By text-based do you mean ascii-art? Right now you can output graphics alongside with text to PNG, PDF or SVG - https://code2flow.com/8qRgzO.code.png https://code2flow.com/8qRgzO.code.pdf https://code2flow.com/8qRgzO.code.svg
Your solution is something i've literally talked about here before, so it's welcome to see! But i still need/want ascii. I suppose i don't need it.. i just like being able to view things in CLI/etc.