Using Chalk 2.0's Tagged Template Literals For Nested And Complex Styling

test.js

// Require the core node modules.
var chalk = require( "chalk" );

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// Try using plain-old interpolation.
// --
// CAUTION: Will not work as hoped, "reset" bleeds into rest of string.
console.log( chalk.dim.underline( `Alpha ${ chalk.reset.bold.red( 'Beta' ) } Charlie` ) );

// Try using nested invocations.
// --
// CAUTION: Will not work as hoped, "reset" bleeds into rest of string.
console.log( chalk.dim.underline( "Alpha", chalk.reset.bold.red( "Beta" ), "Charlie" ) );

// Try using NEW tagged templates (in v2.0) with embedded blocks.
console.log( chalk`{dim.underline Alpha {reset.bold.red Beta} Charlie}` );

// Try using NEW tagged templates with interpolated block values.
// --
// CAUTION: This will not work because interpolated "{" "}" characters are escaped (as
// documented in the Chalk read-me).
var embedded = "{reset.bold.red Beta}";

console.log( chalk`{dim.underline Alpha ${ embedded } Charlie}` );

test2.js

// Require the core node modules.
var chalk = require( "chalk" );

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// Here is our proxy to the chalk() template method.
function chalkish( parts, ...substitutions ) {

	var rawResults = [];
	var cookedResults = [];

	var partsLength = parts.length;
	var substitutionsLength = substitutions.length;

	for ( var i = 0 ; i < partsLength ; i++ ) {

		rawResults.push( parts.raw[ i ] );
		cookedResults.push( parts[ i ] );

		if ( i < substitutionsLength ) {

			rawResults.push( substitutions[ i ] );
			cookedResults.push( substitutions[ i ] );

		}

	}

	// Now that we have all the template parts and the value substitutions from the
	// original string, we can build the SINGLE value that we pass onto chalk. This
	// will cause chalk to evaluate the original template as if it were a static
	// string (rather than a set of value substitutions).
	var chalkParts = [ cookedResults.join( "" ) ];
	chalkParts.raw = [ rawResults.join( "" ) ];

	return( chalk( chalkParts ) );

}

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var embedded = "{reset.bold.red Beta}";

console.log( chalkish`{dim.underline Alpha ${ embedded } Charlie}` );