Add Logging Helpers for Improved Traceability

bin/omakub

@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+HELPERS_PATH="${OMAKUB_PATH}/shared/helpers.sh"
+
+# Source helper functions
+if [ -f "$HELPERS_PATH" ]; then
+  source "$HELPERS_PATH"
+else
+  echo "Error: Helper functions not found at $HELPERS_PATH"
+  echo "Please ensure the shared directory is properly set up."
+  sleep 5
+fi
+
 source $OMAKUB_PATH/bin/omakub-sub/header.sh
 source $OMAKUB_PATH/bin/omakub-sub/menu.sh

shared/helpers.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Shared helper functions for Omakub installation scripts
+# This file contains common utilities used across multiple scripts
+
+# Define colors for output
+GREEN="\033[0;32m"
+RED="\033[0;31m"
+YELLOW="\033[0;33m"
+BLUE="\033[0;34m"
+BOLD="\033[1m"
+RESET="\033[0m"
+
+# Setup logging for scripts
+# Usage: setup_log "app-name"
+setup_log() {
+  local app_name="$1"
+  local timestamp=$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')
+  local log_dir="${HOME}/.local/share/omakub/logs"
+
+  # Create logs directory if it doesn't exist
+  mkdir -p "$log_dir"
+
+  # Create log file with timestamp
+  local log_file="${log_dir}/${app_name}_install_${timestamp}.log"
+
+  # Return the log file path
+  echo "$log_file"
+}
+
+# Print a formatted message with timestamp
+# Usage: log_message "INFO" "Message to log" "$log_file"
+log_message() {
+  local level="$1"
+  local message="$2"
+  local log_file="$3"
+  local timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+  case "$level" in
+    "INFO")
+      level_color="$BLUE"
+      ;;
+    "SUCCESS")
+      level_color="$GREEN"
+      ;;
+    "WARNING")
+      level_color="$YELLOW"
+      ;;
+    "ERROR")
+      level_color="$RED"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      level_color="$RESET"
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  # Print to console with color
+  echo -e "${level_color}${timestamp} [${level}]${RESET} ${message}"
+
+  # Print to log file without color codes
+  echo "${timestamp} [${level}] ${message}" >> "$log_file"
+}