manrajgrover/halo

Provide option to render more than one spinner at the same time

Open

#17 opened on Oct 3, 2017

View on GitHub
 (8 comments) (9 reactions) (0 assignees)Python (149 forks)github user discovery
feature requesthacktoberfestup-for-grabs

Repository metrics

Stars
 (3,022 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (PR metrics pending)

Description

Suppose you get multiple long tasks at hand. It should be nice to be able to start more than one spinner before finishing the last one

take this as an example:

 from halo import Hal
 
 a = start_task_a()
 a_spinner = Halo({'text': 'Do A', 'spinner': 'dots'})
 a_spinner.start()
 a_is_spinning = True
 
 b = start_task_b()
 b_spinner = Halo({'text': 'Do B', 'spinner': 'dots'})
 b_spinner.start()
 b_is_spinning = True
 
 while a_is_spinning or b_is_spinning:
     if a.is_finished():
         a_spinner.succeed()
         a_is_spinning = False
     if b.is_finished():
         b_spinner.succeed()
         b_is_spinning = False

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how Halo manages spinner state and rendering. Look for any existing concurrency handling and determine the best way to allow multiple spinner instances to run simultaneously, possibly using threading or async loops.
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Python
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60