Spinner Examples

basic_spinner

Minimal spinner with {frame} {text}:

zig build run-basic_spinner

var sp = try loaders.Spinner.init(allocator, io, .{
    .frames = &.{ "|", "/", "-", "\\" },
    .template = "{frame} {text}",
    .text = "Loading",
});

dynamic_spinner_messages

setText / setColor mid-run:

zig build run-dynamic_spinner_messages

spinner_looping_messages

Cycle through a list of messages:

zig build run-spinner_looping_messages

spinner_conditional_messages

Change text based on elapsed time or phase:

zig build run-spinner_conditional_messages

infinite_spinner

Auto-threaded spinner that runs until stop:

zig build run-infinite_spinner

var sp = try loaders.Spinner.init(allocator, io, .{
    .frames = &.{ "⠋", "⠙", "⠹", "⠸", "⠼", "⠴", "⠦", "⠧", "⠇", "⠏" },
    .thread_mode = .auto,
});
defer sp.deinit();
try sp.start();
// ... long-running work ...
sp.stop(.{ .final_text = "Complete", .newline = true });

spinner_braille

Braille dot spinner frames:

zig build run-spinner_braille

.frames = &.{ "⣾", "⣽", "⣻", "⢿", "⡿", "⣟", "⣯", "⣷" },