Format-SpectreTable

Description

This function takes an array of objects and formats them into a table using the Spectre Console library. The table can be customized with a border style and color.
Thanks to trackd and fmotion1 for the updates to support markdown and color in the table contents.
See https://spectreconsole.net/widgets/table for more information.

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Examples

Example 1
This example demonstrates how to format an array of objects into a Spectre Console table.

$data = @(
    [pscustomobject]@{Name="John"; Age=25; City="New York"},
    [pscustomobject]@{Name="Jane"; Age=30; City="Los Angeles"}
)
Format-SpectreTable -Data $data

Example 2
This example demonstrates how to format an array of objects into a Spectre Console table with custom properties generated by scriptblock expressions.

$Properties = @(
    # foreground + background
    @{'Name'='FileName'; Expression={ "[white on DeepSkyBlue3_1]" + $_.Name + "[/]" }},
    # foreground
    @{'Name'='Last Updated'; Expression={ "[DeepSkyBlue3_1]" + $_.LastWriteTime.ToString() + "[/]" }},
    # background
    @{'Name'='Drive'; Expression={ "[black on LightGreen_1]" + $_.PSDrive.Root + "[/]" }}
)
Get-ChildItem | Format-SpectreTable -Property $Properties -AllowMarkup

Example 3
This example demonstrates how to format an array of scalar objects into a Spectre Console table.

1..10 | Format-SpectreTable -Title Numbers

Example 4
This example demonstrates how to nest other renderable objects inside a table.

$calendar = Write-SpectreCalendar -Date (Get-Date) -PassThru
$fruits = @(
    (New-SpectreChartItem -Label "Bananas" -Value 2.2 -Color Yellow),
    (New-SpectreChartItem -Label "Oranges" -Value 6.6 -Color Orange1),
    (New-SpectreChartItem -Label "Apples" -Value 1 -Color Red)
) | Format-SpectreBarChart -Width 45

@{
    Calendar = $calendar
    Fruits = $fruits
} | Format-SpectreTable -Color Cyan1

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Parameters

Data

The array of objects to be formatted into a table. Takes pipeline input.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput	Aliases
[Object]	true	named	true (ByValue)	InputObject

Property

Specifies the object properties that appear in the display and the order in which they appear. Type one or more property names, separated by commas, or use a hash table to display a calculated property. Wildcards are permitted. The Property parameter is optional. You can’t use the Property and View parameters in the same command. The value of the Property parameter can be a new calculated property. The calculated property can be a script block or a hash table. Valid key-value pairs are:

• Name (or Label) <string>
• Expression - <string> or <script block>
• FormatString - <string>
• Width - <int32> - must be greater than 0
• Alignment - value can be Left, Center, or Right

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Object[]]	false	1	false

Wrap

Displays text that exceeds the column width on the next line. By default, text that exceeds the column width is truncated Currently there is a bug with this, spectre.console/issues/1185

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Switch]	false	named	false

View

The View parameter lets you specify an alternate format or custom view for the table.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[String]	false	named	false

Border

The border style of the table. Default is “Rounded”.

Valid Values:

• Ascii
• Ascii2
• AsciiDoubleHead
• Double
• DoubleEdge
• Heavy
• HeavyEdge
• HeavyHead
• Horizontal
• Markdown
• Minimal
• MinimalDoubleHead
• MinimalHeavyHead
• None
• Rounded
• Simple
• SimpleHeavy
• Square

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[String]	false	named	false

Color

The color of the table border. Default is the accent color of the script.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Color]	false	named	false

HeaderColor

The color of the table header text. Default is the DefaultTableHeaderColor.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Color]	false	named	false

TextColor

The color of the table text. Default is the DefaultTableTextColor.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Color]	false	named	false

Width

The width of the table.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Int32]	false	named	false

HideHeaders

Hides the headers of the table.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Switch]	false	named	false

Title

The title of the table.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[String]	false	named	false

AllowMarkup

Allow Spectre markup in the table elements e.g. [green]message[/].

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Switch]	false	named	false

Expand

Take up all of the horizontal space available.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Switch]	false	named	false

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Syntax

Format-SpectreTable -Data <Object> [-Wrap] [-Border <String>] [-Color <Color>] [-HeaderColor <Color>] [-TextColor <Color>] [-Width <Int32>] [-HideHeaders] [-Title <String>] [-AllowMarkup] [-Expand] [<CommonParameters>]

Format-SpectreTable -Data <Object> [[-Property] <Object[]>] [-Wrap] [-Border <String>] [-Color <Color>] [-HeaderColor <Color>] [-TextColor <Color>] [-Width <Int32>] [-HideHeaders] [-Title <String>] [-AllowMarkup] [-Expand] [<CommonParameters>]

Format-SpectreTable -Data <Object> [-Wrap] [-View <String>] [-Border <String>] [-Color <Color>] [-HeaderColor <Color>] [-TextColor <Color>] [-Width <Int32>] [-HideHeaders] [-Title <String>] [-AllowMarkup] [-Expand] [<CommonParameters>]