ansi color codes separated in utils folder and changelog updated

Author: dev-rashedin

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) and follows [C
 
 ---
 
+## [1.1.0](https://github.com/dev-rashedin/express-error-toolkit/releases/tag/1.1.0) – 2025-07-18
+
+### ✨ Improvements
+
+- Enhanced `globalErrorHandler` with smarter defaults:
+  - `showStack` and `logError` are now **enabled by default**, unless:
+    - explicitly set to `false`, **or**
+    - `NODE_ENV` is `'production'`
+- Added ANSI color formatting to make console errors more readable
+- Users can customize behavior via:
+  - `.env` (`SHOW_STACK=false`, `LOG_ERROR=false`)
+  - `setErrorOptions()` function in code
+- Included updated usage guide and console screenshot in README
+
+---
+
 ## [1.0.1](https://github.com/dev-rashedin/express-error-toolkit/releases/tag/1.0.1) – 2025-07-09
 
 ### ✨ Improvements

assets/console-preview.png

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "express-error-toolkit",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "A lightweight and developer-friendly toolkit for robust error handling in Express.js applications.\nIncludes ready-to-use custom error classes, an async route error handler wrapper, a global error handler middleware, and a convenient 'not found' route handler.\nDesigned to simplify error management, reduce boilerplate, and improve app reliability — all with TypeScript support and easy integration.",
   "author": "Rashedin Islam <[email protected]>",
   "license": "MIT",

package.json

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { StatusCodes, getStatusMessage } from 'http-status-toolkit';
 import { isCustomAPIError } from './checking-custom-api-error'; 
 import { CustomAPIError } from './error';
-
-
-
+import { boldRed, red, boldYellow, yellow, boldGreen, green } from './utils/console-colors';
 
 // Internal config object (optional override)
 let errorOptions = {
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ export function setErrorOptions(
   };
 }
 
-
 export interface ErrorResponse {
   success: false;
   message: string;

src/global-error-handler.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const colors = {
+  reset: '\x1b[0m',
+  bold: '\x1b[1m',
+  red: '\x1b[31m',
+  yellow: '\x1b[33m',
+  green: '\x1b[32m',
+};
+
+export function boldRed(text: string) : string {
+  return `${colors.bold}${colors.red}${text}${colors.reset}`;
+}
+
+export function red(text: string) : string {
+  return `${colors.red}${text}${colors.reset}`;
+}
+
+export function boldYellow(text: string) : string {
+  return `${colors.bold}${colors.yellow}${text}${colors.reset}`;
+}
+
+export function yellow(text: string) : string {
+  return `${colors.yellow}${text}${colors.reset}`;
+}
+
+export function boldGreen(text: string) : string {
+  return `${colors.bold}${colors.green}${text}${colors.reset}`;
+}
+
+export function green(text: string) : string {
+  return `${colors.green}${text}${colors.reset}`;
+}