Zenity
Rust CLIs with spinner animations, progress bars, and multiline support, plus user input validation
Install / Use
/learn @Arteiii/ZenityREADME
Table of Contents
Overview
Do you often find yourself gazing into the void of your terminal,
wondering if your computer has decided to take a coffee break without notifying you?
100+ predefined animations
How to Use?
It's as easy as pie (or maybe even easier, depending on your pie-making skills)!
Follow these steps:
cargo add zenity
// example/basic.rs
use std::thread::sleep;
use std::time::Duration;
use zenity::spinner::MultiSpinner;
fn main() {
// create a LoadingAnimation instance using one of the predefined animations
let spinner = MultiSpinner::default();
sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
// optional:
// set the text to "Loading..."
spinner.set_text(&spinner.get_last(), " Loading...".to_string());
sleep(Duration::from_secs(500));
// `loading_animation` will run out of scope now and get dropped,
// thus the animation will stop and remove itself from the console
}
check out the examples for more
[!NOTE] the lib already includes checks for
--colorfollowing the conventions by: Rain's Rust CLI recommendations
Documentation
Documentation
You can access the general documentation for the latest crate online
at docs.rs.
For more detailed information, navigate to the modules section.
Alternatively, you can view the documentation locally by running the following command:
cargo doc --open -p zenity
The styles provided are reexports of crossterm, which you can find here.
Examples
For a list of examples you can run, execute the following command:
cargo run --example
Contributing
Contributions, bug reports, feature requests, and suggestions are all welcome!
If you encounter any issues or have ideas for improvements, please don't hesitate to open
an issue on GitHub.
Pull requests are also highly appreciated.
If you find this project helpful or enjoyable, consider giving it a star on GitHub.
Thank you for your interest and contributions!
Preview



Disclaimer
Now, we won't promise you that cli_loading_magic will solve all your problems.
We can't guarantee it won't crash your terminal or cause your computer to sprout legs and walk away in protest.
But hey, life's an adventure, right?
Embrace the chaos, enjoy the ride, and remember:
if all else fails, there's always Ctrl+C.
Credits
This project wouldn't have been possible without the amazing work of the following projects:
Sponsors
The project was sponsored by JetBrains, which provided the open-source software licenses.
<a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/"> <img src="https://resources.jetbrains.com/storage/products/company/brand/logos/jetbrains.png" width="500" alt="JetBrains"> </a>License
This project is licensed under the DWFYW License.
For more information, see the LICENSE file.
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