Improve stacked table readability#8725
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Improve stacked table readability
Jun 19, 2026
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Pull request overview
This PR improves the readability of “stacked table” (grouped card) output in azd by making structural elements easier to visually parse and by styling URL-like values as links, aligning with the UX goals in #8668.
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- Render table header underlines, grouped card headers, and card borders using gray formatting.
- Prefix grouped card headers with the grouped column label (e.g.,
SOURCE: azd) to provide clearer context. - Style
LOCATIONvalues in extension/template source list output using the existing cyan “link” formatter, and add targeted formatter tests.
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cli/azd/pkg/output/pretty_table.go |
Applies gray styling to structural table/card elements and updates grouped header text to include the group label. |
cli/azd/pkg/output/pretty_table_test.go |
Updates existing grouping assertions and adds tests for labeled gray group headers and cyan link formatting. |
cli/azd/cmd/templates.go |
Styles template source LOCATION values with link/cyan formatting via a column transformer. |
cli/azd/cmd/extension.go |
Styles extension source LOCATION values with link/cyan formatting via a column transformer. |
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Nice readability improvement. The stripTerminalEscapes extraction is a clean, behavior-preserving refactor, and the gray dividers plus labeled group headers match the intent in #8668. One minor observation below.
Low — Weakened card-body assertion
cli/azd/pkg/output/pretty_table_test.go:166
The check changed from require.NotContains(output, "SOURCE:") to require.NotContains(stripped, "\nSOURCE:"). The change is necessary now that the group header legitimately contains SOURCE:, but \nSOURCE: only catches a card-body field that begins at exact line start — it would miss a leak if card bodies were ever rendered with leading indentation. Acceptable as-is; just slightly less strict than before. Consider asserting against the specific card-body line format if you want to keep the guard tight.
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Fixes #8668
Stacked table output for source and consent list commands lacked clear group context and used low-contrast styling for structural elements. Links also rendered like regular text, making URLs harder to scan.
Stacked table formatting
Link styling
LOCATIONvalues with link/cyan formatting for extension and template source lists.Coverage