This tiny wrapper around chalk enables easy coloring of log messages.

color-log.js

/**
 * Chalk powered color log
 * =======================
 * This module is a wrapper around the chalk package to provide
 * simpler log message formatting.
 * To switch a color inside your log message, simply use ´X where
 * X is one of the color names in the chalkMap below.
 *
 * Example:
 * 
 * 	console.log('Roses are ' + chalk.red('red') + ', violets are ' + chalk.blue('blue') + '.');
 * 
 * vs:
 *
 *	log('Roses are `rred`w, violets are `bblue`w.');
 * 
 */
const chalk = require('chalk');

const chalkMap = {
	'r': 'red',
	'g': 'green',
	'y': 'yellow',
	'b': 'blue',
	'm': 'magenta',
	'c': 'cyan',
	'w': 'white',
	'#': 'gray',
	'.': 'black',
	'R': 'bgRed',
	'G': 'bgGreen',
	'Y': 'bgYellow',
	'B': 'bgBlue',
	'M': 'bgMagenta',
	'C': 'bgCyan',
	'W': 'bgWhite'
};

const log = (...messages) => {
	const finalMessages = messages.map(m => {
		if (typeof m !== 'string') {
			return m;
		}

		const chunks = `${m.substr(0, 1) !== '´' ? '´w' : ''}${m}`.split('´');
		chunks.shift();

		return chunks.map(c => {
			const colorCode = c.substr(0, 1);
			const functionName = chalkMap[colorCode];
			return chalk[functionName](c.substr(1));
		}).join('');
	});
	console.log.apply(this, finalMessages);
};

module.exports = log;