$ gem install dashes

> table = Dashes::Table.new
> table.align :left, :right, :right  # :center is available too
> table.row 'Label', 'Num', 'Pct'
> table.separator
> table.row 'First', 1, 2
> table.row 'Second', 3, 4
> puts table.to_s
+--------+-----+-----+
| Label  | Num | Pct |
+--------+-----+-----+
| First  |   1 |   2 |
| Second |   3 |   4 |
+--------+-----+-----+

table.width(integer)
table.max_width(integer) # width takes priority
table.align(*alignments) # :left, :center, or :right
table.spacing(*spaces)   # :min or :max, :min means never pad the cell

> chart = Dashes::Chart.new
> chart.title 'Title'
> chart.row 'First', 7
> chart.row 'Second', 12
> chart.row 'Third', 2
> puts chart.to_s
+---------------------+
| Title               |
+---------------------+
|  First =======      |
| Second ============ |
|  Third ==           |
+---------------------+

chart.width(integer)
chart.max_width(integer) # width takes priority

> grid = Dashes::Grid.new
> grid.width(30) # 80 is the default , use `tput cols`.to_i for max width
> grid.add table1
> grid.add chart1
> grid.add table2
> grid.add table3
> puts grid.to_s
+---+---+---+ +-----------+
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |   a ===== |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |  bb ===   |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | +-----------+
+---+---+---+ +-----------+
| 3 | 3 | 3 | | 2 | 2 | 2 |
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+