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This is a simple library to help to print tables in C

Table printer single header library

This library should help to easily print tables in C and C++ like following:

+--------+------+--------+------+
|      N |      | Square |      |
+--------+------+--------+------+
|      4 | even |     16 | even |
+--------+------+--------+------+
|      5 | odd  |        | odd  |
+--------+------+--------+------+
|      6 | even |     36 | even |
+--------+------+--------+------+
|      7 | odd  |     49 | odd  |
+--------+------+--------+------+
|      8 | even |     64 | even |
+--------+------+--------+------+

To use this library:

  1. Include header with implementation
#define LIB_TABLE_PRINTER_IMPLEMENTATION
#include <table_printer.h>
  1. Create table printer (wherever you want Stack/Heap)
table_printer printer = {};
  1. Declare columns with their widths
table_printer_push_column(&table, .label = "N", .width = 6);
table_printer_push_column(&table, .width = 4, .align=TableAlign_Left);
table_printer_push_column(&table, .label = "Square", .width = 6);
table_printer_push_column(&table, .width = 4, .align=TableAlign_Left);
  1. Print header (optional)
table_printer_print_header(&table);
  1. Start printing rows of the table in a loop:
int i;
for (i = 4; i < 9; i++)
{
    table_printer_print_column(&table, "%d", i);
    table_printer_print_column(&table, "%s", i % 2 == 0 ? "even" : "odd");
    if (i == 5)
        table_printer_skip_column(&table);
    else
        table_printer_print_column(&table, "%d", i * i);
    table_printer_print_column(&table, "%s", (i * i) % 2 == 0 ? "even" : "odd");
}
/*
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2023 Viacheslav Radko
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
*/
/*
# Table printer single header library
This library should help to easily print tables in C and C++ like following:
```
+--------+------+--------+------+
| N | | Square | |
+--------+------+--------+------+
| 4 | even | 16 | even |
+--------+------+--------+------+
| 5 | odd | | odd |
+--------+------+--------+------+
| 6 | even | 36 | even |
+--------+------+--------+------+
| 7 | odd | 49 | odd |
+--------+------+--------+------+
| 8 | even | 64 | even |
+--------+------+--------+------+
```
### To use this library:
1. Include header with implementation
```c
#define LIB_TABLE_PRINTER_IMPLEMENTATION
#include <table_printer.h>
```
2. Create table printer (wherever you want Stack/Heap)
```c
table_printer printer = {};
```
3. Declare columns with their widths
```c
table_printer_push_column(&table, .label = "N", .width = 6);
table_printer_push_column(&table, .width = 4, .align=TableAlign_Left);
table_printer_push_column(&table, .label = "Square", .width = 6);
table_printer_push_column(&table, .width = 4, .align=TableAlign_Left);
```
4. Print header (optional)
```c
table_printer_print_header(&table);
```
5. Start printing rows of the table in a loop:
```c
int i;
for (i = 4; i < 9; i++)
{
table_printer_print_column(&table, "%d", i);
table_printer_print_column(&table, "%s", i % 2 == 0 ? "even" : "odd");
if (i == 5)
table_printer_skip_column(&table);
else
table_printer_print_column(&table, "%d", i * i);
table_printer_print_column(&table, "%s", (i * i) % 2 == 0 ? "even" : "odd");
}
```
*/
#ifndef LIB_TABLE_PRINTER_H
#define LIB_TABLE_PRINTER_H
char const *spaces = " ";
char const *dashes = "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------";
typedef enum {
TableAlign_Right,
TableAlign_Left,
} table_printer_alignment;
typedef struct {
char const *labels[32];
int widths[32];
table_printer_alignment aligns[32];
int count;
int index;
int print_started;
} table_printer;
typedef struct {
const char *label;
int width;
table_printer_alignment align;
} table_printer_column_arguments;
#define TABLE_PRINTER_STRINGIFY_(X) #X
#define TABLE_PRINTER_STRINGIFY(X) TABLE_PRINTER_STRINGIFY_(X)
#define table_printer_push_column(PRINTER, ...) table_printer_push_column_args(PRINTER, (table_printer_column_arguments){__VA_ARGS__})
void table_printer_push_column_args(table_printer *printer, table_printer_column_arguments args);
void table_printer_push_column_impl(table_printer *printer, char const *label, int width, table_printer_alignment align);
void table_printer_print_column(table_printer *printer, char const *fmt, ...);
void table_printer_print_separator(table_printer *printer);
void table_printer_print_header(table_printer *printer);
#endif // LIB_TABLE_PRINTER_H
#ifdef LIB_TABLE_PRINTER_IMPLEMENTATION
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
void table_printer_push_column_args(table_printer *printer, table_printer_column_arguments args)
{
table_printer_push_column_impl(printer, args.label ? args.label : "", args.width > 0 ? args.width : 3, args.align);
}
void table_printer_push_column_impl(table_printer *printer, char const *label, int width, table_printer_alignment align)
{
printer->labels[printer->count] = label;
printer->widths[printer->count] = width;
printer->aligns[printer->count] = align;
printer->count += 1;
}
void table_printer_print_column(table_printer *printer, char const *fmt, ...)
{
if (printer->print_started == 0)
{
table_printer_print_separator(printer);
printer->print_started = 1;
}
char buffer[1024];
va_list args;
va_start(args, fmt);
int buffer_len = vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt, args);
va_end(args);
int w = printer->widths[printer->index] - buffer_len + 1;
if (w < 0) w = 0;
int left_pad = 0;
int right_pad = 0;
table_printer_alignment align = printer->aligns[printer->index];
if (align == TableAlign_Left)
{
left_pad = 1;
right_pad = w;
}
else if (align == TableAlign_Right)
{
left_pad = w;
right_pad = 1;
}
printf("|%.*s%s%.*s", left_pad, spaces, buffer, right_pad, spaces);
printer->index += 1;
if (printer->index == printer->count)
{
printf("|\n");
table_printer_print_separator(printer);
printer->index = 0;
}
}
void table_printer_skip_column(table_printer *printer)
{
table_printer_print_column(printer, "");
}
void table_printer_print_separator(table_printer *printer)
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < printer->count; i++)
{
printf("+%.*s", printer->widths[i] + 2, dashes);
}
printf("+\n");
}
void table_printer_print_header(table_printer *printer)
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < printer->count; i++)
{
table_printer_print_column(printer, "%s", printer->labels[i]);
}
printer->print_started = 1;
}
#endif /* LIB_TABLE_PRINTER_IMPLEMENTATION */
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