multiple instances on the same namespace get different colors

If I create multiple instances with the same namespace, they will each acquire a different color. This is very counter-intuitive to me; if I am creating multiple loggers on the same namespace then by definition I want them to be treated as a single unit. If I wanted them to be separate, I would if nothing else use different namespaces with a common prefix.

Example:

var debug = require('debug');
debug.enable('foo');

// shouldn't these use the same color?
var logger1 = debug('foo');
var logger2 = debug('foo');

I’m currently working around this in my app by wrapping debug with some code that caches the result by namespace, but it really seems like this functionality should be internal to debug.

I’m happy to submit a PR for this, if I get feedback that others agree this should be changed.

[thebigredgeek]

This should be fixed.

[lchenay]

+1 on this feature.