#ifndef COLOR_H
#define COLOR_H

//
//taken from
//http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t279115-design-question-a-little-c-header-for-colorizing-text-in-linux-comments-ideas.html

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

enum ColorName
{
	black,
	red,
	green,
	brown,
	blue,
	magenta,
	cyan,
	gray,

	darkgray,
	lightred,
	lightgreen,
	yellow,
	lightblue,
	lightmagenta,
	lightcyan,
	white
};


struct color
{
	color(ColorName f = white, ColorName b = black) : fore(f), back(b) {}

	ColorName fore;
	ColorName back;
};


inline ostream& operator<<(ostream& o, const color& c)
{
	o << "\033[";

	if(c.back != black) {
		o << "4" << c.back << ";";
	}
	else {
		o << "0;";
	}

	if(c.fore > gray) {
		// bold color
		o << "1;3" << c.fore - gray - 1;
	}
	else {
		o << "0;3" << c.fore ;
	}

	return o << "m";

}

#endif