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add module docs for accessible mode
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//! Accessibility mode functions.
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//!
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//! # Problem
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//!
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//! `Ouch`'s default output contains symbols which make it visually easier to
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//! read, but harder for people who are visually impaired and rely on
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//! text-to-voice readers.
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//!
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//! On top of that, people who use text-to-voice tools can't easily skim
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//! through verbose lines of text, so they strongly benefit from fewer lines
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//! of output.
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//!
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//! # Solution
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//!
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//! To tackle that, `Ouch` has an accessibility mode that filters out most of
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//! the verbose logging, displaying only the most important pieces of
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//! information.
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//!
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//! Accessible mode also changes how logs are displayed, to remove symbols
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//! which are "noise" to text-to-voice tools and change formatting of error
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//! messages.
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//!
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//! # Are impaired people actually benefiting from this?
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//!
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//! So far we don't know. Most CLI tools aren't accessible, so we can't expect
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//! many impaired people to be using the terminal and CLI tools, including
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//! `Ouch`.
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//!
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//! I consider this to be an experiment, and a tiny step towards the right
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//! direction, `Ouch` shows that this is possible and easy to do, hopefully
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//! we can use our experience to later create guides or libraries for other
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//! developers.
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use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
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/// Whether to enable accessible output (removes info output and reduces other
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/// output, removes visual markers like '[' and ']').
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/// Global flag for accessible mode.
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pub static ACCESSIBLE: OnceCell<bool> = OnceCell::new();
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/// Check if `Ouch` is running in accessible mode.
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///
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/// Check the module-level documentation for more details.
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pub fn is_running_in_accessible_mode() -> bool {
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ACCESSIBLE.get().copied().unwrap_or(false)
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}
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/// Set the value of the global [`ACCESSIBLE`] flag.
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///
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/// Check the module-level documentation for more details.
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pub fn set_accessible(value: bool) {
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if ACCESSIBLE.get().is_none() {
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ACCESSIBLE.set(value).unwrap();
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