defmodule Cipher.Helpers do

  @moduledoc """
    require Cipher.Helpers, as: H  # the cool way
  """
  @doc """
    Convenience to get environment bits. Avoid all that repetitive
    `Application.get_env( :myapp, :blah, :blah)` noise.
  """
  def env(key, default \\ nil), do: env(Mix.Project.get!.project[:app], key, default)
  def env(app, key, default), do: Application.get_env(app, key, default)

  @doc """
    Spit to output any passed variable, with location information.
  """
  defmacro spit(obj \\ "", inspect_opts \\ []) do
    quote do
      %{file: file, line: line} = __ENV__
      name = Process.info(self)[:registered_name]
      chain = [ :bright, :red, "\n\n#{file}:#{line}",
                :normal, "\n     #{inspect self}", :green," #{name}"]

      msg = inspect(unquote(obj),unquote(inspect_opts))
      if String.length(msg) > 2, do: chain = chain ++ [:red, "\n\n#{msg}"]

      # chain = chain ++ [:yellow, "\n\n#{inspect Process.info(self)}"]

      (chain ++ ["\n\n", :reset]) |> IO.ANSI.format(true) |> IO.puts

      unquote(obj)
    end
  end

  @doc """
    Print to stdout a _TODO_ message, with location information.
  """
  defmacro todo(msg \\ "") do
    quote do
      %{file: file, line: line} = __ENV__
      [ :yellow, "\nTODO: #{file}:#{line} #{unquote(msg)}\n", :reset]
      |> IO.ANSI.format(true)
      |> IO.puts
      :todo
    end
  end

end