2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/Erebos/TextFormat.hs b/src/Erebos/TextFormat.hs
index 0bfad75..20973d9 100644
--- a/src/Erebos/TextFormat.hs
+++ b/src/Erebos/TextFormat.hs
@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
 module Erebos.TextFormat (
     FormattedText,
+    plainText,
 
     renderPlainText,
+    formattedTextLength,
 ) where
 
 import Data.Text (Text)
+import Data.Text qualified as T
 
 import Erebos.TextFormat.Types
 
 
+plainText :: Text -> FormattedText
+plainText = PlainText
+
+
 renderPlainText :: FormattedText -> Text
 renderPlainText = \case
     PlainText text -> text
     ConcatenatedText ftexts -> mconcat $ map renderPlainText ftexts
     FormattedText _ ftext -> renderPlainText ftext
+
+formattedTextLength :: FormattedText -> Int
+formattedTextLength = \case
+    PlainText text -> T.length text
+    ConcatenatedText ftexts -> sum $ map formattedTextLength ftexts
+    FormattedText _ ftext -> formattedTextLength ftext
diff --git a/src/Erebos/TextFormat/Ansi.hs b/src/Erebos/TextFormat/Ansi.hs
index 504e098..c0ff978 100644
--- a/src/Erebos/TextFormat/Ansi.hs
+++ b/src/Erebos/TextFormat/Ansi.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Erebos.TextFormat.Ansi (
 
 import Control.Applicative
 
+import Data.String
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Text qualified as T
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import Erebos.TextFormat.Types
 
 
 newtype AnsiText = AnsiText { fromAnsiText :: Text }
+    deriving (Eq, Ord, Semigroup, Monoid, IsString)
+
 
 renderAnsiText :: FormattedText -> AnsiText
 renderAnsiText = AnsiText . go ( Nothing, Nothing )