1 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/utils/ncfmt/effects.go b/utils/ncfmt/effects.go
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index 0000000..170ed11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/ncfmt/effects.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package ncfmt
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/gbin/goncurses"
+)
+
+func BlinkCursorUntilInput(scr *Window, pos_y int, pos_x int, interval time.Duration) Key {
+	scr.Move(pos_y, pos_x)
+	var activation_key Key
+	for {
+		Cursor(2)
+		scr.Timeout(int((interval / 3).Milliseconds()))
+		activation_key = scr.GetChar()
+		if activation_key != 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(interval / 3)
+		Cursor(0)
+		time.Sleep(interval / 3)
+	}
+	return activation_key
+}
+func BlinkCursorUntilDone(scr *Window, pos_y int, pos_x int, interval time.Duration, done <-chan bool) {
+	scr.Move(pos_y, pos_x)
+	for {
+		Cursor(2)
+		select {
+		case is_done, ok := <-done:
+			if ok && is_done {
+				return
+			} else {
+				fmt.Println("Channel closed?")
+			}
+		default:
+			time.Sleep(interval / 2)
+			Cursor(0)
+			time.Sleep(interval / 2)
+
+		}
+	}
+}
+func BlinkCursorWithTime(scr *Window, pos_y int, pos_x int, duration time.Duration, interval time.Duration) {
+	scr.Move(pos_y, pos_x)
+	n := duration / interval
+	for i := 0; i < int(n); i++ {
+		Cursor(2)
+		time.Sleep(interval / 2)
+		Cursor(0)
+		time.Sleep(interval / 2)
+	}
+}