Today I'd like to share a tiny tool called nanospinner. It does one thing and one thing only: it shows a terminal spinner and a ✔ when complete!

As usual, install with deno add npm:nanospinner and create a file, e.g. main.ts with the following contents:

import { createSpinner } from 'nanospinner'

const spinner = createSpinner('Counting days till Christmas').start()

setTimeout(() => {
  spinner.success()
}, 2000)

Start with e.g. deno run -A ./main.ts and behold:

In addition to spinner.success there's expectably spinner.warn and spinner.error.

All of those methods can be customised in a multitude of ways: from colors and symbols to custom animation frames!

Check it out and share you creations!

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