issues/completed/7-006-implement-expanded-colorization.md

Issue 7-006: Implement Expanded Colorization

Priority: Low
Phase: 7 (Stabilization and Polish)
Status: Open
Created: 2026-01-30

Summary

Implement full-line colorization and colorful stage delimiters as proposed in 7-003's "Proposed Enhancement: Expanded Colorization" section.

Current Behavior

Only icons/emojis are colorized while the rest of the line remains white:

⚠️  Skipped older: ./input/similar-different.zip (2025-12-13)
↑ yellow    ↑ white text

Stage delimiters are plain:

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
📁 Stage 1/10: Updating input files from words repository
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Intended Behavior

Full-Line Colorization

When a line has semantic meaning, color the entire line:

-- Before:
print(COLOR_YELLOW .. "⚠️  " .. COLOR_RESET .. "Skipped older: " .. path)

-- After:
print(COLOR_YELLOW .. "⚠️  Skipped older: " .. path .. COLOR_RESET)

Colorful Stage Delimiters

[magenta]════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════[reset]
[green]📁 Stage 1/10:[reset] Updating input files from words repository
[magenta]════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════[reset]

Files to Update

File	Changes
`scripts/zip-extractor.lua`	Full-line coloring for warnings
`scripts/update-words`	Full-line coloring for sync status
`run.sh`	Colorful stage delimiters
`libs/utils.lua`	Add semantic output helpers (optional)
All extractor scripts	Consistent full-line coloring

Implementation

See issues/completed/7-003-cleanup-run-sh-output-formatting.md section "Proposed Enhancement: Expanded Colorization" for detailed implementation suggestions including:

Stage delimiter function for bash
Semantic line helpers for Lua
Example code for both approaches

Success Criteria

[x] All warning/error lines fully colorized (not just icon)
[x] Stage delimiters use magenta or gradient colors
[x] Stage numbers highlighted in green
[x] Visual consistency across all pipeline scripts

Implementation Notes (2026-01-30)

Stage Delimiters (run.sh)

Added COLOR_MAGENTA="\033[95m" for bright magenta delimiters
Updated log_stage() function to display:
Magenta ═══...═══ delimiters
Green stage text

Full-Line Colorization (Lua scripts)

All print statements with semantic meaning now color the entire line instead of just the icon.

Pattern change:

-- Before: Only icon colored
print(COLOR_YELLOW .. "⚠️  " .. COLOR_RESET .. "Message: " .. value)

-- After: Full line colored
print(COLOR_YELLOW .. "⚠️  Message: " .. value .. COLOR_RESET)

Files updated:

scripts/zip-extractor.lua - 7 instances
scripts/extract-notes.lua - 2 instances
scripts/extract-fediverse.lua - 5 instances
scripts/extract-messages.lua - 4 instances

Note: scripts/generate-html-parallel uses colors in HTML output (not terminal), so no changes needed there.