A failed attempt to hide the console in Windows.

gistfile1.rs

#![feature(thread_sleep, std_misc)]

extern crate winapi;
extern crate "kernel32-sys" as kernel32;
extern crate "user32-sys" as user32;

fn main() {
    println!("About to hide the console.");
    sleep(1);
    unsafe {
        user32::ShowWindow(kernel32::GetConsoleWindow(), winapi::SW_HIDE);
    }
    sleep(1);
    println!("The console has been hidden. About to restore the console.");
    sleep(1);
    unsafe {
        user32::ShowWindow(kernel32::GetConsoleWindow(), winapi::SW_RESTORE);
    }
    sleep(1);
    println!("The console has been restored.");
    sleep(1);
}

fn sleep(seconds: i64) {
    std::thread::sleep(std::time::duration::Duration::seconds(seconds));
}