Made a simple table class to eliminate code duplication.

Removed Cmd.ruler since cmd2 no longer uses it.

Author: kmvanbrunt

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ prompt is displayed.
       `add_alert()`. This new function is thread-safe and does not require you to acquire a mutex
       before calling it like the previous functions did.
     - Removed `Cmd.default_to_shell`.
+    - Removed `Cmd.ruler` since `cmd2` no longer uses it.
 - Enhancements
     - New `cmd2.Cmd` parameters
         - **auto_suggest**: (boolean) if `True`, provide fish shell style auto-suggestions. These

cmd2/argparse_completer.py

@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@
 from rich.text import Text
 
 from .constants import INFINITY
+from .rich_utils import Cmd2SimpleTable
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from .cmd2 import Cmd
 
-from rich.box import SIMPLE_HEAD
-from rich.table import (
-    Column,
-    Table,
-)
+from rich.table import Column
 
 from .argparse_custom import (
     ChoicesCallable,
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@
     all_display_numeric,
 )
 from .exceptions import CompletionError
-from .styles import Cmd2Style
 
 # Name of the choice/completer function argument that, if present, will be passed a dictionary of
 # command line tokens up through the token being completed mapped to their argparse destination name.
@@ -658,7 +654,7 @@ def _build_completion_table(self, arg_state: _ArgumentState, completions: Comple
         )
 
         # Build the table
-        table = Table(*rich_columns, box=SIMPLE_HEAD, show_edge=False, border_style=Cmd2Style.TABLE_BORDER)
+        table = Cmd2SimpleTable(*rich_columns)
         for item in completions:
             table.add_row(Text.from_ansi(item.display), *item.table_data)
 

cmd2/cmd2.py

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
     cast,
 )
 
-import rich.box
 from prompt_toolkit import (
     filters,
     print_formatted_text,
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@
     Cmd2BaseConsole,
     Cmd2ExceptionConsole,
     Cmd2GeneralConsole,
+    Cmd2SimpleTable,
     RichPrintKwargs,
 )
 from .styles import Cmd2Style
@@ -517,9 +517,6 @@ def __init__(
         # Used to keep track of whether we are redirecting or piping output
         self._redirecting = False
 
-        # Characters used to draw a horizontal rule. Should not be blank.
-        self.ruler = "─"
-
         # Set text which prints right before all of the help tables are listed.
         self.doc_leader = ""
 
@@ -4185,6 +4182,15 @@ def do_help(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
                 self.perror(err_msg, style=None)
                 self.last_result = False
 
+    def _create_help_grid(self, title: str, *content: RenderableType) -> Table:
+        """Create a titled grid for help headers with a ruler and optional content."""
+        grid = Table.grid()
+        grid.add_row(Text(title, style=Cmd2Style.HELP_HEADER))
+        grid.add_row(Rule(style=Cmd2Style.TABLE_BORDER))
+        for item in content:
+            grid.add_row(item)
+        return grid
+
     def print_topics(self, header: str, cmds: Sequence[str] | None, cmdlen: int, maxcol: int) -> None:  # noqa: ARG002
         """Print groups of commands and topics in columns and an optional header.
 
@@ -4198,12 +4204,11 @@ def print_topics(self, header: str, cmds: Sequence[str] | None, cmdlen: int, max
         if not cmds:
             return
 
-        # Print a row that looks like a table header.
         if header:
-            header_grid = Table.grid()
-            header_grid.add_row(Text(header, style=Cmd2Style.HELP_HEADER))
-            header_grid.add_row(Rule(characters=self.ruler, style=Cmd2Style.TABLE_BORDER))
-            self.poutput(header_grid, soft_wrap=False)
+            self.poutput(
+                self._create_help_grid(header),
+                soft_wrap=False,
+            )
 
         # Subtract 1 from maxcol to account for a one-space right margin.
         maxcol = min(maxcol, ru.console_width()) - 1
@@ -4221,17 +4226,9 @@ def _print_documented_command_topics(self, header: str, cmds: Sequence[str], ver
             self.print_topics(header, cmds, 15, 80)
             return
 
-        # Create a grid to hold the header and the topics table
-        category_grid = Table.grid()
-        category_grid.add_row(Text(header, style=Cmd2Style.HELP_HEADER))
-        category_grid.add_row(Rule(characters=self.ruler, style=Cmd2Style.TABLE_BORDER))
-
-        topics_table = Table(
+        topic_table = Cmd2SimpleTable(
             Column("Name", no_wrap=True),
             Column("Description", overflow="fold"),
-            box=rich.box.SIMPLE_HEAD,
-            show_edge=False,
-            border_style=Cmd2Style.TABLE_BORDER,
         )
 
         # Try to get the documentation string for each command
@@ -4268,10 +4265,12 @@ def _print_documented_command_topics(self, header: str, cmds: Sequence[str], ver
             cmd_desc = strip_doc_annotations(doc) if doc else ''
 
             # Add this command to the table
-            topics_table.add_row(command, cmd_desc)
+            topic_table.add_row(command, cmd_desc)
 
-        category_grid.add_row(topics_table)
-        self.poutput(category_grid, soft_wrap=False)
+        self.poutput(
+            self._create_help_grid(header, topic_table),
+            soft_wrap=False,
+        )
         self.poutput()
 
     def render_columns(self, str_list: Sequence[str] | None, display_width: int = 80) -> str:
@@ -4560,14 +4559,10 @@ def do_set(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
             # Show all settables
             to_show = list(self.settables.keys())
 
-        # Define the table structure
-        settable_table = Table(
+        settable_table = Cmd2SimpleTable(
             Column("Name", no_wrap=True),
             Column("Value", overflow="fold"),
             Column("Description", overflow="fold"),
-            box=rich.box.SIMPLE_HEAD,
-            show_edge=False,
-            border_style=Cmd2Style.TABLE_BORDER,
         )
 
         # Build the table and populate self.last_result

cmd2/rich_utils.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     TypedDict,
 )
 
+from rich.box import SIMPLE_HEAD
 from rich.console import (
     Console,
     ConsoleRenderable,
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@
 from rich.theme import Theme
 from rich_argparse import RichHelpFormatter
 
-from .styles import DEFAULT_CMD2_STYLES
+from .styles import (
+    DEFAULT_CMD2_STYLES,
+    Cmd2Style,
+)
 
 # Matches ANSI SGR (Select Graphic Rendition) sequences for text styling.
 # \x1b[   - the CSI (Control Sequence Introducer)
@@ -395,6 +399,19 @@ def __init__(self, *, file: IO[str] | None = None) -> None:
         )
 
 
+class Cmd2SimpleTable(Table):
+    """A clean, lightweight Rich Table tailored for cmd2's internal use."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *headers: Column | str) -> None:
+        """Cmd2SimpleTable initializer."""
+        super().__init__(
+            *headers,
+            box=SIMPLE_HEAD,
+            show_edge=False,
+            border_style=Cmd2Style.TABLE_BORDER,
+        )
+
+
 def console_width() -> int:
     """Return the width of the console."""
     return Console().width