ansihelper.sh

#!/bin/bash

# examples:
# echo "$(str_color cyan "This") is a $(str_color red "$(str_underline "test")")!"
# bold is str_mod 1 21 but the 21 (reset) doesn't work in my environment
# blink is str_mod 5 25

# style convenience handlers
function str_mod() { echo -en "\e[${1}m${3}\e[${2}m"; }
function str_underline() { str_mod 4 24 "${1}"; }
function str_invert() { str_mod 7 27 "${1}"; }
function str_color() {
        case "${1}" in
               "black")
                    str_mod 30 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
                 "red")
                    str_mod 31 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
               "green")
                    str_mod 32 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
              "yellow")
                    str_mod 33 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
                "blue")
                    str_mod 34 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
             "magenta")
                    str_mod 35 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
                "cyan")
                    str_mod 36 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
               "lgrey")
                    str_mod 37 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
               "dgrey")
                    str_mod 90 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
                "lred")
                    str_mod 31 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
              "lgreen")
                    str_mod 32 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
             "lyellow")
                    str_mod 33 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
               "lblue")
                    str_mod 34 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
            "lmagenta")
                    str_mod 35 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
               "lcyan")
                    str_mod 36 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
               "white")
                    str_mod 37 39 "${2}"
                    ;;
                     *)
                    echo "${2}"
                    ;;
        esac
}