color_logger.rb

# lib/color_logger.rb

module Merb
  class Logger
    # 30=black 31=red 32=green 33=yellow 34=blue 35=magenta 36=cyan 37=white # 30 = black 31 = red 32 = green 33 = yellow blue 34 = 35 = magenta 36 = cyan 37 = white
    Colors = Mash.new({
      :fatal => 31,
      :error => 31,
      :warn  => 33,
      :info  => 38,
      :debug => 36
    })
    
    Levels.each_pair do |name, number|
      class_eval <<-LEVELMETHODS, __FILE__, __LINE__
  
      def #{name}(message = nil)
        self << "[1;#{Colors[name]}m%s" % message if #{number} >= level
        self
      end
  
      def #{name}!(message = nil)
        self << "[1;#{Colors[name]}m%s" % message if #{number} >= level
        flush if #{number} >= level
        self
      end
      
      LEVELMETHODS
    end
    
    def my_debug(message = nil)
      self <<  "%s" % message
      self
    end
  end 
end