From 133b26ff646854ce89d5d34023872244e36415c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yuri Kuit <yuri.kuit@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 17:43:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] v3-revamp

---
 main_script.sh | 44 ++++++++++++--------------------------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main_script.sh b/main_script.sh
index aab4700..926afdf 100755
--- a/main_script.sh
+++ b/main_script.sh
@@ -1,51 +1,27 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# If debug is enabled, we remove '-e' dynamically inside the initialization so it doesn't instantly crash during debugging steps
 set -uo pipefail
 
 #------------------------------------------
 # Color helpers (printf-safe, no tput)
 #------------------------------------------
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
-CYAN='\033[0;36m'
-PURPLE='\033[0;35m'
-BLUE='\033[0;34m'
-GRAY='\033[0;37m'
-BOLD='\033[1m'
-RESET='\033[0m'
-
-# Disable colors if output is not a terminal
-if [ ! -t 1 ]; then
-    RED='' GREEN='' YELLOW='' CYAN='' PURPLE='' BLUE='' GRAY='' BOLD='' RESET=''
-fi
-
-color_yellow() { printf "%b%s%b\n" "$YELLOW" "$*" "$RESET"; }
-color_cyan()   { printf "%b%s%b\n" "$CYAN"   "$*" "$RESET"; }
-color_red()    { printf "%b%s%b\n" "$RED"    "$*" "$RESET"; }
-color_green()  { printf "%b%s%b\n" "$GREEN"  "$*" "$RESET"; }
-color_gray()   { printf "%b%s%b\n" "$GRAY"   "$*" "$RESET"; }
+# ... (Keep your color definitions here) ...
 
 #------------------------------------------
-# Debug Flag Initialization
+# Debug Flag Initialization (MUST BE OUTSIDE THE GUARD)
 #------------------------------------------
-clear # Wipes the terminal history view cleanly
-
-export DEBUG_MODE=false
-if [[ "${1:-}" == "-d" || "${1:-}" == "--debug" ]]; then
+# We check if $DEBUG_MODE is already true (passed down) or if -d was passed
+if [[ "${DEBUG_MODE:-false}" == "true" || "${1:-}" == "-d" || "${1:-}" == "--debug" ]]; then
     export DEBUG_MODE=true
-    color_red "!!! DEBUG MODE ENABLED !!!"
-    color_red "The script will pause after each major section."
-    echo
 else
-    set -e # Enable immediate exit on error only if NOT debugging step-by-step
+    export DEBUG_MODE=false
+    set -e # Enable immediate exit on error only if NOT debugging
 fi
 
 #------------------------------------------
-# Debug Pause Helper
+# Debug Pause Helper (MUST BE OUTSIDE THE GUARD)
 #------------------------------------------
 pause_if_debug() {
-    if [[ "$DEBUG_MODE" == "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${DEBUG_MODE:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
         echo
         color_yellow "----------------------------------------------------------------"
         read -rp "Section complete. Press [Enter] to continue, or [q] to abort: " debug_choice
@@ -62,6 +38,10 @@ pause_if_debug() {
 # GUARD WRAPPER START
 # ==========================================
 if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
+    clear # Clean screen only when launching the main menu script directly
+    
+    color_red "!!! DEBUG MODE ENABLED !!!"
+    color_red "The script will pause after each major section."
 
     echo
     color_yellow "----------------------------------------------------------------"