diff --git a/bashmsg b/bashmsg
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+#!/hint/bash
+
+# defcolor <color name> <function>
+function _bashmsg.defcolor {
+	local col=$1
+	local fn=$2
+	eval "function _bashmsg.${col} { ${fn} \${@}; }"
+}
+
+# dyncolor <type> <command>
+function _bashmsg.dyncolor {
+	local typevar="_bashmsg_col_${1}"
+	local col=${!typevar}
+	shift
+	_bashmsg.${col} "$@"
+}
+
+# def_bashcols_color <color name> <color id>
+function _bashmsg.def_bashcols_color {
+	if [[ -n $_bashlib_bashcols ]]; then
+		defcol "$1" "$2"
+		_bashmsg.defcolor "$1" "$1"
+	else
+		msg_error "${FUNCNAME}: bashcols is not loaded, color support unavailable"
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+################# INITIALIZATION ################
+
+if [[ -z $_bashlib_bashcols ]]; then
+	function _bashmsg.nocolor { "$@"; }
+	_bashmsg.defcolor red      _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor green    _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor brown    _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor blue     _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor magenta  _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor cyan     _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor white    _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor grey     _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor redl     _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor greenl   _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor yellow   _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor bluel    _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor magenta  _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor cyanl    _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor whitel   _bashmsg.nocolor
+	_bashmsg.defcolor black    _bashmsg.nocolor
+else
+	_bashmsg.defcolor red      red
+	_bashmsg.defcolor green    green
+	_bashmsg.defcolor brown    brown
+	_bashmsg.defcolor blue     blue
+	_bashmsg.defcolor magenta  magenta
+	_bashmsg.defcolor cyan     cyan
+	_bashmsg.defcolor white    white
+	_bashmsg.defcolor grey     grey
+	_bashmsg.defcolor redl     redl
+	_bashmsg.defcolor greenl   greenl
+	_bashmsg.defcolor yellow   yellow
+	_bashmsg.defcolor bluel    bluel
+	_bashmsg.defcolor magenta  magenta
+	_bashmsg.defcolor cyanl    cyanl
+	_bashmsg.defcolor whitel   whitel
+	_bashmsg.defcolor black    black
+	_bashmsg.def_bashcols_color orange 202
+fi
+
+
+_bashmsg_col_info=grey
+_bashmsg_col_warn=orange
+_bashmsg_col_error=red
+
+function bashmsg.def_color {
+	_bashmsg.def_bashcols_color "$1" "$2"
+}
+
+# set_color <infp|warn|error> <col>
+function bashmsg.set_color {
+	local colvar="_bashmsg_col_${1}"
+	if [[ -z ${!colvar} ]]; then
+		msg_error "${FUNCNAME}: unknown message type '${1}'"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if ! $(PATH= command -v _bashmsg.${2} >/dev/null); then
+		msg_error "${FUNCNAME}: unknown color '${2}'"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	declare -g "_bashmsg_col_${1}"=${2}
+}
+
+
+function msg_info {
+	_bashmsg.dyncolor info echo "[info] $*"
+}
+
+function msg_warn {
+	_bashmsg.dyncolor warn echo "[warn] $*"
+}
+
+function msg_error {
+	_bashmsg.dyncolor error echo "[error] $*"
+}
+
+
+_bashlib_bashmsg=1
+