I KEEP WRITING COLOR FORMATS, HELP

color.cc

#define npos_v 18446744073709551615UL

static std::string color_format(int color) {
    std::string formatted = "\u001b[38;5;" + std::to_string(color) + "m";
    return formatted;
}

typedef struct color_t {
    std::string color;
    std::string escape;
} color_t;

color_t Colors[] = {
    { "RED", color_format(124) },
    { "ORANGE", color_format(214) },
    { "YELLOW", color_format(226) },
    { "GREEN", color_format(82) },
    { "AQUA", color_format(81) },
    { "BLUE", color_format(64) },
    { "PURPLE", color_format(129) },
    { "PINK", color_format(219) },
    { "WHITE", color_format(255) },
    { "GRAY", color_format(250) },
    { "RESET", "\u001b[0m" }
};

static std::string _color(std::string fmt) {
    std::string colored = fmt;
    for (color_t& color: Colors) {
        std::string to_find = "<" + color.color + ">";
        int index;
        while ((index = colored.find(to_find)) != npos_v) {
            colored = colored.replace(index, to_find.size() , color.escape);
        }
    }
    return colored;
}


static void Write(std::string msg) {
   printf("%s", _color(msg).c_str());
}

// Usage:
// std::string colored_string = COLOR_SHIFT(39, 4) + "Cool string!";
//         (39, 4) = 183 or #d7afff
// 
// Image Reference:
//         https://i.stack.imgur.com/KTSQa.png
#define COLOR_SHIFT(x, y) color_format(x + (36 * y))

#undef npos_v // unneeded