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groovy example of displaying a spinner in CLI apps/scripts
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spinner.groovy
// based on http://groovyconsole.appspot.com/script/277001 from melix
def spinner = '|/-\\'
print ' ' // need to print something so it can be deleted
(0..100).each { i ->
print "\u0008${spinner[i%4]}"
Thread.sleep(100) // replace with whatever operation you want ;)
}
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