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+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# #
+# IPFire.org - A linux based firewall #
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Michael Tremer & Christian Schmidt #
+# #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or #
+# (at your option) any later version. #
+# #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the #
+# GNU General Public License for more details. #
+# #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License #
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. #
+# #
+###############################################################################
+
+# Regular colours
+CLR_BLACK_R='\e[0;30m'
+CLR_RED_R='\e[0;31m'
+CLR_GREEN_R='\e[0;32m'
+CLR_YELLOW_R='\e[0;33m'
+CLR_BLUE_R='\e[0;34m'
+CLR_PURPLE_R='\e[0;35m'
+CLR_CYAN_R='\e[0;36m'
+CLR_WHITE_R='\e[0;37m'
+
+# Bold colours
+CLR_BLACK_B='\e[1;30m'
+CLR_RED_B='\e[1;31m'
+CLR_GREEN_B='\e[1;32m'
+CLR_YELLOW_B='\e[1;33m'
+CLR_BLUE_B='\e[1;34m'
+CLR_PURPLE_B='\e[1;35m'
+CLR_CYAN_B='\e[1;36m'
+CLR_WHITE_B='\e[1;37m'
+
+# Background colors
+CLR_BLACK_BG='\e[40m'
+CLR_RED_BG='\e[41m'
+CLR_GREEN_BG='\e[42m'
+CLR_YELLOW_BG='\e[43m'
+CLR_BLUE_BG='\e[44m'
+CLR_PURPLE_BG='\e[45m'
+CLR_CYAN_BG='\e[46m'
+CLR_WHITE_BG='\e[47m'
+
+# Reset everything.
+CLR_RESET="\e[0m"
+
+# Predefined messages
+MSG_HOOK_UP="${CLR_GREEN_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} UP ${CLR_RESET}"
+MSG_HOOK_DOWN="${CLR_RED_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} DOWN ${CLR_RESET}"
+
+MSG_DEVICE_STATUS_UNKNOWN="${CLR_GREY_BG}${CLR_BLACK_B} UNKNOWN ${CLR_RESET}"
+MSG_DEVICE_STATUS_UP="${CLR_GREEN_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} UP ${CLR_RESET}"
+MSG_DEVICE_STATUS_DOWN="${CLR_RED_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} DOWN ${CLR_RESET}"
+MSG_DEVICE_STATUS_NOCARRIER="${CLR_YELLOW_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} NO-CARRIER ${CLR_RESET}"
+
+MSG_STP_FORWARDING="${CLR_GREEN_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} FORWARDING ${CLR_RESET}"
+MSG_STP_DISCARDING="${CLR_RED_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} DISCARDING ${CLR_RESET}"
+MSG_STP_LEARNING="${CLR_YELLOW_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} LEARNING ${CLR_RESET}"
+MSG_STP_LISTENING="${CLR_YELLOW_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} LISTENING ${CLR_RESET}"
+MSG_STP_BLOCKING="${CLR_RED_BG}${CLR_WHITE_B} BLOCKING ${CLR_RESET}"