From b96a64f3717c1ef01c4014dbe10fa57e01cd142a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mustache Dom <123716453+Mustachedom@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 01:31:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feature Prints now auto formats json to go downwards in
 prints so its easier to read

`useCase`


```lua
Prints.Debug('GTA', 5, {is = true, cool = true})
```
---
 lib/utility/shared/prints.lua | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/utility/shared/prints.lua b/lib/utility/shared/prints.lua
index 6b73522..5c44b64 100644
--- a/lib/utility/shared/prints.lua
+++ b/lib/utility/shared/prints.lua
@@ -1,34 +1,65 @@
 Prints = Prints or {}
-local function printMessage(level, color, message)
-    if type(message) == 'table' then
-        message = json.encode(message)
+
+local function handle(result, value)
+    if type(value) == 'function' then
+        return tostring(value)
     end
-    print(color .. '[' .. level .. ']:', message)
+    return result
 end
 
-
----This will print a colored message to the console with the designated prefix.
----@param message string
-Prints.Info = function(message)
-    printMessage('INFO', '^5', message)
+local function format(color, ...)
+    local data = {...}
+    for i = 1, #data do
+        if data[i] == nil then
+            data[i] = 'nil'
+        end
+    end
+    local newForm = {}
+    local jsonDecode = {sort_keys = true, indent = true, exception = handle}
+    for k, v in pairs(data) do
+        local formatted
+        if type(v) == 'table' then
+            formatted = json.encode(v, jsonDecode)
+        elseif type(v) == 'number' then
+            formatted = tostring(v)
+        elseif type(v) == 'boolean' then
+            formatted = tostring(v)
+        elseif type(v) == 'nil' then
+            formatted = 'nil Value'
+        elseif type(v) == 'string' then
+            formatted = v
+        elseif type(v) == 'function' then
+            formatted = tostring(v)
+        else
+            formatted = tostring(v)
+        end
+        table.insert(newForm, color .. formatted)
+    end
+    return table.concat(newForm, color .. '  \n ')
 end
 
 ---This will print a colored message to the console with the designated prefix.
 ---@param message string
-Prints.Warn = function(message)
-    printMessage('WARN', '^3', message)
+Prints.Info = function(...)
+    print('^5 [INFO] '.. format('^5  ', ...))
 end
 
 ---This will print a colored message to the console with the designated prefix.
 ---@param message string
-Prints.Error = function(message)
-    printMessage('ERROR', '^1', message)
+Prints.Warn = function(...)
+    print('^3 [WARN] '.. format('^3', ...))
 end
 
 ---This will print a colored message to the console with the designated prefix.
 ---@param message string
-Prints.Debug = function(message)
-    printMessage('DEBUG', '^2', message)
+Prints.Error = function(...)
+    print('^1 [ERROR] '.. format('^1', ...))
 end
 
-return Prints
\ No newline at end of file
+---This will print a colored message to the console with the designated prefix.
+---@param message string
+Prints.Debug = function(...)
+    print('^2 [DEBUG] '.. format('^2', ...))
+end
+
+return Prints