use ANSI colour codes universally in ConsoleSink

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@
 
 ## v8.0.0
 
+- Unified `JsonFileSink.h` and `JsonConsoleSink.h` into a single header, `JsonSink.h`, with both classes now sharing a
+  common implementation
+- Users can now inherit from `JsonFileSink` or `JsonConsoleSink` and override the `generate_json_message(...)` function
+  to implement their own custom JSON log formats
+- Simplified `ConsoleSink` by applying ANSI colour codes universally across all platforms, including Windows. The
+  previous Windows-specific implementation has been removed. Note that `quill::ConsoleColours` has been replaced with
+  `quill::ConsoleSink::Colours`, and `quill::ConsoleColours::ColourMode` has been renamed to
+  `quill::ConsoleSink::ColourMode`.
+
+## v7.4.0
+
 - Added accessors to `Logger` for sinks, user clock source, clock source type, and pattern formatter options that can be
   used to create another `Logger` with similar configuration
 - Fixed a build issue when compiling with `-fno-rtti`. This ensures compatibility with projects that disable
@@ -97,6 +108,7 @@
   ```cpp
     quill::Frontend::create_or_get_sink<quill::ConsoleSink>(
       "sink_id_1", quill::ConsoleColours::ColourMode::Automatic);
+   ```
 
 ## v7.3.0
 
@@ -218,7 +230,7 @@
   in the format message. ([#534](https://github.com/odygrd/quill/pull/534))
 - `JSON` sinks now automatically remove any `\n` characters from format messages, ensuring the emission of valid `JSON`
   messages even when `\n` is present in the format.
-- Replaced `static` variables with `static constexpr` in the `ConsoleColours` class.
+- Replaced `static` variables with `static constexpr` in the `Colours` class.
 - Fixed compiler errors in a few rarely used macros. Added a comprehensive test for all macros to prevent similar issues
   in the future.
 - Expanded terminal list for color detection in console applications on Linux

examples/console_logging.cpp

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ int main()
 
   // Frontend
   auto console_sink = quill::Frontend::create_or_get_sink<quill::ConsoleSink>(
-    "sink_id_1", quill::ConsoleColours::ColourMode::Automatic);
+    "sink_id_1", quill::ConsoleSink::ColourMode::Automatic);
 
   quill::Logger* logger = quill::Frontend::create_or_get_logger("root", std::move(console_sink));
 

examples/custom_console_colours.cpp

@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ int main()
   quill::Backend::start(backend_options);
 
   // Frontend
-  quill::ConsoleColours custom_console_colours;
-  custom_console_colours.set_default_colours();
-  custom_console_colours.set_colour(quill::LogLevel::Info, quill::ConsoleColours::blue); // overwrite the colour for INFO
+  quill::ConsoleSink::Colours colours;
+  colours.apply_default_colours();
+  colours.assign_colour_to_log_level(quill::LogLevel::Info, quill::ConsoleSink::Colours::blue); // overwrite the colour for INFO
 
   // Create the sink
-  auto console_sink =
-    quill::Frontend::create_or_get_sink<quill::ConsoleSink>("sink_id_1", custom_console_colours);
+  auto console_sink = quill::Frontend::create_or_get_sink<quill::ConsoleSink>("sink_id_1", colours);
 
   quill::Logger* logger = quill::Frontend::create_or_get_logger("root", std::move(console_sink));
 

examples/single_logger_multiple_sink_formats/ConsoleSinkWithFormatter.h

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ class ConsoleSinkWithFormatter : public quill::ConsoleSink
 {
 public:
   ConsoleSinkWithFormatter(quill::PatternFormatterOptions const& pattern_formater_options,
-                           bool enable_colours = true, std::string const& stream = "stdout")
-    : quill::ConsoleSink(enable_colours, stream), _formatter(pattern_formater_options)
+                           quill::ConsoleSink::ColourMode colour_mode = quill::ConsoleSink::ColourMode::Automatic,
+                           std::string const& stream = "stdout")
+    : quill::ConsoleSink(colour_mode, stream), _formatter(pattern_formater_options)
   {
   }