--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/printer/colors/colors.go	Mon May 01 12:25:43 2017 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+// Copyright © 2017 Mikael Berthe <mikael@lilotux.net>
+//
+// Licensed under the MIT license.
+// Please see the LICENSE file is this directory.
+
+package colors
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// Style values
+const (
+	Bold = iota + 1
+	Faint
+	Italic
+	Underline
+	BlinkSlow
+	BlinkFast
+	Inverse
+	Hide
+	CrossedOut
+)
+
+// Styles contains style names
+var Styles = [...]string{
+	"bold",
+	"faint",
+	"italic",
+	"underline",
+	"blink-slow",
+	"blink-fast",
+	"inverse",
+	"hide",
+	"crossed-out",
+}
+
+// Color values
+const (
+	Black = iota
+	Red
+	Green
+	Yellow
+	Blue
+	Magenta
+	Cyan
+	White
+)
+
+// Colors contains color names
+var Colors = [...]string{
+	"black",
+	"red",
+	"green",
+	"yellow",
+	"blue",
+	"magenta",
+	"cyan",
+	"white",
+}
+
+// ANSICode returns an ANSI escape sequence string for the requested output
+func ANSICode(fg, bg, style int) string {
+	var seq []string
+	if fg >= 0 {
+		seq = append(seq, strconv.Itoa(30+fg))
+	}
+	if bg >= 0 {
+		seq = append(seq, strconv.Itoa(40+bg))
+	}
+	if style >= 0 {
+		seq = append(seq, strconv.Itoa(1+style))
+	}
+
+	if len(seq) == 0 {
+		return "\x1b[" + "0" + "m" // Reset sequence
+	}
+
+	return "\x1b[" + strings.Join(seq, ";") + "m"
+}
+
+// ANSICodeString returns an ANSI escape sequence string for the requested
+// output.
+// The description is a coma-separated list of foreground color, background
+// color and style: [fg],[bg],[style]
+// An empty description or "reset" returns the ANSI reset sequence.
+func ANSICodeString(desc string) (string, error) {
+	col := [2]int{-1, -1} // fg, bg
+	style := -1
+
+	if desc == "" || desc == "reset" {
+		return ANSICode(col[0], col[1], style), nil
+	}
+
+	styles := strings.SplitN(desc, ",", 3)
+	for i, s := range styles {
+		if s == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch {
+		case i < 2: // Color
+			for n, c := range Colors {
+				if c == s {
+					col[i] = n
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if col[i] == -1 {
+				return ANSICode(-1, -1, -1),
+					errors.Errorf("color name '%s' not found", s)
+			}
+		case i == 2: // Style
+			for n, sn := range Styles {
+				if sn == s {
+					style = n
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if style == -1 {
+				return ANSICode(-1, -1, -1),
+					errors.Errorf("style name '%s' not found", s)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ANSICode(col[0], col[1], style), nil
+}

--- a/printer/templateprinter.go	Mon May 01 06:35:28 2017 +0000
+++ b/printer/templateprinter.go	Mon May 01 12:25:43 2017 +0200
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	"github.com/m0t0k1ch1/gomif"
 
 	"github.com/McKael/madon"
+	"github.com/McKael/madonctl/printer/colors"
 )
 
 // TemplatePrinter represents a Template printer
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 	t, err := template.New("output").Funcs(template.FuncMap{
 		"fromhtml": html2string,
 		"fromunix": unix2string,
+		"color":    colors.ANSICodeString,
 	}).Parse(tmpl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err