util: add util.table()

[watilde]

Add util.table(tabularData[, properties][, options]), which renders tabular data with the same layout as console.table but returns it as a string instead of writing to a stream. This is useful for logging, writing to a file, or building output without a console.

The row-building logic is extracted from console.table into a shared internal module so both APIs produce identical output.

[TheOneTheOnlyJJ]

Would this be a lot faster if the shared helper were implemented in C++?

[nodejs-github-bot]

CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-pull-request/74303/

[jasnell]

@watilde ... if you still want to pursue this, can I ask you to rebase and resolve the conflicts?

[watilde]

@jasnell Thanks for always sending reminders. I've performed a rebase.

[codecov]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 90.18%. Comparing base (fd6682c) to head (c4de2f9).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

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Files with missing lines	Coverage Δ
lib/internal/console/constructor.js	97.84% <100.00%> (-0.35%)	⬇️
lib/internal/util/table.js	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)
lib/util.js	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)

... and 36 files with indirect coverage changes

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