vbfox/ColoredPrintf

This system is a .NET library that provides colored, printf-style console output using a state-machine-based writer. It supports formatted strings with dynamic color changes and integrates with modern .NET 10 tooling, including GitHub Actions for continuous integration and Expecto for testing.

The library now provides \colorprintf\ and \colorprintfn\ functions that allow printing formatted strings to the console with color changes using a \$foreground;background\[text\]\ syntax (e.g., \$red\[error\]\). It also supports \printf\-style format specifiers to inject \ConsoleColor\ values directly into the output. The implementation replaces the previous placeholder library code with a new state-machine-based writer that handles color stacks, escape sequences, and text accumulation.

src/BlackFox.ColoredPrintf · high confidence

The build scripts have been updated to use FAKE 5, replacing the previous FAKE 4-based infrastructure. This change involves removing custom helper modules for command-line argument handling and task definitions, and adopting the new FAKE 5 API for build targets, dependencies, and CI integration (including AppVeyor test result uploads).

build · high confidence

The build process has been rewritten using FAKE 5, replacing the previous runner with a new F\#-based build script (Program.fs and Tasks.fs). This change introduces native integration with GitHub Actions for CI environments, updates the target framework to net10.0 (while retaining netcoreapp2.0 support when available), and modernizes the build pipeline to include explicit test result export (NUnit format) and improved dependency management via paket.

src/BlackFox.ColoredPrintf.Build · high confidence

The project has been modernized to target .NET 10 (SDK version 10.0.302) and migrated its continuous integration from Travis CI and AppVeyor to GitHub Actions. The build system has also been updated to use .NET CLI tools for dependency management and execution, replacing the previous FAKE-based approach.

(repo-wide) · high confidence

The TestApp sample program has been updated to showcase the library's colorprintf functionality. It now demonstrates how to change text colors within strings, use sprintf-style format specifiers for variables, and apply colors using interpolated strings. Additionally, it shows how to specify colors dynamically using variables.

src/TestApp · high confidence

The test project in src/BlackFox.ColoredPrintf.Tests has been ported from NUnit to the Expecto framework. This change includes new test files (IssuesRepro.fs, SimpleTests.fs, TestWriter.fs) that verify colored printf behavior, a new Program.fs entry point for running Expecto tests, and an update to paket.references to replace NUnit with Expecto and FSharp.Data.

src/BlackFox.ColoredPrintf.Tests · high confidence

The project has been migrated from the legacy .NET Framework (v4.0/v4.5.2) to .NET 10, with the main library now targeting net461, netstandard2.0, and net10.0. This update replaces the old NUnit test runner with Expecto and switches the build system to FAKE 5 using the new SDK-style project format. Key dependency updates include FSharp.Core to version 10.1.302, FSharp.Data to 8.2, and the introduction of BlackFox.Fake.BuildTask and BlackFox.CommandLine for build tasks. The NuGet package now includes an icon and a readme file, and SourceLink is configured for better debugging support.

(dependencies) · high confidence

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• CAI 67 → 67 (-0.7)
• Rubric changed (rubric-2026.09.15 → rubric-2026.10.1) — scores are not directly comparable.

• Code Health 98 → 94 (-3.7)
• Architecture 99 → 99 (+0.6)
• Maturity 57 → 57 (+0.0)
• Readiness 63 → 63 (+0.0)
• Security 83 → 80 (-3.4)

• Documentation: no installation or build instructions (README.md)

• ColoredWriter.writeChar (cognitive 21) (src/BlackFox.ColoredPrintf/ColoredWriter.fs)
• ColoredWriter.writeChar (cyclomatic 25) (src/BlackFox.ColoredPrintf/ColoredWriter.fs)

Written by watchdog.canine.dev from the codebase's own history, inside the signed delivery this page is composed from.

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