Built-in Themes Gallery
loaders.zig includes multiple pre-designed high-quality visual themes out of the box in loaders.BarStyle and loaders.SpinnerStyle.
1. Progress Bar Styles (BarStyle)
BarStyle.block (Default)
Standard solid block visual style. Premium, bold, and clean:
- Left/Right Brackets:
[and] - Fill:
█ - Empty:
░
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var bar = loaders.Bar.init(io, .{ .style = loaders.BarStyle.block });BarStyle.shaded
Uses shaded Unicode blocks for a lighter, textured visual feel:
- Left/Right Brackets:
[and] - Fill:
▓ - Tip:
▒ - Empty:
░
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var bar = loaders.Bar.init(io, .{ .style = loaders.BarStyle.shaded });BarStyle.ascii
Fully compatible retro ASCII layout. Great for legacy shells or stdout redirection:
- Left/Right Brackets:
[and] - Fill:
# - Empty:
(space)
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var bar = loaders.Bar.init(io, .{ .style = loaders.BarStyle.ascii });BarStyle.minimal
An elegant minimalist look with a leading arrow tip and zero brackets:
- Left/Right Brackets: none
- Fill:
─ - Tip:
▶ - Empty:
─ - Color: Cyan fill on bright-black empty line
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var bar = loaders.Bar.init(io, .{ .style = loaders.BarStyle.minimal });2. Spinner Style Presets (SpinnerStyle)
SpinnerStyle.dots
The standard fast dot-cycle spinner. Very responsive:
- Frames:
⠋,⠙,⠹,⠸,⠼,⠴,⠦,⠧,⠇,⠏ - Speed: 80 ms
- Color: Cyan
SpinnerStyle.moon
Smooth phase cycling of moon emojis:
- Frames:
🌑,🌒,🌓,🌔,🌕,🌖,🌗,🌘 - Speed: 80 ms
SpinnerStyle.clock
Fluid clock rotation:
- Frames:
🕛,🕐,🕑,🕒,🕓... - Speed: 100 ms