fix: generate games list with padded delimiter (#635)

* Generate games list with padded table structured (based on defined columns) fixes #607

* Add comment to HeaderDefinition

GAMES_LIST.md

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ### Supported
+
+<!--- BEGIN GENERATED GAMES -->
 | GameDig Type ID      | Name                                             | See Also                                        |
 |----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 | a2oa                 | ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead                      | [Valve Protocol](#valve)                        |
@@ -346,6 +348,7 @@
 | xpandrally           | Xpand Rally                                      |                                                 |
 | zombiemaster         | Zombie Master                                    | [Valve Protocol](#valve)                        |
 | zps                  | Zombie Panic: Source                             | [Valve Protocol](#valve)                        |
+<!--- END GENERATED GAMES -->
 
 ### Not supported (yet)
 

tools/generate_games_list.js

@@ -20,13 +20,37 @@ sortedGamesIds.forEach(key => {
   sortedGames[key] = games[key]
 })
 
-let generated = ''
+const columnDelimiter = '|'
-generated += '| GameDig Type ID | Name | See Also\n'
+const columnPadLeft = 1
-generated += '|---|---|---\n'
+const columnPadRight = 1
+
+const HeaderType = {
+  ID: 0,
+  GameName: 1,
+  Notes: 2
+}
+const HeaderNames = {
+  [HeaderType.ID]: { Name: 'GameDig Type ID' },
+  [HeaderType.GameName]: { Name: 'Name' },
+  [HeaderType.Notes]: { Name: 'See Also' }
+}
+// defines the order of columns
+const HeaderDefinition = [
+  HeaderType.ID,
+  HeaderType.GameName,
+  HeaderType.Notes
+]
+
+const headerMap = HeaderDefinition.map(idx => Object.values(HeaderType)[idx])
+const headers = Object.keys(HeaderType).map((x, idx) => HeaderNames[idx].Name)
+
+const matrix = []
+const maxLength = headers.map(x => x?.length ?? 0)
+Object.entries(sortedGames).forEach(([id, game]) => {
+  const lineArray = Array(headerMap.length).fill('')
+  lineArray[HeaderType.ID] = id
+  lineArray[HeaderType.GameName] = game.name
 
-for (const id in sortedGames) {
-  const game = sortedGames[id]
-  generated += '| ' + id.padEnd(10, ' ') + ' | ' + game.name
   const notes = []
   if (game?.extra?.doc_notes) {
     notes.push('[Notes](#' + game.extra.doc_notes + ')')
@@ -37,15 +61,31 @@ for (const id in sortedGames) {
   if (game.options.protocol === 'epic' || game.options.protocol === 'asa' || game.options.protocol === 'theisleevrima') {
     notes.push('[EOS Protocol](#epic)')
   }
-  if (notes.length) {
+  lineArray[HeaderType.Notes] = notes.join(', ')
-    generated += ' | ' + notes.join(', ')
+
-  }
+  lineArray.forEach((x, index) => {
-  generated += '\n'
+    maxLength[index] = Math.max(maxLength[index], x?.length ?? 0)
-}
+  })
+  matrix.push(lineArray)
+})
+
+matrix.splice(0, 0, headers)
+const padLeft = ' '.repeat(columnPadLeft)
+const padRight = ' '.repeat(columnPadRight)
+const lines = matrix.map(row => {
+  const values = headerMap.map((x, idx) => {
+    return padLeft + row[x].padEnd(maxLength[x], ' ') + padRight
+  })
+  return `${columnDelimiter}${''}${values.join(columnDelimiter)}${columnDelimiter}`
+})
+const headerSeps = ['', ...headerMap.map(x => '-'.repeat(maxLength[x] + columnPadLeft + columnPadRight)), '']
+const headerSep = `${headerSeps.join(columnDelimiter)}`
+lines.splice(1, 0, headerSep)
+const generated = lines.join('\n')
 
 let start = readme.indexOf(markerTop)
-start += markerTop.length
+const end = start >= 0 ? readme.indexOf(markerBottom) : 0
-const end = readme.indexOf(markerBottom)
+start = Math.max(0, start) + (start >= 0 ? markerTop.length : 0)
 
-const updated = readme.substring(0, start) + '\n\n' + generated + '\n' + readme.substring(end)
+const updated = readme.substring(0, start) + '\n' + generated + '\n' + readme.substring(end)
 fs.writeFileSync(readmeFilename, updated)