Implement accessibility mode which reduces visual noise

Cargo.toml

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch"
 license = "MIT"
-keywords = ["decompression", "compression", "zip", "tar", "gzip"]
-categories = ["command-line-utilities", "compression", "encoding"]
+keywords = ["decompression", "compression", "zip", "tar", "gzip", "accessibility", "a11y"]
+categories = ["command-line-utilities", "compression", "encoding", "accessibility"]
 description = "A command-line utility for easily compressing and decompressing files and directories."
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

README.md

@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@
 # Features
 
 1. Easy to use.
-2. Automatic formats detection.
-3. Same usage syntax for all formats.
-4. Uses encoding and decoding streams to improve performance.
-5. No runtime dependencies (for _Linux x86_64_).
-6. Can list archive contents with pretty tree formatting.
-7. Shell completions (soon!).
+2. Accessibility (A11Y) mode via `--accessibility` or env var `ACCESSIBILITY`
+3. Automatic formats detection.
+4. Same usage syntax for all formats.
+5. Uses encoding and decoding streams to improve performance.
+6. No runtime dependencies (for _Linux x86_64_).
+7. Can list archive contents with pretty tree formatting.
+8. Shell completions (soon!).
 
 # Usage
 

src/archive/zip.rs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ where
 
         match (&*file.name()).ends_with('/') {
             _is_dir @ true => {
-                println!("File {} extracted to \"{}\"", idx, file_path.display());
+                info!("File {} extracted to \"{}\"", idx, file_path.display());
                 fs::create_dir_all(&file_path)?;
             }
             _is_file @ false => {

src/cli.rs

@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@ use std::{
 
 use clap::Parser;
 use fs_err as fs;
+use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 
 use crate::{Opts, QuestionPolicy, Subcommand};
 
+/// Whether to enable accessible output (removes info output and reduces other
+/// output, removes visual markers like '[' and ']')
+pub static ACCESSIBLE: OnceCell<bool> = OnceCell::new();
+
 impl Opts {
     /// A helper method that calls `clap::Parser::parse`.
     ///
@@ -20,6 +25,8 @@ impl Opts {
     pub fn parse_args() -> crate::Result<(Self, QuestionPolicy)> {
         let mut opts = Self::parse();
 
+        ACCESSIBLE.set(opts.accessible).unwrap();
+
         let (Subcommand::Compress { files, .. }
         | Subcommand::Decompress { files, .. }
         | Subcommand::List { archives: files, .. }) = &mut opts.cmd;

src/commands.rs

@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ pub fn run(args: Opts, question_policy: QuestionPolicy) -> crate::Result<()> {
                     //   Path::extension says: "if there is no file_name, then there is no extension".
                     //   Contrapositive statement: "if there is extension, then there is file_name".
                     info!(
+                        a11y_show,
                         "Partial compression detected. Compressing {} into {}",
                         to_utf(files[0].as_path().file_name().unwrap()),
                         to_utf(&output_path)
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ pub fn run(args: Opts, question_policy: QuestionPolicy) -> crate::Result<()> {
                     eprintln!("  Error:{reset} {}{red}.{reset}\n", err, reset = *colors::RESET, red = *colors::RED);
                 }
             } else {
-                info!("Successfully compressed '{}'.", to_utf(output_path));
+                info!(a11y_show, "Successfully compressed '{}'.", to_utf(output_path));
             }
 
             compress_result?;
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ fn decompress_file(
         utils::create_dir_if_non_existent(output_dir)?;
         let zip_archive = zip::ZipArchive::new(reader)?;
         let _files = crate::archive::zip::unpack_archive(zip_archive, output_dir, question_policy)?;
-        info!("Successfully decompressed archive in {}.", nice_directory_display(output_dir));
+        info!(a11y_show, "Successfully decompressed archive in {}.", nice_directory_display(output_dir));
         return Ok(());
     }
 
@@ -415,8 +416,8 @@ fn decompress_file(
         }
     }
 
-    info!("Successfully decompressed archive in {}.", nice_directory_display(output_dir));
-    info!("Files unpacked: {}", files_unpacked.len());
+    info!(a11y_show, "Successfully decompressed archive in {}.", nice_directory_display(output_dir));
+    info!(a11y_show, "Files unpacked: {}", files_unpacked.len());
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ fn check_mime_type(
             // File with no extension
             // Try to detect it automatically and prompt the user about it
             if let Some(detected_format) = try_infer_extension(path) {
-                info!("Detected file: `{}` extension as `{}`", path.display(), detected_format);
+                info!(a11y_show, "Detected file: `{}` extension as `{}`", path.display(), detected_format);
                 if user_wants_to_continue_decompressing(path, question_policy)? {
                     format.push(detected_format);
                 } else {
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ fn check_mime_type(
         } else {
             // NOTE: If this actually produces no false positives, we can upgrade it in the future
             // to a warning and ask the user if he wants to continue decompressing.
-            info!("Could not detect the extension of `{}`", path.display());
+            info!(a11y_show, "Could not detect the extension of `{}`", path.display());
         }
     }
     Ok(ControlFlow::Continue(()))

src/error.rs

@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ pub struct FinalError {
 impl Display for FinalError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         // Title
-        write!(f, "{}[ERROR]{} {}", *RED, *RESET, self.title)?;
+        if *crate::cli::ACCESSIBLE.get().unwrap_or(&false) {
+            write!(f, "{}ERROR{}: {}", *RED, *RESET, self.title)?;
+        } else {
+            write!(f, "{}[ERROR]{} {}", *RED, *RESET, self.title)?;
+        }
 
         // Details
         for detail in &self.details {

src/list.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct FileInArchive {
 
 /// Actually print the files
 pub fn list_files(archive: &Path, files: Vec<FileInArchive>, list_options: ListOptions) {
-    println!("{}:", archive.display());
+    println!("Archiv: {}", archive.display());
     if list_options.tree {
         let tree: Tree = files.into_iter().collect();
         tree.print();
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ fn print_entry(name: impl std::fmt::Display, is_dir: bool) {
         // if colors are deactivated, print final / to mark directories
         if BLUE.is_empty() {
             println!("{}/", name);
+        // if in ACCESSIBLE mode, use colors but print final / in case colors
+        // aren't read out aloud with a screen reader or aren't printed on a
+        // braille reader
+        } else if *crate::cli::ACCESSIBLE.get().unwrap() {
+            println!("{}{}{}/{}", *BLUE, *STYLE_BOLD, name, *ALL_RESET);
         } else {
             println!("{}{}{}{}", *BLUE, *STYLE_BOLD, name, *ALL_RESET);
         }

src/macros.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 //! Macros used on ouch.
 
 /// Macro that prints \[INFO\] messages, wraps [`println`].
+///
+/// Normally, this prints nothing if ACCESSIBLE mode is turned on,
+/// except when called as `info!(a11y_show, "..", ..)`
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! info {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => {
-        $crate::macros::_info_helper();
+    // Show info message even in ACCESSIBLE mode
+    (a11y_show, $($arg:tt)*) => {
+        // if in ACCESSIBLE mode, suppress the "[INFO]" and just print the message
+        if (!$crate::cli::ACCESSIBLE.get().unwrap()) {
+            $crate::macros::_info_helper();
+        }
         println!($($arg)*);
     };
+    // Print info message if ACCESSIBLE is not turned on
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {
+        if (!$crate::cli::ACCESSIBLE.get().unwrap()) {
+            $crate::macros::_info_helper();
+            println!($($arg)*);
+        }
+    };
 }
 
 /// Helper to display "\[INFO\]", colored yellow
@@ -29,5 +43,9 @@ macro_rules! warning {
 pub fn _warning_helper() {
     use crate::utils::colors::{ORANGE, RESET};
 
-    print!("{}[WARNING]{} ", *ORANGE, *RESET);
+    if !crate::cli::ACCESSIBLE.get().unwrap() {
+        print!("{}Warning:{} ", *ORANGE, *RESET);
+    } else {
+        print!("{}[WARNING]{} ", *ORANGE, *RESET);
+    }
 }

src/opts.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ pub struct Opts {
     #[clap(short, long)]
     pub no: bool,
 
+    /// Activate accessibility mode, reducing visual noise
+    #[clap(short = 'A', long, env = "ACCESSIBLE")]
+    pub accessible: bool,
+
     /// Ouch and claps subcommands
     #[clap(subcommand)]
     pub cmd: Subcommand,

src/utils/question.rs

@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ impl<'a> Confirmation<'a> {
 
         // Ask the same question to end while no valid answers are given
         loop {
-            print!("{} [{}Y{}/{}n{}] ", message, *colors::GREEN, *colors::RESET, *colors::RED, *colors::RESET);
+            if *crate::cli::ACCESSIBLE.get().unwrap() {
+                print!("{} {}yes{}/{}no{}: ", message, *colors::GREEN, *colors::RESET, *colors::RED, *colors::RESET);
+            } else {
+                print!("{} [{}Y{}/{}n{}] ", message, *colors::GREEN, *colors::RESET, *colors::RED, *colors::RESET);
+            }
             io::stdout().flush()?;
 
             let mut answer = String::new();