1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/mlog.py b/mesonbuild/mlog.py
index a6aa2b5..20794df 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mlog.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mlog.py
@@ -136,6 +136,18 @@ class AnsiDecorator:
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.get_text(colorize_console())
 
+
+class AnsiText:
+    def __init__(self, *args: T.List[T.Union[str, AnsiDecorator]]):
+        self.args = args
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return sum((len(x) for x in self.args))
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return ''.join((str(x) for x in self.args))
+
+
 def bold(text: str, quoted: bool = False) -> AnsiDecorator:
     return AnsiDecorator(text, "\033[1m", quoted=quoted)