no bigspinner by default: use '-ww' for a spinner, '-www' bigger, '-wwww' max

lib/distractions.js

@@ -12,25 +12,40 @@
  *
  * Usage:
  *      var distractions = require('./distractions');
- *      var distraction = distractions.createDistraction();
+ *      var distraction = distractions.createDistraction([num]);
  *      setTimeout(function () {
  *          distraction.destroy();
  *      }, 5000);
  */
 
+var assert = require('assert-plus');
 var bigspinner = require('bigspinner');
 
 
-function createDistraction() {
+function createDistraction(num) {
-    var BORDER = 10;
+    assert.optionalNumber(num, 'num');
+
+    var height, width;
+    if (num <= 2) {
+        height = Math.min(5, process.stdout.rows - 2);
+        width = Math.min(5*2, process.stdout.columns - 2);
+    } else if (num === 3) {
+        height = Math.min(10, process.stdout.rows - 2);
+        width = Math.min(10*2, process.stdout.columns - 2);
+    } else {
+        var BORDER = 10;
+        height = Math.max(2, process.stdout.rows - 2 - BORDER);
+        width = Math.max(2, process.stdout.columns - 1 - BORDER);
+    }
     return bigspinner.createSpinner({
         delay: 50,
         positions: 40,
         stream: process.stderr,
-        height: Math.max(2, process.stdout.rows - 2 - BORDER),
+        height: height,
-        width: Math.max(2, process.stdout.columns - 1 - BORDER),
+        width: width,
         hideCursor: true,
-        fontChar: '\u2588' // '\x1b[7m \x1b[m'
+        //fontChar: '\u2588' // '\x1b[7m \x1b[m'
+        fontChar: '#'
     });
 }
 

lib/do_create_instance.js

@@ -125,9 +125,11 @@ function do_create_instance(subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
                 return next();
             }
 
+            //  1 'wait': no distraction.
+            // >1 'wait': distraction, pass in the N.
             var distraction;
-            if (!opts.quiet && process.stderr.isTTY) {
+            if (process.stderr.isTTY && opts.wait.length > 1) {
-                distraction = distractions.createDistraction();
+                distraction = distractions.createDistraction(opts.wait.length);
             }
 
             // Dry-run: fake wait for a few seconds.
@@ -205,13 +207,9 @@ do_create_instance.options = [
     },
     {
         names: ['wait', 'w'],
-        type: 'bool',
+        type: 'arrayOfBool',
-        help: 'Wait for the creation to complete.'
+        help: 'Wait for the creation to complete. Use multiple times for a ' +
-    },
+            'spinner.'
-    {
-        names: ['quiet', 'q'],
-        type: 'bool',
-        help: 'No progress spinner while waiting.'
     },
     {
         names: ['json', 'j'],

lib/do_wait_instance.js

@@ -72,8 +72,14 @@ function do_wait_instance(subcmd, opts, args, cb) {
                     idsToWaitFor.length, states.join(', '));
             }
 
-            if (false && /* TODO: need BigSpinner.log first */
+            /*
-                !opts.quiet && process.stderr.isTTY)
+             * TODO: need BigSpinner.log first.
+             * TODO: Also when adding a spinner, we need an equiv option to
+             * `triton create -wwww` to trigger the spinner (and size). By
+             * default: no spinner.
+             */
+            if (false &&
+                process.stderr.isTTY)
             {
                 distraction = distractions.createDistraction();
             }
@@ -122,17 +128,12 @@ do_wait_instance.options = [
         type: 'bool',
         help: 'Show this help.'
     },
-    {
-        names: ['quiet', 'q'],
-        type: 'bool',
-        help: 'No progress spinner while waiting.'
-    },
     {
         names: ['states', 's'],
         type: 'arrayOfString',
         default: ['running', 'failed'],
         helpArg: 'STATES',
-        help: 'Instance states on which to wait. Default is "running,failed".'
+        help: 'Instance states on which to wait. Default is "running,failed". '
             + 'Values can be comma-separated or multiple uses of the option.'
     }
 ];