log4r-color merge?

[maxglassie]

Would it be possible to merge this repo, which enables colorized stdout, into the existing library? Is there a reason this hasn't been done?

I did not write the colorize extension, but I've been looking through the code and the changes seem reasonable to me. Admittedly, I don't know what else those changes might impact.

I also imagine you all have considered this before, so forgive me if that conversation to add colorized output has already occurred.

log4r-color

It uses colorize

[joshjhall]

There's also a very simple PR that adds a new formatter option %L for colorizing the console. I'm no ruby expert by any stretch, but the changes seem quite low risk, and it doesn't add any dependency on colorize.

+1 for either approach really. I like a bit of color in my console :)

[maxglassie]

I’m down for either solution and happy to help code it up. I’m using a blend of libraries right now and the monkey patching makes me ancy.

What’s the formatter PR you speak of @joshjhall

May I help with that?