Question: Is it possible to use Spectre.Console to render to string?

[Depact]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Spectre.Console is amazing, but I'm not found a good way to combine it with ITestOutputHelper, and other ILogger and similar interfaces. I wish to use it with those at least by writing compatibility layer, but I want render to string for it.

Describe the solution you'd like
I'd like to be able to render to string. With and without colors, because of all the issues with Ansi colors.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Probably there is something like this somewhere in docs or issues, but I wasn't been able to find.

Additional context
ITestOutputHelper fundamentally incompatible with live elements. Due to how it connects to CI/CD and not allows to rewrite lines.

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[Depact]

Found that I can do it like this:

    using var writer = new StringWriter();
    var console = AnsiConsole.Create(new AnsiConsoleSettings
    {
      Ansi = AnsiSupport.No,
      ColorSystem = ColorSystemSupport.NoColors,
      Out = new AnsiConsoleOutput(writer)
    });

    throw new ArgumentException(writer.ToString());

Works for me, I think. Now I have to figure out how to make those settings global in a best way.

[patriksvensson]

You can also use the TestConsole in the Spectre.Console.Testing package that was designed for this.

[Depact]

@patriksvensson TestConsole not named like something I should use outside of tests. This gonna cause confusion.

[patriksvensson]

Oh, I was under the impression that you wanted to use it for tests.

[Depact]

I want to use it for tests too, TestConsole definetly sounds great. Thanks for info. I just wanted to use it not only for tests, because this package is really great at making verbose logs

[patriksvensson]

Ok, just make sure you take a dependency on IAnsiConsole in your code if you want to be able to test it.