refactor: Annotate value type with SupportsStr protocol

README.md

@@ -149,33 +149,35 @@ See a list of all preset styles [here](https://table2ascii.readthedocs.io/en/lat
 
 All parameters are optional.
 
-|       Option        |       Type        |   Default    |                                        Description                                         |
-| :-----------------: | :---------------: | :----------: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
-|      `header`       |    `List[str]`    |    `None`    |                    First row of table seperated by header row seperator                    |
-|       `body`        | `List[List[str]]` |    `None`    |                       List of rows for the main section of the table                       |
-|      `footer`       |    `List[str]`    |    `None`    |                    Last row of table seperated by header row seperator                     |
-|   `column_widths`   |    `List[int]`    |  automatic   |                    List of column widths in characters for each column                     |
-|    `alignments`     |    `List[int]`    | all centered | Alignments for each column<br/>(ex. `[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT]`) |
-| `first_col_heading` |      `bool`       |   `False`    |              Whether to add a heading column seperator after the first column              |
-| `last_col_heading`  |      `bool`       |   `False`    |              Whether to add a heading column seperator before the last column              |
+|       Option        |         Type          |        Default        |                                    Description                                    |
+| :-----------------: | :-------------------: | :-------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
+|      `header`       |      `List[Any]`      |        `None`         | First table row seperated by header row seperator. Values should support `str()`. |
+|       `body`        |   `List[List[Any]]`   |        `None`         |  List of rows for the main section of the table. Values should support `str()`.   |
+|      `footer`       |      `List[Any]`      |        `None`         | Last table row seperated by header row seperator. Values should support `str()`.  |
+|   `column_widths`   | `List[Optional[int]]` |  `None` (automatic)   |                List of column widths in characters for each column                |
+|    `alignments`     |   `List[Alignment]`   | `None` (all centered) | Column alignments<br/>(ex. `[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT]`) |
+|       `style`       |     `TableStyle`      | `double_thin_compact` |                         Table style to use for the table                          |
+| `first_col_heading` |        `bool`         |        `False`        |         Whether to add a heading column seperator after the first column          |
+| `last_col_heading`  |        `bool`         |        `False`        |         Whether to add a heading column seperator before the last column          |
+
+See the [API Reference](https://table2ascii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api.html) for more info.
 
 ## 👨‍🎨 Use cases
 
 ### Discord messages and embeds
 
-* Display tables nicely inside markdown codeblocks on Discord
-* Useful for making Discord bots with [Discord.py](https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py)
+-   Display tables nicely inside markdown code blocks on Discord
+-   Useful for making Discord bots with [Discord.py](https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py)
 
 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20955511/116203248-2973c600-a744-11eb-97d8-4b75ed2845c9.png)
 
 ### Terminal outputs
 
-* Tables display nicely whenever monospace fonts are fully supported
-* Tables make terminal outputs look more professional
+-   Tables display nicely whenever monospace fonts are fully supported
+-   Tables make terminal outputs look more professional
 
 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20955511/116204490-802dcf80-a745-11eb-9b4a-7cef49f23958.png)
 
-
 ## 🤗 Contributing
 
 Contributions are welcome!

requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+typing_extensions>=4.0.0,<5

table2ascii/annotations.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from abc import abstractmethod
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+try:
+    # Python 3.8+
+    from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
+except ImportError:
+    # Python 3.7
+    from typing_extensions import Protocol, runtime_checkable
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Protocol
+
+
+@runtime_checkable
+class SupportsStr(Protocol):
+    """An ABC with one abstract method __str__."""
+
+    __slots__ = ()
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        pass

table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from math import ceil, floor
-from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Union
 
 from .alignment import Alignment
+from .annotations import SupportsStr
 from .options import Options
 from .preset_style import PresetStyle
 from .table_style import TableStyle
@@ -12,9 +13,9 @@ class TableToAscii:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        header: Optional[List[Any]],
-        body: Optional[List[List[Any]]],
-        footer: Optional[List[Any]],
+        header: Optional[List[SupportsStr]],
+        body: Optional[List[List[SupportsStr]]],
+        footer: Optional[List[SupportsStr]],
         options: Options,
     ):
         """
@@ -103,7 +104,9 @@ def widest_line(text: str) -> int:
         # get the width necessary for each column
         for i in range(self.__columns):
             # col_widest returns the width of the widest line in the ith cell of a given list
-            col_widest: Callable[[List[Any], int], int] = lambda row, i=i: widest_line(str(row[i]))
+            col_widest: Callable[[List[SupportsStr], int], int] = lambda row, i=i: widest_line(
+                str(row[i])
+            )
             # number of characters in column of i of header, each body row, and footer
             header_size = col_widest(self.__header) if self.__header else 0
             body_size = map(col_widest, self.__body) if self.__body else [0]
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ def widest_line(text: str) -> int:
             column_widths.append(max(header_size, *body_size, footer_size) + 2)
         return column_widths
 
-    def __pad(self, cell_value: Any, width: int, alignment: Alignment) -> str:
+    def __pad(self, cell_value: SupportsStr, width: int, alignment: Alignment) -> str:
         """
         Pad a string of text to a given width with specified alignment
 
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ def __heading_sep_to_ascii(self) -> str:
             filler=self.__style.heading_row_sep,
         )
 
-    def __body_to_ascii(self, body: List[List[Any]]) -> str:
+    def __body_to_ascii(self, body: List[List[SupportsStr]]) -> str:
         """
         Assembles the body of the ascii table
 
@@ -310,9 +313,9 @@ def to_ascii(self) -> str:
 
 
 def table2ascii(
-    header: Optional[List[Any]] = None,
-    body: Optional[List[List[Any]]] = None,
-    footer: Optional[List[Any]] = None,
+    header: Optional[List[SupportsStr]] = None,
+    body: Optional[List[List[SupportsStr]]] = None,
+    footer: Optional[List[SupportsStr]] = None,
     *,
     first_col_heading: bool = False,
     last_col_heading: bool = False,
@@ -324,12 +327,12 @@ def table2ascii(
     Convert a 2D Python table to ASCII text
 
     Args:
-        header: List of column values in the table's header row. If not specified,
-            the table will not have a header row.
-        body: 2-dimensional list of values in the table's body. If not specified,
-            the table will not have a body.
-        footer: List of column values in the table's footer row. If not specified,
-            the table will not have a footer row.
+        header: List of column values in the table's header row. All values should be :class:`str`
+            or support :class:`str` conversion. If not specified, the table will not have a header row.
+        body: 2-dimensional list of values in the table's body. All values should be :class:`str`
+            or support :class:`str` conversion. If not specified, the table will not have a body.
+        footer: List of column values in the table's footer row. All values should be :class:`str`
+            or support :class:`str` conversion. If not specified, the table will not have a footer row.
         first_col_heading: Whether to add a header column separator after the first column.
             Defaults to :py:obj:`False`.
         last_col_heading: Whether to add a header column separator before the last column.

tests/test_convert.py

@@ -201,6 +201,29 @@ def test_numeric_data():
     assert text == expected
 
 
+def test_stringifiable_classes():
+    class Foo:
+        def __str__(self):
+            return "Foo"
+
+    text = t2a(
+        header=[1, Foo(), None],
+        body=[[1, Foo(), None]],
+        footer=[1, Foo(), None],
+        first_col_heading=True,
+    )
+    expected = (
+        "╔═══╦════════════╗\n"
+        "║ 1 ║ Foo   None ║\n"
+        "╟───╫────────────╢\n"
+        "║ 1 ║ Foo   None ║\n"
+        "╟───╫────────────╢\n"
+        "║ 1 ║ Foo   None ║\n"
+        "╚═══╩════════════╝"
+    )
+    assert text == expected
+
+
 def test_multiline_cells():
     text = t2a(
         header=["Multiline\nHeader\nCell", "G", "Two\nLines", "R", "S"],