Improving pio ci for download progress

[thijstriemstra]

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Configuration

Operating system: Win10

PlatformIO Version (platformio --version): platformio-6.1.7-py3-none-any.whl

Description of problem

When using pio ci and updates are downloaded, it prints the separate download percentages, instead of refreshing the value (because it's executed in a non-interactive shell).

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run pio ci project on github actions
2. Check the output

Actual Results

Run pio ci --project-conf=platformio.ini --lib="."
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Project has been successfully updated!
Processing garduino (platform: espressif32; board: az-delivery-devkit-v4; framework: arduino)
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Platform Manager: Installing espressif32
Downloading 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Unpacking 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Platform Manager: espressif32@6.2.0 has been installed!
Tool Manager: Installing espressif/toolchain-xtensa-esp32 @ 8.4.0+2021r2-patch5
Downloading 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Unpacking 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Tool Manager: toolchain-xtensa-esp32@8.4.0+2021r2-patch5 has been installed!
Tool Manager: Installing platformio/framework-arduinoespressif32 @ ~3.20008.0
Downloading 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Unpacking 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Tool Manager: framework-arduinoespressif32@3.20008.0 has been installed!
Tool Manager: Installing platformio/tool-esptoolpy @ ~1.40501.0
Downloading 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Unpacking 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Tool Manager: tool-esptoolpy@1.40501.0 has been installed!
Library Manager: Installing adafruit/RTClib
Downloading 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Unpacking 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Library Manager: RTClib@2.1.1 has been installed!

Expected Results

I would rather see dots here instead of a single % value, eg. one dot for every 10%?

Platform Manager: Installing espressif32
Downloading.....
Unpacking.....
Platform Manager: espressif32@6.2.0 has been installed!

but ideally the percentage should just change in place, instead of appending, but I'm not sure if that's possible (on github actions).

[ivankravets]

This is a feature that helps us to provide progress information when PlatformIO is called from the subprocess. Also, we use this information in PlatformIO IDE for VSCode where users understand "how much time" they need to wait while the package is downloaded.

[thijstriemstra]

Also, we use this information in PlatformIO IDE for VSCode

I see it's also happening in the platform ide for vscode. It's not a huge deal, it's just not pretty and clutters the info.

Library Manager: Installing me-no-dev/AsyncTCP @ ^1.1.1
Unpacking 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Library Manager: AsyncTCP@1.1.1 has been installed!
Updating metadata for the vscode IDE...
Project has been successfully updated!