Method Start

spinner_printer.go:148–179

Start the SpinnerPrinter.

(text ...any)

// Start the SpinnerPrinter.
func (s SpinnerPrinter) Start(text ...any) (*SpinnerPrinter, error) {
	s.IsActive = true
	s.startedAt = time.Now()
	activeSpinnerPrinters = append(activeSpinnerPrinters, &s)

	if len(text) != 0 {
		s.Text = Sprint(text...)
	}

	go func() {
		for s.IsActive {
			for _, seq := range s.Sequence {
				if !s.IsActive {
					continue
				}
				if RawOutput {
					time.Sleep(s.Delay)
					continue
				}

				var timer string
				if s.ShowTimer {
					timer = " (" + time.Since(s.startedAt).Round(s.TimerRoundingFactor).String() + ")"
				}
				Fprinto(s.Writer, s.Style.Sprint(seq)+" "+s.MessageStyle.Sprint(s.Text)+s.TimerStyle.Sprint(timer))
				s.currentSequence = seq
				time.Sleep(s.Delay)
			}
		}
	}()
	return &s, nil
}

// Stop terminates the SpinnerPrinter immediately.
// The SpinnerPrinter will not resolve into anything.