Colorize terminal output

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -68,11 +68,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Print some build-specific variables
         shell: bash
-        run: scripts/print_build_variables.sh  # bash -x scripts/print_build_variables.sh for printing commands
+        run: |
+          export TERM=xterm-color
+          scripts/print_build_variables.sh  # bash -x scripts/print_build_variables.sh for printing commands
 
       - name: Create scripts, CFML and pyCFML directories
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          export TERM=xterm-color
           scripts/create_cfml_repo_dir.sh
           scripts/create_cfml_build_dir.sh
           scripts/create_cfml_dist_dir.sh
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build CFML modules
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          export TERM=xterm-color
           scripts/rename_global_deps_file.sh
           scripts/build_cfml_modules_obj.sh
           scripts/delete_renamed_global_deps_file.sh
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           (runner.os != 'Windows' || matrix.toolchain.exe != 'ifx')
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          export TERM=xterm-color
           scripts/build_cfml_test_programs.sh
           scripts/copy_cfml_test_programs_to_tests_dir.sh
           scripts/run_cfml_functional_tests_no_benchmarks.sh

scripts.py

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 global ARGS
 global CONFIG
 
+BLUE = '\\033[0;34m'
+BOLD_GREEN = '\\033[1;32m'
+COLOR_OFF = '\\033[0m'
+
 
 def _github_actions():
     if 'GITHUB_ACTIONS' in os.environ:
@@ -42,21 +46,21 @@ def _main_script_path():
     return path
 
 def _echo_msg(msg: str):
-    return f'echo ":::::: {msg}"'
+    return f'echo "{BLUE}:::::: {msg}{COLOR_OFF}"'
 
 def _echo_progress_msg(current: int, total: int, msg: str):
     progress = _compiling_progress(current, total)
     msg = f"[{progress:>3}%] {msg}"
     return _echo_msg(msg)
 
 def _echo_header(msg: str):
-    msg = f':::::: {msg} ::::::'
-    sep = ':' * len(msg)
+    msg = f'{BOLD_GREEN}:::::: {msg} ::::::{COLOR_OFF}'
+    sep = ':' * (len(msg) - len(f'{BOLD_GREEN}') - len(f'{COLOR_OFF}'))
     lines = []
     lines.append(f'echo ""')
-    lines.append(f'echo "{sep}"')
-    lines.append(f'echo "{msg}"')
-    lines.append(f'echo "{sep}"')
+    lines.append(f'echo "{BOLD_GREEN}{sep}{COLOR_OFF}"')
+    lines.append(f'echo "{BOLD_GREEN}{msg}{COLOR_OFF}"')
+    lines.append(f'echo "{BOLD_GREEN}{sep}{COLOR_OFF}"')
     return lines
 
 def _processor():