From 11ac2c62c60f056776d4a18cc525e76a7e3a2774 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 12:26:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): render glyphs in static renderables

Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
---
 pkg/cli/frame_components.go |  2 +-
 pkg/cli/frame_test.go       |  7 +++++--
 pkg/cli/layout.go           |  2 +-
 pkg/cli/layout_test.go      | 10 ++++++++++
 pkg/cli/stream.go           |  2 +-
 pkg/cli/stream_test.go      | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/cli/frame_components.go b/pkg/cli/frame_components.go
index ec44ad1..628bd61 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/frame_components.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/frame_components.go
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@ func StaticModel(text string) Model {
 }
 
 func (s *staticModel) View(_, _ int) string {
-	return s.text
+	return compileGlyphs(s.text)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cli/frame_test.go b/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
index b97a558..5efbb97 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
@@ -233,8 +233,11 @@ func TestFrameComponents_GlyphShortcodes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStaticModel_Good(t *testing.T) {
-	m := StaticModel("hello")
-	assert.Equal(t, "hello", m.View(80, 24))
+	restoreThemeAndColors(t)
+	UseASCII()
+
+	m := StaticModel(":check: hello")
+	assert.Equal(t, "[OK] hello", m.View(80, 24))
 }
 
 func TestFrameModel_Good(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/cli/layout.go b/pkg/cli/layout.go
index e0acb48..fb5ffd6 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/layout.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/layout.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ type Renderable interface {
 type StringBlock string
 
 // Render returns the string content.
-func (s StringBlock) Render() string { return string(s) }
+func (s StringBlock) Render() string { return compileGlyphs(string(s)) }
 
 // Layout creates a new layout from a variant string.
 func Layout(variant string) *Composite {
diff --git a/pkg/cli/layout_test.go b/pkg/cli/layout_test.go
index 4fb42ad..df36740 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/layout_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/layout_test.go
@@ -23,3 +23,13 @@ func TestParseVariant(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStringBlock_GlyphShortcodes(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreThemeAndColors(t)
+	UseASCII()
+
+	block := StringBlock(":check: ready")
+	if got := block.Render(); got != "[OK] ready" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected shortcode rendering, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/stream.go b/pkg/cli/stream.go
index d78a442..0e4e8d0 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/stream.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/stream.go
@@ -141,5 +141,5 @@ func (s *Stream) Captured() string {
 	if st, ok := s.out.(fmt.Stringer); ok {
 		return st.String()
 	}
-	return ""
+	panic("stream output writer does not support Capture")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cli/stream_test.go b/pkg/cli/stream_test.go
index 3a528ce..e4d745c 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/stream_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/stream_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -187,4 +188,19 @@ func TestStream_Bad(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.Equal(t, "", buf.String())
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Captured panics when output is not stringable", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := NewStream(WithStreamOutput(writerOnly{}))
+		assert.Panics(t, func() {
+			_ = s.Captured()
+		})
+	})
 }
+
+type writerOnly struct{}
+
+func (writerOnly) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+var _ io.Writer = writerOnly{}
-- 
2.45.3