NAME
    Archlinux::Messages - Display messages on the terminal Archlinux style!

VERSION
    0.01

SYNOPSIS
      use Archlinux::Messages;

      status( 'This is a status message' );
      substatus( 'This is a substatus message' );
      warning( 'This is a warning message' );
      error( 'This is a fatal error message' ); # Also exits the program
      msg( 'This is just an indented message' );

    Outputs:

      ==> This is a status message
        -> This is a substatus message
      ==> WARNING: This is a warning message
      ==> ERROR: This is a fatal error message
          This is just an indented message

DESCRIPTION
    Archlinux has a distinctive and simple style for displaying messages on
    the terminal. This style is used in the init scripts and Archlinux
    programs like pacpan to give a cohesive look to Archlinux's terminal.
    Now you can easily conform to this simple colorful style and fit right
    in!

FUNCTIONS
    All functions are exported by default. This is a little sloppy, but its
    easier when you're writing a quick script! If you don't want to pollute
    the namespace then just explicitly import nothing into your namespace:

      use Archlinux::Messages qw();

    Every function takes multiple arguments which are `join'ed together,
    word-wrapped and printed to the screen. If a message goes past the
    screen limit it is wordwrapped and indented past the prefix.

  msg( text1 [ , text2, ... ] )
    Prints a simple message. There is no coloring it is merely wordwrapped
    and indented by four spaces.

  status( text1 [ , text2, ... ] )
    Prints a status message. These are basically like major headings in a
    document. The message is prefixed with a green arrow:

  substatus( text1 [ , text2, ... ] )
    Prints a sub-status message. These are like minor headings in a
    document. The message is prefixed with a little blue arrow.

  warning( text1 [ , text2, ... ] )
    Prints a warning message. These are non-fatal warning messages; the
    program will keep running. The message is prefixed with a yellow arrow
    and capital WARNING.

  error( text1 [ , text2, ... ] )
    Prints a fatal error message AND DIES, EXITING. There is no line number
    appended to the `die' message. `$@' or `$EVAL_ERROR' is the colorized
    output. The message is prefixed with a red arrow and capital ERROR.

    The error can be caught with an enclosing `eval' block. If the error
    isn't caught it is displayed on the screen and the program exits.

    Example
      eval {
          if ( $stuff eq 'bad' ) {
              error( q{Stuff went bad!} )
          }
      };

      if ( $@ =~ /Stuff went bad!/ ) {
          warning( q{Stuff went bad, but it's okay now!} );
      }

TWEAKING
    You can change the default settings of Archlinux::Messages by changing
    some package variables:

  Word-wrap columns
    `$Archlinux::Messages::Columns' Determines at which column word-wrapping
    occurs.

  Monochrome
    If `$Archlinux::Messages::Mono' is set to a true value then ANSI
    terminal colors are disabled.

  Example
      use Archlinux::Messages;

      sub mysub
      {
          # It's usually a good idea to use local for this stuff...
          local $Archlinux::Messages::Columns = 144;
          local $Archlinux::Messages::Mono    = 1;

          status( "Here is an uncolorful really long status message ... " );
      }

AUTHOR
    Justin Davis `<juster at cpan dot org>'

LICENSE
    Copyright 2010 Justin Davis, all rights reserved.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.