From ee4a3f67f84609c144faad9ca54e74c2fee325c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Craig Jennings <c@cjennings.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 22:02:52 -0500
Subject: feat: default to no-color output, add --color flag to enable

Keeps logs and SSH output clean. Use archangel --color for colored output.
---
 installer/lib/common.sh | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 installer/lib/config.sh |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/installer/lib/common.sh b/installer/lib/common.sh
index 0f02e37..4acd7b9 100644
--- a/installer/lib/common.sh
+++ b/installer/lib/common.sh
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@
 # Output Functions
 #############################
 
-# Colors (optional, gracefully degrade if not supported)
-if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+# No color by default — use --color flag to enable
+RED=''
+GREEN=''
+YELLOW=''
+BLUE=''
+BOLD=''
+NC=''
+
+enable_color() {
     RED='\033[0;31m'
     GREEN='\033[0;32m'
     YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
     BLUE='\033[0;34m'
     BOLD='\033[1m'
-    NC='\033[0m' # No Color
-else
-    RED=''
-    GREEN=''
-    YELLOW=''
-    BLUE=''
-    BOLD=''
-    NC=''
-fi
+    NC='\033[0m'
+}
 
 info()   { echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"; }
 warn()   { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"; }
diff --git a/installer/lib/config.sh b/installer/lib/config.sh
index 358a5f4..fefc838 100644
--- a/installer/lib/config.sh
+++ b/installer/lib/config.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ parse_args() {
                     error "--config-file requires a path argument"
                 fi
                 ;;
+            --color)
+                enable_color
+                shift
+                ;;
             --help|-h)
                 show_usage
                 exit 0
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ Arch Linux installer with ZFS/Btrfs support and snapshot management.
 
 Options:
   --config-file PATH  Use config file for unattended installation
+  --color             Enable colored output
   --help, -h          Show this help message
 
 Without --config-file, runs in interactive mode.
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