error() {
  echo " !     $*" >&2
  exit 1
}

status() {
  echo "-----> $*"
}

protip() {
  echo
  echo "PRO TIP: $*" | indent
  echo "See https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/nodejs-support" | indent
  echo
}

# sed -l basically makes sed replace and buffer through stdin to stdout
# so you get updates while the command runs and dont wait for the end
# e.g. npm install | indent
indent() {
  c='s/^/       /'
  case $(uname) in
    Darwin) sed -l "$c";; # mac/bsd sed: -l buffers on line boundaries
    *)      sed -u "$c";; # unix/gnu sed: -u unbuffered (arbitrary) chunks of data
  esac
}