[Omaha.pm] Term::ProgressBar is neato

[Jay Hannah <jay@jays.net>]

http://headrattle.blogspot.com/search/label/perl   :)

Here's a super easy CPAN module I started using last week. Ever have  
a long running process that a human is watching, and you want to add  
a progress bar? Here you go!

use Term::ProgressBar;
my $progress = Term::ProgressBar->new({
  name => 'MySlowThing()',
  count => 100,
  ETA => 'linear',
});
$progress->max_update_rate(1);

for (1..100) {
  sleep 1;
  $progress->update($_);
}

Gives you a nifty ASCII timer bar with major and minor movements,  
updating clock, the whole nine. :)

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