fix error when the console doesn't support colour (#206)

2 files changed, 33 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/Monitor.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/Monitor.cs
index 0989bb7e..b492e5c7 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/Monitor.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/Monitor.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
         /*********
         ** Accessors
         *********/
+        /// <summary>Whether the current console supports color codes.</summary>
+        internal static readonly bool ConsoleSupportsColor = Monitor.GetConsoleSupportsColor();
+
         /// <summary>Whether to show trace messages in the console.</summary>
         internal bool ShowTraceInConsole { get; set; }
 
@@ -113,11 +116,30 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
             // log
             if (this.WriteToConsole && (this.ShowTraceInConsole || level != LogLevel.Trace))
             {
-                Console.ForegroundColor = color;
-                Console.WriteLine(message);
-                Console.ResetColor();
+                if (Monitor.ConsoleSupportsColor)
+                {
+                    Console.ForegroundColor = color;
+                    Console.WriteLine(message);
+                    Console.ResetColor();
+                }
+                else
+                    Console.WriteLine(message);
             }
             this.LogFile.WriteLine(message);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>Test whether the current console supports color formatting.</summary>
+        private static bool GetConsoleSupportsColor()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Console.ResetColor();
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI/LogWriter.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI/LogWriter.cs
index 058fa649..9c2ef515 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI/LogWriter.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI/LogWriter.cs
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
             string output = $"[{message.LogTime}] {message.Message}";
             if (message.PrintConsole)
             {
-                Console.ForegroundColor = message.Colour;
-                Console.WriteLine(message);
-                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
+                if (Monitor.ConsoleSupportsColor)
+                {
+                    Console.ForegroundColor = message.Colour;
+                    Console.WriteLine(message);
+                    Console.ResetColor();
+                }
+                else
+                    Console.WriteLine(message);
             }
             this.LogFile.WriteLine(output);
         }