diff --git a/tools/checker/common/logger.py b/tools/checker/common/logger.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import sys
+
+class Logger(object):
+
+  class Level(object):
+    NoOutput, Error, Info = range(3)
+
+  class Color(object):
+    Default, Blue, Gray, Purple, Red = range(5)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def terminalCode(color, out=sys.stdout):
+      if not out.isatty():
+        return ''
+      elif color == Logger.Color.Blue:
+        return '\033[94m'
+      elif color == Logger.Color.Gray:
+        return '\033[37m'
+      elif color == Logger.Color.Purple:
+        return '\033[95m'
+      elif color == Logger.Color.Red:
+        return '\033[91m'
+      else:
+        return '\033[0m'
+
+  Verbosity = Level.Info
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def log(text, level=Level.Info, color=Color.Default, newLine=True, out=sys.stdout):
+    if level <= Logger.Verbosity:
+      text = Logger.Color.terminalCode(color, out) + text + \
+             Logger.Color.terminalCode(Logger.Color.Default, out)
+      if newLine:
+        print(text, file=out)
+      else:
+        print(text, end="", file=out)
+      out.flush()
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def fail(msg, file=None, line=-1):
+    location = ""
+    if file:
+      location += file + ":"
+    if line > 0:
+      location += str(line) + ":"
+    if location:
+      location += " "
+
+    Logger.log(location, Logger.Level.Error, color=Logger.Color.Gray, newLine=False, out=sys.stderr)
+    Logger.log("error: ", Logger.Level.Error, color=Logger.Color.Red, newLine=False, out=sys.stderr)
+    Logger.log(msg, Logger.Level.Error, out=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(msg)
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def startTest(name):
+    Logger.log("TEST ", color=Logger.Color.Purple, newLine=False)
+    Logger.log(name + "... ", newLine=False)
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def testPassed():
+    Logger.log("PASS", color=Logger.Color.Blue)
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def testFailed(msg, file=None, line=-1):
+    Logger.log("FAIL", color=Logger.Color.Red)
+    Logger.fail(msg, file, line)