minicrossterm/examples/Crossterm 0.2.2 - New Version (Not finished)/terminal/raw_mode.rs

extern crate crossterm;

use crossterm::Context;
use crossterm::screen::AlternateScreen;
use crossterm::cursor::cursor;
use crossterm::terminal::{self, ClearType};

use std::io::{Write, stdout};
use std::{time, thread};
use std::rc::Rc;

use crossterm::raw::IntoRawMode;

// raw screen is not working correctly currently
fn print_wait_screen(context: Rc<Context>)
{
    terminal::terminal(context.clone()).clear(ClearType::All);

    let mut cursor = cursor(context.clone());
    cursor.goto(0,0).print("Welcome to the wait screen.");
    cursor.goto(0,1).print("Please wait a few seconds until we arrive back at the main screen.");
    cursor.goto(0,2).print("Progress: ");

    // print some progress example.
    for i in 1..5
    {
        // print the current counter at the line of `Seconds to Go: {counter}`
        cursor.goto(10,2).print(format!("{} of the 5 items processed", i));

        // 1 second delay
        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(1));
    }
}

pub fn print_wait_screen_on_alternate_window()
{
    let context = Context::new();

    // create scope. If this scope ends the screen will be switched back to mainscreen.
    // because `AlternateScreen` switches back to main screen when going out of scope.
    {
        // create new alternate screen instance this call is also switching the screen to alternate screen.
        // then convert the output of the program to raw mode.
        // then print the wait screen on the alternate screen in raw mode.
        let mut screen = AlternateScreen::from(context.clone());
        let alternate_screen = screen.into_raw_mode(context.clone());

        // Print the wait screen.
        print_wait_screen(context.clone());

        screen.flush();
    }

    println!("Whe are back at the main screen");
}