black() { echo -ne '\033[0;30m'; }
red() { echo -ne '\033[0;31m'; }
green() { echo -ne '\033[0;32m'; }
yellow() { echo -ne '\033[0;33m'; }
blue() { echo -ne '\033[0;34m'; }
purple() { echo -ne '\e[0;033;35m'; }
cyan() { echo -ne '\033[0;36m'; }
white() { echo -ne '\033[0;37m'; }
bold() { echo -ne '\033[1m'; }
uncolor() { echo -ne '\033[0m'; }

EIGHTYDOTS="................................................................................"
EIGHTYEQUALS="$(echo -n "$EIGHTYDOTS" | tr . =)"
EIGHTYDASHES="$(echo -n "$EIGHTYDOTS" | tr . -)"

function _time {
    red
    echo "$EIGHTYEQUALS"
    yellow
    echo -n "$EIGHTYDASHES" 
    echo -e "\r--- $@ "
    uncolor
    export TIMEFORMAT="%4R real %4U user %4S system"
    time $@
}

blue;bold
echo
echo "starting tests of the DNS subsystems"
date
echo
_time dig +short @172.16.1.8 xerneas.cascade.strudelline.net
_time dig +short @172.16.1.9 xerneas.cascade.strudelline.net
_time dig +short @172.16.1.8 google.com.cascade.strudelline.net
_time dig +short @172.16.1.9 google.com.cascade.strudelline.net
_time dig +short @172.16.1.8 google.com
_time dig +short @172.16.1.9 google.com
_time dig +short @172.16.1.9 $RANDOM$RANDOM.strudelline.net
_time dig +short @172.16.1.1 $RANDOM$RANDOM.strudelline.net

red;echo "$EIGHTYEQUALS"


uncolor