docs: def stdout_message(message, prefix='INFO', quiet=False,
                                      multiline=False, tabspaces=4, severity=''):
      """ Prints message to cli stdout while indicating type and severity
  
      Args:
          :message (str): text characters to be printed to stdout
          :prefix (str):  4-letter string message type identifier.
          :quiet (bool):  Flag to suppress all output
          :multiline (bool): indicates multiline message; removes blank lines on
           either side of printed message
          :tabspaces (int): left justified number of spaces
          :severity (str): header msg determined color instead of prefix
  
      .. code-block:: python
  
          # Examples:
  
              - INFO (default)
              - ERROR (error, problem occurred)
              - WARN (warning)
              - NOTE (important to know)
  
      Returns:
          TYPE: bool, Success (printed) | Failure (no output)
      """
      prefix = prefix.upper()
      tabspaces = int(tabspaces)
      # prefix color handling
      choices = ('RED', 'BLUE', 'WHITE', 'GREEN', 'ORANGE')
      critical_status = ('ERROR', 'FAIL', 'WTF', 'STOP', 'HALT', 'EXIT', 'F*CK')
  
      if quiet:
          return False
      else:
          if prefix in critical_status or severity.upper() == 'CRITICAL':
              header = (Colors.YELLOW + '\t[ ' + Colors.RED + prefix +
                        Colors.YELLOW + ' ]' + Colors.RESET + ': ')
          elif severity.upper() == 'WARNING':
              header = (Colors.YELLOW + '\t[ ' + Colors.ORANGE + prefix +
                        Colors.YELLOW + ' ]' + Colors.RESET + ': ')
          else:    # default color scheme
              header = (Colors.YELLOW + '\t[ ' + Colors.DARKCYAN + prefix +
                        Colors.YELLOW + ' ]' + Colors.RESET + ': ')
          if multiline:
              print(header.expandtabs(tabspaces) + str(message))
          else:
              print('\n' + header.expandtabs(tabspaces) + str(message) + '\n')
      return True