Add Colorize::Object#ansi_escape

spec/std/colorize_spec.cr

@@ -97,6 +97,26 @@ describe "colorize" do
     colorize("hello").overline.to_s.should eq("\e[53mhello\e[0m")
   end
 
+  it "prints colorize ANSI escape codes" do
+    Colorize.with.bold.print.should eq("\e[1m")
+    Colorize.with.bright.print.should eq("\e[1m")
+    Colorize.with.dim.print.should eq("\e[2m")
+    Colorize.with.italic.print.should eq("\e[3m")
+    Colorize.with.underline.print.should eq("\e[4m")
+    Colorize.with.blink.print.should eq("\e[5m")
+    Colorize.with.blink_fast.print.should eq("\e[6m")
+    Colorize.with.reverse.print.should eq("\e[7m")
+    Colorize.with.hidden.print.should eq("\e[8m")
+    Colorize.with.strikethrough.print.should eq("\e[9m")
+    Colorize.with.double_underline.print.should eq("\e[21m")
+    Colorize.with.overline.print.should eq("\e[53m")
+  end
+
+  it "only prints colorize ANSI escape codes" do
+    colorize("hello").red.bold.print.should eq("\e[31;1m")
+    colorize("hello").bold.dim.underline.blink.reverse.hidden.print.should eq("\e[1;2;4;5;7;8m")
+  end
+
   it "colorizes mode combination" do
     colorize("hello").bold.dim.underline.blink.reverse.hidden.to_s.should eq("\e[1;2;4;5;7;8mhello\e[0m")
   end

src/colorize.cr

@@ -460,6 +460,26 @@ struct Colorize::Object(T)
     end
   end
 
+  # Prints the ANSI escape codes for an object. Note that this has no effect on a `Colorize::Object` with content,
+  # only the escape codes.
+  #
+  # ```
+  # require "colorize"
+  #
+  # Colorize.with.red.print        # => "\e[31m"
+  # "hello world".green.bold.print # => "\e[32;1m"
+  # ```
+  def print : String
+    String.build do |io|
+      print io
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Same as `print` but writes to a given *io*.
+  def print(io : IO) : Nil
+    self.class.print(io, to_named_tuple)
+  end
+
   private def to_named_tuple
     {
       fore: @fore,
@@ -474,6 +494,12 @@ struct Colorize::Object(T)
     mode: Mode::None,
   }
 
+  protected def self.print(io : IO, color : {fore: Color, back: Color, mode: Mode}) : Nil
+    last_color = @@last_color
+    append_start(io, color)
+    @@last_color = last_color
+  end
+
   protected def self.surround(io, color, &)
     last_color = @@last_color
     must_append_end = append_start(io, color)