my fun spinner

simple_util.rb

module SimpleUtil
  # Simple class to show status via stdout on really long rake tasks
  class Spinner
    attr_accessor :position

    def initialize
      @position = 0
      @status_marker = ['|', '/', '-', '\\']
      $stdout.sync = true
    end

    def rotate
      print "#{@status_marker[@position]}\r"
      if @position < @status_marker.length - 1
        @position += 1
      else
        @position = 0
      end
    end
  end
end