## org.apache.tools.ant.listener
Class AnsiColorLogger

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.DefaultLogger
          org.apache.tools.ant.listener.AnsiColorLogger

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.util.EventListener, BuildListener, BuildLogger

    public class AnsiColorLogger

extends DefaultLogger

Uses ANSI Color Code Sequences to colorize messages sent to the console.

If used with the -logfile option, the output file will contain all the necessary escape codes to display the text in colorized mode when displayed in the console using applications like cat, more, etc.

This is designed to work on terminals that support ANSI color codes. It works on XTerm, ETerm, Mindterm, etc. It also works on Win9x (with ANSI.SYS loaded.)

NOTE: It doesn't work on WinNT's COMMAND.COM even with ANSI.SYS loaded.

The default colors used for differentiating the message levels can be changed by editing the /org/apache/tools/ant/listener/defaults.properties file. This file contains 5 key/value pairs:

     AnsiColorLogger.ERROR_COLOR=2;31
     AnsiColorLogger.WARNING_COLOR=2;35
     AnsiColorLogger.INFO_COLOR=2;36
     AnsiColorLogger.VERBOSE_COLOR=2;32
     AnsiColorLogger.DEBUG_COLOR=2;34

Another option is to pass a system variable named ant.logger.defaults, with value set to the path of the file that contains user defined Ansi Color Codes, to the java command using -D option.

To change these colors use the following chart:

## ANSI COLOR LOGGER CONFIGURATION

Format for AnsiColorLogger.*= Attribute;Foreground;Background Attribute is one of the following:

      0 -> Reset All Attributes (return to normal mode)
      1 -> Bright (Usually turns on BOLD)
      2 -> Dim
      3 -> Underline
      5 -> link
      7 -> Reverse
      8 -> Hidden

Foreground is one of the following:

      30 -> Black
      31 -> Red
      32 -> Green
      33 -> Yellow
      34 -> Blue
      35 -> Magenta
      36 -> Cyan
      37 -> White

Background is one of the following:

      40 -> Black
      41 -> Red
      42 -> Green
      43 -> Yellow
      44 -> Blue
      45 -> Magenta
      46 -> Cyan
      47 -> White

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.DefaultLogger
`emacsMode, err, LEFT_COLUMN_SIZE, lSep, msgOutputLevel, out`

Constructor Summary
`AnsiColorLogger()`

Method Summary
`protected void` `printMessage(java.lang.String message, java.io.PrintStream stream, int priority)` Prints a message to a PrintStream.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.DefaultLogger
`buildFinished, buildStarted, extractProjectName, formatTime, getBuildFailedMessage, getBuildSuccessfulMessage, getTimestamp, log, messageLogged, setEmacsMode, setErrorPrintStream, setMessageOutputLevel, setOutputPrintStream, targetFinished, targetStarted, taskFinished, taskStarted`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### AnsiColorLogger

    public AnsiColorLogger()

Method Detail

### printMessage

    protected void printMessage(java.lang.String message,
                                java.io.PrintStream stream,
                                int priority)

  Prints a message to a PrintStream..

  Overrides:
    `printMessage` in class `DefaultLogger`
  Parameters:
    `message` - The message to print. Should not be `null`.
    `stream` - A PrintStream to print the message to. Must not be `null`.
    `priority` - The priority of the message. (Ignored in this implementation.)