docs(base): document ASCII delimiter choice in get_table()

Author: markuslf

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * base.py: `get_perfdata()` now sanitizes labels by stripping single quotes and replacing `=` with `_`
 * base.py: deduplicate `get_state()` operator logic using `operator` module
 * base.py: deduplicate `sum_dict()` by delegating to `sum_lod()`
+* base.py: `get_table()`: document why pure ASCII delimiters are used instead of Unicode box-drawing characters
 * base.py: improve `get_table()` performance for large tables
 * base.py: move `parse_range()` and state name mapping to module level
 * base.py: remove unused `collections` import

base.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 """
 
 __author__ = 'Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich/Switzerland'
-__version__ = '2026032101'
+__version__ = '2026040801'
 
 import numbers
 import operator
@@ -219,7 +219,11 @@ def get_state(value, warn, crit, _operator='ge'):
 
 def get_table(data, cols, header=None, strip=True, sort_by_key=None, sort_order_reverse=False):
     """
-    Format a list of dictionaries into a simple ASCII table (generator version).
+    Format a list of dictionaries into a simple ASCII table.
+
+    Uses pure ASCII delimiters (`!`, `+`, `-`) instead of Unicode box-drawing characters
+    (like `│`, `┼`, `─`) to guarantee correct rendering on any platform, locale, terminal,
+    and transport layer regardless of encoding.
 
     Each dictionary must contain the specified columns (`cols`). Optionally supports a custom
     header, sorting by a given key, and stripping whitespace from values.