start method

void start([ Duration interval = const Duration(milliseconds: 100) ])

Starts the activity indicator.

The interval is the interval of the activity indicator.

Implementation

void start([Duration interval = const Duration(milliseconds: 100)]) {
  if (_timer != null) {
    throw StateError('The activity indicator is already started.');
  }

  activity.render(_console, ActivityIndicatorState.ready);
  _timer = Timer.periodic(interval, (timer) {
    if (timer.tick > 0) {
      _console.unephemeral();
    }

    _console.ephemeral();
    activity.render(_console, ActivityIndicatorState.active(timer.tick));
  });
}