waparser.py

from texttable import Texttable
import re
_ignParens = re.compile('\(.*?\)')
def countDelim(text, delim = ' | '):
    text = _ignParens.sub('', text)
    return text.count(delim)

def renderTable(input, sub = False):
    if not input:
        return []
    garbage = []
    if len(input) == 1 and sub:
        return input
    
    initial_row_count = countDelim(input[0])
    if initial_row_count >= 5:
        return input
    t = Texttable(100)
    
    while input:
        line = input.pop(0)
        rCount = countDelim(line)
        if rCount == 0:
            garbage.append(line)
        else:  
            rows = line.split(' | ', initial_row_count)
            if ' | ' in rows[-1]:
                sub_row_count = countDelim(rows[-1])
                if len(input) > 1 and countDelim(input[1]) == sub_row_count:
                    buf = [rows[-1]]
                    while input:
                        line = input.pop(0)
                        if countDelim(line) != sub_row_count:
                            input.insert(0, line)
                            break
                        buf.append(line)
                    rows[-1] = '\n'.join(renderTable(buf, True))
            t.add_row([utf8(row) for row in rows])
    draw = t.draw()
    if not draw:
        draw = []
    else:
        draw = draw.split('\n')
    
    return draw + garbage