ideas to leverage Rich for richer output of eb command

[branfosj]

Colors

• warning messages in yellow
• error messages in red
• success messages in green
• passed checks in green, failed checks in red (or yellow)
  • --check-github
  • --merge-pr
  • --show-system-info (yellow for Python 2)
  • --show-config (yellow for $HOME/.local/easybuild)?

Error reporting

• Discriminate between error and crash (non-EasyBuildError raised error)

Tables

• Nicer output for eb -a, --show-config, --list-easyblocks, --list-software, etc.

Progress bars

#3823 added the progress bar, here are some possible enhancements

• use full screen width expand progress bar to full screen width #3826
• Download progress: show download progress / speed - probably as a second bar; see
  • Feature: progress bar for "fetching files" #2596
  • Download progress for large files and/or slow downloads #3041
  • implemented in use separate different progress bars for different aspects of the installations being performed #3844
• Extensions
  • All extensions currently count as one step
  • Each extension should be counted separately
  • Any choice here must be compatible with add initial/experimental support for installing extensions in parallel #3667
  • separate progress bar for extensions implemented in use separate different progress bars for different aspects of the installations being performed #3844
• Components:
  • all components currently count as one step. Each component should be counted separately
  • framework should provide support for a "neutral" progress bar that can be used by easyblock to display progress on a specific aspect (like Bundle installing components)

[shahzebsiddiqui]

I would add to this the following options

• eb --show-full-config
• eb -x the extended dry run is pretty verbose you can do better with rich perhaps use panels
• eb --show-ec showing easyconfig files
• eb -a show easyconfig options
• eb -Dr i often use dry run to see what will get installed so something like a [x] marked in green and anything remaining marked in red [ ] or any color of choice. You may even extend to entire line of the easyconfig i think it would certainly help.