From dba1468e4da151b74b13d6eddb0f06b86a713d3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eli Ribble <eli@gleipnir.technology>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:44:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve build watch plugin

Makes it much easier to see what's going on.
---
 build.js | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index 0f075ee7..b28a8c98 100644
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -6,11 +6,46 @@ const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 const watch = args.includes("--watch");
 const minify = args.includes("--minify");
 
+// Plugin to show build status
+const buildStatusPlugin = {
+	name: "build-status",
+	setup(build) {
+		let buildStart;
+
+		build.onStart(() => {
+			buildStart = Date.now();
+			// Clear console and move cursor to top
+			console.clear();
+			console.log(
+				"\x1b[36m%s\x1b[0m",
+				`🔨 Building... [${new Date().toLocaleTimeString()}]`,
+			);
+		});
+
+		build.onEnd((result) => {
+			const buildTime = Date.now() - buildStart;
+			if (result.errors.length > 0) {
+				console.log(
+					"\x1b[31m%s\x1b[0m",
+					`❌ Build failed (${buildTime}ms) [${new Date().toLocaleTimeString()}]`,
+				);
+			} else {
+				console.log(
+					"\x1b[32m%s\x1b[0m",
+					`✅ Build complete (${buildTime}ms) [${new Date().toLocaleTimeString()}]`,
+				);
+			}
+			console.log("\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m", "\n👀 Watching for changes...");
+		});
+	},
+};
+
 const config = {
 	entryPoints: ["ts/main.ts"],
 	bundle: true,
 	format: "esm",
 	plugins: [
+		buildStatusPlugin, // Add this first
 		sassPlugin({
 			quietDeps: true,
 			silenceDeprecations: ["import"],
@@ -39,7 +74,7 @@ const config = {
 if (watch) {
 	const ctx = await esbuild.context(config);
 	await ctx.watch();
-	console.log("Watching for changes...");
+	console.log("\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m", "👀 Watching for changes...\n");
 } else {
 	await esbuild.build(config);
 }