Preliminary attempt at right_clip alignment

example/example.cpp

@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ int main(int, char *[])
     spdlog::debug("This message should be displayed..");
 
     // Customize msg format for all loggers
-    spdlog::set_pattern("[%H:%M:%S %z] [%^%L%$] [thread %t] %v");
+    spdlog::set_pattern("[%H:%M:%S %z] %>4B [%^%>3l%$] [thread %t] %>30v");
-    spdlog::info("This an info message with custom format");
+    spdlog::debug("This an info message with custom format");
+    spdlog::info("Nicely aligned with the previous message");
     spdlog::set_pattern("%+"); // back to default format
     spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::info);
 

include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter-inl.h

@@ -41,8 +41,15 @@ public:
     {
 
         if (padinfo_.width_ <= wrapped_size)
+        {
+            if (padinfo_.side_ == padding_info::clip_right)
+            {
+                total_pad_ = (long)padinfo_.width_ - (long)wrapped_size;
+            }
+            else
             {
                 total_pad_ = 0;
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -70,16 +77,23 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    void pad_it(size_t count)
+    void pad_it(long count)
     {
         // count = std::min(count, spaces_.size());
         assert(count <= spaces_.size());
+        if ( count >= 0 )
+        {
             fmt_helper::append_string_view(string_view_t(spaces_.data(), count), dest_);
         }
+        else
+        {
+            dest_.resize(dest_.size()+count);
+        }
+    }
 
     const padding_info &padinfo_;
     memory_buf_t &dest_;
-    size_t total_pad_;
+    long total_pad_;
     string_view_t spaces_{"                                                                ", 64};
 };
 
@@ -1233,6 +1247,10 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE details::padding_info pattern_formatter::handle_padspec_(std::stri
         side = padding_info::center;
         ++it;
         break;
+    case '>':
+        side = padding_info::clip_right;
+        ++it;
+        break;
     default:
         side = details::padding_info::left;
         break;

include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ struct padding_info
     {
         left,
         right,
-        center
+        center,
+        clip_right,
     };
 
     padding_info() = default;