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What this PR does

Makes every human-readable kubectl-ome table adapt to the width of the
terminal that is actually displaying it.

  • Keeps the existing aligned table when it fits.
  • Wraps long cells when column headers still fit side by side.
  • Switches to a labeled, stacked row when even the minimum columns cannot fit.
  • Never truncates a value; identifiers remain complete and copyable.
  • Wraps only between Unicode grapheme clusters, including emoji, flags,
    keycaps, combining marks, and Indic conjuncts.
  • Escapes terminal and bidirectional-control characters before measuring or
    displaying a cell, preventing invisible direction overrides while preserving
    legitimate ZWJ/ZWNJ emoji and text sequences.
  • Wraps long identifiers, whitespace runs, and regional-indicator sequences in
    linear time instead of repeatedly rebuilding and rescanning suffixes.
  • Preserves the historical tabwriter output byte-for-byte for files, pipes,
    and other non-terminal writers.
  • Leaves JSON and YAML content unchanged while reporting short writes.

Terminal width is read through the native Unix ioctl or Windows console API.
Unsupported platforms retain the deterministic non-adaptive layout. Unicode
17 property tables and the 766-case grapheme conformance fixture are generated
from SHA-256-pinned Unicode sources; the offline-capable generator and complete
Unicode license are included.

Live 80-column evidence

This command was run read-only against the isolated Moirai fixture:

kubectl-ome get isvc -n ome-cli-tree-b4d9098

Current main exceeds the 80-column terminal and relies on terminal wrapping:

NAME                                       MODEL   RUNTIME                       READY   URL   AGE
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-cluster-collision   -       kome-tree-b4d9098-collision   True    -     148m
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-leaf-a              -       kome-tree-b4d9098-leaf-a      True    -     148m
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-leaf-b              -       kome-tree-b4d9098-leaf-b      True    -     148m
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-local-collision     -       kome-tree-b4d9098-collision   True    -     148m
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-root                -       kome-tree-b4d9098-root        True    -     148m

With this PR, the same values remain complete and every physical line fits:

NAME                      MODEL   RUNTIME                     READY   URL   AGE
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-   -       kome-tree-b4d9098-          True    -     148m
cluster-collision                 collision
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-   -       kome-tree-b4d9098-leaf-a    True    -     148m
leaf-a
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-   -       kome-tree-b4d9098-leaf-b    True    -     148m
leaf-b
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-   -       kome-tree-b4d9098-          True    -     148m
local-collision                   collision
kome-tree-b4d9098-isvc-   -       kome-tree-b4d9098-root      True    -     148m
root

The fixture's merged runtime view also remains a compact aligned table because
its natural width is already below 80 columns.

Why we need it

The existing CLI prints tables at their full natural width. Real resource
names, runtime names, URLs, and diagnostic messages routinely push those rows
past a terminal viewport, causing uncontrolled line wrapping that separates a
value from its column. Operators need stable, readable output on each screen
without losing the exact identities needed for follow-up commands.

No linked issue; this is part of the OEP 11.1 CLI usability workstream.

How to test

go test ./pkg/cli/...
go test -race ./pkg/cli/printers ./pkg/cli/report ./pkg/cli/cmd/runtime ./pkg/cli/cmd/status
go test ./pkg/cli/printers -run '^TestWrapCellAllocationGrowthIsLinear$' -count=10
go vet ./pkg/cli/...
make ci-lint
CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o /private/tmp/kubectl-ome.exe ./cmd/kubectl-ome
CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 go test -c -o /private/tmp/printers-freebsd.test ./pkg/cli/printers
CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=js GOARCH=wasm go test -c -o /private/tmp/printers-wasm.test ./pkg/cli/printers

All commands pass after rebasing onto current main. Independent review also
verified byte-for-byte Unicode regeneration, all 766 Unicode 17 grapheme tests,
bidirectional-control escaping, linear allocation growth, TTY and redirected
paths, short writes, and Windows/FreeBSD/JS cross-builds.
The live smoke test performed only list operations against resources created
for this CLI fixture. Aggregate pkg/cli/... statement coverage is 88.5%; the
runtime printer package is 93.8% covered.

Checklist

  • Tests added/updated (wrapping, stacking, Unicode, I/O, TTY, and compatibility)
  • Docs updated (renderer behavior, generator provenance, and exact output are documented)
  • make test passes locally (not run; scoped CLI, race, vet, and cross-build gates pass)

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Table output now adapts to terminal width, wrapping or stacking rows for narrow displays while preserving alignment on wider terminals.
    • Improved handling of Unicode, emoji, combining characters, and grapheme clusters for more accurate display widths.
    • Added sanitization for control characters in table cells.
    • Added terminal-width detection across supported platforms.
  • Bug Fixes

    • JSON and YAML output remains complete and unaffected by narrow terminal widths.
    • Improved error reporting for failed or incomplete output writes.

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The change adds Unicode 17 data generation, terminal-width detection, Unicode-aware display measurement, adaptive table layouts, writer error handling, and integration coverage for printer, report, and runtime output.

Changes

Terminal printer rendering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Unicode data generation and fixtures
pkg/cli/printers/internal/generateunicode/..., pkg/cli/printers/unicode_properties.go, pkg/cli/printers/testdata/..., pkg/cli/printers/UNICODE_LICENSE.txt
Adds pinned Unicode source loading, checksum validation, interval parsing, generated property tables, atomic output, licensing data, and Unicode 17 grapheme tests.
Terminal detection and Unicode measurement
pkg/cli/printers/terminal_width*, pkg/cli/printers/unicode_grapheme.go
Detects terminal widths across platforms and calculates grapheme boundaries and display widths for Unicode and emoji sequences.
Adaptive table rendering and validation
pkg/cli/printers/table.go, pkg/cli/printers/printers.go, pkg/cli/printers/printers_test.go
Adds aligned, wrapped, and stacked layouts, control-character escaping, Unicode-aware wrapping, and explicit writer error handling.
Printer and report integration
pkg/cli/report/table.go, pkg/cli/report/render_test.go, pkg/cli/cmd/runtime/effective_render_test.go
Routes report tables through the shared renderer, preserves JSON and YAML output, and tests 80-column runtime rendering.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 4137c

The adaptive terminal table rendering and compatibility behavior are covered by the supplied tests and checks, with no actionable merge-blocking risk identified.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant RuntimeCommand
  participant ReportTable
  participant PrintersTable
  participant TerminalWidth
  participant Writer
  RuntimeCommand->>ReportTable: render report table
  ReportTable->>PrintersTable: WriteSanitized rows
  PrintersTable->>TerminalWidth: detect output width
  TerminalWidth-->>PrintersTable: width or unavailable
  PrintersTable->>Writer: write aligned, wrapped, or stacked output
  Writer-->>RuntimeCommand: rendered output or write error
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pkg/cli/printers/table.go (1)

242-242: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

The second condition is constant, which makes the aligned continuation branch unreachable.

prefixWidth is labelWidth + 1 + tablePadding, and labelWidth is at least 1 because blank labels become COLUMN-n. So prefixWidth >= 5 and width-prefixWidth < width-2 is always true. The branch therefore reduces to displayWidth(value) > width-prefixWidth.

As a result, the code at lines 252-261 runs only when the value fits on one line, so the line > 0 continuation-indent path never executes.

Simplify the condition and drop the unreachable continuation handling, or restore the intended threshold if a second condition was planned.

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-			if displayWidth(value) > width-prefixWidth && width-prefixWidth < width-2 {
+			if displayWidth(value) > width-prefixWidth {
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In `@pkg/cli/printers/table.go` at line 242, Update the condition in the table
rendering flow around displayWidth(value) to remove the always-true
width-prefixWidth comparison, then simplify or remove the now-unreachable
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In `@pkg/cli/printers/table.go`:
- Around line 54-56: Update both row-writing sites in pkg/cli/printers/table.go
at lines 54-56 and 189-191 so contentEnd advances only when the cell value is
non-empty; guard the existing length checks with value != "". Apply the same
behavior in both writers, including the wrapCell path, so present-but-empty
cells do not retain trailing padding.

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In `@pkg/cli/printers/table.go`:
- Line 242: Update the condition in the table rendering flow around
displayWidth(value) to remove the always-true width-prefixWidth comparison, then
simplify or remove the now-unreachable continuation-indent handling as
appropriate. Preserve the intended wrapping behavior for values exceeding the
available width and ensure continuation lines are not handled by a branch that
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