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+from threading import local
+
+
+_local = local()
+
+
+def get_current_context(silent=False):
+    """Returns the current click context.  This can be used as a way to
+    access the current context object from anywhere.  This is a more implicit
+    alternative to the :func:`pass_context` decorator.  This function is
+    primarily useful for helpers such as :func:`echo` which might be
+    interested in changing its behavior based on the current context.
+
+    To push the current context, :meth:`Context.scope` can be used.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 5.0
+
+    :param silent: is set to `True` the return value is `None` if no context
+                   is available.  The default behavior is to raise a
+                   :exc:`RuntimeError`.
+    """
+    try:
+        return getattr(_local, 'stack')[-1]
+    except (AttributeError, IndexError):
+        if not silent:
+            raise RuntimeError('There is no active click context.')
+
+
+def push_context(ctx):
+    """Pushes a new context to the current stack."""
+    _local.__dict__.setdefault('stack', []).append(ctx)
+
+
+def pop_context():
+    """Removes the top level from the stack."""
+    _local.stack.pop()
+
+
+def resolve_color_default(color=None):
+    """"Internal helper to get the default value of the color flag.  If a
+    value is passed it's returned unchanged, otherwise it's looked up from
+    the current context.
+    """
+    if color is not None:
+        return color
+    ctx = get_current_context(silent=True)
+    if ctx is not None:
+        return ctx.color