Loading API: Example — Lots of Bars

os.loadAPI( "/load")

local logo = {
    "7   7              7     7        77 3   3 3  ",
    "7   7                              7 3     3  ",
    "777 777 777 777 77 7 777 7 777 777 7 333 3 333",
    "7   7 7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3  ",
    "7   7 7 777 7 7 7  7 777 7 7 7 777 7 3 3 3 3  ",
    "7   7 7 7   7 7 7  7   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3  ",
    " 77 7 7 777 777 7  7 777 7 7 7 7 7 7 333 3  33",
}

local bar1 = load.init( load.BAR_ONLY, nil, 20, 30, 12, colors.yellow, nil, nil, nil )
local bar2 = load.init( load.BAR_ONLY, nil, 20, 15, 13, colors.yellow, nil, nil, nil )
local bar3 = load.init( load.BAR_ONLY, nil, 20, 10, 14, colors.yellow, nil, nil, nil )
local bar4 = load.init( load.BAR_ONLY, nil, 20, 5, 15, colors.yellow, nil, nil, nil )

local function dobarstuff()
    for i = 1, 20 do
        sleep( 0.3 ) -- normally something would be done here, please for the love of ___ don't just sleep it, this api isn't designed for fake loading screens
        bar1:triggerUpdate( )
        bar2:triggerUpdate( )
        bar3:triggerUpdate( )
        bar4:triggerUpdate( )
    end
end

local function dobar1()
    bar1:run( )
end

local function dobar2()
    bar2:run( )
end

local function dobar3()
    bar3:run( )
end

local function dobar4()
    bar4:run( )
end

parallel.waitForAll( dobar1, dobar2, dobar3, dobar4, dobarstuff )