#!/usr/bin/env fish
import @parent

# calls logger with a specific color
#
# examples:
#
# log "hello there"
# log -c magenta "im berry"
# log --color cc00cc "just like the blueberries"
function log
    set -f log_name (parent_script)
    # hlwm config particular
    set -f cfg_color \
        (hc attr settings.my_Color_$log_name 2> /dev/null)
    
    argparse 'c/color=' -- $argv
    if not set -q _flag_color; or test -n "$_flag_color"
        if test -n "$cfg_color"
            set -g _flag_color $cfg_color
        else
            set -g _flag_color green
        end
    end
    
    echo -s "[ " (set_color $_flag_color) $log_name (set_color normal) " ]: $argv" 1>&2
end