2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/Terminal.cpp b/src/core/frontend/Terminal.cpp
index 5664564..c0b5250 100644
--- a/src/core/frontend/Terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/core/frontend/Terminal.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ std::string Terminal::color(int color, bool bright) const
 	return ss.str();
 }
 
+std::string Terminal::background(int color) const
+{
+	if (!useColor) {
+		return std::string{};
+	}
+	std::stringstream ss;
+	ss << "\x1b[";
+	ss << (color + 10) << "m";
+	return ss.str();
+}
+
 std::string Terminal::bright() const
 {
 	if (!useColor) {
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/Terminal.hpp b/src/core/frontend/Terminal.hpp
index 90a2e6f..708a1d7 100644
--- a/src/core/frontend/Terminal.hpp
+++ b/src/core/frontend/Terminal.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ public:
 	std::string color(int color, bool bright = true) const;
 
 	/**
+	 * Returns a control string for switching the background to the given color.
+	 *
+	 * @param color is the background color the terminal should switch to.
+	 * @return a control string to be included in the output stream.
+	 */
+	std::string background(int color) const;
+
+	/**
 	 * Returns a control string for switching to the bright mode.
 	 *
 	 * @return a control string to be included in the output stream.