NAME

Text::MarkdownTable - Write Markdown syntax tables from data

SYNOPSIS

  my $table = Text::MarkdownTable->new;
  $table->add({one=>"a",two=>"table"});
  $table->add({one=>"is",two=>"nice"});
  $table->done;
  | one | two   |
  |-----|-------|
  | a   | table |
  | is  | nice  |
  Text::MarkdownTable->new( columns => ['X','Y','Z'], edges => 0 )
    ->add({a=>1,b=>2,c=>3})->done;
  X | Y | Z
  --|---|--
  1 | 2 | 3

DESCRIPTION

This module can be used to write data in tabular form, formatted in MultiMarkdown syntax. The resulting format can be used for instance to display CSV data or to include data tables in Markdown files. Newlines and vertical bars in table cells are replaced by a space character and cell values can be truncated.

CONFIGURATION

file

Filename, GLOB, scalar reference or IO::Handle to write to (default STDOUT).

fields

Array, hash reference, or comma-separated list of fields/columns.

columns

Column names. By default field names are used.

widths

Column widths. By default column widths are calculated automatically to the width of the widest value. With given widths, the table is directly be written without buffering and large table cell values are truncated.

header

Include header lines. Enabled by default.

edges

Include border before first column and after last column. Enabled by default. Note that single-column tables don't not look like tables if edges are disabled.

condense

Write table unbuffered in condense format:

  one|two
  ---|---
  a|table
  is|nice

Note that single-column tables are don't look like tables on condense format.

METHODS

add( $row ): Add a row as hash reference. Returns the table instance.
streaming: Returns whether rows are directly written or buffered until "done" is called.
done: Finish and write the table unless it has already been written in "streaming" mode.

AUTHOR

Jakob Voss <jakob.voss@gbv.de>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.