Merge pull request #236 from amrfaissal/color-logger-feature

New tweaks

apiapp.go

@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ func init() {
 func createapi(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	ShowShortVersionBanner()
 
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Argument [appname] is missing\n")
 		os.Exit(2)
@@ -571,21 +573,21 @@ func createapi(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	ColorLog("[INFO] Creating API...\n")
 
 	os.MkdirAll(apppath, 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", apppath)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", apppath, "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "conf"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "conf"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "conf"), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "controllers"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "controllers"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "controllers"), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "docs"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "docs"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "docs"), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "tests"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "tests"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "tests"), "\x1b[0m")
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"), "\x1b[0m")
 	WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"),
 		strings.Replace(apiconf, "{{.Appname}}", path.Base(args[0]), -1))
 
 	if conn != "" {
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		maingoContent := strings.Replace(apiMainconngo, "{{.Appname}}", packpath, -1)
 		maingoContent = strings.Replace(maingoContent, "{{.DriverName}}", string(driver), -1)
 		if driver == "mysql" {
@@ -607,36 +609,36 @@ func createapi(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 		generateAppcode(string(driver), string(conn), "3", string(tables), path.Join(apppath, args[0]))
 	} else {
 		os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "models"), 0755)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "models"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "models"), "\x1b[0m")
 		os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "routers"), 0755)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "routers") + string(path.Separator))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "routers")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "object.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "object.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "object.go"),
 			strings.Replace(apiControllers, "{{.Appname}}", packpath, -1))
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "user.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "user.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "user.go"),
 			strings.Replace(apiControllers2, "{{.Appname}}", packpath, -1))
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "tests", "default_test.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "tests", "default_test.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "tests", "default_test.go"),
 			strings.Replace(apiTests, "{{.Appname}}", packpath, -1))
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "routers", "router.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "routers", "router.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "routers", "router.go"),
 			strings.Replace(apirouter, "{{.Appname}}", packpath, -1))
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "models", "object.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "models", "object.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "models", "object.go"), apiModels)
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "models", "user.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "models", "user.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "models", "user.go"), apiModels2)
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "docs", "doc.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "docs", "doc.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "docs", "doc.go"), "package docs")
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "main.go"),
 			strings.Replace(apiMaingo, "{{.Appname}}", packpath, -1))
 	}
@@ -645,19 +647,22 @@ func createapi(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 }
 
 func checkEnv(appname string) (apppath, packpath string, err error) {
-	gopath := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
+	gps := GetGOPATHs()
-	Debugf("gopath:%s", gopath)
+	if len(gps) == 0 {
-	if gopath == "" {
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Fail to start[ %s ]\n", "GOPATH environment variable is not set or empty")
-		err = fmt.Errorf("you should set GOPATH in the env")
+		os.Exit(2)
-		return
 	}
+	// In case of multiple paths in the GOPATH, by default
+	// we use the first path
+	gopath := gps[0]
+	Debugf("GOPATH: %s", gopath)
 
 	gosrcpath := path.Join(gopath, "src")
 	apppath = path.Join(gosrcpath, appname)
 
 	if _, e := os.Stat(apppath); os.IsNotExist(e) == false {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Cannot create application without removing `%s` first.", apppath)
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Cannot create application without removing '%s' first.", apppath)
-		ColorLog("[ERRO] Path `%s` already exists\n", apppath)
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Path '%s' already exists\n", apppath)
 		return
 	}
 	packpath = strings.Join(strings.Split(apppath[len(gosrcpath)+1:], string(path.Separator)), "/")

banner.go

@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ type vars struct {
 	BeegoVersion string
 }
 
+// Now returns the current local time in the specified layout
 func Now(layout string) string {
 	return time.Now().Format(layout)
 }
 
-// Init load the banner and prints it to output
+// InitBanner loads the banner and prints it to output
 // All errors are ignored, the application will not
 // print the banner in case of error.
 func InitBanner(out io.Writer, in io.Reader) {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func show(out io.Writer, content string) {
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 
-	t.Execute(out, vars{
+	err = t.Execute(out, vars{
 		runtime.Version(),
 		runtime.GOOS,
 		runtime.GOARCH,
@@ -66,4 +67,7 @@ func show(out io.Writer, content string) {
 		version,
 		getBeegoVersion(),
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }

color.go

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright 2013 bee authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"): you may
+// not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+// a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+// WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+// License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+package main
+
+import "io"
+
+type outputMode int
+
+// DiscardNonColorEscSeq supports the divided color escape sequence.
+// But non-color escape sequence is not output.
+// Please use the OutputNonColorEscSeq If you want to output a non-color
+// escape sequences such as ncurses. However, it does not support the divided
+// color escape sequence.
+const (
+	_ outputMode = iota
+	DiscardNonColorEscSeq
+	OutputNonColorEscSeq
+)
+
+// NewColorWriter creates and initializes a new ansiColorWriter
+// using io.Writer w as its initial contents.
+// In the console of Windows, which change the foreground and background
+// colors of the text by the escape sequence.
+// In the console of other systems, which writes to w all text.
+func NewColorWriter(w io.Writer) io.Writer {
+	return NewModeColorWriter(w, DiscardNonColorEscSeq)
+}
+
+// NewModeColorWriter create and initializes a new ansiColorWriter
+// by specifying the outputMode.
+func NewModeColorWriter(w io.Writer, mode outputMode) io.Writer {
+	if _, ok := w.(*colorWriter); !ok {
+		return &colorWriter{
+			w:    w,
+			mode: mode,
+		}
+	}
+	return w
+}

colorwriter.go

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2013 bee authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"): you may
+// not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+// a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+// WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+// License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+// +build !windows
+
+package main
+
+import "io"
+
+type colorWriter struct {
+	w    io.Writer
+	mode outputMode
+}
+
+func (cw *colorWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return cw.w.Write(p)
+}

colorwriter_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+// Copyright 2013 bee authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"): you may
+// not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+// a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+// WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+// License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+// +build windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+type csiState int
+
+const (
+	outsideCsiCode csiState = iota
+	firstCsiCode
+	secondCsiCode
+)
+
+type parseResult int
+
+const (
+	noConsole parseResult = iota
+	changedColor
+	unknown
+)
+
+type colorWriter struct {
+	w             io.Writer
+	mode          outputMode
+	state         csiState
+	paramStartBuf bytes.Buffer
+	paramBuf      bytes.Buffer
+}
+
+const (
+	firstCsiChar   byte = '\x1b'
+	secondeCsiChar byte = '['
+	separatorChar  byte = ';'
+	sgrCode        byte = 'm'
+)
+
+const (
+	foregroundBlue      = uint16(0x0001)
+	foregroundGreen     = uint16(0x0002)
+	foregroundRed       = uint16(0x0004)
+	foregroundIntensity = uint16(0x0008)
+	backgroundBlue      = uint16(0x0010)
+	backgroundGreen     = uint16(0x0020)
+	backgroundRed       = uint16(0x0040)
+	backgroundIntensity = uint16(0x0080)
+	underscore          = uint16(0x8000)
+
+	foregroundMask = foregroundBlue | foregroundGreen | foregroundRed | foregroundIntensity
+	backgroundMask = backgroundBlue | backgroundGreen | backgroundRed | backgroundIntensity
+)
+
+const (
+	ansiReset        = "0"
+	ansiIntensityOn  = "1"
+	ansiIntensityOff = "21"
+	ansiUnderlineOn  = "4"
+	ansiUnderlineOff = "24"
+	ansiBlinkOn      = "5"
+	ansiBlinkOff     = "25"
+
+	ansiForegroundBlack   = "30"
+	ansiForegroundRed     = "31"
+	ansiForegroundGreen   = "32"
+	ansiForegroundYellow  = "33"
+	ansiForegroundBlue    = "34"
+	ansiForegroundMagenta = "35"
+	ansiForegroundCyan    = "36"
+	ansiForegroundWhite   = "37"
+	ansiForegroundDefault = "39"
+
+	ansiBackgroundBlack   = "40"
+	ansiBackgroundRed     = "41"
+	ansiBackgroundGreen   = "42"
+	ansiBackgroundYellow  = "43"
+	ansiBackgroundBlue    = "44"
+	ansiBackgroundMagenta = "45"
+	ansiBackgroundCyan    = "46"
+	ansiBackgroundWhite   = "47"
+	ansiBackgroundDefault = "49"
+
+	ansiLightForegroundGray    = "90"
+	ansiLightForegroundRed     = "91"
+	ansiLightForegroundGreen   = "92"
+	ansiLightForegroundYellow  = "93"
+	ansiLightForegroundBlue    = "94"
+	ansiLightForegroundMagenta = "95"
+	ansiLightForegroundCyan    = "96"
+	ansiLightForegroundWhite   = "97"
+
+	ansiLightBackgroundGray    = "100"
+	ansiLightBackgroundRed     = "101"
+	ansiLightBackgroundGreen   = "102"
+	ansiLightBackgroundYellow  = "103"
+	ansiLightBackgroundBlue    = "104"
+	ansiLightBackgroundMagenta = "105"
+	ansiLightBackgroundCyan    = "106"
+	ansiLightBackgroundWhite   = "107"
+)
+
+type drawType int
+
+const (
+	foreground drawType = iota
+	background
+)
+
+type winColor struct {
+	code     uint16
+	drawType drawType
+}
+
+var colorMap = map[string]winColor{
+	ansiForegroundBlack:   {0, foreground},
+	ansiForegroundRed:     {foregroundRed, foreground},
+	ansiForegroundGreen:   {foregroundGreen, foreground},
+	ansiForegroundYellow:  {foregroundRed | foregroundGreen, foreground},
+	ansiForegroundBlue:    {foregroundBlue, foreground},
+	ansiForegroundMagenta: {foregroundRed | foregroundBlue, foreground},
+	ansiForegroundCyan:    {foregroundGreen | foregroundBlue, foreground},
+	ansiForegroundWhite:   {foregroundRed | foregroundGreen | foregroundBlue, foreground},
+	ansiForegroundDefault: {foregroundRed | foregroundGreen | foregroundBlue, foreground},
+
+	ansiBackgroundBlack:   {0, background},
+	ansiBackgroundRed:     {backgroundRed, background},
+	ansiBackgroundGreen:   {backgroundGreen, background},
+	ansiBackgroundYellow:  {backgroundRed | backgroundGreen, background},
+	ansiBackgroundBlue:    {backgroundBlue, background},
+	ansiBackgroundMagenta: {backgroundRed | backgroundBlue, background},
+	ansiBackgroundCyan:    {backgroundGreen | backgroundBlue, background},
+	ansiBackgroundWhite:   {backgroundRed | backgroundGreen | backgroundBlue, background},
+	ansiBackgroundDefault: {0, background},
+
+	ansiLightForegroundGray:    {foregroundIntensity, foreground},
+	ansiLightForegroundRed:     {foregroundIntensity | foregroundRed, foreground},
+	ansiLightForegroundGreen:   {foregroundIntensity | foregroundGreen, foreground},
+	ansiLightForegroundYellow:  {foregroundIntensity | foregroundRed | foregroundGreen, foreground},
+	ansiLightForegroundBlue:    {foregroundIntensity | foregroundBlue, foreground},
+	ansiLightForegroundMagenta: {foregroundIntensity | foregroundRed | foregroundBlue, foreground},
+	ansiLightForegroundCyan:    {foregroundIntensity | foregroundGreen | foregroundBlue, foreground},
+	ansiLightForegroundWhite:   {foregroundIntensity | foregroundRed | foregroundGreen | foregroundBlue, foreground},
+
+	ansiLightBackgroundGray:    {backgroundIntensity, background},
+	ansiLightBackgroundRed:     {backgroundIntensity | backgroundRed, background},
+	ansiLightBackgroundGreen:   {backgroundIntensity | backgroundGreen, background},
+	ansiLightBackgroundYellow:  {backgroundIntensity | backgroundRed | backgroundGreen, background},
+	ansiLightBackgroundBlue:    {backgroundIntensity | backgroundBlue, background},
+	ansiLightBackgroundMagenta: {backgroundIntensity | backgroundRed | backgroundBlue, background},
+	ansiLightBackgroundCyan:    {backgroundIntensity | backgroundGreen | backgroundBlue, background},
+	ansiLightBackgroundWhite:   {backgroundIntensity | backgroundRed | backgroundGreen | backgroundBlue, background},
+}
+
+var (
+	kernel32                       = syscall.NewLazyDLL("kernel32.dll")
+	procSetConsoleTextAttribute    = kernel32.NewProc("SetConsoleTextAttribute")
+	procGetConsoleScreenBufferInfo = kernel32.NewProc("GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo")
+	defaultAttr                    *textAttributes
+)
+
+func init() {
+	screenInfo := getConsoleScreenBufferInfo(uintptr(syscall.Stdout))
+	if screenInfo != nil {
+		colorMap[ansiForegroundDefault] = winColor{
+			screenInfo.WAttributes & (foregroundRed | foregroundGreen | foregroundBlue),
+			foreground,
+		}
+		colorMap[ansiBackgroundDefault] = winColor{
+			screenInfo.WAttributes & (backgroundRed | backgroundGreen | backgroundBlue),
+			background,
+		}
+		defaultAttr = convertTextAttr(screenInfo.WAttributes)
+	}
+}
+
+type coord struct {
+	X, Y int16
+}
+
+type smallRect struct {
+	Left, Top, Right, Bottom int16
+}
+
+type consoleScreenBufferInfo struct {
+	DwSize              coord
+	DwCursorPosition    coord
+	WAttributes         uint16
+	SrWindow            smallRect
+	DwMaximumWindowSize coord
+}
+
+func getConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsoleOutput uintptr) *consoleScreenBufferInfo {
+	var csbi consoleScreenBufferInfo
+	ret, _, _ := procGetConsoleScreenBufferInfo.Call(
+		hConsoleOutput,
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&csbi)))
+	if ret == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &csbi
+}
+
+func setConsoleTextAttribute(hConsoleOutput uintptr, wAttributes uint16) bool {
+	ret, _, _ := procSetConsoleTextAttribute.Call(
+		hConsoleOutput,
+		uintptr(wAttributes))
+	return ret != 0
+}
+
+type textAttributes struct {
+	foregroundColor     uint16
+	backgroundColor     uint16
+	foregroundIntensity uint16
+	backgroundIntensity uint16
+	underscore          uint16
+	otherAttributes     uint16
+}
+
+func convertTextAttr(winAttr uint16) *textAttributes {
+	fgColor := winAttr & (foregroundRed | foregroundGreen | foregroundBlue)
+	bgColor := winAttr & (backgroundRed | backgroundGreen | backgroundBlue)
+	fgIntensity := winAttr & foregroundIntensity
+	bgIntensity := winAttr & backgroundIntensity
+	underline := winAttr & underscore
+	otherAttributes := winAttr &^ (foregroundMask | backgroundMask | underscore)
+	return &textAttributes{fgColor, bgColor, fgIntensity, bgIntensity, underline, otherAttributes}
+}
+
+func convertWinAttr(textAttr *textAttributes) uint16 {
+	var winAttr uint16
+	winAttr |= textAttr.foregroundColor
+	winAttr |= textAttr.backgroundColor
+	winAttr |= textAttr.foregroundIntensity
+	winAttr |= textAttr.backgroundIntensity
+	winAttr |= textAttr.underscore
+	winAttr |= textAttr.otherAttributes
+	return winAttr
+}
+
+func changeColor(param []byte) parseResult {
+	screenInfo := getConsoleScreenBufferInfo(uintptr(syscall.Stdout))
+	if screenInfo == nil {
+		return noConsole
+	}
+
+	winAttr := convertTextAttr(screenInfo.WAttributes)
+	strParam := string(param)
+	if len(strParam) <= 0 {
+		strParam = "0"
+	}
+	csiParam := strings.Split(strParam, string(separatorChar))
+	for _, p := range csiParam {
+		c, ok := colorMap[p]
+		switch {
+		case !ok:
+			switch p {
+			case ansiReset:
+				winAttr.foregroundColor = defaultAttr.foregroundColor
+				winAttr.backgroundColor = defaultAttr.backgroundColor
+				winAttr.foregroundIntensity = defaultAttr.foregroundIntensity
+				winAttr.backgroundIntensity = defaultAttr.backgroundIntensity
+				winAttr.underscore = 0
+				winAttr.otherAttributes = 0
+			case ansiIntensityOn:
+				winAttr.foregroundIntensity = foregroundIntensity
+			case ansiIntensityOff:
+				winAttr.foregroundIntensity = 0
+			case ansiUnderlineOn:
+				winAttr.underscore = underscore
+			case ansiUnderlineOff:
+				winAttr.underscore = 0
+			case ansiBlinkOn:
+				winAttr.backgroundIntensity = backgroundIntensity
+			case ansiBlinkOff:
+				winAttr.backgroundIntensity = 0
+			default:
+				// unknown code
+			}
+		case c.drawType == foreground:
+			winAttr.foregroundColor = c.code
+		case c.drawType == background:
+			winAttr.backgroundColor = c.code
+		}
+	}
+	winTextAttribute := convertWinAttr(winAttr)
+	setConsoleTextAttribute(uintptr(syscall.Stdout), winTextAttribute)
+
+	return changedColor
+}
+
+func parseEscapeSequence(command byte, param []byte) parseResult {
+	if defaultAttr == nil {
+		return noConsole
+	}
+
+	switch command {
+	case sgrCode:
+		return changeColor(param)
+	default:
+		return unknown
+	}
+}
+
+func (cw *colorWriter) flushBuffer() (int, error) {
+	return cw.flushTo(cw.w)
+}
+
+func (cw *colorWriter) resetBuffer() (int, error) {
+	return cw.flushTo(nil)
+}
+
+func (cw *colorWriter) flushTo(w io.Writer) (int, error) {
+	var n1, n2 int
+	var err error
+
+	startBytes := cw.paramStartBuf.Bytes()
+	cw.paramStartBuf.Reset()
+	if w != nil {
+		n1, err = cw.w.Write(startBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return n1, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		n1 = len(startBytes)
+	}
+	paramBytes := cw.paramBuf.Bytes()
+	cw.paramBuf.Reset()
+	if w != nil {
+		n2, err = cw.w.Write(paramBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return n1 + n2, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		n2 = len(paramBytes)
+	}
+	return n1 + n2, nil
+}
+
+func isParameterChar(b byte) bool {
+	return ('0' <= b && b <= '9') || b == separatorChar
+}
+
+func (cw *colorWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	r, nw, first, last := 0, 0, 0, 0
+	if cw.mode != DiscardNonColorEscSeq {
+		cw.state = outsideCsiCode
+		cw.resetBuffer()
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	for i, ch := range p {
+		switch cw.state {
+		case outsideCsiCode:
+			if ch == firstCsiChar {
+				cw.paramStartBuf.WriteByte(ch)
+				cw.state = firstCsiCode
+			}
+		case firstCsiCode:
+			switch ch {
+			case firstCsiChar:
+				cw.paramStartBuf.WriteByte(ch)
+				break
+			case secondeCsiChar:
+				cw.paramStartBuf.WriteByte(ch)
+				cw.state = secondCsiCode
+				last = i - 1
+			default:
+				cw.resetBuffer()
+				cw.state = outsideCsiCode
+			}
+		case secondCsiCode:
+			if isParameterChar(ch) {
+				cw.paramBuf.WriteByte(ch)
+			} else {
+				nw, err = cw.w.Write(p[first:last])
+				r += nw
+				if err != nil {
+					return r, err
+				}
+				first = i + 1
+				result := parseEscapeSequence(ch, cw.paramBuf.Bytes())
+				if result == noConsole || (cw.mode == OutputNonColorEscSeq && result == unknown) {
+					cw.paramBuf.WriteByte(ch)
+					nw, err := cw.flushBuffer()
+					if err != nil {
+						return r, err
+					}
+					r += nw
+				} else {
+					n, _ := cw.resetBuffer()
+					// Add one more to the size of the buffer for the last ch
+					r += n + 1
+				}
+
+				cw.state = outsideCsiCode
+			}
+		default:
+			cw.state = outsideCsiCode
+		}
+	}
+
+	if cw.mode != DiscardNonColorEscSeq || cw.state == outsideCsiCode {
+		nw, err = cw.w.Write(p[first:len(p)])
+		r += nw
+	}
+
+	return r, err
+}

g.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ bee generate model [modelname] [-fields=""]
     -fields: a list of table fields. Format: field:type, ...
 
 bee generate controller [controllerfile]
-    generate RESTFul controllers             
+    generate RESTful controllers
 
 bee generate view [viewpath]
     generate CRUD view in viewpath
@@ -79,19 +79,19 @@ func init() {
 func generateCode(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	ShowShortVersionBanner()
 
-	curpath, _ := os.Getwd()
+	currpath, _ := os.Getwd()
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] command is missing\n")
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 
-	gopath := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
+	gps := GetGOPATHs()
-	Debugf("gopath:%s", gopath)
+	if len(gps) == 0 {
-	if gopath == "" {
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Fail to start[ %s ]\n", "GOPATH environment variable is not set or empty")
-		ColorLog("[ERRO] $GOPATH not found\n")
-		ColorLog("[HINT] Set $GOPATH in your environment vairables\n")
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
+	gopath := gps[0]
+	Debugf("GOPATH: %s", gopath)
 
 	gcmd := args[0]
 	switch gcmd {
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ func generateCode(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 		sname := args[1]
-		generateScaffold(sname, fields.String(), curpath, driver.String(), conn.String())
+		generateScaffold(sname, fields.String(), currpath, driver.String(), conn.String())
 	case "docs":
-		generateDocs(curpath)
+		generateDocs(currpath)
 	case "appcode":
 		// load config
 		err := loadConfig()
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func generateCode(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 		ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as 'conn'\n", conn)
 		ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as 'tables'\n", tables)
 		ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as 'level'\n", level)
-		generateAppcode(driver.String(), conn.String(), level.String(), tables.String(), curpath)
+		generateAppcode(driver.String(), conn.String(), level.String(), tables.String(), currpath)
 	case "migration":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
 			ColorLog("[ERRO] Wrong number of arguments\n")
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ func generateCode(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 				downsql = strings.Replace(downsql, "`", "", -1)
 			}
 		}
-		generateMigration(mname, upsql, downsql, curpath)
+		generateMigration(mname, upsql, downsql, currpath)
 	case "controller":
 		if len(args) == 2 {
 			cname := args[1]
-			generateController(cname, curpath)
+			generateController(cname, currpath)
 		} else {
 			ColorLog("[ERRO] Wrong number of arguments\n")
 			ColorLog("[HINT] Usage: bee generate controller [controllername]\n")
@@ -199,18 +199,18 @@ func generateCode(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 		sname := args[1]
-		generateModel(sname, fields.String(), curpath)
+		generateModel(sname, fields.String(), currpath)
 	case "view":
 		if len(args) == 2 {
 			cname := args[1]
-			generateView(cname, curpath)
+			generateView(cname, currpath)
 		} else {
 			ColorLog("[ERRO] Wrong number of arguments\n")
 			ColorLog("[HINT] Usage: bee generate view [viewpath]\n")
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 	default:
-		ColorLog("[ERRO] command is missing\n")
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Command is missing\n")
 	}
 	ColorLog("[SUCC] %s successfully generated!\n", strings.Title(gcmd))
 	return 0

g_appcode.go

@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ func (mysqlDB *MysqlDB) GetColumns(db *sql.DB, table *Table, blackList map[strin
 	}
 }
 
-// getGoDataType maps an SQL data type to Golang data type
+// GetGoDataType maps an SQL data type to Golang data type
 func (*MysqlDB) GetGoDataType(sqlType string) (goType string) {
 	var typeMapping = map[string]string{}
 	typeMapping = typeMappingMysql
@@ -688,6 +688,8 @@ func (postgresDB *PostgresDB) GetColumns(db *sql.DB, table *Table, blackList map
 		table.Columns = append(table.Columns, col)
 	}
 }
+
+// GetGoDataType returns the Go type from the mapped Postgres type
 func (*PostgresDB) GetGoDataType(sqlType string) (goType string) {
 	if v, ok := typeMappingPostgres[sqlType]; ok {
 		return v
@@ -730,6 +732,8 @@ func writeSourceFiles(pkgPath string, tables []*Table, mode byte, paths *MvcPath
 
 // writeModelFiles generates model files
 func writeModelFiles(tables []*Table, mPath string, selectedTables map[string]bool) {
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	for _, tb := range tables {
 		// if selectedTables map is not nil and this table is not selected, ignore it
 		if selectedTables != nil {
@@ -742,7 +746,7 @@ func writeModelFiles(tables []*Table, mPath string, selectedTables map[string]bo
 		var f *os.File
 		var err error
 		if isExist(fpath) {
-			ColorLog("[WARN] %v is exist, do you want to overwrite it? Yes or No?\n", fpath)
+			ColorLog("[WARN] '%v' already exists. Do you want to overwrite it? [Yes|No] ", fpath)
 			if askForConfirmation() {
 				f, err = os.OpenFile(fpath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_TRUNC, 0666)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -750,7 +754,7 @@ func writeModelFiles(tables []*Table, mPath string, selectedTables map[string]bo
 					continue
 				}
 			} else {
-				ColorLog("[WARN] skip create file\n")
+				ColorLog("[WARN] Skipped create file '%s'\n", fpath)
 				continue
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -782,14 +786,16 @@ func writeModelFiles(tables []*Table, mPath string, selectedTables map[string]bo
 			ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not write model file to %s\n", fpath)
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
-		f.Close()
+		CloseFile(f)
-		ColorLog("[INFO] model => %s\n", fpath)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", fpath, "\x1b[0m")
 		formatSourceCode(fpath)
 	}
 }
 
 // writeControllerFiles generates controller files
 func writeControllerFiles(tables []*Table, cPath string, selectedTables map[string]bool, pkgPath string) {
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	for _, tb := range tables {
 		// if selectedTables map is not nil and this table is not selected, ignore it
 		if selectedTables != nil {
@@ -805,7 +811,7 @@ func writeControllerFiles(tables []*Table, cPath string, selectedTables map[stri
 		var f *os.File
 		var err error
 		if isExist(fpath) {
-			ColorLog("[WARN] %v is exist, do you want to overwrite it? Yes or No?\n", fpath)
+			ColorLog("[WARN] '%v' already exists. Do you want to overwrite it? [Yes|No] ", fpath)
 			if askForConfirmation() {
 				f, err = os.OpenFile(fpath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_TRUNC, 0666)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -813,7 +819,7 @@ func writeControllerFiles(tables []*Table, cPath string, selectedTables map[stri
 					continue
 				}
 			} else {
-				ColorLog("[WARN] skip create file\n")
+				ColorLog("[WARN] Skipped create file '%s'\n", fpath)
 				continue
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -829,14 +835,16 @@ func writeControllerFiles(tables []*Table, cPath string, selectedTables map[stri
 			ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not write controller file to %s\n", fpath)
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
-		f.Close()
+		CloseFile(f)
-		ColorLog("[INFO] controller => %s\n", fpath)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", fpath, "\x1b[0m")
 		formatSourceCode(fpath)
 	}
 }
 
 // writeRouterFile generates router file
 func writeRouterFile(tables []*Table, rPath string, selectedTables map[string]bool, pkgPath string) {
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	var nameSpaces []string
 	for _, tb := range tables {
 		// if selectedTables map is not nil and this table is not selected, ignore it
@@ -848,7 +856,7 @@ func writeRouterFile(tables []*Table, rPath string, selectedTables map[string]bo
 		if tb.Pk == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		// add name spaces
+		// add namespaces
 		nameSpace := strings.Replace(NamespaceTPL, "{{nameSpace}}", tb.Name, -1)
 		nameSpace = strings.Replace(nameSpace, "{{ctrlName}}", camelCase(tb.Name), -1)
 		nameSpaces = append(nameSpaces, nameSpace)
@@ -860,7 +868,7 @@ func writeRouterFile(tables []*Table, rPath string, selectedTables map[string]bo
 	var f *os.File
 	var err error
 	if isExist(fpath) {
-		ColorLog("[WARN] %v is exist, do you want to overwrite it? Yes or No?\n", fpath)
+		ColorLog("[WARN] '%v' already exists. Do you want to overwrite it? [Yes|No] ", fpath)
 		if askForConfirmation() {
 			f, err = os.OpenFile(fpath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_TRUNC, 0666)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -868,7 +876,7 @@ func writeRouterFile(tables []*Table, rPath string, selectedTables map[string]bo
 				return
 			}
 		} else {
-			ColorLog("[WARN] skip create file\n")
+			ColorLog("[WARN] Skipped create file '%s'\n", fpath)
 			return
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -879,11 +887,11 @@ func writeRouterFile(tables []*Table, rPath string, selectedTables map[string]bo
 		}
 	}
 	if _, err := f.WriteString(routerStr); err != nil {
-		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not write router file to %s\n", fpath)
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not write router file to '%s'\n", fpath)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
-	f.Close()
+	CloseFile(f)
-	ColorLog("[INFO] router => %s\n", fpath)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", fpath, "\x1b[0m")
 	formatSourceCode(fpath)
 }
 
@@ -966,7 +974,7 @@ func getPackagePath(curpath string) (packpath string) {
 	gopath := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
 	Debugf("gopath:%s", gopath)
 	if gopath == "" {
-		ColorLog("[ERRO] you should set GOPATH in the env")
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] You should set GOPATH in the env")
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 

g_controllers.go

@@ -15,53 +15,62 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
-	"fmt"
 )
 
 // article
 // cms/article
 //
-func generateController(cname, crupath string) {
+func generateController(cname, currpath string) {
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	p, f := path.Split(cname)
 	controllerName := strings.Title(f)
 	packageName := "controllers"
+
 	if p != "" {
 		i := strings.LastIndex(p[:len(p)-1], "/")
 		packageName = p[i+1 : len(p)-1]
 	}
+
 	ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as controller name\n", controllerName)
 	ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as package name\n", packageName)
-	fp := path.Join(crupath, "controllers", p)
+
+	fp := path.Join(currpath, "controllers", p)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(fp); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		// create controller directory
+		// Create the controller's directory
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(fp, 0777); err != nil {
 			ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create controllers directory: %s\n", err)
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 	}
+
 	fpath := path.Join(fp, strings.ToLower(controllerName)+".go")
 	if f, err := os.OpenFile(fpath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_RDWR, 0666); err == nil {
-		defer f.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(f)
-		modelPath := path.Join(crupath, "models", strings.ToLower(controllerName)+".go")
+
+		modelPath := path.Join(currpath, "models", strings.ToLower(controllerName)+".go")
+
 		var content string
 		if _, err := os.Stat(modelPath); err == nil {
 			ColorLog("[INFO] Using matching model '%s'\n", controllerName)
 			content = strings.Replace(controllerModelTpl, "{{packageName}}", packageName, -1)
-			pkgPath := getPackagePath(crupath)
+			pkgPath := getPackagePath(currpath)
 			content = strings.Replace(content, "{{pkgPath}}", pkgPath, -1)
 		} else {
 			content = strings.Replace(controllerTpl, "{{packageName}}", packageName, -1)
 		}
+
 		content = strings.Replace(content, "{{controllerName}}", controllerName, -1)
 		f.WriteString(content)
-		// gofmt generated source code
+
+		// Run 'gofmt' on the generated source code
 		formatSourceCode(fpath)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", fpath)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", fpath, "\x1b[0m")
 	} else {
-		// error creating file
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create controller file: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}

g_hproseappcode.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ func writeHproseSourceFiles(pkgPath string, tables []*Table, mode byte, paths *M
 
 // writeHproseModelFiles generates model files
 func writeHproseModelFiles(tables []*Table, mPath string, selectedTables map[string]bool) {
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	for _, tb := range tables {
 		// if selectedTables map is not nil and this table is not selected, ignore it
 		if selectedTables != nil {
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ func writeHproseModelFiles(tables []*Table, mPath string, selectedTables map[str
 		var f *os.File
 		var err error
 		if isExist(fpath) {
-			ColorLog("[WARN] %v is exist, do you want to overwrite it? Yes or No?\n", fpath)
+			ColorLog("[WARN] '%v' already exists. Do you want to overwrite it? [Yes|No] ", fpath)
 			if askForConfirmation() {
 				f, err = os.OpenFile(fpath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_TRUNC, 0666)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ func writeHproseModelFiles(tables []*Table, mPath string, selectedTables map[str
 					continue
 				}
 			} else {
-				ColorLog("[WARN] skip create file\n")
+				ColorLog("[WARN] Skipped create file '%s'\n", fpath)
 				continue
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -147,11 +150,11 @@ func writeHproseModelFiles(tables []*Table, mPath string, selectedTables map[str
 		fileStr = strings.Replace(fileStr, "{{timePkg}}", timePkg, -1)
 		fileStr = strings.Replace(fileStr, "{{importTimePkg}}", importTimePkg, -1)
 		if _, err := f.WriteString(fileStr); err != nil {
-			ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not write model file to %s\n", fpath)
+			ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not write model file to '%s'\n", fpath)
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
-		f.Close()
+		CloseFile(f)
-		ColorLog("[INFO] model => %s\n", fpath)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", fpath, "\x1b[0m")
 		formatSourceCode(fpath)
 	}
 }

g_migration.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	MPath = "migrations"
+	MPath       = "migrations"
 	MDateFormat = "20060102_150405"
 )
 
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ const (
 // The generated file template consists of an up() method for updating schema and
 // a down() method for reverting the update.
 func generateMigration(mname, upsql, downsql, curpath string) {
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	migrationFilePath := path.Join(curpath, "database", MPath)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(migrationFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		// create migrations directory
@@ -43,17 +45,16 @@ func generateMigration(mname, upsql, downsql, curpath string) {
 	today := time.Now().Format(MDateFormat)
 	fpath := path.Join(migrationFilePath, fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s.go", today, mname))
 	if f, err := os.OpenFile(fpath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_RDWR, 0666); err == nil {
-		defer f.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(f)
 		content := strings.Replace(MigrationTPL, "{{StructName}}", camelCase(mname)+"_"+today, -1)
 		content = strings.Replace(content, "{{CurrTime}}", today, -1)
 		content = strings.Replace(content, "{{UpSQL}}", upsql, -1)
 		content = strings.Replace(content, "{{DownSQL}}", downsql, -1)
 		f.WriteString(content)
-		// gofmt generated source code
+		// Run 'gofmt' on the generated source code
 		formatSourceCode(fpath)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", fpath)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", fpath, "\x1b[0m")
 	} else {
-		// error creating file
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create migration file: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}

g_model.go

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2013 bee authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"): you may
+// not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+// a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+// WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+// License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -8,7 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func generateModel(mname, fields, crupath string) {
+func generateModel(mname, fields, currpath string) {
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	p, f := path.Split(mname)
 	modelName := strings.Title(f)
 	packageName := "models"
@@ -16,24 +32,28 @@ func generateModel(mname, fields, crupath string) {
 		i := strings.LastIndex(p[:len(p)-1], "/")
 		packageName = p[i+1 : len(p)-1]
 	}
+
 	modelStruct, hastime, err := getStruct(modelName, fields)
 	if err != nil {
-		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not genrate models struct: %s\n", err)
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not generate the model struct: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
+
 	ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as model name\n", modelName)
 	ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as package name\n", packageName)
-	fp := path.Join(crupath, "models", p)
+
+	fp := path.Join(currpath, "models", p)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(fp); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		// create controller directory
+		// Create the model's directory
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(fp, 0777); err != nil {
-			ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create models directory: %s\n", err)
+			ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create the model directory: %s\n", err)
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 	}
+
 	fpath := path.Join(fp, strings.ToLower(modelName)+".go")
 	if f, err := os.OpenFile(fpath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_RDWR, 0666); err == nil {
-		defer f.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(f)
 		content := strings.Replace(modelTpl, "{{packageName}}", packageName, -1)
 		content = strings.Replace(content, "{{modelName}}", modelName, -1)
 		content = strings.Replace(content, "{{modelStruct}}", modelStruct, -1)
@@ -43,11 +63,10 @@ func generateModel(mname, fields, crupath string) {
 			content = strings.Replace(content, "{{timePkg}}", "", -1)
 		}
 		f.WriteString(content)
-		// gofmt generated source code
+		// Run 'gofmt' on the generated source code
 		formatSourceCode(fpath)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", fpath)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", fpath, "\x1b[0m")
 	} else {
-		// error creating file
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create model file: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
@@ -55,23 +74,27 @@ func generateModel(mname, fields, crupath string) {
 
 func getStruct(structname, fields string) (string, bool, error) {
 	if fields == "" {
-		return "", false, errors.New("fields can't empty")
+		return "", false, errors.New("fields cannot be empty")
 	}
+
 	hastime := false
 	structStr := "type " + structname + " struct{\n"
 	fds := strings.Split(fields, ",")
 	for i, v := range fds {
 		kv := strings.SplitN(v, ":", 2)
 		if len(kv) != 2 {
-			return "", false, errors.New("the filds format is wrong. should key:type,key:type " + v)
+			return "", false, errors.New("the fields format is wrong. Should be key:type,key:type " + v)
 		}
+
 		typ, tag, hastimeinner := getType(kv[1])
 		if typ == "" {
-			return "", false, errors.New("the filds format is wrong. should key:type,key:type " + v)
+			return "", false, errors.New("the fields format is wrong. Should be key:type,key:type " + v)
 		}
+
 		if i == 0 && strings.ToLower(kv[0]) != "id" {
 			structStr = structStr + "Id     int64     `orm:\"auto\"`\n"
 		}
+
 		if hastimeinner {
 			hastime = true
 		}

g_scaffold.go

@@ -5,25 +5,28 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func generateScaffold(sname, fields, crupath, driver, conn string) {
+func generateScaffold(sname, fields, currpath, driver, conn string) {
-	// generate model
+	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to create a '%v' model? [Yes|No] ", sname)
-	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to create a %v model? [yes|no]]  ", sname)
+
+	// Generate the model
 	if askForConfirmation() {
-		generateModel(sname, fields, crupath)
+		generateModel(sname, fields, currpath)
 	}
 
-	// generate controller
+	// Generate the controller
-	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to create a %v controller? [yes|no]]  ", sname)
+	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to create a '%v' controller? [Yes|No] ", sname)
 	if askForConfirmation() {
-		generateController(sname, crupath)
+		generateController(sname, currpath)
 	}
-	// generate view
+
-	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to create views for this %v resource? [yes|no]]  ", sname)
+	// Generate the views
+	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to create views for this '%v' resource? [Yes|No] ", sname)
 	if askForConfirmation() {
-		generateView(sname, crupath)
+		generateView(sname, currpath)
 	}
-	// generate migration
+
-	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to create a %v migration and schema for this resource? [yes|no]]  ", sname)
+	// Generate a migration
+	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to create a '%v' migration and schema for this resource? [Yes|No] ", sname)
 	if askForConfirmation() {
 		upsql := ""
 		downsql := ""
@@ -34,12 +37,13 @@ func generateScaffold(sname, fields, crupath, driver, conn string) {
 				downsql = strings.Replace(downsql, "`", "", -1)
 			}
 		}
-		generateMigration(sname, upsql, downsql, crupath)
+		generateMigration(sname, upsql, downsql, currpath)
 	}
-	// run migration
+
-	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to migrate the database? [yes|no]]  ")
+	// Run the migration
+	ColorLog("[INFO] Do you want to migrate the database? [Yes|No] ")
 	if askForConfirmation() {
-		migrateUpdate(crupath, driver, conn)
+		migrateUpdate(currpath, driver, conn)
 	}
 	ColorLog("[INFO] All done! Don't forget to add  beego.Router(\"/%v\" ,&controllers.%vController{}) to routers/route.go\n", sname, strings.Title(sname))
 }

g_views.go

@@ -1,49 +1,74 @@
+// Copyright 2013 bee authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"): you may
+// not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+// a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+// WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+// License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"fmt"
 )
 
 // recipe
 // admin/recipe
-func generateView(vpath, crupath string) {
+func generateView(viewpath, currpath string) {
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	ColorLog("[INFO] Generating view...\n")
-	absvpath := path.Join(crupath, "views", vpath)
+
-	os.MkdirAll(absvpath, os.ModePerm)
+	absViewPath := path.Join(currpath, "views", viewpath)
-	cfile := path.Join(absvpath, "index.tpl")
+	err := os.MkdirAll(absViewPath, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create '%s' view: %s\n", viewpath, err)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	cfile := path.Join(absViewPath, "index.tpl")
 	if f, err := os.OpenFile(cfile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_RDWR, 0666); err == nil {
-		defer f.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(f)
 		f.WriteString(cfile)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", cfile)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", cfile, "\x1b[0m")
 	} else {
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create view file: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
-	cfile = path.Join(absvpath, "show.tpl")
+
+	cfile = path.Join(absViewPath, "show.tpl")
 	if f, err := os.OpenFile(cfile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_RDWR, 0666); err == nil {
-		defer f.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(f)
 		f.WriteString(cfile)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", cfile)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", cfile, "\x1b[0m")
 	} else {
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create view file: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
-	cfile = path.Join(absvpath, "create.tpl")
+
+	cfile = path.Join(absViewPath, "create.tpl")
 	if f, err := os.OpenFile(cfile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_RDWR, 0666); err == nil {
-		defer f.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(f)
 		f.WriteString(cfile)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", cfile)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", cfile, "\x1b[0m")
 	} else {
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create view file: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
-	cfile = path.Join(absvpath, "edit.tpl")
+
+	cfile = path.Join(absViewPath, "edit.tpl")
 	if f, err := os.OpenFile(cfile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_RDWR, 0666); err == nil {
-		defer f.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(f)
 		f.WriteString(cfile)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", cfile)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", cfile, "\x1b[0m")
 	} else {
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not create view file: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(2)

hproseapp.go

@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ func init() {
 func createhprose(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	ShowShortVersionBanner()
 
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	curpath, _ := os.Getwd()
 	if len(args) > 1 {
 		cmd.Flag.Parse(args[1:])
@@ -275,10 +277,10 @@ func createhprose(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	ColorLog("[INFO] Creating Hprose application...\n")
 
 	os.MkdirAll(apppath, 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", apppath)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", apppath, "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "conf"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "conf"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "conf"), "\x1b[0m")
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"), "\x1b[0m")
 	WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"),
 		strings.Replace(hproseconf, "{{.Appname}}", args[0], -1))
 
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ func createhprose(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 		ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as 'conn'\n", conn)
 		ColorLog("[INFO] Using '%s' as 'tables'\n", tables)
 		generateHproseAppcode(string(driver), string(conn), "1", string(tables), path.Join(curpath, args[0]))
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		maingoContent := strings.Replace(hproseMainconngo, "{{.Appname}}", packpath, -1)
 		maingoContent = strings.Replace(maingoContent, "{{.DriverName}}", string(driver), -1)
 		maingoContent = strings.Replace(maingoContent, "{{HproseFunctionList}}", strings.Join(hproseAddFunctions, ""), -1)
@@ -306,15 +308,15 @@ func createhprose(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 		)
 	} else {
 		os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "models"), 0755)
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "models"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "models"), "\x1b[0m")
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "models", "object.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "models", "object.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "models", "object.go"), apiModels)
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "models", "user.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "models", "user.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "models", "user.go"), apiModels2)
 
-		fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 		WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "main.go"),
 			strings.Replace(hproseMaingo, "{{.Appname}}", packpath, -1))
 	}

migrate.go

@@ -64,15 +64,16 @@ func init() {
 func runMigration(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	ShowShortVersionBanner()
 
-	crupath, _ := os.Getwd()
+	currpath, _ := os.Getwd()
 
-	gopath := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
+	gps := GetGOPATHs()
-	Debugf("gopath:%s", gopath)
+	if len(gps) == 0 {
-	if gopath == "" {
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Fail to start[ %s ]\n", "GOPATH environment variable is not set or empty")
-		ColorLog("[ERRO] $GOPATH not found\n")
-		ColorLog("[HINT] Set $GOPATH in your environment vairables\n")
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
+	gopath := gps[0]
+	Debugf("GOPATH: %s", gopath)
+
 	// load config
 	err := loadConfig()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -100,19 +101,19 @@ func runMigration(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		// run all outstanding migrations
 		ColorLog("[INFO] Running all outstanding migrations\n")
-		migrateUpdate(crupath, driverStr, connStr)
+		migrateUpdate(currpath, driverStr, connStr)
 	} else {
 		mcmd := args[0]
 		switch mcmd {
 		case "rollback":
 			ColorLog("[INFO] Rolling back the last migration operation\n")
-			migrateRollback(crupath, driverStr, connStr)
+			migrateRollback(currpath, driverStr, connStr)
 		case "reset":
 			ColorLog("[INFO] Reseting all migrations\n")
-			migrateReset(crupath, driverStr, connStr)
+			migrateReset(currpath, driverStr, connStr)
 		case "refresh":
 			ColorLog("[INFO] Refreshing all migrations\n")
-			migrateRefresh(crupath, driverStr, connStr)
+			migrateRefresh(currpath, driverStr, connStr)
 		default:
 			ColorLog("[ERRO] Command is missing\n")
 			os.Exit(2)
@@ -123,28 +124,28 @@ func runMigration(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 }
 
 // migrateUpdate does the schema update
-func migrateUpdate(crupath, driver, connStr string) {
+func migrateUpdate(currpath, driver, connStr string) {
-	migrate("upgrade", crupath, driver, connStr)
+	migrate("upgrade", currpath, driver, connStr)
 }
 
 // migrateRollback rolls back the latest migration
-func migrateRollback(crupath, driver, connStr string) {
+func migrateRollback(currpath, driver, connStr string) {
-	migrate("rollback", crupath, driver, connStr)
+	migrate("rollback", currpath, driver, connStr)
 }
 
 // migrateReset rolls back all migrations
-func migrateReset(crupath, driver, connStr string) {
+func migrateReset(currpath, driver, connStr string) {
-	migrate("reset", crupath, driver, connStr)
+	migrate("reset", currpath, driver, connStr)
 }
 
 // migrationRefresh rolls back all migrations and start over again
-func migrateRefresh(crupath, driver, connStr string) {
+func migrateRefresh(currpath, driver, connStr string) {
-	migrate("refresh", crupath, driver, connStr)
+	migrate("refresh", currpath, driver, connStr)
 }
 
 // migrate generates source code, build it, and invoke the binary who does the actual migration
-func migrate(goal, crupath, driver, connStr string) {
+func migrate(goal, currpath, driver, connStr string) {
-	dir := path.Join(crupath, "database", "migrations")
+	dir := path.Join(currpath, "database", "migrations")
 	binary := "m"
 	source := binary + ".go"
 	// connect to database
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ func writeMigrationSourceFile(dir, source, driver, connStr string, latestTime in
 			ColorLog("[ERRO] Could not write to file: %s\n", err)
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
-		f.Close()
+		CloseFile(f)
 	}
 }
 

new.go

@@ -57,25 +57,29 @@ func init() {
 func createApp(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	ShowShortVersionBanner()
 
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Argument [appname] is missing\n")
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 
-	gopath := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
+	gps := GetGOPATHs()
-	Debugf("gopath:%s", gopath)
+	if len(gps) == 0 {
-	if gopath == "" {
+		ColorLog("[ERRO] Fail to start[ %s ]\n", "GOPATH environment variable is not set or empty")
-		ColorLog("[ERRO] $GOPATH not found\n")
-		ColorLog("[HINT] Set $GOPATH in your environment variables\n")
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
+	// In case of multiple paths in the GOPATH, by default
+	// we use the first path
+	gopath := gps[0]
+	Debugf("GOPATH: %s", gopath)
 
 	gosrcpath := path.Join(gopath, "src") // User's workspace
 	apppath := path.Join(gosrcpath, args[0])
 
 	if isExist(apppath) {
 		ColorLog("[ERRO] Path (%s) already exists\n", apppath)
-		ColorLog("[WARN] Do you want to overwrite it? [yes|no]]")
+		ColorLog("[WARN] Do you want to overwrite it? [Yes|No] ")
 		if !askForConfirmation() {
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
@@ -84,43 +88,43 @@ func createApp(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	ColorLog("[INFO] Creating application...\n")
 
 	os.MkdirAll(apppath, 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", apppath + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", apppath+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "conf"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "conf") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "conf")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "controllers"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "controllers") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "controllers")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "models"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "models") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "models")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "routers"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "routers") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "routers")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "tests"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "tests") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "tests")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "static"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "static") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "static")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "static", "js"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "static", "js") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "static", "js")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "static", "css"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "static", "css") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "static", "css")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "static", "img"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "static", "img") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "static", "img")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "views") + string(path.Separator))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "views")+string(path.Separator), "\x1b[0m")
 	os.Mkdir(path.Join(apppath, "views"), 0755)
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"), "\x1b[0m")
 	WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "conf", "app.conf"), strings.Replace(appconf, "{{.Appname}}", path.Base(args[0]), -1))
 
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "default.go"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "default.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 	WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "controllers", "default.go"), controllers)
 
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "views", "index.tpl"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "views", "index.tpl"), "\x1b[0m")
 	WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "views", "index.tpl"), indextpl)
 
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "routers", "router.go"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "routers", "router.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 	WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "routers", "router.go"), strings.Replace(router, "{{.Appname}}", strings.Join(strings.Split(apppath[len(gosrcpath)+1:], string(path.Separator)), "/"), -1))
 
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "tests", "default_test.go"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "tests", "default_test.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 	WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "tests", "default_test.go"), strings.Replace(test, "{{.Appname}}", strings.Join(strings.Split(apppath[len(gosrcpath)+1:], string(path.Separator)), "/"), -1))
 
-	fmt.Println("\tcreate\t", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%screate%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", path.Join(apppath, "main.go"), "\x1b[0m")
 	WriteToFile(path.Join(apppath, "main.go"), strings.Replace(maingo, "{{.Appname}}", strings.Join(strings.Split(apppath[len(gosrcpath)+1:], string(path.Separator)), "/"), -1))
 
 	ColorLog("[SUCC] New application successfully created!\n")
@@ -309,9 +313,10 @@ var indextpl = `<!DOCTYPE html>
 </html>
 `
 
+// WriteToFile creates a file and writes content to it
 func WriteToFile(filename, content string) {
 	f, err := os.Create(filename)
-	defer f.Close()
+	defer CloseFile(f)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}

pack.go

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ var (
 	buildEnvs ListOpts
 	verbose   bool
 	format    string
+	w         io.Writer
 )
 
 type ListOpts []string
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ func init() {
 	fs.BoolVar(&verbose, "v", false, "verbose")
 	cmdPack.Flag = *fs
 	cmdPack.Run = packApp
+	w = NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
 }
 
 func exitPrint(con string) {
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ func (wft *walkFileTree) walkLeaf(fpath string, fi os.FileInfo, err error) error
 
 	if added, err := wft.wak.compress(name, fpath, fi); added {
 		if verbose {
-			fmt.Printf("\t+ Compressed: %s\n", name)
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%scompressed%s\t %s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[21m", name, "\x1b[0m")
 		}
 		wft.allfiles[name] = true
 		return err
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ func (wft *tarWalk) compress(name, fpath string, fi os.FileInfo) (bool, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
-		defer fr.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(fr)
 		_, err = io.Copy(tw, fr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
@@ -374,7 +376,7 @@ func (wft *zipWalk) compress(name, fpath string, fi os.FileInfo) (bool, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
-		defer fr.Close()
+		defer CloseFile(fr)
 		_, err = io.Copy(w, fr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ func packApp(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 		}
 
 		if verbose {
-			fmt.Println("\t+ go", strings.Join(args, " "))
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s%s+ go %s%s%s\n", "\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", strings.Join(args, " "), "\x1b[21m", "\x1b[0m")
 		}
 
 		execmd := exec.Command("go", args...)

util.go

@@ -287,3 +287,11 @@ func (s *strFlags) Set(value string) error {
 	*s = append(*s, value)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// CloseFile attempts to close the passed file
+// or panics with the actual error
+func CloseFile(f *os.File) {
+	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}

version.go

@@ -2,54 +2,47 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	path "path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"bytes"
 )
 
 var cmdVersion = &Command{
 	UsageLine: "version",
-	Short:     "show the Bee, Beego and Go version",
+	Short:     "prints the current Bee version",
 	Long: `
-show the Bee, Beego and Go version
+Prints the current Bee, Beego and Go version alongside the platform information
-
-bee version
-    bee   :1.2.3
-    beego :1.4.2
-    Go    :go version go1.3.3 linux/amd64
 
 `,
 }
 
-const verboseVersionBanner =
+const verboseVersionBanner string = `%s%s______
-`______
 | ___ \
 | |_/ /  ___   ___
 | ___ \ / _ \ / _ \
 | |_/ /|  __/|  __/
-\____/  \___| \___| v{{ .BeeVersion }}
+\____/  \___| \___| v{{ .BeeVersion }}%s
-
+%s%s
-Beego     : {{ .BeegoVersion }}
+├── Beego     : {{ .BeegoVersion }}
-GoVersion : {{ .GoVersion }}
+├── GoVersion : {{ .GoVersion }}
-GOOS      : {{ .GOOS }}
+├── GOOS      : {{ .GOOS }}
-GOARCH    : {{ .GOARCH }}
+├── GOARCH    : {{ .GOARCH }}
-NumCPU    : {{ .NumCPU }}
+├── NumCPU    : {{ .NumCPU }}
-GOPATH    : {{ .GOPATH }}
+├── GOPATH    : {{ .GOPATH }}
-GOROOT    : {{ .GOROOT }}
+├── GOROOT    : {{ .GOROOT }}
-Compiler  : {{ .Compiler }}
+├── Compiler  : {{ .Compiler }}
-Date      : {{ Now "Monday, 2 Jan 2006" }}
+└── Date      : {{ Now "Monday, 2 Jan 2006" }}%s
 `
 
-const shortVersionBanner =
+const shortVersionBanner = `%s%s______
-`______
 | ___ \
 | |_/ /  ___   ___
 | ___ \ / _ \ / _ \
 | |_/ /|  __/|  __/
-\____/  \___| \___| v{{ .BeeVersion }}
+\____/  \___| \___| v{{ .BeeVersion }}%s
 `
 
 func init() {
@@ -61,12 +54,19 @@ func versionCmd(cmd *Command, args []string) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
+// ShowVerboseVersionBanner prints the verbose version banner
 func ShowVerboseVersionBanner() {
-	InitBanner(os.Stdout, bytes.NewBufferString(verboseVersionBanner))
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+	coloredBanner := fmt.Sprintf(verboseVersionBanner, "\x1b[35m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[0m",
+		"\x1b[32m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[0m")
+	InitBanner(w, bytes.NewBufferString(coloredBanner))
 }
 
+// ShowShortVersionBanner prints the short version banner
 func ShowShortVersionBanner() {
-	InitBanner(os.Stdout, bytes.NewBufferString(shortVersionBanner))
+	w := NewColorWriter(os.Stdout)
+	coloredBanner := fmt.Sprintf(shortVersionBanner, "\x1b[35m", "\x1b[1m", "\x1b[0m")
+	InitBanner(w, bytes.NewBufferString(coloredBanner))
 }
 
 func getBeegoVersion() string {