1 files changed, 57 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/zellij-tile/src/ui_components/ribbon.rs b/zellij-tile/src/ui_components/ribbon.rs
index c0c1880e4..f1922fa74 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/src/ui_components/ribbon.rs
+++ b/zellij-tile/src/ui_components/ribbon.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::Text;
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 pub fn print_ribbon(text: Text) {
     print!("\u{1b}Pzribbon;{}\u{1b}\\", text.serialize());
@@ -22,3 +23,59 @@ pub fn print_ribbon_with_coordinates(
         text.serialize()
     );
 }
+
+pub fn serialize_ribbon(text: &Text) -> String {
+    format!("\u{1b}Pzribbon;{}\u{1b}\\", text.serialize())
+}
+
+pub fn serialize_ribbon_with_coordinates(
+    text: &Text,
+    x: usize,
+    y: usize,
+    width: Option<usize>,
+    height: Option<usize>,
+) -> String {
+    let width = width.map(|w| w.to_string()).unwrap_or_default();
+    let height = height.map(|h| h.to_string()).unwrap_or_default();
+
+    format!(
+        "\u{1b}Pzribbon;{}/{}/{}/{};{}\u{1b}\\",
+        x,
+        y,
+        width,
+        height,
+        text.serialize()
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn serialize_ribbon_line<I>(ribbons: I) -> String
+where
+    I: IntoIterator,
+    I::Item: Borrow<Text>,
+{
+    ribbons
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| serialize_ribbon(r.borrow()))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+pub fn serialize_ribbon_line_with_coordinates<I>(
+    ribbons: I,
+    x: usize,
+    y: usize,
+    width: Option<usize>,
+    height: Option<usize>,
+) -> String
+where
+    I: IntoIterator,
+    I::Item: Borrow<Text>,
+{
+    let mut ribbons = ribbons.into_iter();
+    let Some(first) = ribbons.next() else {
+        return String::new();
+    };
+
+    let mut result = serialize_ribbon_with_coordinates(first.borrow(), x, y, width, height);
+    result.push_str(&serialize_ribbon_line(ribbons));
+    result
+}