C#•3y ago

❔ How does CsConsoleFormat work?

CsConsoleFormat and ConsoleTable are two different libraries to output C# objects into a formatted table in the terminal.
CsConsoleFormat is more complex than consoletable.

As a beginner to the language I'm kind of confused by the README on the CsConsoleFormat.
https://github.com/Athari/CsConsoleFormat/blob/master/ReadMe.md

using static System.ConsoleColor;

var headerThickness = new LineThickness(LineWidth.Double, LineWidth.Single);

var doc = new Document(
    new Span("Order #") { Color = Yellow }, Order.Id, "\n",
    new Span("Customer: ") { Color = Yellow }, Order.Customer.Name,
    new Grid {
        Color = Gray,
        Columns = { GridLength.Auto, GridLength.Star(1), GridLength.Auto },
        Children = {
            new Cell("Id") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            new Cell("Name") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            new Cell("Count") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            Order.OrderItems.Select(item => new[] {
                new Cell(item.Id),
                new Cell(item.Name),
                new Cell(item.Count) { Align = Align.Right },
            })
        }
    }
);

ConsoleRenderer.RenderDocument(doc);

using static System.ConsoleColor;

var headerThickness = new LineThickness(LineWidth.Double, LineWidth.Single);

var doc = new Document(
    new Span("Order #") { Color = Yellow }, Order.Id, "\n",
    new Span("Customer: ") { Color = Yellow }, Order.Customer.Name,
    new Grid {
        Color = Gray,
        Columns = { GridLength.Auto, GridLength.Star(1), GridLength.Auto },
        Children = {
            new Cell("Id") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            new Cell("Name") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            new Cell("Count") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            Order.OrderItems.Select(item => new[] {
                new Cell(item.Id),
                new Cell(item.Name),
                new Cell(item.Count) { Align = Align.Right },
            })
        }
    }
);

ConsoleRenderer.RenderDocument(doc);

using static System.ConsoleColor;

var headerThickness = new LineThickness(LineWidth.Double, LineWidth.Single);

var doc = new Document(
    new Span("Order #") { Color = Yellow }, Order.Id, "\n",
    new Span("Customer: ") { Color = Yellow }, Order.Customer.Name,
    new Grid {
        Color = Gray,
        Columns = { GridLength.Auto, GridLength.Star(1), GridLength.Auto },
        Children = {
            new Cell("Id") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            new Cell("Name") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            new Cell("Count") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            Order.OrderItems.Select(item => new[] {
                new Cell(item.Id),
                new Cell(item.Name),
                new Cell(item.Count) { Align = Align.Right },
            })
        }
    }
);

ConsoleRenderer.RenderDocument(doc);

using static System.ConsoleColor;

var headerThickness = new LineThickness(LineWidth.Double, LineWidth.Single);

var doc = new Document(
    new Span("Order #") { Color = Yellow }, Order.Id, "\n",
    new Span("Customer: ") { Color = Yellow }, Order.Customer.Name,
    new Grid {
        Color = Gray,
        Columns = { GridLength.Auto, GridLength.Star(1), GridLength.Auto },
        Children = {
            new Cell("Id") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            new Cell("Name") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            new Cell("Count") { Stroke = headerThickness },
            Order.OrderItems.Select(item => new[] {
                new Cell(item.Id),
                new Cell(item.Name),
                new Cell(item.Count) { Align = Align.Right },
            })
        }
    }
);

ConsoleRenderer.RenderDocument(doc);

Unlike the README for ConsoleTables
https://github.com/khalidabuhakmeh/ConsoleTables

// using ConsoleTables;
static void Main(String[] args)
{
    var table = new ConsoleTable("one", "two", "three");
    table.AddRow(1, 2, 3)
         .AddRow("this line should be longer", "yes it is", "oh");

    table.Write();
    Console.WriteLine();

    var rows = Enumerable.Repeat(new Something(), 10);

    ConsoleTable
        .From<Something>(rows)
        .Configure(o => o.NumberAlignment = Alignment.Right)
        .Write(Format.Alternative);

    Console.ReadKey();
}

// using ConsoleTables;
static void Main(String[] args)
{
    var table = new ConsoleTable("one", "two", "three");
    table.AddRow(1, 2, 3)
         .AddRow("this line should be longer", "yes it is", "oh");

    table.Write();
    Console.WriteLine();

    var rows = Enumerable.Repeat(new Something(), 10);

    ConsoleTable
        .From<Something>(rows)
        .Configure(o => o.NumberAlignment = Alignment.Right)
        .Write(Format.Alternative);

    Console.ReadKey();
}

// using ConsoleTables;
static void Main(String[] args)
{
    var table = new ConsoleTable("one", "two", "three");
    table.AddRow(1, 2, 3)
         .AddRow("this line should be longer", "yes it is", "oh");

    table.Write();
    Console.WriteLine();

    var rows = Enumerable.Repeat(new Something(), 10);

    ConsoleTable
        .From<Something>(rows)
        .Configure(o => o.NumberAlignment = Alignment.Right)
        .Write(Format.Alternative);

    Console.ReadKey();
}

// using ConsoleTables;
static void Main(String[] args)
{
    var table = new ConsoleTable("one", "two", "three");
    table.AddRow(1, 2, 3)
         .AddRow("this line should be longer", "yes it is", "oh");

    table.Write();
    Console.WriteLine();

    var rows = Enumerable.Repeat(new Something(), 10);

    ConsoleTable
        .From<Something>(rows)
        .Configure(o => o.NumberAlignment = Alignment.Right)
        .Write(Format.Alternative);

    Console.ReadKey();
}

I don't really see where

CsConsoleFormat

CsConsoleFormat

CsConsoleFormat

CsConsoleFormat takes in data and when it is printed. I also can't find any more documentation on this library. How would I uses CsConsoleFormat to print a list of class instances and some of their attributes?

GitHub

CsConsoleFormat/ReadMe.md at master · Athari/CsConsoleFormat

.NET C# library for advanced formatting of console output [Apache] - Athari/CsConsoleFormat

GitHub

GitHub - khalidabuhakmeh/ConsoleTables: Print out a nicely formatte...

Print out a nicely formatted table in a console application C# - GitHub - khalidabuhakmeh/ConsoleTables: Print out a nicely formatted table in a console application C#

Angius•9/4/23, 7:21 AM

It seems the data is inside of OrderOrder

Angius•9/4/23, 7:21 AM

Whatever and wherever that might be

UnderscoreOP•9/4/23, 7:22 AM

hmm

UnderscoreOP•9/4/23, 7:25 AM

and I'm not sure what OrderOrder could be either

UnderscoreOP•9/4/23, 7:26 AM

do iterables in C# have a Select method?

UnderscoreOP•9/4/23, 7:26 AM

what does that do? is it like a specialized for each?

Angius•9/4/23, 7:26 AM

It's LINQ, which is a collection of extension methods on

IEnumerable<T>

IEnumerable<T>

Angius•9/4/23, 7:27 AM

.Select().Select() is more like

.map()

.map()

in JS

MODiX•9/4/23, 7:27 AM

Angius

REPL Result: Success

new[]{1, 2, 3, 4}.Select(x => x * 2)

new[]{1, 2, 3, 4}.Select(x => x * 2)

Result: List<int>

[
  2,
  4,
  6,
  8
]

[
  2,
  4,
  6,
  8
]

Compile: 531.837ms | Execution: 80.671ms | React with ❌ to remove this embed.

Angius•9/4/23, 7:27 AM

Applies some given method to each element

UnderscoreOP•9/4/23, 7:29 AM

alright that kind of helped thanks I'm gonna go reread some more docs

ero•9/4/23, 7:35 AM

maybe check out $spectre instead for something like this

Eero maybe check out $spectre instead for something like this

MODiX•9/4/23, 7:35 AM

Spectre.Console is a .NET library that allows for easy creation of console UIs, text formatting in the console, and command-line argument parsing.
https://spectreconsole.net/

Spectre.Console - Welcome!

Spectre.Console is a .NET library that makes it easier to create beautiful console applications.