Module output 

Output mode control: ANSI, plain text, or structured data.

OutputMode controls how rendering behaves, from terminal colors to JSON serialization. This is the mechanism behind the --output CLI flag.

Output Mode Categories

Category	Modes	Template?	ANSI?
Templated	Auto, Term, Text	Yes	Varies
Debug	TermDebug	Yes	Tags kept as [name]...[/name]
Structured	Json, Yaml, Xml, Csv	No — serializes directly	No

How Modes Are Selected

1. Default: Auto — detects terminal capabilities at render time
2. CLI flag: --output=json overrides to structured mode
3. Programmatic: Pass explicit mode to render functions

Auto Mode Resolution

Auto queries terminal capabilities via the console crate:

• TTY with color support → behaves like Term (ANSI codes applied)
• Piped output or no color support → behaves like Text (tags stripped)

This detection happens at render time, not startup.

Structured Modes

JSON, YAML, XML, and CSV modes skip template rendering entirely. Handler data is serialized directly, which means:

• Template content is ignored
• Style tags never apply
• Context injection is skipped

Use render_auto to automatically dispatch between templated and structured rendering based on output mode.

Enums

OutputDestination

Destination for rendered output.

OutputMode

Controls how output is rendered.

Functions

write_binary_output

Writes binary content to the specified destination.

write_output

Writes text content to the specified destination.