TableSyntax

TableSyntax was extracted from RSpec::Parameterized by @tomykaira.

It lets you build tables in plain Ruby with simple syntax, like:

'value1' | 123     | 'lorem'
'value2' | 456     | 'ipsum'
:another | 'value' | [:dolor]

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'table_syntax'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install table_syntax

TableSyntax exposes method .build, which accepts column headers as arguments and block for table:

require 'table_syntax'

table = TableSyntax.build(:col1, :col2) do
  'value1' | 'value2'
  :val3    | :val4
end

The resulting table can be iterated, where each row is available in a Struct:

table.each do |row|
  row.col1 # => 'value1'; :val3
  row.col2 # => 'value2'; :val4
end

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test 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 jnv/table_syntax. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.