OutputMode

Provides a set of wrapper Outputs to common libraries: TTY::Table, CSV, and ERB. Focus on "what" you want to print to a terminal instead of "how" it should be formatted.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'output_mode'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install output_mode

Checkout the demo script for a basic getting started example. It uses the two prefabricated modules:

• OutputMode::TLDR::Index - Tabulate the data models for humans and tab ("\t") delimit it for machines
• OutputMode::TLDR::Show - List the data model(s) for humans and tab ("\t") delimit it for machines

The TLDR modules are designed for a fairly limited use case, where:

• The humanized/machine outputs is toggled if StandardOut is connected to a TTY,
• Certain columns/fields need to be hidden based on a user supplied verbosity toggle.

A basic use case would be:

class Foo
  extend OutputMode::TLDR::Index

  # Adds a "column" to the output. Fundamentally the "column" is a block transform function
  register_callable(header: 'ID') { |model| model.id }
  register_callable(header: 'Name') { |model| model.name }

  # Show different date formats according to verbosity, only one column will be displayed
  register_callable(header: 'Create Date', verbose: true) { |m| m.create_date.to_rfc3339 }
  register_callable(header: 'Create Date', verbose false) { |m| m.create_date.strftime("%F") }
end

data = [... data models ...]
puts Foo.build_output.render(*data)

If this use case becomes to restrictive, look at the internals of the TLDR modules on how they are implemented. This will give you ideas on how to implement the outputs/modes for your bespoke use case.

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/WilliamMcCumstie/output_mode.

See LICENSE for licensing details.