Implementing colorful output (currently disabled by default, though).

functions/color.sh

@@ -7,34 +7,31 @@
 # This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
 # under certain conditions; see COPYING for details.
 
-if [ "${LH_COLOR}" != "disabled" ]
-then
-	NO_COLOR="\033[0m"
+NO_COLOR="\033[0m"
 
-	UNDERSCORE="\033[4m"
-	BLINK="\033[5m"
+UNDERSCORE="\033[4m"
+BLINK="\033[5m"
 
-	BLACK="\033[0;30m"
-	DARK_GRAY="\033[1;30m"
+BLACK="\033[0;30m"
+DARK_GRAY="\033[1;30m"
 
-	RED="\033[0;31m"
-	LIGHT_RED="\033[1;31m"
+RED="\033[0;31m"
+LIGHT_RED="\033[1;31m"
 
-	GREEN="\033[0;32m"
-	LIGHT_GREEN="\033[1;32m"
+GREEN="\033[0;32m"
+LIGHT_GREEN="\033[1;32m"
 
-	BROWN="\033[0;33m"
-	YELLOW="\033[1;33m"
+BROWN="\033[0;33m"
+YELLOW="\033[1;33m"
 
-	BLUE="\033[0;34m"
-	LIGHT_BLUE="\033[1;34m"
+BLUE="\033[0;34m"
+LIGHT_BLUE="\033[1;34m"
 
-	PURPLE="\033[0;35m"
-	LIGHT_PURPLE="\033[1;35m"
+PURPLE="\033[0;35m"
+LIGHT_PURPLE="\033[1;35m"
 
-	CYAN="\033[0;36m"
-	LIGHT_CYAN="\033[1;36m"
+CYAN="\033[0;36m"
+LIGHT_CYAN="\033[1;36m"
 
-	GRAY="\033[0;37m"
-	WHITE="\033[1;37m"
-fi
+GRAY="\033[0;37m"
+WHITE="\033[1;37m"

functions/defaults.sh

@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ Set_defaults ()
 
 	# Setting live helper options
 	_BREAKPOINTS="${_BREAKPOINTS:-disabled}"
+	_COLOR="${_COLOR:-disabled}"
 	_DEBUG="${_DEBUG:-disabled}"
 	_FORCE="${_FORCE:-disabled}"
 	_QUIET="${_QUIET:-disabled}"

functions/echo.sh

@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ Echo ()
 
 Echo_debug ()
 {
-	STRING="${1}"
-	shift
-
 	if [ "${_DEBUG}" = "enabled" ]
 	then
+		STRING="${1}"
+		shift
+
 		if [ "${_L10N}" = "false" ]
 		then
 			printf "D: ${STRING}\n"
@@ -36,42 +36,109 @@ Echo_debug ()
 	fi
 }
 
+Echo_debug_running ()
+{
+	if [ "${_DEBUG}" = "enabled" ]
+	then
+		STRING="${1}"
+		shift
+
+		if [ "${_L10N}" = "false" ]
+		then
+			printf "D: ${STRING}"
+		else
+			printf "D: $(eval_gettext "${STRING}")" "${@}"
+		fi
+
+		if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+		then
+			printf "..."
+		else
+			printf "... ${YELLOW}${BLINK}running${NO_COLOR}"
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
 Echo_error ()
 {
 	STRING="${1}"
 	shift
 
+	if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+	then
+		printf "E:"
+	else
+		printf "${RED}E${NO_COLOR}:"
+	fi
+
 	if [ "${_L10N}" = "false" ]
 	then
-		printf "E: ${STRING}\n" >&2
+		printf " ${STRING}" >&2
 	else
-		(printf "E: $(eval_gettext "${STRING}")" "${@}"; echo;) >&2
+		(printf " $(eval_gettext "${STRING}")" "${@}";) >&2
 	fi
 }
 
 Echo_message ()
 {
-	STRING="${1}"
-	shift
-
 	if [ "${_QUIET}" != "enabled" ]
 	then
+		STRING="${1}"
+		shift
+
+		if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+		then
+			printf "P:"
+		else
+			printf "${WHITE}P${NO_COLOR}:"
+		fi
+
 		if [ "${_L10N}" = "false" ]
 		then
-			printf "P: ${STRING}\n"
+			printf " ${STRING}\n"
 		else
-			printf "P: $(eval_gettext "${STRING}")" "${@}"; echo;
+			printf " $(eval_gettext "${STRING}")" "${@}"; echo;
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+Echo_message_running ()
+{
+	if [ "${_QUIET}" != "enabled" ]
+	then
+		STRING="${1}"
+		shift
+
+		if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+		then
+			printf "P:"
+		else
+			printf "${WHITE}P${NO_COLOR}:"
+		fi
+
+		if [ "${_L10N}" = "false" ]
+		then
+			printf " ${STRING}"
+		else
+			printf " $(eval_gettext "${STRING}")" "${@}";
+		fi
+
+		if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+		then
+			printf "...\n"
+		else
+			printf "... ${YELLOW}${BLINK}running${NO_COLOR}"
 		fi
 	fi
 }
 
 Echo_verbose ()
 {
-	STRING="${1}"
-	shift
-
 	if [ "${_VERBOSE}" = "enabled" ]
 	then
+		STRING="${1}"
+		shift
+
 		if [ "${_L10N}" = "false" ]
 		then
 			printf "I: ${STRING}\n"
@@ -81,11 +148,41 @@ Echo_verbose ()
 	fi
 }
 
+Echo_verbose_running ()
+{
+	if [ "${_VERBOSE}" != "enabled" ]
+	then
+		STRING="${1}"
+		shift
+
+		if [ "${_L10N}" = "false" ]
+		then
+			printf "I: ${STRING}"
+		else
+			printf "I: $(eval_gettext "${STRING}")" "${@}";
+		fi
+
+		if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+		then
+			printf "...\n"
+		else
+			printf "... ${YELLOW}${BLINK}running${NO_COLOR}"
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
 Echo_warning ()
 {
 	STRING="${1}"
 	shift
 
+	if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+	then
+		printf "W:"
+	else
+		printf "${YELLOW}W${NO_COLOR}:"
+	fi
+
 	if [ "${_L10N}" = "false" ]
 	then
 		printf "W: ${STRING}\n"
@@ -94,6 +191,50 @@ Echo_warning ()
 	fi
 }
 
+Echo_status ()
+{
+	__RETURN="${?}"
+
+	if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+	then
+		if [ "${__RETURN}" = "0" ]
+		then
+			printf " done.\n"
+		else
+			printf " failed.\n"
+		fi
+	else
+		Cursor_columns_backward 8
+
+		if [ "${__RETURN}" = "0" ]
+		then
+			printf " ${GREEN}done${NO_COLOR}.  \n"
+		else
+			printf " ${RED}failed${NO_COLOR}.\n"
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+Echo_done ()
+{
+	if [ "${_COLOR}" = "false" ]
+	then
+		printf " already done.\n"
+	else
+		Cursor_columns_backward 8
+
+		printf " ${GREEN}already done${NO_COLOR}.\n"
+	fi
+}
+
+Echo_file ()
+{
+	while read LINE
+	do
+		echo "${1}: ${LINE}"
+	done < "${1}"
+}
+
 Echo_breakage ()
 {
 	case "${LH_DISTRIBUTION}" in
@@ -107,11 +248,3 @@ Echo_breakage ()
 
 	Echo_message "${@}"
 }
-
-Echo_file ()
-{
-	while read LINE
-	do
-		echo "${1}: ${LINE}"
-	done < "${1}"
-}

helpers/lh_config

@@ -647,6 +647,11 @@ Local_arguments ()
 				shift 2
 				;;
 
+			--color)
+				_COLOR="enabled"
+				shift
+				;;
+
 			--debug)
 				_DEBUG="enabled"
 				shift
@@ -837,6 +842,10 @@ LH_TEMPLATES="${LH_TEMPLATES}"
 # (Default: ${_DEBUG})
 #_DEBUG="${_DEBUG}"
 
+# \$_COLOR: enable color
+# (Default: ${_COLOR})
+#_COLOR="${_COLOR}"
+
 # \$_FORCE: enable force
 # (Default: ${_FORCE})
 #_FORCE="${_FORCE}"