rFd, dummy, dummy = select(rFd, nil, nil, tv)

 
# first create the color class
class Color
   attr_accessor :char, :code, :bold
   def initialize (char, code, bold)
      @char = char
      @code = code
      @bold = bold
   end
end
 
# add a global color list
$colors = [
Color.new(?d,  "0m",  false),
Color.new(?D,  "0m",  true),
Color.new(?r,  "1m",  false),
Color.new(?R,  "1m",  true),
Color.new(?g,  "2m",  false),
Color.new(?G,  "2m",  true),
Color.new(?y,  "3m",  false),
Color.new(?Y,  "3m",  true),
Color.new(?b,  "4m",  false),
Color.new(?B,  "4m",  true),
Color.new(?p,  "5m",  false),
Color.new(?P,  "5m",  true),
Color.new(?c,  "6m",  false),
Color.new(?C,  "6m",  true),
Color.new(?w,  "7m",  false),
Color.new(?W,  "7m",  true),
Color.new(?x,  "7m",  false)] # default
 
# then add this to your (to_buffer) or what have you
 
def to_buffer(buf)
    i = 0
    while i < buf.size
      fb = 0
      fb = 3 if buf[i] == ?{
      fb = 4 if buf[i] == ?#
      i += 1
 
      unless fb == 0
        valid = false
 
        $colors.each { |c|
          b = c.bold ? 1 : 0
          if buf[i] == c.char
            buf[i-1..i] = "\e[#{b};#{fb}#{c.code}"
            valid = true
            break
          end
        }
 
        unless valid
          log.debug("Bad color character: #{buf[i..i]}")
          buf[i-1] = '' # set char to null if invalid
        end
 
      end
 
   end
 
   send_data(buf)
 
end