Simple web service that outputs what it has been given as input with a prefix added.
- Clone this repository
- Run
composer install - Configure a webserver to host the contents of the
webdirectory under a domain root - Visit the domain in a browser
- Fill out the input field and submit the form
- Be amazed by the result
To change the colours or the prefix text, there are two options.
The easiest way is simply to edit the default.json file in the config directory.
A more advanced option is to add a new config file with a name that matches the
domain Parrots is run on. For exmple, if Parrots is hosted at http://example.com,
create the file config/example.com.json
To report bugs, feature requests or other issues, visit the issues page
This project has been licensed under GPL-3.0+ License (GNU General Public License v3.0 or higher).
For a long time, the Dutch website http://jebentzelfeen.nl/ used to offer a simple web service that would output what it has been given as input, with the prefix "Je bent zelf een" added. This result could be used as a online retort for many occasions.
When the service was no-longer available I started to miss it to a degree where it seemed sensible to recreate the service myself.
I would like to thank the creators of the original concept, Floor van Opijnen and Mark Wittkampf, for the inspiration and that awesome original service.
"Parrots" is the third-person singular simple present indicative form of the verb "parrot". To quote fom a random dictionary:
/ˈparət/
##Verb 3rd person present: parrots
Repeat mechanically.
##Synonyms
repeat mindlessly, repeat, repeat mechanically, echo, say again
Early 16th century: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre.
The logo uses the Birds icon designed by Michela Tannoia from the Noun Project licensed under a CC BY 3 License (Creative Commons Attribution License).