show short help with -h (#76)

* added basic json input support
* add coverage to make test
* enhanced unit tests, switch to testify/assert
* reduce ci runs

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 name: build-and-test-tablizer
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [push]
 jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        version: ['1.23']
+        version: ['1.24']
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     name: Build
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - name: Set up Go ${{ matrix.version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
         go-version: '${{ matrix.version }}'
       id: go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ jobs:
     name: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23
+          go-version: 1.24
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: 1.22.11
 

Makefile

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf $(tool) releases coverage.out
 
 test: clean
-	go test ./... $(OPTS)
+	go test -cover ./... $(OPTS)
 
 singletest:
 	@echo "Call like this: 'make singletest TEST=TestPrepareColumns MOD=lib'"

README.md

@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ Operational Flags:
   -n, --numbering                    Enable header numbering
   -N, --no-color                     Disable pattern highlighting
   -H, --no-headers                   Disable headers display
-  -s, --separator string            Custom field separator
+  -s, --separator <string>           Custom field separator
-  -k, --sort-by int|name            Sort by column (default: 1)
+  -k, --sort-by <int|name>           Sort by column (default: 1)
   -z, --fuzzy                        Use fuzzy search [experimental]
-  -F, --filter field[!]=reg         Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
+  -F, --filter <field[!]=reg>        Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
   -T, --transpose-columns string     Transpose the speficied columns (separated by ,)
-  -R, --regex-transposer /from/to/  Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in -T
+  -R, --regex-transposer </from/to/> Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in -T
+  -j, --json                         Read JSON input (must be array of hashes)
   -I, --interactive                  Interactively filter and select rows
 
 Output Flags (mutually exclusive):
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ Output Flags (mutually exclusive):
   -L, --hightlight-lines             Use alternating background colors for tables
   -y, --yank-columns                 Yank specified columns (separated by ,) to clipboard,
                                      space separated
+      --ofs <char>                   Output field separator, used by -A and -C. 
 
 Sort Mode Flags (mutually exclusive):
   -a, --sort-age                     sort according to age (duration) string
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ Sort Mode Flags (mutually exclusive):
   -t, --sort-time                    sort according to time string
 
 Other Flags:
+  -r  --read-file <file>             Use <file> as input instead of STDIN
       --completion <shell>           Generate the autocompletion script for <shell>
   -f, --config <file>                Configuration file (default: ~/.config/tablizer/config)
   -d, --debug                        Enable debugging
@@ -77,13 +80,13 @@ to do this with tablizer:
 
 ```
 % kubectl get pods | tablizer 
-NAME(1)                      READY(2) STATUS(3)  RESTARTS(4)    AGE(5)
+NAME                         READY    STATUS     RESTARTS       AGE
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-7zq4l    1/1      Running    1 (69m ago)    5h26m
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-m48n8    1/1      Running    1 (69m ago)    5h26m
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-q2bf4    1/1      Running    1 (69m ago)    5h26m
 
 % kubectl get pods | tablizer -c 1,3
-NAME(1)                      STATUS(3)
+NAME                         STATUS
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-7zq4l    Running
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-m48n8    Running
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-q2bf4    Running 
@@ -121,14 +124,14 @@ You can also specify a regex pattern to reduce the output:
 
 ```
 % kubectl get pods | tablizer q2bf4
-NAME(1)                      READY(2) STATUS(3)  RESTARTS(4)    AGE(5)
+NAME                         READY    STATUS     RESTARTS       AGE
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-q2bf4    1/1      Running    1 (69m ago)    5h26m
 ```
 
 Sometimes a filter regex is to broad  and you wish to filter only on a
 particular column. This is possible using `-F`:
 ```
-% kubectl get pods | tablizer -n -Fname=2
+% kubectl get pods | tablizer -Fname=2
 NAME                            READY   STATUS  RESTARTS        AGE
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-q2bf4       1/1     Running 1 (69m ago)     5h26m
 ```
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ You can also use it to modify certain cells using regular expression
 matching. For example:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl get pods | tablizer -n -T4 -R '/ /-/'
+kubectl get pods | tablizer -T4 -R '/ /-/'
 NAME                            READY   STATUS  RESTARTS        AGE
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-7zq4l       1/1     Running 1-(69m-ago)     5h26m
 repldepl-7bcd8d5b64-m48n8       1/1     Running 1-(69m-ago)     5h26m
@@ -153,6 +156,11 @@ Here, we modified the 4th column (`-T4`) by replacing every space with
 a dash. If you need to work with `/` characters, you can also use any
 other separator, for instance: `-R '| |-|'`.
 
+There's also an interactive mode, invoked with the option B<-I>, where
+you can interactively filter and select rows:
+
+<img width="937" height="293" alt="interactive" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0d4d65e2-d156-43ed-8021-39047c7939ed" />
+
 
 
 ## Installation

cfg/config.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const DefaultSeparator string = `(\s\s+|\t)`
-const Version string = "v1.5.4"
+const Version string = "v1.5.7"
 const MAXPARTS = 2
 
 var DefaultConfigfile = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.config/tablizer/config"
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	UseFuzzySearch bool
 	UseHighlight   bool
 	Interactive    bool
+	InputJSON      bool
 
 	SortMode        string
 	SortDescending  bool
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// -r <file>
 	InputFile string
+
+	OFS string
 }
 
 // maps outputmode short flags to output mode, ie. -O => -o orgtbl

cfg/config_test.go

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	//	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestPrepareModeFlags(t *testing.T) {
@@ -44,9 +46,8 @@ func TestPrepareModeFlags(t *testing.T) {
 			conf := Config{}
 
 			conf.PrepareModeFlags(testdata.flag)
-			if conf.OutputMode != testdata.expect {
+
-				t.Errorf("got: %d, expect: %d", conf.OutputMode, testdata.expect)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.expect, conf.OutputMode)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -70,9 +71,7 @@ func TestPrepareSortFlags(t *testing.T) {
 
 			conf.PrepareSortFlags(testdata.flag)
 
-			if conf.SortMode != testdata.expect {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.expect, conf.SortMode)
-				t.Errorf("got: %s, expect: %s", conf.SortMode, testdata.expect)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ func TestPreparePattern(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []struct {
 		patterns  []*Pattern
 		name      string
-		wanterr   bool
+		wanterror bool
 		wanticase bool
 		wantneg   bool
 	}{
@@ -123,16 +122,16 @@ func TestPreparePattern(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testdata := range tests {
-		testname := fmt.Sprintf("PreparePattern-pattern-%s-wanterr-%t", testdata.name, testdata.wanterr)
+		testname := fmt.Sprintf("PreparePattern-pattern-%s-wanterr-%t", testdata.name, testdata.wanterror)
 		t.Run(testname, func(t *testing.T) {
 			conf := Config{}
 
 			err := conf.PreparePattern(testdata.patterns)
 
-			if err != nil {
+			if testdata.wanterror {
-				if !testdata.wanterr {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
-					t.Errorf("PreparePattern returned error: %s", err)
+			} else {
-				}
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			}
 		})
 	}

cmd/root.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -131,7 +132,11 @@ func Execute() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&conf.TransposeColumns, "transpose-columns", "T", "",
 		"Transpose the speficied columns (separated by ,)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&conf.Interactive, "interactive", "I", false,
-		"interactive mode (experimental)")
+		"interactive mode")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&conf.OFS, "ofs", "", "",
+		"Output field separator (' ' for ascii table, ',' for CSV)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&conf.InputJSON, "json", "j", false,
+		"JSON input mode")
 
 	// sort options
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&conf.SortByColumn, "sort-by", "k", "",
@@ -183,6 +188,11 @@ func Execute() {
 
 	rootCmd.SetUsageTemplate(strings.TrimSpace(usage) + "\n")
 
+	if slices.Contains(os.Args, "-h") {
+		fmt.Println(shortusage)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	err := rootCmd.Execute()
 	if err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)

cmd/shortusage.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package cmd
+
+const shortusage = `tablizer [regex,...] [-r file] [flags]
+-c col,...   show specified columns                -L  highlight matching lines
+-k col,...   sort by specified columns             -j  read JSON input
+-F col=reg   filter field with regexp              -v  invert match
+-T col,...   transpose specified columns           -n  numberize columns
+-R /from/to/ apply replacement to columns in -T    -N  do not use colors
+-y col,...   yank columns to clipboard             -H  do not show headers
+--ofs char   output field separator	               -s  specify field separator
+-r file      read input from file                  -z  use fuzzy search
+-f file      read config from file                 -I  interactive filter mode
+                                                   -d  debug
+-O org -C CSV -M md -X ext -S shell -Y yaml        -D  sort descending order
+-m  show manual       --help  show detailed help   -v  show version
+-a  sort by age       -i      sort numerically     -t  sort by time`

cmd/tablizer.go

@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ SYNOPSIS
           -n, --numbering                    Enable header numbering
           -N, --no-color                     Disable pattern highlighting
           -H, --no-headers                   Disable headers display
-          -s, --separator string            Custom field separator
+          -s, --separator <string>           Custom field separator
-          -k, --sort-by int|name            Sort by column (default: 1)
+          -k, --sort-by <int|name>           Sort by column (default: 1)
           -z, --fuzzy                        Use fuzzy search [experimental]
-          -F, --filter field[!]=reg         Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
+          -F, --filter <field[!]=reg>        Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
           -T, --transpose-columns string     Transpose the speficied columns (separated by ,)
-          -R, --regex-transposer /from/to/  Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in -T
+          -R, --regex-transposer </from/to/> Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in -T
+          -j, --json                         Read JSON input (must be array of hashes)
           -I, --interactive                  Interactively filter and select rows
 
         Output Flags (mutually exclusive):
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
           -L, --hightlight-lines             Use alternating background colors for tables
           -y, --yank-columns                 Yank specified columns (separated by ,) to clipboard,
                                              space separated
+              --ofs <char>                   Output field separator, used by -A and -C. 
 
         Sort Mode Flags (mutually exclusive):
           -a, --sort-age                     sort according to age (duration) string
@@ -75,16 +77,16 @@ DESCRIPTION
        kubectl get pods | tablizer
 
        # read a file
-       tablizer filename
+       tablizer -r filename
 
        # search for pattern in a file (works like grep)
-       tablizer regex filename
+       tablizer regex -r filename
 
        # search for pattern in STDIN
        kubectl get pods | tablizer regex
 
-    The output looks like the original one but every header field will have
+    The output looks like the original one. You can add the option -n, then
-    a numer associated with it, e.g.:
+    every header field will have a numer associated with it, e.g.:
 
        NAME(1) READY(2) STATUS(3) RESTARTS(4) AGE(5)
 
@@ -96,7 +98,13 @@ DESCRIPTION
     You can specify the numbers in any order but output will always follow
     the original order.
 
-    The numbering can be suppressed by using the -n option.
+    However, you may also just use the header names instead of numbers, eg:
+
+       kubectl get pods | tablizer -cname,status
+
+    You can also use regular expressions with -c, eg:
+
+       kubectl get pods | tablizer -c '[ae]'
 
     By default tablizer shows a header containing the names of each column.
     This can be disabled using the -H option. Be aware that this only
@@ -450,12 +458,13 @@ Operational Flags:
   -n, --numbering                    Enable header numbering
   -N, --no-color                     Disable pattern highlighting
   -H, --no-headers                   Disable headers display
-  -s, --separator string            Custom field separator
+  -s, --separator <string>           Custom field separator
-  -k, --sort-by int|name            Sort by column (default: 1)
+  -k, --sort-by <int|name>           Sort by column (default: 1)
   -z, --fuzzy                        Use fuzzy search [experimental]
-  -F, --filter field[!]=reg         Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
+  -F, --filter <field[!]=reg>        Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
   -T, --transpose-columns string     Transpose the speficied columns (separated by ,)
-  -R, --regex-transposer /from/to/  Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in -T
+  -R, --regex-transposer </from/to/> Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in -T
+  -j, --json                         Read JSON input (must be array of hashes)
   -I, --interactive                  Interactively filter and select rows
 
 Output Flags (mutually exclusive):
@@ -469,6 +478,7 @@ Output Flags (mutually exclusive):
   -L, --hightlight-lines             Use alternating background colors for tables
   -y, --yank-columns                 Yank specified columns (separated by ,) to clipboard,
                                      space separated
+      --ofs <char>                   Output field separator, used by -A and -C. 
 
 Sort Mode Flags (mutually exclusive):
   -a, --sort-age                     sort according to age (duration) string

go.mod

@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 module github.com/tlinden/tablizer
 
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.23.5
 
 require (
-	github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.1
+	github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2
 	github.com/araddon/dateparse v0.0.0-20210429162001-6b43995a97de
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.21.0
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.6
+	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10
 	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0
-	github.com/evertras/bubble-table v0.19.0
+	github.com/evertras/bubble-table v0.19.2
 	github.com/gookit/color v1.6.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.24.0
 	github.com/lithammer/fuzzysearch v1.1.8
-	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.0.9
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20
+	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.0
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.1
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	github.com/tiagomelo/go-clipboard v0.1.2
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ require (
 	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.1 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.9.3 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.10.1 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.13 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.1 // indirect
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ require (
 	github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.0.9 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
 	github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.16.3 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.15.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.26.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 github.com/agext/levenshtein v1.2.3 h1:YB2fHEn0UJagG8T1rrWknE3ZQzWM06O8AMAatNn7lmo=
 github.com/agext/levenshtein v1.2.3/go.mod h1:JEDfjyjHDjOF/1e4FlBE/PkbqA9OfWu2ki2W0IB5558=
-github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.1 h1:E3G4t2QbHTSNpPKBgMTln5KLkZHLOcU7r37J4pXBuIg=
+github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2 h1:SU73FTI9D1P5UNtvseffFSGmdNci/O6RsqzeXJtP0Qs=
-github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.1/go.mod h1:Fr0507jx4eOXV7AlPV6AVZLYrLIuIeSOWtW57eE/O/4=
+github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2/go.mod h1:Fr0507jx4eOXV7AlPV6AVZLYrLIuIeSOWtW57eE/O/4=
 github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg/v15 v15.0.0 h1:uYvfpb3DyLSCGWnctWKGj857c6ew1u1fNQOlOtuGxQY=
 github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg/v15 v15.0.0/go.mod h1:K8XmNZdhEBkdlyDdvbmmsvpAG721bKi0joRfFdHIWJ4=
 github.com/araddon/dateparse v0.0.0-20210429162001-6b43995a97de h1:FxWPpzIjnTlhPwqqXc4/vE0f7GvRjuAsbW+HOIe8KnA=
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 h1:HwpRHbFMcZLEVr42D4p7XBqjyuxQH5SMiE
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:uYgXzlJ7ZpABp8OJ+exZzJJhRNQ2ASbcXHWsFqH8hp8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.21.0 h1:9TdC97SdRVg/1aaXNVWfFH3nnLAwOXr8Fn6u6mfQdFs=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.21.0/go.mod h1:HF+v6QUR4HkEpz62dx7ym2xc71/KBHg+zKwJtMw+qtg=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.6 h1:VkHIxPJQeDt0aFJIsVxw8BQdh/F/L2KKZGsK6et5taU=
+github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10 h1:otUDHWMMzQSB0Pkc87rm691KZ3SWa4KUlvF9nRvCICw=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.6/go.mod h1:oQD9VCRQFF8KplacJLo28/jofOI2ToOfGYeFgBBxHOc=
+github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10/go.mod h1:ORQfo0fk8U+po9VaNvnV95UPWA1BitP1E0N6xJPlHr4=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.1 h1:k8dTHMd7fgw4bnFd7jXTLZrSU/CQrKnL3m+AxCzDz40=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.1/go.mod h1:/GkGusxNs8VB/RSOh3fu0TJmQ4ICMMPApIIVn0KszZ0=
 github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0 h1:vYXsiLHVkK7fp74RkV7b2kq9+zDLoEU4MZoFqR/noCY=
 github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0/go.mod h1:/6Q8FR2o+kj8rz4Dq0zQc3vYf7X+B0binUUBwA0aL30=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.9.3 h1:BXt5DHS/MKF+LjuK4huWrC6NCvHtexww7dMayh6GXd0=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.10.1 h1:rL3Koar5XvX0pHGfovN03f5cxLbCF2YvLeyz7D2jVDQ=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.9.3/go.mod h1:3RQDQ6lDnROptfpWuUVIUG64bD2g2BgntdxH0Ya5TeE=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.10.1/go.mod h1:3RQDQ6lDnROptfpWuUVIUG64bD2g2BgntdxH0Ya5TeE=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.13 h1:/KBBKHuVRbq1lYx5BzEHBAFBP8VcQzJejZ/IA3iR28k=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.13/go.mod h1:xe0nKWGd3eJgtqZRaN9RjMtK7xUYchjzPr7q6kcvCCs=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1 h1:AQeHeLZ1OqSXhrAWpYUtZyX1T3zVxfpZuEQMIQaGIAQ=
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f h1:Y/CXytFA4m6baUTXGLOoWe4PQhGxaX0KpnayAqC48p4=
 github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f/go.mod h1:vw97MGsxSvLiUE2X8qFplwetxpGLQrlU1Q9AUEIzCaM=
-github.com/evertras/bubble-table v0.19.0 h1:+JlXRUjNuBN1JI7XU1PapmW1wglbcqZUKkiPnVKPgrc=
+github.com/evertras/bubble-table v0.19.2 h1:u77oiM6JlRR+CvS5FZc3Hz+J6iEsvEDcR5kO8OFb1Yw=
-github.com/evertras/bubble-table v0.19.0/go.mod h1:ifHujS1YxwnYSOgcR2+m3GnJ84f7CVU/4kUOxUCjEbQ=
+github.com/evertras/bubble-table v0.19.2/go.mod h1:ifHujS1YxwnYSOgcR2+m3GnJ84f7CVU/4kUOxUCjEbQ=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 h1:S8gINlzdQ840/4pfAwic/ZE0djQEH3wM94VfqLTZcOM=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0/go.mod h1:4FelSpRwEGDpQ12mAdzqdOukCy4u8WUtOY6lkT/6HfU=
 github.com/go-test/deep v1.0.3 h1:ZrJSEWsXzPOxaZnFteGEfooLba+ju3FYIbOrS+rQd68=
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.1.0 h1:RNuGIh15QdDenh+hNvKrJkmxxjV4hcS50Db478Ou5
 github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.1.0/go.mod h1:ppzxA5jBKcO1vIpCXQ9ZqgDh8iwODz6OXIGKU8r5m4Y=
 github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.0.9 h1:Y+1YqDfVkqMWuEQMclsF9HUR5+a82+dxJuL1HHSRpxI=
 github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.0.9/go.mod h1:En+sEW0JNETl26+K8eZ6/W4UQ7CYSrrgg/EdIYT2H8g=
-github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.0.9 h1:XGwRsYLC2bY7bNd93Dk51bcPZksWZmLYuaTHR0FqfL8=
+github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.0 h1:N0LHrshF4T39KvI96fn6GT8HEjXRXYNDrDjKFDB7RIY=
-github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.0.9/go.mod h1:5c+EBPeSqvXnLLgkm9isDdzR3wjfBkHR9Nhfp3NWrzo=
+github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.0/go.mod h1:5c+EBPeSqvXnLLgkm9isDdzR3wjfBkHR9Nhfp3NWrzo=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 h1:UQB4HGPB6osV0SQTLymcB4TgvyWu6ZyliaW0t
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1/go.mod h1:MaRKkUm5W0goXpeCfT7UZI6fk/L7L7so1lCWt35ZSgc=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/scylladb/termtables v0.0.0-20191203121021-c4c0b6d42ff4/go.mod h1:C1a7PQSMz9NShzorzCiG2fk9+xuCgLkPeCvMHYR2OWg=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1 h1:CXSaggrXdbHK9CF+8ywj8Amf7PBRmPCOJugH954Nnlo=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.1 h1:lJeBwCfmrnXthfAupyUTzJ/J4Nc1RsHC/mSRU2dll/s=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1/go.mod h1:nDyEzZ8ogv936Cinf6g1RU9MRY64Ir93oCnqb9wxYW0=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.1/go.mod h1:7SmJGaTHFVBY0jW4NXGluQoLvhqFQM+6XSKD+P4XaB0=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6 h1:jFzHGLGAlb3ruxLB8MhbI6A8+AQX/2eW4qeyNZXNp2o=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 h1:9exaQaMOCwffKiiiYk6/BndUBv+iRViNW+4lEMi0PvY=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
 github.com/tiagomelo/go-clipboard v0.1.2 h1:Ph2icR0vZRIj3v5ExvsGweBwsbbDUTlS6HoF40MkQD8=
 github.com/tiagomelo/go-clipboard v0.1.2/go.mod h1:kXtjJBIMimZaGbxmcKZ8+JqK+acSNf5tAJiChlZBOr8=
 github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e h1:JVG44RsyaB9T2KIHavMF/ppJZNG9ZpyihvCd0w101no=
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220722155257-8c9f86f7a55f/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 h1:q3i8TbbEz+JRD9ywIRlyRAQbM0qF7hu24q3teo2hbuw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0 h1:KVRy2GtZBrk1cBYA7MKu5bEZFxQk4NIDV6RLVcC8o0k=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
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lib/filter_test.go

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ package lib
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/tlinden/tablizer/cfg"
 )
 
@@ -56,13 +56,11 @@ func TestMatchPattern(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			err := conf.PreparePattern(inputdata.patterns)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("PreparePattern returned error: %s", err)
-			}
 
-			if !matchPattern(conf, inputdata.line) {
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
-				t.Errorf("matchPattern() did not match\nExp: true\nGot: false\n")
+
-			}
+			res := matchPattern(conf, inputdata.line)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, true, res)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -163,14 +161,12 @@ func TestFilterByFields(t *testing.T) {
 			conf := cfg.Config{Rawfilters: inputdata.filter, InvertMatch: inputdata.invert}
 
 			err := conf.PrepareFilters()
-			if err != nil {
+
-				t.Errorf("PrepareFilters returned error: %s", err)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			}
 
 			data, _, _ := FilterByFields(conf, &data)
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(*data, inputdata.expect) {
+
-				t.Errorf("Filtered data does not match expected data:\ngot: %+v\nexp: %+v", data, inputdata.expect)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, inputdata.expect, *data)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }

lib/helpers_test.go

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ package lib
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/tlinden/tablizer/cfg"
 )
 
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ func TestContains(t *testing.T) {
 		testname := fmt.Sprintf("contains-%d,%d,%t", tt.list, tt.search, tt.want)
 		t.Run(testname, func(t *testing.T) {
 			answer := contains(tt.list, tt.search)
-			if answer != tt.want {
+
-				t.Errorf("got %t, want %t", answer, tt.want)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, tt.want, answer)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -77,14 +76,12 @@ func TestPrepareColumns(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(testname, func(t *testing.T) {
 			conf := cfg.Config{Columns: testdata.input}
 			err := PrepareColumns(&conf, &data)
-			if err != nil {
+
-				if !testdata.wanterror {
+			if testdata.wanterror {
-					t.Errorf("got error: %v", err)
+				assert.Error(t, err)
-				}
 			} else {
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(conf.UseColumns, testdata.exp) {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
-					t.Errorf("got: %v, expected: %v", conf.UseColumns, testdata.exp)
+				assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.exp, conf.UseColumns)
-				}
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -153,18 +150,13 @@ func TestPrepareTransposerColumns(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(testname, func(t *testing.T) {
 			conf := cfg.Config{TransposeColumns: testdata.input, Transposers: testdata.transp}
 			err := PrepareTransposerColumns(&conf, &data)
-			if err != nil {
-				if !testdata.wanterror {
-					t.Errorf("got error: %v", err)
-				}
-			} else {
-				if len(conf.UseTransposeColumns) != testdata.exp {
-					t.Errorf("got %d, want %d", conf.UseTransposeColumns, testdata.exp)
-				}
 
-				if len(conf.Transposers) != len(conf.UseTransposeColumns) {
+			if testdata.wanterror {
-					t.Errorf("got %d, want %d", conf.UseTransposeColumns, testdata.exp)
+				assert.Error(t, err)
-				}
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.exp, len(conf.UseTransposeColumns))
+				assert.EqualValues(t, len(conf.UseTransposeColumns), len(conf.Transposers))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -202,10 +194,8 @@ func TestReduceColumns(t *testing.T) {
 			c := cfg.Config{Columns: "x", UseColumns: testdata.columns}
 			data := Tabdata{entries: input}
 			reduceColumns(c, &data)
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(data.entries, testdata.expect) {
+
-				t.Errorf("reduceColumns returned invalid data:\ngot: %+v\nexp: %+v",
+			assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.expect, data.entries)
-					data.entries, testdata.expect)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -233,10 +223,8 @@ func TestNumberizeHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 			conf := cfg.Config{Columns: "x", UseColumns: testdata.columns, Numbering: testdata.numberize}
 			usedata := data
 			numberizeAndReduceHeaders(conf, &usedata)
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(usedata.headers, testdata.expect) {
+
-				t.Errorf("numberizeAndReduceHeaders returned invalid data:\ngot: %+v\nexp: %+v",
+			assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.expect, usedata.headers)
-					usedata.headers, testdata.expect)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }

lib/parser.go

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright © 2022-2024 Thomas von Dein
+Copyright © 2022-2025 Thomas von Dein
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ package lib
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/csv"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@ func Parse(conf cfg.Config, input io.Reader) (Tabdata, error) {
 	// first step, parse the data
 	if len(conf.Separator) == 1 {
 		data, err = parseCSV(conf, input)
+	} else if conf.InputJSON {
+		data, err = parseJSON(conf, input)
 	} else {
 		data, err = parseTabular(conf, input)
 	}
@@ -172,6 +177,109 @@ func parseTabular(conf cfg.Config, input io.Reader) (Tabdata, error) {
 	return data, nil
 }
 
+/*
+Parse JSON input.  We only support an array of  maps.
+*/
+func parseRawJSON(conf cfg.Config, input io.Reader) (Tabdata, error) {
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(input)
+	headers := []string{}
+	idxmap := map[string]int{}
+	data := [][]string{}
+	row := []string{}
+	iskey := true
+	haveheaders := false
+	var currentfield string
+	var idx int
+	var isjson bool
+
+	for {
+		t, err := dec.Token()
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		switch val := t.(type) {
+		case string:
+			if iskey {
+				if !haveheaders {
+					// consider only the keys of the first item as headers
+					headers = append(headers, val)
+				}
+				currentfield = val
+			} else {
+				if !haveheaders {
+					// the first row uses the order as it comes in
+					row = append(row, val)
+				} else {
+					// use  the pre-determined  order, that  way items
+					// can be in any order as long as they contain all
+					// neccessary  fields. They may also  contain less
+					// fields than the  first item, these will contain
+					// the empty string
+					row[idxmap[currentfield]] = val
+				}
+			}
+		case json.Delim:
+			if val.String() == "}" {
+				data = append(data, row)
+				row = make([]string, len(headers))
+				idx++
+
+				if !haveheaders {
+					// remember  the array position of  header fields,
+					// which we use to  assign elements to the correct
+					// row index
+					for i, header := range headers {
+						idxmap[header] = i
+					}
+				}
+
+				haveheaders = true
+			}
+			isjson = true
+		}
+
+		iskey = !iskey
+	}
+
+	if isjson && (len(headers) == 0 || len(data) == 0) {
+		return Tabdata{}, errors.New("failed to parse JSON, input did not contain array of hashes")
+	}
+
+	return Tabdata{headers: headers, entries: data, columns: len(headers)}, nil
+}
+
+func parseJSON(conf cfg.Config, input io.Reader) (Tabdata, error) {
+	// parse raw json
+	data, err := parseRawJSON(conf, input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return data, err
+	}
+
+	// apply filter, if any
+	filtered := [][]string{}
+	var line string
+
+	for _, row := range data.entries {
+		line = strings.Join(row, " ")
+
+		if matchPattern(conf, line) == conf.InvertMatch {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		filtered = append(filtered, row)
+	}
+
+	if len(filtered) != len(data.entries) {
+		data.entries = filtered
+	}
+
+	return data, nil
+}
+
 func PostProcess(conf cfg.Config, data *Tabdata) (*Tabdata, bool, error) {
 	var modified bool
 

lib/parser_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright © 2022 Thomas von Dein
+Copyright © 2022-2025 Thomas von Dein
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ package lib
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
+	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/tlinden/tablizer/cfg"
 )
 
@@ -67,16 +68,10 @@ func TestParser(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(testname, func(t *testing.T) {
 			readFd := strings.NewReader(strings.TrimSpace(testdata.text))
 			conf := cfg.Config{Separator: testdata.separator}
-			gotdata, err := Parse(conf, readFd)
+			gotdata, err := wrapValidateParser(conf, readFd)
 
-			if err != nil {
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
-				t.Errorf("Parser returned error: %s\nData processed so far: %+v", err, gotdata)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, data, gotdata)
-			}
-
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(data, gotdata) {
-				t.Errorf("Parser returned invalid data\nExp: %+v\nGot: %+v\n",
-					data, gotdata)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -87,7 +82,7 @@ func TestParserPatternmatching(t *testing.T) {
 		entries   [][]string
 		patterns  []*cfg.Pattern
 		invert    bool
-		want     bool
+		wanterror bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "match",
@@ -121,18 +116,13 @@ func TestParserPatternmatching(t *testing.T) {
 				_ = conf.PreparePattern(testdata.patterns)
 
 				readFd := strings.NewReader(strings.TrimSpace(inputdata.text))
-				gotdata, err := Parse(conf, readFd)
+				data, err := wrapValidateParser(conf, readFd)
 
-				if err != nil {
+				if testdata.wanterror {
-					if !testdata.want {
+					assert.Error(t, err)
-						t.Errorf("Parser returned error: %s\nData processed so far: %+v",
-							err, gotdata)
-					}
 				} else {
-					if !reflect.DeepEqual(testdata.entries, gotdata.entries) {
+					assert.NoError(t, err)
-						t.Errorf("Parser returned invalid data (pattern: %s, invert: %t)\nExp: %+v\nGot: %+v\n",
+					assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.entries, data.entries)
-							testdata.name, testdata.invert, testdata.entries, gotdata.entries)
-					}
 				}
 			})
 		}
@@ -159,14 +149,147 @@ asd    igig
 
 	readFd := strings.NewReader(strings.TrimSpace(table))
 	conf := cfg.Config{Separator: cfg.DefaultSeparator}
-	gotdata, err := Parse(conf, readFd)
+	gotdata, err := wrapValidateParser(conf, readFd)
 
-	if err != nil {
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
-		t.Errorf("Parser returned error: %s\nData processed so far: %+v", err, gotdata)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, data, gotdata)
+}
+
+func TestParserJSONInput(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		name      string
+		input     string
+		expect    Tabdata
+		wanterror bool // true: expect fail, false: expect success
+	}{
+		{
+			// too deep nesting
+			name:      "invalidjson",
+			wanterror: true,
+			input: `[
+  {
+    "item": {
+       "NAME": "postgres-operator-7f4c7c8485-ntlns",
+       "READY": "1/1",
+       "STATUS": "Running",
+       "RESTARTS": "0",
+       "AGE": "24h"
+    }
+  }
+`,
+			expect: Tabdata{},
+		},
+
+		{
+			// one field missing + different order
+			// but shall not fail
+			name:      "kgpfail",
+			wanterror: false,
+			input: `[
+  {
+    "NAME": "postgres-operator-7f4c7c8485-ntlns",
+    "READY": "1/1",
+    "STATUS": "Running",
+    "RESTARTS": "0",
+    "AGE": "24h"
+  },
+  {
+    "NAME": "wal-g-exporter-778dcd95f5-wcjzn",
+    "RESTARTS": "0",
+    "READY": "1/1",
+    "AGE": "24h"
+  }
+]`,
+			expect: Tabdata{
+				columns: 5,
+				headers: []string{"NAME", "READY", "STATUS", "RESTARTS", "AGE"},
+				entries: [][]string{
+					[]string{
+						"postgres-operator-7f4c7c8485-ntlns",
+						"1/1",
+						"Running",
+						"0",
+						"24h",
+					},
+					[]string{
+						"wal-g-exporter-778dcd95f5-wcjzn",
+						"1/1",
+						"",
+						"0",
+						"24h",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+
+		{
+			name:      "kgp",
+			wanterror: false,
+			input: `[
+  {
+    "NAME": "postgres-operator-7f4c7c8485-ntlns",
+    "READY": "1/1",
+    "STATUS": "Running",
+    "RESTARTS": "0",
+    "AGE": "24h"
+  },
+  {
+    "NAME": "wal-g-exporter-778dcd95f5-wcjzn",
+    "STATUS": "Running",
+    "READY": "1/1",
+    "RESTARTS": "0",
+    "AGE": "24h"
+  }
+]`,
+			expect: Tabdata{
+				columns: 5,
+				headers: []string{"NAME", "READY", "STATUS", "RESTARTS", "AGE"},
+				entries: [][]string{
+					[]string{
+						"postgres-operator-7f4c7c8485-ntlns",
+						"1/1",
+						"Running",
+						"0",
+						"24h",
+					},
+					[]string{
+						"wal-g-exporter-778dcd95f5-wcjzn",
+						"1/1",
+						"Running",
+						"0",
+						"24h",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(data, gotdata) {
+	for _, testdata := range tests {
-		t.Errorf("Parser returned invalid data, Regex: %s\nExp: %+v\nGot: %+v\n",
+		testname := fmt.Sprintf("parse-json-%s", testdata.name)
-			conf.Separator, data, gotdata)
+		t.Run(testname, func(t *testing.T) {
+			conf := cfg.Config{InputJSON: true}
+
+			readFd := strings.NewReader(strings.TrimSpace(testdata.input))
+			data, err := wrapValidateParser(conf, readFd)
+
+			if testdata.wanterror {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.expect, data)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
+
+func wrapValidateParser(conf cfg.Config, input io.Reader) (Tabdata, error) {
+	data, err := Parse(conf, input)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return data, err
+	}
+
+	err = ValidateConsistency(&data)
+
+	return data, err
+}

lib/printer.go

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func printData(writer io.Writer, conf cfg.Config, data *Tabdata) {
 	case cfg.Yaml:
 		printYamlData(writer, data)
 	case cfg.CSV:
-		printCSVData(writer, data)
+		printCSVData(writer, conf, data)
 	default:
 		printASCIIData(writer, conf, data)
 	}
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ func printMarkdownData(writer io.Writer, conf cfg.Config, data *Tabdata) {
 Simple ASCII table without any borders etc, just like the input we expect
 */
 func printASCIIData(writer io.Writer, conf cfg.Config, data *Tabdata) {
+	OFS := "  "
+	if conf.OFS != "" {
+		OFS = conf.OFS
+	}
+
 	tableString := &strings.Builder{}
 
 	styleTSV := tw.NewSymbolCustom("space").WithColumn("\t")
@@ -213,14 +218,14 @@ func printASCIIData(writer io.Writer, conf cfg.Config, data *Tabdata) {
 				Formatting: tw.CellFormatting{
 					AutoFormat: tw.Off,
 				},
-				Padding: tw.CellPadding{Global: tw.Padding{Left: "", Right: " "}},
+				Padding: tw.CellPadding{Global: tw.Padding{Left: "", Right: OFS}},
 			},
 			Row: tw.CellConfig{
 				Formatting: tw.CellFormatting{
 					AutoWrap:  tw.WrapNone,
 					Alignment: tw.AlignLeft,
 				},
-				Padding: tw.CellPadding{Global: tw.Padding{Right: " "}},
+				Padding: tw.CellPadding{Global: tw.Padding{Right: OFS}},
 			},
 
 			Debug: true,
@@ -323,8 +328,14 @@ func printYamlData(writer io.Writer, data *Tabdata) {
 	output(writer, string(yamlstr))
 }
 
-func printCSVData(writer io.Writer, data *Tabdata) {
+func printCSVData(writer io.Writer, conf cfg.Config, data *Tabdata) {
+	OFS := ","
+	if conf.OFS != "" {
+		OFS = conf.OFS
+	}
+
 	csvout := csv.NewWriter(writer)
+	csvout.Comma = []rune(OFS)[0]
 
 	if err := csvout.Write(data.headers); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("error writing record to csv:", err)

lib/printer_test.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/tlinden/tablizer/cfg"
 )
 
@@ -280,6 +281,11 @@ func TestPrinter(t *testing.T) {
 				Numbering:      testdata.numberize,
 				UseColumns:     testdata.usecol,
 				NoColor:        true,
+				OFS:            " ",
+			}
+
+			if conf.OutputMode == cfg.CSV {
+				conf.OFS = ","
 			}
 
 			if testdata.column > 0 {
@@ -302,11 +308,7 @@ func TestPrinter(t *testing.T) {
 
 			got := strings.TrimSpace(writer.String())
 
-			if got != exp {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, exp, got)
-				t.Errorf("not rendered correctly:\n+++ got:\n%s\n+++ want:\n%s",
-					strings.ReplaceAll(got, " ", "_"),
-					strings.ReplaceAll(exp, " ", "_"))
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }

lib/sort_test.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/tlinden/tablizer/cfg"
 )
 
@@ -41,9 +42,7 @@ func TestDuration2Seconds(t *testing.T) {
 		testname := fmt.Sprintf("duration-%s", testdata.dur)
 		t.Run(testname, func(t *testing.T) {
 			seconds := duration2int(testdata.dur)
-			if seconds != testdata.expect {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.expect, seconds)
-				t.Errorf("got %d, want %d", seconds, testdata.expect)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -74,9 +73,7 @@ func TestCompare(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(testname, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := cfg.Config{SortMode: testdata.mode, SortDescending: testdata.desc}
 			got := compare(&c, testdata.a, testdata.b)
-			if got != testdata.want {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.want, got)
-				t.Errorf("got %d, want %d", got, testdata.want)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }

lib/yank_test.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/tiagomelo/go-clipboard/clipboard"
 	"github.com/tlinden/tablizer/cfg"
 )
@@ -59,14 +60,9 @@ func DISABLED_TestYankColumns(t *testing.T) {
 			printData(&writer, conf, &data)
 
 			got, err := cb.PasteText()
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("failed to fetch yanked text from clipboard")
-			}
 
-			if got != testdata.expect {
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
-				t.Errorf("not yanked correctly:\n+++ got:\n%s\n+++ want:\n%s",
+			assert.EqualValues(t, testdata.expect, got)
-					got, testdata.expect)
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }

t/test-basics.txtar

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # usage
-exec tablizer -h
+exec tablizer --help
 stdout Usage
 
+exec tablizer -h
+stdout show
+
 # version
 exec tablizer -V
 stdout version

tablizer.1

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "TABLIZER 1"
-.TH TABLIZER 1 "2025-09-11" "1" "User Commands"
+.TH TABLIZER 1 "2025-10-01" "1" "User Commands"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l
@@ -152,12 +152,13 @@ tablizer \- Manipulate tabular output of other programs
 \&      \-n, \-\-numbering                    Enable header numbering
 \&      \-N, \-\-no\-color                     Disable pattern highlighting
 \&      \-H, \-\-no\-headers                   Disable headers display
-\&      \-s, \-\-separator string            Custom field separator
+\&      \-s, \-\-separator <string>           Custom field separator
-\&      \-k, \-\-sort\-by int|name            Sort by column (default: 1)
+\&      \-k, \-\-sort\-by <int|name>           Sort by column (default: 1)
 \&      \-z, \-\-fuzzy                        Use fuzzy search [experimental]
-\&      \-F, \-\-filter field[!]=reg         Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
+\&      \-F, \-\-filter <field[!]=reg>        Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
 \&      \-T, \-\-transpose\-columns string     Transpose the speficied columns (separated by ,)
-\&      \-R, \-\-regex\-transposer /from/to/  Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in \-T
+\&      \-R, \-\-regex\-transposer </from/to/> Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in \-T
+\&      \-j, \-\-json                         Read JSON input (must be array of hashes)
 \&      \-I, \-\-interactive                  Interactively filter and select rows
 \&
 \&    Output Flags (mutually exclusive):
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ tablizer \- Manipulate tabular output of other programs
 \&      \-L, \-\-hightlight\-lines             Use alternating background colors for tables
 \&      \-y, \-\-yank\-columns                 Yank specified columns (separated by ,) to clipboard,
 \&                                         space separated
+\&          \-\-ofs <char>                   Output field separator, used by \-A and \-C. 
 \&
 \&    Sort Mode Flags (mutually exclusive):
 \&      \-a, \-\-sort\-age                     sort according to age (duration) string
@@ -217,17 +219,17 @@ pattern. Hence:
 \&   kubectl get pods | tablizer
 \&
 \&   # read a file
-\&   tablizer filename
+\&   tablizer \-r filename
 \&
 \&   # search for pattern in a file (works like grep)
-\&   tablizer regex filename
+\&   tablizer regex \-r filename
 \&
 \&   # search for pattern in STDIN
 \&   kubectl get pods | tablizer regex
 .Ve
 .PP
-The output  looks like the  original one  but every header  field will
+The output looks like the original  one. You can add the option \fB\-n\fR,
-have a numer associated with it, e.g.:
+then every header field will have a numer associated with it, e.g.:
 .PP
 .Vb 1
 \&   NAME(1) READY(2) STATUS(3) RESTARTS(4) AGE(5)
@@ -243,7 +245,18 @@ columns you want to have in your output (see \s-1COLUMNS\s0:
 You can specify the numbers in any order but output will always follow
 the original order.
 .PP
-The numbering can be suppressed by using the \fB\-n\fR option.
+However, you may also just use the header names instead of numbers,
+eg:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\&   kubectl get pods | tablizer \-cname,status
+.Ve
+.PP
+You can also use regular expressions with \fB\-c\fR, eg:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\&   kubectl get pods | tablizer \-c \*(Aq[ae]\*(Aq
+.Ve
 .PP
 By  default tablizer  shows  a  header containing  the  names of  each
 column.  This can  be disabled using the \fB\-H\fR option.   Be aware that

tablizer.pod

@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ tablizer - Manipulate tabular output of other programs
       -n, --numbering                    Enable header numbering
       -N, --no-color                     Disable pattern highlighting
       -H, --no-headers                   Disable headers display
-      -s, --separator string            Custom field separator
+      -s, --separator <string>           Custom field separator
-      -k, --sort-by int|name            Sort by column (default: 1)
+      -k, --sort-by <int|name>           Sort by column (default: 1)
       -z, --fuzzy                        Use fuzzy search [experimental]
-      -F, --filter field[!]=reg         Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
+      -F, --filter <field[!]=reg>        Filter given field with regex, can be used multiple times
       -T, --transpose-columns string     Transpose the speficied columns (separated by ,)
-      -R, --regex-transposer /from/to/  Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in -T
+      -R, --regex-transposer </from/to/> Apply /search/replace/ regexp to fields given in -T
+      -j, --json                         Read JSON input (must be array of hashes)
       -I, --interactive                  Interactively filter and select rows
 
     Output Flags (mutually exclusive):
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ tablizer - Manipulate tabular output of other programs
       -L, --hightlight-lines             Use alternating background colors for tables
       -y, --yank-columns                 Yank specified columns (separated by ,) to clipboard,
                                          space separated
+          --ofs <char>                   Output field separator, used by -A and -C. 
 
     Sort Mode Flags (mutually exclusive):
       -a, --sort-age                     sort according to age (duration) string
@@ -78,16 +80,16 @@ pattern. Hence:
    kubectl get pods | tablizer
 
    # read a file
-   tablizer filename
+   tablizer -r filename
 
    # search for pattern in a file (works like grep)
-   tablizer regex filename
+   tablizer regex -r filename
 
    # search for pattern in STDIN
    kubectl get pods | tablizer regex
 
-The output  looks like the  original one  but every header  field will
+The output looks like the original  one. You can add the option B<-n>,
-have a numer associated with it, e.g.:
+then every header field will have a numer associated with it, e.g.:
 
    NAME(1) READY(2) STATUS(3) RESTARTS(4) AGE(5)
 
@@ -99,7 +101,14 @@ columns you want to have in your output (see L<COLUMNS>:
 You can specify the numbers in any order but output will always follow
 the original order.
 
-The numbering can be suppressed by using the B<-n> option.
+However, you may also just use the header names instead of numbers,
+eg:
+
+   kubectl get pods | tablizer -cname,status
+
+You can also use regular expressions with B<-c>, eg:
+
+   kubectl get pods | tablizer -c '[ae]'  
 
 By  default tablizer  shows  a  header containing  the  names of  each
 column.  This can  be disabled using the B<-H> option.   Be aware that