# spinner_asyncio2.py

# credits: Example by Luciano Ramalho inspired by
# Michele Simionato's multiprocessing example
# source:
# http://python-3-patterns-idioms-test.readthedocs.org/en/latest/CoroutinesAndConcurrency.html

import sys
import asyncio

DELAY = 0.1
DISPLAY = '|/-\\'

@asyncio.coroutine
def spinner_func(before='', after=''):
    write, flush = sys.stdout.write, sys.stdout.flush
    while True:
        for char in DISPLAY:
            msg = '{} {} {}'.format(before, char, after)
            write(msg)
            flush()
            write('\x08' * len(msg))
            try:
                yield from asyncio.sleep(DELAY)
            except asyncio.CancelledError:
                return


@asyncio.coroutine
def long_computation(delay):
    # emulate a long computation
    yield from asyncio.sleep(delay)


@asyncio.coroutine
def supervisor(delay):
    spinner = loop.create_task(spinner_func('Please wait...', 'thinking!'))
    yield from long_computation(delay)
    spinner.cancel()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
    loop.run_until_complete(supervisor(3))
    loop.close()