feat(cli): Improve CLI output and logging with colored header, grouped script listings, and ANSI-styled logger

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-10-28 - 1.4.0 - feat(cli)
+Improve CLI output and logging with colored header, grouped script listings, and ANSI-styled logger
+
+- Set smartcli instance version from deno.json to surface the package version in the CLI
+- Revamp standard command output with a colored ASCII header, clearer commands list, and improved usage line
+- Group script index output by type including Proxmox VE host (pve), Containers (ct), Virtual Machines (vm), and Other
+- Enhance scripts listing formatting (slug padding and bullet points) for readability
+- Replace timestamped logger messages with ANSI-colored output and icons for error/warn/success/info
+
 ## 2025-10-28 - 1.3.6 - fix(deps)
 Bump smartcli dependency and add local settings file
 

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/moxytool',
-  version: '1.3.6',
+  version: '1.4.0',
   description: 'Proxmox administration tool for vGPU setup, VM management, and cluster configuration'
 }

ts/moxytool.cli.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as paths from './moxytool.paths.ts';
 import { logger } from './moxytool.logging.ts';
 import { ScriptIndex } from './moxytool.classes.scriptindex.ts';
 import { ScriptRunner } from './moxytool.classes.scriptrunner.ts';
+import denoConfig from '../deno.json' with { type: 'json' };
 
 export const runCli = async () => {
   const smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export const runCli = async () => {
   });
 
   const smartcliInstance = new plugins.smartcli.Smartcli();
+  smartcliInstance.version = denoConfig.version;
 
   // Initialize script index and check if refresh is needed
   const scriptIndex = new ScriptIndex();
@@ -31,14 +33,16 @@ export const runCli = async () => {
 
   // Standard command (no arguments)
   smartcliInstance.standardCommand().subscribe(async () => {
-    logger.log('info', 'MOXYTOOL - Proxmox Administration Tool');
-    logger.log('info', '');
-    logger.log('info', 'Available commands:');
-    logger.log('info', '* vgpu-setup - Install and configure Proxmox vGPU support');
-    logger.log('info', '* scripts    - Manage Proxmox community scripts');
-    logger.log('info', '* update     - Update MOXYTOOL to the latest version');
-    logger.log('info', '');
-    logger.log('info', 'Usage: moxytool <command> [options]');
+    console.log('\x1b[1m\x1b[36m╔════════════════════════════════════════════╗\x1b[0m');
+    console.log('\x1b[1m\x1b[36m║\x1b[0m   \x1b[1mMOXYTOOL\x1b[0m - Proxmox Administration   \x1b[1m\x1b[36m║\x1b[0m');
+    console.log('\x1b[1m\x1b[36m╚════════════════════════════════════════════╝\x1b[0m');
+    console.log('');
+    console.log('\x1b[1mCommands:\x1b[0m');
+    console.log('  \x1b[36m►\x1b[0m vgpu-setup  Install and configure Proxmox vGPU support');
+    console.log('  \x1b[36m►\x1b[0m scripts     Manage Proxmox community scripts (400+)');
+    console.log('  \x1b[36m►\x1b[0m update      Update MOXYTOOL to the latest version');
+    console.log('');
+    console.log('\x1b[2mUsage: moxytool <command> [options]\x1b[0m');
   });
 
   // vGPU setup command
@@ -237,8 +241,18 @@ export const runCli = async () => {
         logger.log('info', '');
 
         // Group by type
+        const pveScripts = scripts.filter(s => s.type === 'pve');
         const containers = scripts.filter(s => s.type === 'ct');
         const vms = scripts.filter(s => s.type === 'vm');
+        const otherScripts = scripts.filter(s => s.type !== 'pve' && s.type !== 'ct' && s.type !== 'vm');
+
+        if (pveScripts.length > 0) {
+          logger.log('info', 'Proxmox VE Host Scripts:');
+          pveScripts.forEach(script => {
+            logger.log('info', `  • ${script.slug.padEnd(25)} - ${script.name}`);
+          });
+          logger.log('info', '');
+        }
 
         if (containers.length > 0) {
           logger.log('info', 'Containers (LXC):');
@@ -253,6 +267,14 @@ export const runCli = async () => {
           vms.forEach(script => {
             logger.log('info', `  • ${script.slug.padEnd(25)} - ${script.name}`);
           });
+          logger.log('info', '');
+        }
+
+        if (otherScripts.length > 0) {
+          logger.log('info', 'Other:');
+          otherScripts.forEach(script => {
+            logger.log('info', `  • ${script.slug.padEnd(25)} - ${script.name} (${script.type})`);
+          });
         }
 
         logger.log('info', '');

ts/moxytool.logging.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 import * as plugins from './moxytool.plugins.ts';
 
+// ANSI color codes
+const colors = {
+  reset: '\x1b[0m',
+  bright: '\x1b[1m',
+  dim: '\x1b[2m',
+  red: '\x1b[31m',
+  green: '\x1b[32m',
+  yellow: '\x1b[33m',
+  blue: '\x1b[34m',
+  magenta: '\x1b[35m',
+  cyan: '\x1b[36m',
+  white: '\x1b[37m',
+};
+
 /**
  * A simple logger class for MOXYTOOL
  */
@@ -14,22 +28,20 @@ class Logger {
   }
 
   public log(level: string, message: string): void {
-    const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
-
     switch (level) {
       case 'error':
-        console.error(`[${timestamp}] [ERROR] ${message}`);
+        console.error(`${colors.red}✗ ${message}${colors.reset}`);
         break;
       case 'warn':
-        console.warn(`[${timestamp}] [WARN] ${message}`);
+        console.warn(`${colors.yellow}⚠ ${message}${colors.reset}`);
         break;
       case 'ok':
       case 'success':
-        console.log(`[${timestamp}] [OK] ${message}`);
+        console.log(`${colors.green}✓ ${message}${colors.reset}`);
         break;
       case 'info':
       default:
-        console.log(`[${timestamp}] [INFO] ${message}`);
+        console.log(message);
         break;
     }
   }