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+//
+// Copyright(c) 2016 Christopher J. Torres (a modified verison of ansicolor_sink).
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h>
+#include <spdlog/common.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+
+namespace spdlog
+{
+namespace sinks
+{
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#define FOREGROUND_INTENSITY 0
+#define FOREGROUND_RED 0
+#define FOREGROUND_GREEN 0
+#define FOREGROUND_BLUE 0
+#define BACKGROUND_RED 0
+#define BACKGROUND_GREEN 0
+#define BACKGROUND_BLUE 0
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief The wincolor_sink is a decorator around another sink and uses
+ * the windows api to set the color depending on the severity
+ * of the message.
+ */
+class wincolor_sink : public sink
+{
+public:
+    wincolor_sink(sink_ptr wrapped_sink);
+    virtual ~wincolor_sink();
+
+    wincolor_sink(const wincolor_sink& other) = delete;
+    wincolor_sink& operator=(const wincolor_sink& other) = delete;
+
+    virtual void log(const details::log_msg& msg) override;
+    virtual void flush() override;
+
+    // Formatting codes
+    const short reset      = 0;
+    const short bold       = FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;
+    const short dark       = reset; // Not implemented in windows
+    const short underline  = reset; // Not implemented in windows
+    const short blink      = reset; // Not implemented in windows
+    const short reverse    = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN |
+                                FOREGROUND_BLUE | BACKGROUND_RED |
+                                BACKGROUND_GREEN | BACKGROUND_BLUE; // XOR to use this
+    const short concealed  = reset; // Not implemented in windows
+
+    // Foreground colors
+    const short grey       = bold;
+    const short red        = FOREGROUND_RED;
+    const short green      = FOREGROUND_GREEN;
+    const short yellow     = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN;
+    const short blue       = FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+    const short magenta    = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+    const short cyan       = FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+    const short white      = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+
+    /// Background colors
+    const short on_grey    = BACKGROUND_INTENSITY;
+    const short on_red     = BACKGROUND_RED;
+    const short on_green   = BACKGROUND_GREEN;
+    const short on_yellow  = BACKGROUND_RED | BACKGROUND_GREEN;
+    const short on_blue    = BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+    const short on_magenta = BACKGROUND_RED | BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+    const short on_cyan    = BACKGROUND_GREEN | BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+    const short on_white   = BACKGROUND_RED | BACKGROUND_GREEN | BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+
+    void set_color(level::level_enum level, const short& color);
+    sink_ptr& wrapped_sink();
+
+protected:
+    sink_ptr sink_;
+    std::map<level::level_enum, short> colors_;
+};
+
+inline wincolor_sink::wincolor_sink(sink_ptr wrapped_sink) : sink_(wrapped_sink)
+{
+    colors_[level::trace]    = cyan;
+    colors_[level::debug]    = cyan;
+    colors_[level::info]     = white;
+    colors_[level::err]      = red;
+    colors_[level::off]      = reset;
+
+    colors_[level::notice]   = bold | white;
+    colors_[level::warn]     = bold | yellow;
+    colors_[level::critical] = bold | red;
+    colors_[level::alert]    = bold | white | on_red;
+    colors_[level::emerg]    = bold | yellow | on_red;
+}
+
+inline void wincolor_sink::log(const details::log_msg& msg)
+{
+    // Wrap the originally formatted message in color codes
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    SetConsoleTextAttribute(GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ), colors_[msg.level]);
+#endif
+
+    sink_->log( msg );
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    SetConsoleTextAttribute( GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ), reset );
+#endif
+}
+
+inline void wincolor_sink::flush()
+{
+    sink_->flush();
+}
+
+inline void wincolor_sink::set_color(level::level_enum level, const short& color)
+{
+    colors_[level] = color;
+}
+
+inline sink_ptr& wincolor_sink::wrapped_sink()
+{
+    return sink_;
+}
+
+inline wincolor_sink::~ansicolor_sink()
+{
+    flush();
+}
+
+} // namespace sinks
+} // namespace spdlog
+