From 3e7acb02962b05db8cf83e5b6b082ac368c8c88e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mel <mel@rnrd.eu>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:20:21 +0200
Subject: Fix `failure()` colors + stream flush, define ANSI escape codes

Signed-off-by: Mel <mel@rnrd.eu>
---
 boot/common.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

(limited to 'boot/common.c')

diff --git a/boot/common.c b/boot/common.c
index 6851312..b9da4cf 100644
--- a/boot/common.c
+++ b/boot/common.c
@@ -39,17 +39,46 @@
 #define nil NULL
 #define unknown void
 
+// ansi escape codes for terminal color and style
+#define ANSI(code) "\33[" code "m"
+
+#define ANSI_RESET ANSI("0")
+#define ANSI_DEFAULT ANSI("39")
+
+#define ANSI_RED ANSI("31")
+#define ANSI_RED_BG ANSI("41")
+#define ANSI_GREEN ANSI("32")
+#define ANSI_GREEN_BG ANSI("42")
+#define ANSI_YELLOW ANSI("33")
+#define ANSI_YELLOW_BG ANSI("43")
+#define ANSI_BLUE ANSI("34")
+#define ANSI_BLUE_BG ANSI("44")
+#define ANSI_MAGENTA ANSI("35")
+#define ANSI_MAGENTA_BG ANSI("45")
+#define ANSI_CYAN ANSI("36")
+#define ANSI_CYAN_BG ANSI("46")
+#define ANSI_WHITE ANSI("37")
+#define ANSI_WHITE_BG ANSI("47")
+#define ANSI_BLACK ANSI("30")
+#define ANSI_BLACK_BG ANSI("40")
+
+#define ANSI_BOLD ANSI("1")
+#define ANSI_NO_BOLD ANSI("22")
+#define ANSI_UNDERLINE ANSI("4")
+#define ANSI_NO_UNDERLINE ANSI("24")
+
 // call on irrecoverable failure.
 // prints a very sad, apologetic message for
 // the user and aborts program with failure status.
 void
 failure(const ascii* message)
 {
+    fflush(stdout); // flush stdout to ensure any message is printed before the error.
+
     const ascii* format =
-        "\\e[0;31m"
-        ";( sorry, a failure has occurred...\n"
-        "-> %s!\n"
-        "\\e[0m";
+        ANSI_RED ANSI_BOLD ";( sorry, a failure has occurred..." ANSI_NO_BOLD "\n"
+        "-> %s!" "\n"
+        ANSI_RESET;
     fprintf(stderr, format, message);
 
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
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