Advanced chat: custom messages and client hooks (#74)

Co-authored-by: Emma Miler <27428383+emma-miler@users.noreply.github.com>

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diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/localchatwriter.h b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/localchatwriter.h
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+#pragma once
+#include "pch.h"
+
+struct vgui_Color
+{
+	unsigned char r;
+	unsigned char g;
+	unsigned char b;
+	unsigned char a;
+};
+
+class LocalChatWriter
+{
+  public:
+	enum Context
+	{
+		NetworkContext = 0,
+		GameContext = 1
+	};
+	enum SwatchColor
+	{
+		MainTextColor,
+		SameTeamNameColor,
+		EnemyTeamNameColor,
+		NetworkNameColor
+	};
+
+	explicit LocalChatWriter(Context context);
+
+	// Custom chat writing with ANSI escape codes
+	void Write(const char* str);
+	void WriteLine(const char* str);
+
+	// Low-level RichText access
+	void InsertChar(wchar_t ch);
+	void InsertText(const char* str);
+	void InsertText(const wchar_t* str);
+	void InsertColorChange(vgui_Color color);
+	void InsertSwatchColorChange(SwatchColor color);
+
+  private:
+	Context m_context;
+
+	const char* ApplyAnsiEscape(const char* escape);
+	void InsertDefaultFade();
+};
+
+bool IsFirstHud(void* hud);
+
+void InitialiseLocalChatWriter(HMODULE baseAddress);