[feat] Introduce new option --table-hide-columns for hiding columns in tabular data output

docs/manpage.rst

@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ Miscellaneous options
 
 .. option:: --table-format=csv|plain|pretty
 
-   Set the formatting of tabular output printed by options :option:`--performance-compare`, :option:`--performance-report` and the options controlling the stored sessions.
+   Set the formatting of tabular output printed by the options :option:`--performance-compare`, :option:`--performance-report` and the options controlling the stored sessions.
 
    The acceptable values are the following:
 
@@ -1142,6 +1142,12 @@ Miscellaneous options
 
    .. versionadded:: 4.7
 
+.. option:: --table-hide-columns=COLUMNS
+
+   Hide the specified comma-separated list of columns from the tabular output printed by the options :option:`--performance-compare`, :option:`--performance-report` and the options controlling the stored sessions.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.7
+
 .. option:: --upgrade-config-file=OLD[:NEW]
 
    Convert the old-style configuration file ``OLD``, place it into the new file ``NEW`` and exit.

reframe/frontend/cli.py

@@ -218,16 +218,19 @@ def __enter__(self):
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        logging.getprofiler().print_report(self.__logger.debug)
         if exc_type is SystemExit:
             # Allow users to exit inside the context manager
+            logging.getprofiler().exit_region()
+            logging.getprofiler().print_report(self.__logger.debug)
             return
 
         if isinstance(exc_val, self.__exceptions):
             self.__logger.error(f'{self.__message}: {exc_val}')
             self.__logger.verbose(
                 ''.join(traceback.format_exception(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb))
             )
+            logging.getprofiler().exit_region()
+            logging.getprofiler().print_report(self.__logger.debug)
             sys.exit(self.__exitcode)
 
 
@@ -631,6 +634,11 @@ def main():
         help='Table formatting',
         envvar='RFM_TABLE_FORMAT', configvar='general/table_format'
     )
+    misc_options.add_argument(
+        '--table-hide-columns', metavar='COLS', action='store',
+        help='Hide specific columns from the final table',
+        envvar='RFM_TABLE_HIDE_COLUMNS', configvar='general/table_hide_columns'
+    )
     misc_options.add_argument(
         '-v', '--verbose', action='count',
         help='Increase verbosity level of output',
@@ -997,15 +1005,12 @@ def restrict_logging():
 
     if options.performance_compare:
         namepatt = '|'.join(options.names)
-        try:
+        with exit_gracefully_on_error('failed to generate performance report',
+                                      printer):
             printer.table(
                 reporting.performance_compare(options.performance_compare,
                                               namepatt=namepatt)
             )
-        except errors.ReframeError as err:
-            printer.error(f'failed to generate performance report: {err}')
-            sys.exit(1)
-        else:
             sys.exit(0)
 
     # Show configuration after everything is set up

reframe/frontend/printer.py

@@ -276,4 +276,15 @@ def table(self, data, **kwargs):
 
         kwargs.setdefault('headers', 'firstrow')
         kwargs.setdefault('tablefmt', tablefmt)
-        self.info(tabulate(data, **kwargs))
+        kwargs.setdefault('numalign', 'right')
+        hide_columns = rt.runtime().get_option('general/0/table_hide_columns')
+        if hide_columns and kwargs['headers'] == 'firstrow' and data:
+            hide_columns = hide_columns.split(',')
+            colidx = [i for i, col in enumerate(data[0])
+                      if col not in hide_columns]
+
+            tab_data = [[rec[col] for col in colidx] for rec in data]
+        else:
+            tab_data = data
+
+        self.info(tabulate(tab_data, **kwargs))

unittests/test_cli.py

@@ -1298,6 +1298,15 @@ def assert_no_crash(returncode, stdout, stderr, exitcode=0):
         *run_reframe2(action=f'--describe-stored-testcases={uuid}')
     )
 
+    # Check hiding of table column
+    stdout = assert_no_crash(*run_reframe2(
+        action=f'--list-stored-testcases={uuid}',
+        more_options=['--table-hide-columns=SysEnv,Nodelist,UUID']
+    ))[1]
+    assert 'SysEnv' not in stdout
+    assert 'Nodelist' not in stdout
+    assert 'UUID' not in stdout
+
     # List test cases by time period
     ts_start = session_json['session_info']['time_start']
     assert_no_crash(