag = (chalk, ...strings) => {
 	const [firstString] = strings;
 
-	if (!Array.isArray(firstString)) {
+	if (!isArray(firstString) || !isArray(firstString.raw)) {
 		// If chalk() was called by itself or with a string,
 		// return the string itself as a string.
 		return strings.join(' ');

test/chalk.js

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ test('support multiple arguments in base function', t => {
 	t.is(chalk('hello', 'there'), 'hello there');
 });
 
+test('support automatic casting to string', t => {
+	t.is(chalk(['hello', 'there']), 'hello,there');
+	t.is(chalk(123), '123');
+
+	t.is(chalk.bold(['foo', 'bar']), '\u001B[1mfoo,bar\u001B[22m');
+	t.is(chalk.green(98765), '\u001B[32m98765\u001B[39m');
+});
+
 test('style string', t => {
 	t.is(chalk.underline('foo'), '\u001B[4mfoo\u001B[24m');
 	t.is(chalk.red('foo'), '\u001B[31mfoo\u001B[39m');

test/template-literal.js

@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@ test('correctly perform template substitutions', t => {
 		instance.bold('Hello,', instance.cyan.inverse(name + '!'), 'This is a') + ' test. ' + instance.green(exclamation + '!'));
 });
 
+test('correctly perform nested template substitutions', t => {
+	const instance = new chalk.Instance({level: 0});
+	const name = 'Sindre';
+	const exclamation = 'Neat';
+	t.is(instance.bold`Hello, {cyan.inverse ${name}!} This is a` + ' test. ' + instance.green`${exclamation}!`,
+		instance.bold('Hello,', instance.cyan.inverse(name + '!'), 'This is a') + ' test. ' + instance.green(exclamation + '!'));
+
+	t.is(instance.red.bgGreen.bold`Hello {italic.blue ${name}}`,
+		instance.red.bgGreen.bold('Hello ' + instance.italic.blue(name)));
+
+	t.is(instance.strikethrough.cyanBright.bgBlack`Works with {reset {bold numbers}} {bold.red ${1}}`,
+		instance.strikethrough.cyanBright.bgBlack('Works with ' + instance.reset.bold('numbers') + ' ' + instance.bold.red(1)));
+
+	t.is(chalk.bold`Also works on the shared {bgBlue chalk} object`,
+		'\u001B[1mAlso works on the shared \u001B[1m' +
+		'\u001B[44mchalk\u001B[49m\u001B[22m' +
+		'\u001B[1m object\u001B[22m');
+});
+
 test('correctly parse and evaluate color-convert functions', t => {
 	const instance = new chalk.Instance({level: 3});
 	t.is(instance`{bold.rgb(144,10,178).inverse Hello, {~inverse there!}}`,