text: """
  A simple framework to handle error messages 
  """
  import sys
  import traceback
  from cloudmesh.common.console import Console
  
  #
  # TODO: this class seems to replicate some portions of what Console does
  #
  class Error(object):
      """
      A class to print error messages
      """
  
      #
      # TODO: this should probably use Console so we can print in color
      #
      @classmethod
      def msg(cls, error=None, debug=True, trace=True):
          """
          prints the error message
          :param error: the error message
          :param debug: only prints it if debug is set to true
          :param trace: if true prints the trace
          :return: 
          """
          if debug and error is not None:
              print(error)
          if debug and trace:
              print(traceback.format_exc())
  
      @classmethod
      def traceback(cls, error=None, debug=True, trace=True):
          """
          prints the trace
          :param error: a message preceding the trace
          :param debug: prints it if debug is set to true
          :param trace: 
          :return: 
          """
          if debug and trace:
              Error.msg(error=error, debug=debug, trace=trace)
  
      @classmethod
      def info(cls, msg, debug=True):
          """
          prints an info msg. 
          :param msg: the message
          :return: 
          """
          if debug:
              Console.info(msg)
  
      @classmethod
      def warning(cls, msg, debug=True):
          """
          prints a warning message. 
          :param msg: 
          :return: 
          """
          if debug:
              Console.warning(msg)
  
      @classmethod
      def debug(cls, msg, debug=True):
          """
          prints a debug message.
          :param msg: the message
          :return: 
          """
          if debug:
              Console.msg(msg)
  
      @classmethod
      def exit(cls, msg):
          """
          call a system exit
          :param msg: 
          :return: 
          """
          Console.error(msg)
          sys.exit()
  