standardized block symbols, added no unicode option, added tests

examples/gauge.rs

@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                         .add_modifier(Modifier::ITALIC),
                 )
                 .percent(app.progress4)
-                .label(label);
+                .label(label)
+                .use_unicode(false);
             f.render_widget(gauge, chunks[3]);
         })?;
 

src/widgets/gauge.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     style::{Color, Style},
     text::Span,
     widgets::{Block, Widget},
+    symbols::block,
 };
 
 /// A widget to display a task progress.
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ pub struct Gauge<'a> {
     block: Option<Block<'a>>,
     ratio: f64,
     label: Option<Span<'a>>,
+    use_block: bool,
     style: Style,
     gauge_style: Style,
 }
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ impl<'a> Default for Gauge<'a> {
             block: None,
             ratio: 0.0,
             label: None,
+            use_block: true,
             style: Style::default(),
             gauge_style: Style::default(),
         }
@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ impl<'a> Gauge<'a> {
         self.gauge_style = style;
         self
     }
+
+    pub fn use_unicode(mut self, unicode: bool) -> Gauge<'a> {
+        self.use_block = unicode;
+        self
+    } 
 }
 
 impl<'a> Widget for Gauge<'a> {
@@ -101,7 +109,8 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Gauge<'a> {
 
         let center = gauge_area.height / 2 + gauge_area.top();
         let width = f64::from(gauge_area.width) * self.ratio;
-        let end = gauge_area.left() + (width.floor() as u16);
+        //go to regular rounding behavior if we're not using unicode blocks
+        let end = gauge_area.left() + if self.use_block {width.floor() as u16} else {width.round() as u16};
         // Label
         let ratio = self.ratio;
         let label = self
@@ -114,18 +123,23 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Gauge<'a> {
             }
 
             //set unicode block
-            if self.ratio < 1.0{
+            if self.use_block && self.ratio < 1.0{
                 buf.get_mut(end, y).set_symbol(get_unicode_block(width%1.0));
             }
 
+            let mut color_end = end;
+
             if y == center {
                 let label_width = label.width() as u16;
                 let middle = (gauge_area.width - label_width) / 2 + gauge_area.left();
                 buf.set_span(middle, y, &label, gauge_area.right() - middle);
+                if self.use_block && end >= middle && end < middle+label_width{
+                    color_end = gauge_area.left() + (width.round() as u16); //set color on the label to the rounded gauge level
+                }
             }
 
             // Fix colors
-            for x in gauge_area.left()..end {
+            for x in gauge_area.left()..color_end {
                 buf.get_mut(x, y)
                     .set_fg(self.gauge_style.bg.unwrap_or(Color::Reset))
                     .set_bg(self.gauge_style.fg.unwrap_or(Color::Reset));
@@ -136,13 +150,13 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Gauge<'a> {
 
 fn get_unicode_block<'a>(frac: f64) -> &'a str {
     match (frac*8.0).round() as u16{ //get how many eighths the fraction is closest to
-        1 => "▏",
-        2 => "▎",
-        3 => "▍",
-        4 => "▌",
-        5 => "▋",
-        6 => "▊",
-        7 => "▉",
+        1 => block::ONE_EIGHTH,
+        2 => block::ONE_QUARTER,
+        3 => block::THREE_EIGHTHS,
+        4 => block::HALF,
+        5 => block::FIVE_EIGHTHS,
+        6 => block::THREE_QUARTERS,
+        7 => block::SEVEN_EIGHTHS,
         8 => "",
         _ => " "
     }

tests/widgets_gauge.rs

@@ -28,6 +28,44 @@ fn widgets_gauge_renders() {
             f.render_widget(gauge, chunks[1]);
         })
         .unwrap();
+    let expected = Buffer::with_lines(vec![
+        "                                        ",
+        "                                        ",
+        "  ┌Percentage────────────────────────┐  ",
+        "  │              ▋43%                │  ",
+        "  └──────────────────────────────────┘  ",
+        "  ┌Ratio─────────────────────────────┐  ",
+        "  │       ▏       21%                │  ",
+        "  └──────────────────────────────────┘  ",
+        "                                        ",
+        "                                        ",
+    ]);
+    terminal.backend().assert_buffer(&expected);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn widgets_gauge_renders_no_unicode(){
+    let backend = TestBackend::new(40, 10);
+    let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
+
+    terminal.draw(|f| {
+        let chunks = Layout::default()
+                .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+                .margin(2)
+                .constraints([Constraint::Percentage(50), Constraint::Percentage(50)].as_ref())
+                .split(f.size());
+
+            let gauge = Gauge::default()
+                .block(Block::default().title("Percentage").borders(Borders::ALL))
+                .percent(43)
+                .use_unicode(false);
+            f.render_widget(gauge, chunks[0]);
+            let gauge = Gauge::default()
+                .block(Block::default().title("Ratio").borders(Borders::ALL))
+                .ratio(0.211_313_934_313_1)
+                .use_unicode(false);
+            f.render_widget(gauge, chunks[1]);
+    }).unwrap();
     let expected = Buffer::with_lines(vec![
         "                                        ",
         "                                        ",