microsoft / microsoft/go-sqlcmd

Add progress bar to the `sqlcmd create mssql` "downloading" part

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Description

Feedback:

The downloading step was taking forever for me, and without a progress bar I had no idea of how much was still remaining. I restarted the process twice as I thought it was stuck when in reality, it was my connection.

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Research direction

Start at the sqlcmd create mssql command and trace its downloading step to find where transfer progress is handled. Confirm the download path and existing CLI tests, then verify that the command reports progress while downloading and makes clear when the transfer is complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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