feat: add flag --no-color to remove ANSI colours

.github/workflows/adj-tester.yaml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run ADJ validation
         run: |
-          python3 .github/workflows/scripts/adj-tester/main.py > /dev/null 2>&1
+          python3 .github/workflows/scripts/adj-tester/main.py
 
       - name: Notify Slack on failure
         if: failure()

.github/workflows/scripts/adj-tester/main.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ADJ Validator
 
-Version: 11.1.2
+Version: 11.1.3
 
 JavierRibaldelRio
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 (e.g. uniqueness constraints and IPv4 validation).
 """
 
+import argparse
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
     is_valid_ipv4,
     print_results,
     logError,
-    info_message,
+    set_color_enabled,
     validate_with_schema,
 )
 
@@ -452,10 +453,10 @@ def check_packet_json(
             has_period_type = "period_type" in pkt
             has_period = "period" in pkt
             has_socket = "socket" in pkt
-            
+
             # Count how many of the three fields are present
             fields_present = sum([has_period_type, has_period, has_socket])
-            
+
             # If any field is present, all three must be present
             if fields_present > 0 and fields_present < 3:
                 error_list.append(
@@ -598,6 +599,16 @@ def main():
     non-zero status code if any validation step fails.
     """
 
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Validate ADJ JSON schemas")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-color",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Disable ANSI color codes in output",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    set_color_enabled(not args.no_color)
+
     # App header
     print_header("JSON Validation Script")
 

.github/workflows/scripts/adj-tester/utils.py

@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from jsonschema import Draft7Validator
 
+# Global switch to control whether ANSI colors are used in output.
+# This is controlled from CLI via the `--no-color` flag.
+ENABLE_COLOR = True
+
+
+def set_color_enabled(enabled: bool):
+    """Enable or disable ANSI color output.
+
+    Args:
+        enabled: If False, all helper output functions will omit ANSI
+                 escape sequences.
+    """
+
+    global ENABLE_COLOR
+    ENABLE_COLOR = enabled
+
 
 def print_header(header: str):
     """Print a simple boxed header to stdout.
@@ -39,10 +55,14 @@ def format_status(message: str, validated: bool = False):
                    red "Failed".
     """
 
+    if not ENABLE_COLOR:
+        result = "Passed" if validated else "Failed"
+        return f"{message} {result}"
+
     # ANSI color codes used for terminal output
     if not validated:
         result = "\033[31mFailed\033[0m"  # red
-    elif validated:
+    else:
         result = "\033[32mPassed\033[0m"  # green
 
     return f"{message} {result}"
@@ -51,6 +71,9 @@ def format_status(message: str, validated: bool = False):
 def info_message(message: str):
     """format to blue color and return the message string."""
 
+    if not ENABLE_COLOR:
+        return message
+
     return f"\033[34m{message}\033[0m"
 
 
@@ -69,6 +92,10 @@ def log_message(message: str, status: int = 0):
                 (success).
     """
 
+    if not ENABLE_COLOR:
+        print(message)
+        return
+
     colors = {-1: "\033[31m", 1: "\033[32m"}
     color = colors.get(status, "")
     reset = "\033[0m" if color else ""
@@ -143,6 +170,9 @@ def logError(label: str, path: str, message: str):
     single formatted string instead of printing directly.
     """
 
+    if not ENABLE_COLOR:
+        return f"{label}: {path} → {message}"
+
     return f"\033[31m{label}: {path} → {message}\033[0m"