trying to eat the spaghetti (make it less)

crates/moonhare_log/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "moonhare_log"
+edition = "2024"
+version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+log = "*"
+fern = { version = "0.7", features = ["colored"] }
+humantime = "*"

crates/moonhare_log/README.md

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+# MoonhareLog
+This crate provides a Wrapper around the log and fern crates for logging in the Moonhare Game Engine.

crates/moonhare_log/src/lib.rs

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+/// Wrapper around `log` and `fern` crates
+/// 
+use std::{fmt::Display, io, time::SystemTime};
+
+/// Configures the Log Output Settings
+pub fn configere_logger() -> Result<(), fern::InitError>{
+    let base_config = fern::Dispatch::new();
+
+    // configure colors for the whole line
+    let colors_line = fern::colors::ColoredLevelConfig::new()
+        .error(fern::colors::Color::Red)
+        .warn(fern::colors::Color::Yellow)
+        // we actually don't need to specify the color for debug and info, they are white by default
+        .info(fern::colors::Color::TrueColor { r: 85, g: 85, b: 85 })
+        .debug(fern::colors::Color::White)
+        // depending on the terminals color scheme, this is the same as the background color
+        .trace(fern::colors::Color::Black);
+
+    // Separate file config so we can include year, month and day in file logs
+    let file_config = fern::Dispatch::new()
+        .format(|out, message, record| {
+            out.finish(format_args!(
+                "[{} {} {}] {}",
+                humantime::format_rfc3339_seconds(SystemTime::now()),
+                record.level(),
+                record.target(),
+                message
+            ))
+        })
+        .chain(fern::log_file("moonhare_engine.log")?);
+
+
+    let stdout_config = fern::Dispatch::new()
+        .format(move |out, message, record| {
+            // special format for debug messages coming from our own crate.
+            if record.level() > log::LevelFilter::Info && record.target() == "cmd_program" {
+                out.finish(format_args!(
+                    "DEBUG @ {}: {}",
+                    humantime::format_rfc3339_seconds(SystemTime::now()),
+                    message
+                ))
+            } else {
+                out.finish(format_args!(
+                    "{color_line}[{date} {level} {target}] {message}\x1B[0m",
+                    color_line = format_args!(
+                        "\x1B[{}m",
+                        colors_line.get_color(&record.level()).to_fg_str()
+                    ),
+                    date = humantime::format_rfc3339_seconds(SystemTime::now()),
+                    level = record.level(),
+                    target = record.target(),
+                    message = message
+                ))
+            }
+        })
+        .chain(io::stdout());
+
+    base_config
+        .chain(file_config)
+        .chain(stdout_config)
+        .apply()?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn info<T: Display>(arg: T) {
+    log::info!("{}", arg);
+}
+
+pub fn warn<T: Display>(arg: T) {
+    log::warn!("{}", arg);
+}
+
+pub fn debug<T: Display>(arg: T) {
+    log::debug!("{}", arg);
+}
+
+pub fn trace<T: Display>(arg: T) {
+    log::trace!("{}", arg);
+}
+
+pub fn error<T: Display>(arg: T) {
+    log::error!("{}", arg);
+}
+
+