Trying new possible ways to format help text

blackducksoftware · Jun 28, 2017 · 63b3423 · 63b3423
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diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/blackducksoftware/integration/hub/detect/help/HelpPrinter.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/blackducksoftware/integration/hub/detect/help/HelpPrinter.groovy
@@ -69,6 +69,26 @@ class HelpPrinter {
         printStream.println(StringUtils.join(helpMessagePieces, System.getProperty("line.separator")))
     }
 
+    private String formatColumns2(List<String> columns, int... columnWidths) {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder()
+
+        String test = ''
+        columnWidths.each { test += "%-${it}s " }
+
+        def tlll = [
+            StringUtils.center(columns.get(0), 20),
+            StringUtils.center(columns.get(1), 20),
+            StringUtils.center(columns.get(2), 20)
+        ]
+
+        sb.append(String.format(
+                test.trim(),
+                tlll.toArray()
+                ))
+
+        sb.toString()
+    }
+
     private String formatColumns(List<String> columns, int... columnWidths) {
         StringBuilder createColumns = new StringBuilder()
         List<String> columnfirstRow = []