use the common table class

src/common.py

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def create_md(self) -> str:
         # column sanity check
         columns = [len(row) for row in self.header_rows + self.data_rows]
         if len(set(columns)) not in (0, 1):
-            print(f"Amount of columns differs: {columns}")
+            LOGGER.warning(f"Amount of columns differs: {columns}")
 
         def create_md_row(cells: list[str]) -> str:
             return "| " + " | ".join(cells) + " |"

src/formats/cherrytree.py

@@ -12,26 +12,20 @@
 
 
 def convert_table(node):
-    table_md = []
-    # TODO: a constant row and column count is expected
-    # | Syntax | Description |
-    # | --- | --- |
-    # | Header | Title |
-    # | Paragraph | Text |
+    table_md = common.MarkdownTable()
     for row_index, row in enumerate(node):
         assert row.tag == "row"
         columns = []
         for cell in row:
             assert cell.tag == "cell"
             cell_text = "" if cell.text is None else cell.text.replace("\n", "<br>")
             columns.append(cell_text)
-        table_md.append("| " + " | ".join(columns) + " |")
 
-        if row_index == 0:
-            # header row
-            separator = ["---"] * len(columns)
-            table_md.append("| " + " | ".join(separator) + " |")
-    return "\n".join(table_md)
+        if row_index == 0:  # header row
+            table_md.header_rows.append(columns)
+        else:
+            table_md.data_rows.append(columns)
+    return table_md.create_md()
 
 
 def fix_inline_formatting(md_content: str) -> str:

src/formats/zettelkasten.py

@@ -81,19 +81,17 @@ def _render_internal_link(name, value, options, parent, context):
 
     # tables
     def _render_table(name, value, options, parent, context):
-        table_md = []
+        table_md = common.MarkdownTable()
         for line in value.split("\n"):
+            if not line.strip():
+                continue
             if "^" in line:
-                # header
-                table_md.append("| " + " | ".join(line.split("^")) + " |")
-                separator = ["---"] * len(line.split("^"))
-                table_md.append("| " + " | ".join(separator) + " |")
+                table_md.header_rows.append(line.split("^"))
             elif "|" in line:
-                # row
-                table_md.append("| " + " | ".join(line.split("|")) + " |")
+                table_md.data_rows.append(line.split("|"))
             else:
-                table_md.append(line)
-        return "\n".join(table_md)
+                table_md.caption += line
+        return table_md.create_md()
 
     parser.add_formatter("table", _render_table)
     parser.add_simple_formatter("tc", "%(value)s\n")