Windows specific console out text colour changer.

ConsoleColour.h

// Usage:
//	std::cout << COLOUR_HERE << "Text";
// Example:
//	std::cout << red << "Text";
// 
// You can also make new colours by combing the base RGB colours.
// 	FOREGROUND_RED, FOREGROUND_GREEN, FOREGROUND_BLUE are the base colours.
//	FOREGROUND_INTENSITY gives vibrance. The colour name can be changed by
//	changing; inline std::ostream& THIS_VALUE_HERE(std::ostream& s)

#pragma once
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

inline std::ostream& blue(std::ostream& s)
{
	HANDLE hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
	SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout, FOREGROUND_BLUE
		| FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
	return s;
}

inline std::ostream& red(std::ostream& s)
{
	HANDLE hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
	SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout,
		FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
	return s;
}

inline std::ostream& green(std::ostream& s)
{
	HANDLE hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
	SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout,
		FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
	return s;
}

inline std::ostream& yellow(std::ostream& s)
{
	HANDLE hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
	SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout,
		FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
	return s;
}

inline std::ostream& white(std::ostream& s)
{
	HANDLE hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
	SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout,
		FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE);
	return s;
}

inline std::ostream& purple(std::ostream& s)
{
	HANDLE hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
	SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout,
		FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_BLUE | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
	return s;
}

struct color {
	color(WORD attribute) :m_color(attribute) {};
	WORD m_color;
};

template <class _Elem, class _Traits>
std::basic_ostream<_Elem, _Traits>&
operator<<(std::basic_ostream<_Elem, _Traits>& i, color& c)
{
	HANDLE hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
	SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout, c.m_color);
	return i;
}