impr: Allow console output to work when debugging (#1382)

cmake/build_helpers.cmake

@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ macro(configurePackingResources)
     endif()
 
     if (WIN32)
-        set(APPLICATION_TYPE WIN32)
+        if (NOT (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug"))
+            set(APPLICATION_TYPE WIN32)
+        endif ()
+
         set(IMHEX_ICON "${IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER}/resources/resource.rc")
 
         if (CREATE_PACKAGE)

lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/imhex_api.hpp

@@ -537,6 +537,12 @@ namespace hex {
              */
             std::string getCommitBranch();
 
+            /**
+             * @brief Checks if ImHex was built in debug mode
+             * @return True if ImHex was built in debug mode, false otherwise
+             */
+            bool isDebugBuild();
+
             enum class UpdateType {
                 Stable,
                 Nightly

lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp

@@ -641,6 +641,14 @@ namespace hex {
             #endif
         }
 
+        bool isDebugBuild() {
+            #if defined DEBUG
+                return true;
+            #else
+                return false;
+            #endif
+        }
+
         bool updateImHex(UpdateType updateType) {
             // Get the path of the updater executable
             std::fs::path executablePath;

main/gui/source/window/win_window.cpp

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ namespace hex {
     }
 
 
+    [[maybe_unused]]
     static void reopenConsoleHandle(u32 stdHandleNumber, i32 stdFileDescriptor, FILE *stdStream) {
         // Get the Windows handle for the standard stream
         HANDLE handle = ::GetStdHandle(stdHandleNumber);
@@ -259,12 +260,17 @@ namespace hex {
 
 
     void Window::initNative() {
-        // Check for the __IMHEX_FORWARD_CONSOLE__ environment variable that was set by the forwarder application
-        // If it's present attach to its console window
-        if (hex::getEnvironmentVariable("__IMHEX_FORWARD_CONSOLE__") == "1") {
+        if (ImHexApi::System::isDebugBuild()) {
+            // If the application is running in debug mode, ImHex runs under the CONSOLE subsystem,
+            // so we don't need to do anything besides enabling ANSI colors
+            log::impl::enableColorPrinting();
+        } else if (hex::getEnvironmentVariable("__IMHEX_FORWARD_CONSOLE__") == "1") {
+            // Check for the __IMHEX_FORWARD_CONSOLE__ environment variable that was set by the forwarder application
+
+            // If it's present, attach to its console window
             ::AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
 
-            // Reopen stdin, stdout and stderr to the console
+            // Reopen stdin, stdout and stderr to the console if not in debug mode
             reopenConsoleHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE,  STDIN_FILENO,  stdin);
             reopenConsoleHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, STDOUT_FILENO, stdout);