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Ditch colors, use chalk?

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Description

Given what happened in:
https://github.com/w3c/respec/issues/3951

And it seems the author is unrepentant, we should probably move to chalk or some other lib.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading issue 3951 and identifying where Respec currently handles terminal colors; the issue does not name a file or test. Compare chalk with the proposed alternatives, then define the migration scope and verify that existing color output remains correct after the replacement.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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