ruby / ruby/reline

Respect `NO_COLOR` environment variable

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Description

I want the completion dialog to have no color if the NO_COLOR environment variable is present.

ref https://github.com/ruby/irb/issues/327

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the completion dialog color handling in reline and the linked ruby/irb issue #327. Trace how the dialog decides whether to use color, then verify that setting NO_COLOR disables it while the default behavior remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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