gtask-markdown

#!/usr/bin/bash

# this script will help converting the "gtask" output in a format that is printable in
# a markdown format so it'll be easier to be printed in the README.md file.
output=$(./gtask rc.color=off rc.defaultwidth=0 $@ 2>/dev/null | head -n -1)

positions=()

while read -r line; do
  if [ "${line:0:1}" == "-" ]; then
    # it's the Header Table
    for (( i=0; i<${#line}; i++ )) do
      ch="${line:$i:1}"
      if [[ $ch == " " ]]; then
        positions+=($i)
      fi
    done
    break
  fi
done < <(echo -e "$output")

echo -n "Last updated time: "
date -u; # print the date
echo

while IFS="|||" read -r line ; do

  if [[ ${#line} == 0 ]]; then
    echo
    continue
  fi

  len=${positions[0]}
  echo -ne "| ${line:0:$len} "

  for (( i=0; i<${#positions[@]}; i++ )) do
    pos=${positions[$i]}
    next_pos=${positions[$(( i + 1 ))]}
    if [[ $next_pos ]]; then
      len=$(( next_pos - pos ))
    else
      line_count=${#line}
      len=$(( line_count - pos ))
    fi
    pos=$(( pos + 1 ))
    len=$(( len - 1 ))
    if [[ $len -le 0 ]]; then
      continue
    fi
    echo -n "| ${line:$pos:$len} "
  done
  echo "|"

done < <(echo -e "$output")