# markdown\_table

### Description

`markdown_table` turns a list of data points into a table in the markdown format, that can be rendered on documents or in the case.

`markdown_table` takes either

1. a list of dictionaries, where the keys of the first dictionary represent the columns and the values of each dictionary are the rows of the table or
2. a list of lists where the values in each list are the rows and a second argument of a list of keys to use as columns of the table

### Example with list and header

```
header := ['Last Name', 'First Name']
data := [['Croisé', 'Thorben'], ['Zivic', 'Tijana'], ['Balzer', 'Alexander']]
markdown_table(data, header)
```

This outputs a markdown table with the columns `Last Name` and `First Name` and the rows of the names of the Thorben, Tijana and Alexander:

```
| Last Name | First Name |
| --------- | ---------- |
| Croisé    | Thorben    |
| Zivic     | Tijana     |
| Balzer    | Alexander  |
```

### Example with dictionaries

```
data := [
    {'Last Name': 'Croisé', 'First Name': 'Thorben'},
    {'Last Name': 'Zivic', 'First Name': 'Tijana'},
    {'Last Name': 'Balzer', 'First Name': 'Alexander'},
]
markdown_table(data)
```

Will output the same table as the first example.

### Example with alignment options

```
header := ['Animal Color', 'Animal']
data := [['Red', 'Bird'], ['Blue', 'Whale']]
markdown_table(data, header, options: {
    styles: {0: {'align': 'center'}, 'Animal': {'align': 'right'}}
})
```

Outputs a list where the first column is left aligned and the column with the key `Animal` is right aligned:

```
| Animal Color | Animal |
| :----------: | -----: |
|     Red      |   Bird |
|     Blue     |  Whale |
```


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