showing progress when fetching contacts/channels

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "meshcore-cli"
-version = "1.1.31"
+version = "1.1.32"
 authors = [
   { name="Florent de Lamotte", email="florent@frizoncorrea.fr" },
 ]
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 license = "MIT"
 license-files = ["LICEN[CS]E*"]
-dependencies = [ "meshcore >= 2.1.12", "prompt_toolkit >= 3.0.50", "requests >= 2.28.0" ]
+dependencies = [ "meshcore >= 2.1.13", "prompt_toolkit >= 3.0.50", "requests >= 2.28.0" ]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/fdlamotte/meshcore-cli"

src/meshcore_cli/meshcore_cli.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from prompt_toolkit.shortcuts import radiolist_dialog
 from meshcore import MeshCore, EventType, logger
 
 # Version
-VERSION = "v1.1.31"
+VERSION = "v1.1.32"
 
 # default ble address is stored in a config file
 MCCLI_CONFIG_DIR = str(Path.home()) + "/.config/meshcore/"
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ Line starting with \"$\" or \".\" will issue a meshcli command.
     contact = to
     prev_contact = None
 
-    await mc.ensure_contacts()
-    await get_channels(mc)
+    await mc.commands.get_contacts(anim=True)
+    await get_channels(mc, anim=True)
     await subscribe_to_msgs(mc, above=True)
 
     handle_new_contact.print_new_contacts = True
@@ -978,10 +978,13 @@ async def get_channel_by_name (mc, name):
 
     return None
 
-async def get_channels (mc) :
+async def get_channels (mc, anim=False) :
     if hasattr(mc, 'channels') :
         return mc.channels
 
+    if anim:
+        print("Fetching channels ", end="", flush=True)
+
     ch = 0;
     mc.channels = []
     while True:
@@ -992,6 +995,9 @@ async def get_channels (mc) :
         info["channel_secret"] = info["channel_secret"].hex()
         mc.channels.append(info)
         ch = ch + 1
+        if anim:
+            print(".", end="", flush=True)
+    print (" Done")
     return mc.channels
 
 async def next_cmd(mc, cmds, json_output=False):