Added loading bar to the generator

main.go

@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@ func main() {
 
 	minNumInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(minNum)
 	maxNumInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(maxNum)
+	//var writerIsFinished bool
+
+	// go func() {
+	// 	loading := "Loading"
+	// 	for {
+	// 		for i := 0; i <= 3; i++ {
+	// 			fmt.Printf("\r")
+	// 			fmt.Printf("\r%v", loading)
+	// 			loading = loading + "."
+	// 			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	// 			if writerIsFinished == true {
+	// 				fmt.Printf("\rFinished!\n")
+	// 				os.Exit(2)
+	// 			}
+	// 		}
+	// 		loading = "Loading"
+	// 	}
+	// }()
 
 	writer(name, minNumInt, maxNumInt)
 
@@ -35,7 +53,7 @@ func reverseString(str string) (revStr string) {
 	return revStr
 }
 
-func writer(name string, low int, high int) {
+func writer(name string, low int, high int) (finished bool) {
 	file, err := os.OpenFile("./passwords.txt", os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0640)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error occurred: %v\n", err)
@@ -45,10 +63,15 @@ func writer(name string, low int, high int) {
 	reverseName := reverseString(name)
 	nameToWrite := fmt.Sprintf("%v_%v_", name, reverseName)
 	//fmt.Println(name, reverseName, nameToWrite)
+	highFloat := float64(high)
 
 	for i := low; i <= high; i++ {
-		fmt.Printf("Writing \"%v%v\" to passwords.txt...\n", nameToWrite, i)
+		lowfloat := float64(i)
+		//fmt.Printf("Writing \"%v%v\" to passwords.txt...\n", nameToWrite, i)
+		fmt.Printf("\r%.2f%% / 100%%", (lowfloat/highFloat)*100)
 		file.WriteString(nameToWrite + fmt.Sprintln(i))
-		//time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
 	}
+	fmt.Println()
+	finished = true
+	return true
 }