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+package de.ids_mannheim.korapxmltools
+
+import java.time.Instant
+import java.time.ZoneId
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+import java.util.logging.Formatter
+import java.util.logging.Level
+import java.util.logging.LogRecord
+
+
+class ColoredFormatter : Formatter() {
+
+    override fun format(record: LogRecord): String {
+        var color = ""
+
+        // Set color based on log level
+        when(record.level) {
+            Level.SEVERE -> color = ANSI_RED
+            Level.INFO -> color = ANSI_GREEN
+            Level.WARNING -> color = ANSI_YELLOW
+        }
+
+        return "${color}${dateTimeFormatter.format(Instant.now())} [${record.level.name.padStart(7)}] ${formatMessage(record)}${ANSI_RESET}\n"
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private val dateTimeFormatter: DateTimeFormatter =
+            DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd' 'HH:mm:ss").withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
+
+        // ANSI color codes
+        private const val ANSI_RESET = "\u001B[0m"
+        private const val ANSI_RED = "\u001B[31m"
+        private const val ANSI_GREEN = "\u001B[32m"
+        private const val ANSI_YELLOW = "\u001B[33m"
+    }
+}