LoadingDots

Make your console applications interactive with loading animation!

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Example

using LoadingDots;
using System;

namespace test
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var dots = new Dots("Downloading file");
            dots.Start();

            try
            {
                // do stuff
                dots.End();
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                dots.End("Failed");
            }

            Console.WriteLine("");
            Console.WriteLine($"Downloaded in {dots.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds} milliseconds.");
            Console.WriteLine($"Started {dots.Started.ToString("HH:mm:ss:ff")}");
            Console.WriteLine($"Ended {dots.Ended.ToString("HH:mm:ss:ff")}");
            Console.WriteLine($"Action '{dots.Action}'");
            Console.WriteLine($"Speed '{dots.Speed}'");
        }
    }
}

Console output

Downloading file OK

Downloaded in 7595.0666 milliseconds.
Started 17:49:07:95
Ended 17:49:13:97
Action 'Downloading file'
Speed '250'

Frameworks

netcoreapp3.1., net5.0, net6.0