minor updates (new functions in CCPrint and PrintBox)

core/CCPrint.ml

@@ -122,9 +122,23 @@ let fprintf oc format =
   let buffer = Buffer.create 64 in
   Printf.kbprintf
     (fun fmt -> Buffer.output_buffer oc buffer)
-  buffer
-  format
+    buffer
+    format
 
 let printf format = fprintf stdout format
 let eprintf format = fprintf stderr format
 
+let _with_file_out filename f =
+  let oc = open_out filename in
+  begin try
+    let x = f oc in
+    flush oc;
+    close_out oc;
+    x
+  with e ->
+    close_out_noerr oc;
+    raise e
+  end
+
+let to_file filename format =
+  _with_file_out filename (fun oc -> fprintf oc format)

core/CCPrint.mli

@@ -69,5 +69,8 @@ val sprintf : ('a, Buffer.t, unit, string) format4 -> 'a
 val fprintf : out_channel -> ('a, Buffer.t, unit, unit) format4 -> 'a
   (** Print on a channel *)
 
+val to_file : string -> ('a, Buffer.t, unit, unit) format4 -> 'a
+  (** Print to the given file *)
+
 val printf : ('a, Buffer.t, unit, unit) format4 -> 'a
 val eprintf : ('a, Buffer.t, unit, unit) format4 -> 'a

misc/printBox.ml

@@ -359,6 +359,25 @@ let _write_hline ~out pos n =
     Output.put_char out (_move_x pos i) '-'
   done
 
+type simple_box =
+  [ `Empty
+  | `Pad of simple_box
+  | `Text of string
+  | `Vlist of simple_box list
+  | `Hlist of simple_box list
+  | `Table of simple_box array array
+  | `Tree of simple_box * simple_box list
+  ]
+
+let rec of_simple = function
+  | `Empty -> empty
+  | `Pad b -> pad (of_simple b)
+  | `Text t -> pad (text t)
+  | `Vlist l -> vlist (List.map of_simple l)
+  | `Hlist l -> hlist (List.map of_simple l)
+  | `Table a -> grid (Box._map_matrix of_simple a)
+  | `Tree (b,l) -> tree (of_simple b) (List.map of_simple l)
+
 (* render given box on the output, starting with upper left corner
     at the given position. [expected_size] is the size of the
     available surrounding space. [offset] is the offset of the box

misc/printBox.mli

@@ -182,6 +182,18 @@ val mk_tree : ?indent:int -> ('a -> Box.t * 'a list) -> 'a -> Box.t
 (** Definition of a tree with a local function that maps nodes to
     their content and children *)
 
+type simple_box =
+  [ `Empty
+  | `Pad of simple_box
+  | `Text of string
+  | `Vlist of simple_box list
+  | `Hlist of simple_box list
+  | `Table of simple_box array array
+  | `Tree of simple_box * simple_box list
+  ]
+
+val of_simple : simple_box -> Box.t
+
 (** {2 Rendering} *)
 
 val render : Output.t -> Box.t -> unit