[jira] [Created] (SUREFIRE-1369) No way to output ANSI colors when running under Surefire

[Gili (JIRA)]

Gili created SUREFIRE-1369:
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             Summary: No way to output ANSI colors when running under Surefire
                 Key: SUREFIRE-1369
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SUREFIRE-1369
             Project: Maven Surefire
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Maven Surefire Plugin
    Affects Versions: 2.20
         Environment: Windows 10 64-bit, 10.0.14393
            Reporter: Gili


I invoke the following native code from inside a unit test:

{{GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &sbi)}}

It fails with {{GetLastError() == ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE}} indicating that stdout 
has been redirected.

I am blocked by the fact that it isn't possible to use ANSI colors under 
Windows when stdout has been redirected. I tried configuring Surefire with:

{code}
        <forkCount>0</forkCount>
        <redirectTestOutputToFile>false</redirectTestOutputToFile>
        <useFile>false</useFile>
        <printSummary>false</printSummary>
{code}

but stdout is still getting redirected. Is it possible to configure Surefire to 
use the default stdout (connected to a terminal) without redirection?



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