From f47c6ea2260473cd3b8024e66cc509498dfb9deb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: anon <anon@localhost>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 15:25:14 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] add warning for incorrect color keys and update documentation

---
 README.md                             | 12 ++++++++++++
 lua/catppuccin/core/palettes/init.lua |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e063ed3..8fcda06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -317,6 +317,18 @@ local colors = require'catppuccin.api.colors'.get_colors() -- fetch colors with
 catppuccin.remap({ Comment = { fg = colors.flamingo }, })
 ```
 
+#### Overwriting colors
+
+Colors can be overwritten using `vim.g.catppucin_override_colors`:
+
+```lua
+vim.g.catppuccin_override_colors = {
+  base = "#ff0000",
+  mantle = "#242424",
+  crust = "#474747",
+}
+```
+
 #### Hooks
 
 Use them to execute code at certain events. These are the ones available:
diff --git a/lua/catppuccin/core/palettes/init.lua b/lua/catppuccin/core/palettes/init.lua
index 5d88f0c..1f85101 100644
--- a/lua/catppuccin/core/palettes/init.lua
+++ b/lua/catppuccin/core/palettes/init.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ function M.get_palette()
 		for k, v in pairs(vim.g.catppuccin_override_colors) do
 			if palette[k] then
 				palette[k] = v
+			else
+				vim.api.nvim_echo(
+					{ { 'Warning: "' .. k .. '" is not a valid catppucin palette color.', "WarningMsg" } },
+					true,
+					{}
+				)
 			end
 		end
 	end