//! # [Ratatui] Gauge example
//! The latest version of this example is available in the [examples] folder in the repository.
//! Please note that the examples are designed to be run against the `main` branch of the Github
//! repository. This means that you may not be able to compile with the latest release version on
//! crates.io, or the one that you have installed locally.
//! See the [examples readme] for more information on finding examples that match the version of the
//! library you are using.
//! [Ratatui]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui
//! [examples]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui/blob/main/examples
//! [examples readme]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui/blob/main/examples/README.md
crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEventKind},
layout::{Alignment, Constraint, Layout, Rect},
style::{palette::tailwind, Color, Style, Stylize},
widgets::{block::Title, Block, Borders, Gauge, Padding, Paragraph, Widget},
const GAUGE1_COLOR: Color = tailwind::RED.c800;
const GAUGE2_COLOR: Color = tailwind::GREEN.c800;
const GAUGE3_COLOR: Color = tailwind::BLUE.c800;
const GAUGE4_COLOR: Color = tailwind::ORANGE.c800;
const CUSTOM_LABEL_COLOR: Color = tailwind::SLATE.c200;
#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
fn main() -> Result<()> {
let terminal = ratatui::init();
let app_result = App::default().run(terminal);
fn run(mut self, mut terminal: DefaultTerminal) -> Result<()> {
while self.state != AppState::Quitting {
terminal.draw(|frame| frame.render_widget(&self, frame.area()))?;
self.update(terminal.size()?.width);
fn update(&mut self, terminal_width: u16) {
if self.state != AppState::Started {
// progress1 and progress2 help show the difference between ratio and percentage measuring
// the same thing, but converting to either a u16 or f64. Effectively, we're showing the
// difference between how a continuous gauge acts for floor and rounded values.
self.progress_columns = (self.progress_columns + 1).clamp(0, terminal_width);
self.progress1 = self.progress_columns * 100 / terminal_width;
self.progress2 = f64::from(self.progress_columns) * 100.0 / f64::from(terminal_width);
// progress3 and progress4 similarly show the difference between unicode and non-unicode
// gauges measuring the same thing.
self.progress3 = (self.progress3 + 0.1).clamp(40.0, 100.0);
self.progress4 = (self.progress4 + 0.1).clamp(40.0, 100.0);
fn handle_events(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
let timeout = Duration::from_secs_f32(1.0 / 20.0);
if event::poll(timeout)? {
if let Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press {
KeyCode::Char(' ') | KeyCode::Enter => self.start(),
KeyCode::Char('q') | KeyCode::Esc => self.quit(),
self.state = AppState::Started;
self.state = AppState::Quitting;
#[allow(clippy::similar_names)]
fn render(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
use Constraint::{Length, Min, Ratio};
let layout = Layout::vertical([Length(2), Min(0), Length(1)]);
let [header_area, gauge_area, footer_area] = layout.areas(area);
let layout = Layout::vertical([Ratio(1, 4); 4]);
let [gauge1_area, gauge2_area, gauge3_area, gauge4_area] = layout.areas(gauge_area);
render_header(header_area, buf);
render_footer(footer_area, buf);
self.render_gauge1(gauge1_area, buf);
self.render_gauge2(gauge2_area, buf);
self.render_gauge3(gauge3_area, buf);
self.render_gauge4(gauge4_area, buf);
fn render_header(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
Paragraph::new("Ratatui Gauge Example")
.alignment(Alignment::Center)
fn render_footer(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
Paragraph::new("Press ENTER to start")
.alignment(Alignment::Center)
fn render_gauge1(&self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let title = title_block("Gauge with percentage");
.gauge_style(GAUGE1_COLOR)
fn render_gauge2(&self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let title = title_block("Gauge with ratio and custom label");
let label = Span::styled(
format!("{:.1}/100", self.progress2),
Style::new().italic().bold().fg(CUSTOM_LABEL_COLOR),
.gauge_style(GAUGE2_COLOR)
.ratio(self.progress2 / 100.0)
fn render_gauge3(&self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let title = title_block("Gauge with ratio (no unicode)");
let label = format!("{:.1}%", self.progress3);
.gauge_style(GAUGE3_COLOR)
.ratio(self.progress3 / 100.0)
fn render_gauge4(&self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let title = title_block("Gauge with ratio (unicode)");
let label = format!("{:.1}%", self.progress3);
.gauge_style(GAUGE4_COLOR)
.ratio(self.progress4 / 100.0)
fn title_block(title: &str) -> Block {
let title = Title::from(title).alignment(Alignment::Center);
.padding(Padding::vertical(1))