Format: support named color placeholders

src/common/format.c

@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ void ffParseFormatString(FFstrbuf* buffer, const FFstrbuf* formatstr, uint32_t n
 
     uint32_t numOpenIfs = 0;
     uint32_t numOpenNotIfs = 0;
-    uint32_t numOpenColors = 0;
 
     FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY placeholderValue = ffStrbufCreate();
 
@@ -194,13 +193,8 @@ void ffParseFormatString(FFstrbuf* buffer, const FFstrbuf* formatstr, uint32_t n
             // test for end of a color, if so do nothing
             if (firstChar == '#')
             {
-                if(numOpenColors == 0)
-                    appendInvalidPlaceholder(buffer, "{", &placeholderValue, i, formatstr->length);
-                else
-                {
+                if (!instance.config.display.pipe)
                     ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, FASTFETCH_TEXT_MODIFIER_RESET);
-                    --numOpenColors;
-                }
 
                 continue;
             }
@@ -261,11 +255,13 @@ void ffParseFormatString(FFstrbuf* buffer, const FFstrbuf* formatstr, uint32_t n
         //test for color, if so evaluate it
         if (firstChar == '#')
         {
-            ++numOpenColors;
-            ffStrbufSubstrAfter(&placeholderValue, 0);
-            ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, "\033[");
-            ffStrbufAppend(buffer, &placeholderValue);
-            ffStrbufAppendC(buffer, 'm');
+            if (!instance.config.display.pipe)
+            {
+                ffStrbufSubstrAfter(&placeholderValue, 0);
+                ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, "\e[");
+                ffOptionParseColorNoClear(placeholderValue.chars, buffer);
+                ffStrbufAppendC(buffer, 'm');
+            }
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -281,5 +277,6 @@ void ffParseFormatString(FFstrbuf* buffer, const FFstrbuf* formatstr, uint32_t n
         ffFormatAppendFormatArg(buffer, &arguments[index - 1]);
     }
 
-    ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, FASTFETCH_TEXT_MODIFIER_RESET);
+    if (!instance.config.display.pipe)
+        ffStrbufAppendS(buffer, FASTFETCH_TEXT_MODIFIER_RESET);
 }

src/common/option.c

@@ -145,9 +145,8 @@ bool ffOptionParseBoolean(const char* str)
     );
 }
 
-void ffOptionParseColor(const char* value, FFstrbuf* buffer)
+void ffOptionParseColorNoClear(const char* value, FFstrbuf* buffer)
 {
-    ffStrbufClear(buffer);
     ffStrbufEnsureFree(buffer, 63);
 
     while(*value != '\0')

src/common/option.h

@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ FF_C_NODISCARD uint32_t ffOptionParseUInt32(const char* argumentKey, const char*
 FF_C_NODISCARD int32_t ffOptionParseInt32(const char* argumentKey, const char* value);
 FF_C_NODISCARD int ffOptionParseEnum(const char* argumentKey, const char* requestedKey, FFKeyValuePair pairs[]);
 FF_C_NODISCARD bool ffOptionParseBoolean(const char* str);
-void ffOptionParseColor(const char* value, FFstrbuf* buffer);
+void ffOptionParseColorNoClear(const char* value, FFstrbuf* buffer);
+static inline void ffOptionParseColor(const char* value, FFstrbuf* buffer)
+{
+    ffStrbufClear(buffer);
+    ffOptionParseColorNoClear(value, buffer);
+}
 void ffOptionInitModuleArg(FFModuleArgs* args);
 void ffOptionDestroyModuleArg(FFModuleArgs* args);

src/data/help_format.txt

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ To only print something if a variable is set, use "{?<index>} ... {?}".
 For example, to only print a second value if it is set, use "{?2} Second value: {2}{?}".
 If a "{?}" is found without an opener, it is printed as is.
 
-To only print something if a variable is not set, do the same as with if, just replace every '?' with a '!'.
+To only print something if a variable is not set, do the same as with if, just replace every '?' with a '/'.
 For example to print a fallback for a second value if it is not set, use "{?2}{2}{?}{/2}Second value fallback{/}".
 
 To stop formatting at any point in the format string, use "{-}".
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ To stop formatting at any point in the format string, use "{-}".
 To print something with color, start a placeholder with a '#' and then the linux terminal color encoding.
 "\033[" at the start, and an 'm' at the end is automatically added, so don't do that.
 A "{#}" is equivalent to a "{#0}" and resets everything to normal.
-For example to print something pink and underline, use "{#4;35}...{#}".
+For example to print something pink and underline, use "{#4;35}...{#}". "{#underline_magenta}" is also supported.
 Information about what the numbers mean can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#SGR_(Select_Graphic_Rendition)_parameters.
 Which escape codes are supported and how they look is defined by your terminal.