Function formatTableCell

eng/update-readme.mjs:250–270

* Format arbitrary multiline text for safe rendering inside a markdown table cell. * - Preserves line breaks by converting to * - Escapes pipe characters (|) to avoid breaking table columns * - Trims leading/trailing whitespace on each line * - Collapses multiple consecutive blank lines

(text)

 * @returns {string} table-safe content
 */
function formatTableCell(text) {
  if (text === null || text === undefined) return "";
  let s = String(text);
  // Normalize line endings
  s = s.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
  // Split lines, trim, drop empty groups while preserving intentional breaks
  const lines = s
    .split("\n")
    .map((l) => l.trim())
    .filter((_, idx, arr) => {
      // Keep single blank lines, drop consecutive blanks
      if (arr[idx] !== "") return true;
      return arr[idx - 1] !== ""; // allow one blank, remove duplicates
    });
  s = lines.join("\n");
  // Escape table pipes
  s = s.replace(/\|/g, "|");
  // Convert remaining newlines to <br /> for a single-cell rendering
  s = s.replace(/\n/g, "<br />");
  return s.trim();
}

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