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# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
# terms of the new BSD License.
#
# Copyright (c) 2009, Sebastian Staudt

module Rubikon

  # A class for displaying and managing throbbers
  class Throbber < Thread

    SPINNER = '-\|/'

    # Creates and runs a Throbber that outputs to the given IO stream while the
    # given thread is alive
    #
    # # +ostream+:: The IO stream the throbber should be written to
    # +thread+::  The thread that should be watched
    def initialize(ostream, thread)
      proc = Proc.new do |ostream, thread|
          step = 0
          ostream.putc 32
          while thread.alive?
            ostream << "\b#{SPINNER[step].chr}"
            ostream.flush
            step = (step + 1) % 4
            sleep 0.25
          end
        ostream.putc 8
      end

      super { proc.call(ostream, thread) }
    end

  end

end

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
rubikon-0.2.1	lib/rubikon/throbber.rb
rubikon-0.2.0	lib/rubikon/throbber.rb