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🏭 generate Markdown table from internal table or structure in ABAP
https://github.com/Keller-Michael/markdown_from_table_or_structure
abap adt bapi-return btp console markdown markdown-table output sap-btp structure table
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🏭 generate Markdown table from internal table or structure in ABAP
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/Keller-Michael/markdown_from_table_or_structure
- Owner: Keller-Michael
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-03-25T20:20:51.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-12-30T19:26:54.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-09T02:56:44.632Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: abap, adt, bapi-return, btp, console, markdown, markdown-table, output, sap-btp, structure, table
- Language: ABAP
- Homepage:
- Size: 15.6 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# :factory: Generate Markdown table from internal table or structure
## Description
Executable classes (F9) and the [ABAP Development Tools console](https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/abap-environment-console-application.html) as an output area for information are particularly useful when using the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). With this [example class](./src/zmke_cl_markdown.clas.abap) you are able to generate a [Markdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown) table from an internal table or structure in your ABAP code.
The advantage is that a Markdown table can be easily prepared and processed: You can use online editors such as [Dillinger](https://dillinger.io/) or offline editors such as [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with suitable plugins such as "Markdown All in One" and "Markdown Emoji". Not to forget: Markdown plays a huge role on GitHub :wink:
## Example
Here are some example calls to generate a Markdown table from a structure (example 1), from internal table (example 2) and from BAPI messages (example 3).
```abap
METHOD if_oo_adt_classrun~main.
DATA markdown_table TYPE string_table.
DATA(markdown) = zmke_cl_markdown=>get_instance( ).
" example 1
SELECT SINGLE * FROM I_currency INTO @DATA(currency).
markdown_table = markdown->generate_from_structure( currency ).
out->write( markdown_table ).
" example 2
SELECT * FROM I_Currency INTO TABLE @DATA(currencies).
markdown_table = markdown->generate_from_table( currencies ).
out->write( markdown_table ).
" example 3
DATA(bapi_messages) = VALUE bapirettab( ( type = 'E' id = 'SY' number = '499' message_v1 = 'Hi' message_v2 = 'there!' )
( type = 'A' id = 'SY' number = '499' message_v1 = 'Hi' message_v2 = 'there!' )
( type = 'I' id = 'SY' number = '499' message_v1 = 'Hi' message_v2 = 'there!' )
( type = 'W' id = 'SY' number = '499' message_v1 = 'Hi' message_v2 = 'there!' )
( type = 'S' id = 'SY' number = '499' message_v1 = 'Hi' message_v2 = 'there!' ) ).
markdown_table = markdown->generate_from_bapi_return( bapi_messages ).
out->write( markdown_table ).
ENDMETHOD.
```
Here's the result for example 1:
| Field | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| CURRENCY | AED |
| DECIMALS | 2 |
| CURRENCYISOCODE | AED |
| ALTERNATIVECURRENCYKEY | 784 |
| ISPRIMARYCURRENCYFORISOCRCY | |
Here's the result for example 2 (showing only two entries, there are more):
| CURRENCY | DECIMALS | CURRENCYISOCODE | ALTERNATIVECURRENCYKEY | ISPRIMARYCURRENCYFORISOCRCY |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| AED | 2 | AED | 784 | |
| AFN | 2 | AFN | 971 | |
| ALL | 2 | ALL | 008 | |
Here's the result for example 3:
| ICON | TYPE | ID | NUMBER | MESSAGE | LOG_NO | LOG_MSG_NO | MESSAGE_V1 | MESSAGE_V2 | MESSAGE_V3 | MESSAGE_V4 | PARAMETER | ROW | FIELD | SYSTEM |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| :red_circle: | E | SY | 499 | | | 000000 | Hi | there! | | | | 0 | | |
| :red_circle: | A | SY | 499 | | | 000000 | Hi | there! | | | | 0 | | |
| :yellow_circle: | I | SY | 499 | | | 000000 | Hi | there! | | | | 0 | | |
| :yellow_circle: | W | SY | 499 | | | 000000 | Hi | there! | | | | 0 | | |
| :green_circle: | S | SY | 499 | | | 000000 | Hi | there! | | | | 0 | | |
## Notice
I stumbled across some problems during development involving non-released development objects for SAP BTP, specifically methods of typical classes like CL_ABAP_STRUCTDESCR (really missing GET_DDIC_FIELD_LIST). In an on-premises system, some things such as the column headings of the Markdown table could certainly be designed better ([CamelCase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_case)).
More important note is that I didn't implement any suitable error handling. Maybe someone wants to add that to this project? :wink: