+#define COLOR_FOREGROUND '3'
+#define COLOR_BACKGROUND '4'
+
+/*
+ * Write the ANSI color codes for "c" to "out"; the string should
+ * already have the ANSI escape code in it. "out" should have enough
+ * space in it to fit any color.
+ */
+static char *color_output(char *out, const struct color *c, char type)
+{
+ switch (c->type) {
+ case COLOR_UNSPECIFIED:
+ case COLOR_NORMAL:
+ break;
+ case COLOR_ANSI:
+ *out++ = type;
+ *out++ = '0' + c->value;
+ break;
+ case COLOR_256:
+ out += sprintf(out, "%c8;5;%d", type, c->value);
+ break;
+ }
+ return out;
+}
+
+static int color_empty(const struct color *c)
+{
+ return c->type <= COLOR_NORMAL;
+}
+