This library combines cli-spinners and log-update to display a loading animation in CLI apps made with Node.
# NPM
npm install cli-loading-animation
# Yarn
yarn add cli-loading-animation
const { loading } = require('cli-loading-animation');
const { start, stop } = loading('Loading..');
start();
setTimeout(() => stop(), 3000);
const { loading } = require('cli-loading-animation');
const spinners = require('cli-spinners');
const { start, stop } = loading('Loading..', { clearOnEnd: false, spinner: spinners.bouncingBall });
start();
setTimeout(() => stop(), 3000);
Where spinner
can be a object with frames
(an array of strings) and interval
(a number) property.
The library cli-spinners already provide several spinners in this format.
Option | Description | Default Value |
---|---|---|
spinner | Custom Spinner to use | dots from the cli-spinners library |
clearOnEnd | Specifies if the loading line on the console must be cleared on calling the stop function. |
true |
MIT