rewrote quoteAnswer

client.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // =============================================================================
 // Auth: alex
 // File: client.go
-// Revn: 09-06-2026  3.0.0
+// Revn: 09-12-2026  3.0.2
 // Func: ask server for a message of the day quote
 //
 // TODO: remove ioutil import
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 // 09-04-2026: rewrote in() with bufio instead of scanln
 //#09-06-2026: fixed blank message error in secondEdit()
 //             comments
+// 09-07-2026: added fatih/color import
+//             rewrote quoteAnswer() to handle coloring escape
+//              sequences
+// 09-12-2026: commented quoteAnswer()
 //
 // =============================================================================
 
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ import (
     "strconv"                   // Atoi, Itoa
     "strings"                   // Split
     "time"                      // Now, UnixNano
+    "github.com/fatih/color"    // color.New, Printf, Println
 )
 
 
@@ -169,6 +174,74 @@ func sizeAnswer( subcom []string ) string {
 
 // receive quote, print
 func quoteAnswer( subcom []string ) string {
+
+    // split subcommand over spaces
+    words := strings.Split( subcom[0], " " )
+
+    // default text is white
+    c := color.New( color.FgWhite )
+    for _, w := range words {
+        // if first char is normal color escape character
+        if string( w[0] ) == "$" {
+            // see which color is requested
+            switch string( w[1] ) {
+                case "1":   // 1 -> red
+                    c = color.New( color.FgRed )
+                case "2":   // 2 -> yellow
+                    c = color.New( color.FgYellow )
+                case "3":   // 3 -> green
+                    c = color.New( color.FgGreen )
+                case "4":   // 4 -> blue
+                    c = color.New( color.FgBlue )
+                case "5":   // 5 -> cyan
+                    c = color.New( color.FgCyan )
+                case "6":   // 6 -> magenta
+                    c = color.New( color.FgMagenta )
+                case "7":   // 7 -> black
+                    c = color.New( color.FgBlack )
+                case "0":   // 0 -> white again
+                    c = color.New( color.FgWhite )
+                default:
+                    // none of these, continue with the last color
+            }
+            // color chosen, print string with trailing space, minus
+            // first two characters
+            c.Printf( "%s ", w[2:] )
+        // if first char is bold color escape character
+        } else if string( w[0] ) == "#" {
+            // see which color is requested
+            switch string( w[1] ) {
+                case "1":   // 1 -> red
+                    c = color.New( color.FgRed, color.Bold )
+                case "2":   // 2 -> yellow
+                    c = color.New( color.FgYellow, color.Bold )
+                case "3":   // 3 -> green
+                    c = color.New( color.FgGreen, color.Bold )
+                case "4":   // 4 -> blue
+                    c = color.New( color.FgBlue, color.Bold )
+                case "5":   // 5 -> cyan
+                    c = color.New( color.FgCyan, color.Bold )
+                case "6":   // 6 -> magenta
+                    c = color.New( color.FgMagenta, color.Bold )
+                case "7":   // 7 -> black
+                    c = color.New( color.FgBlack, color.Bold )
+                case "0":   // 0 -> white again
+                    c = color.New( color.FgWhite, color.Bold )
+                default:
+                    // none of these, continue with the last color
+            }
+            // color chosen, print string with trailing space, minus
+            // first two characters
+            c.Printf( "%s ", w[2:] )
+        } else {    // TODO add if for if w[0] is "\"
+            // using the currently selected color, print the next work
+            // and a trailing space
+            c.Printf( "%s ", w )
+        }
+    }
+
+    c.Println()     // print final newline
+
     fmt.Println( subcom[0] )    // whole-ass just print quote
     return "te@success"         // set transaction end message
 }
@@ -480,7 +553,6 @@ func handle( conn net.Conn ) {
 //var qsize int       // keep track of num of quotes
 var conn net.Conn   // keep track of connection
 
-
 // global flag variables
 var add bool        // add new quotes to quote file ( on server )
 var remove bool     // remove quotes from quote file ( on server )
@@ -507,7 +579,7 @@ func main() {
     flag.Parse()
 
     // FIXME get better versioning method
-    VERS = "3.0.0"
+    VERS = "3.0.2"
 
     if vv {         // display info and exit
         fmt.Println( "ekho client v" + VERS )