Add spinners when sending messages

src/BuslyCLI.Console/Commands/NsbCommand/SendCommand.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-using System.Text;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Text;
 using BuslyCLI.Config;
 using BuslyCLI.Infrastructure.Factories;
 using NServiceBus.Routing;
 using NServiceBus.Transport;
+using Spectre.Console;
 using Spectre.Console.Cli;
 
 namespace BuslyCLI.Commands.NsbCommand;
 
-public class SendCommand(IRawEndpointFactory rawEndpointFactory, INServiceBusConfiguration nServiceBusConfiguration) : AsyncCommand<SendCommandSettings>
+public class SendCommand(IAnsiConsole console, IRawEndpointFactory rawEndpointFactory, INServiceBusConfiguration nServiceBusConfiguration) : AsyncCommand<SendCommandSettings>
 {
     protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(CommandContext context, SendCommandSettings settings, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var config = await nServiceBusConfiguration.GetValidatedConfigurationAsync(settings.Config.Path);
-        var rawEndpoint = await rawEndpointFactory.CreateRawSendOnlyEndpoint(Constants.DefaultOriginatingEndpoint, config.CurrentTransportConfig);
+
         // TODO: Validate body is valid json/xml
         var headers = new Dictionary<string, string>
         {
@@ -35,12 +37,28 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(CommandContext context, SendComm
             new UnicastAddressTag(settings.DestinationEndpoint)
         );
 
-        await rawEndpoint.Dispatch(
-            new TransportOperations(transportOperation),
-            new TransportTransaction()
-        );
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+        await console.Status()
+            .Spinner(Spinner.Known.Dots)
+            .SpinnerStyle(Style.Parse("green"))
+            .StartAsync("Connecting to transport...", async ctx =>
+            {
+                var rawEndpoint = await rawEndpointFactory.CreateRawSendOnlyEndpoint(Constants.DefaultOriginatingEndpoint, config.CurrentTransportConfig);
+                console.MarkupLine($"[green]:check_mark: Connected to transport[/] ([dim]{config.CurrentTransportConfig.Name}[/])");
+
+                ctx.Status("Sending message...");
+                await rawEndpoint.Dispatch(
+                    new TransportOperations(transportOperation),
+                    new TransportTransaction()
+                );
+
+                await rawEndpoint.ShutDownAndCleanUp();
+            });
+
+        sw.Stop();
 
-        await rawEndpoint.ShutDownAndCleanUp();
+        console.MarkupLine($"[green]:check_mark: Message sent [/]in [yellow]{sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms[/]");
 
         return 0;
     }

src/BuslyCLI.Console/Commands/NsbEvent/PublishCommand.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using System.Text;
 using BuslyCLI.Config;
 using BuslyCLI.Infrastructure.Factories;
 using NServiceBus.Routing;
 using NServiceBus.Transport;
+using Spectre.Console;
 using Spectre.Console.Cli;
 
 namespace BuslyCLI.Commands.NsbEvent;
 
-public class PublishCommand(IRawEndpointFactory rawEndpointFactory, INServiceBusConfiguration nServiceBusConfiguration) : AsyncCommand<PublishCommandSettings>
+public class PublishCommand(IAnsiConsole console, IRawEndpointFactory rawEndpointFactory, INServiceBusConfiguration nServiceBusConfiguration) : AsyncCommand<PublishCommandSettings>
 {
     protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(CommandContext context, PublishCommandSettings settings, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var config = await nServiceBusConfiguration.GetValidatedConfigurationAsync(settings.Config.Path);
-        var rawEndpoint = await rawEndpointFactory.CreateRawSendOnlyEndpoint(Constants.DefaultOriginatingEndpoint, config.CurrentTransportConfig);
+
         // TODO: Validate body is valid json/xml
         var headers = new Dictionary<string, string>
         {
@@ -40,12 +42,28 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(CommandContext context, PublishC
             new MulticastAddressTag(type)
         );
 
-        await rawEndpoint.Dispatch(
-            new TransportOperations(transportOperation),
-            new TransportTransaction()
-        );
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+        await console.Status()
+            .Spinner(Spinner.Known.Dots)
+            // .SpinnerStyle(Style.Parse("green"))
+            .StartAsync("Connecting to transport...", async ctx =>
+            {
+                var rawEndpoint = await rawEndpointFactory.CreateRawSendOnlyEndpoint(Constants.DefaultOriginatingEndpoint, config.CurrentTransportConfig);
+                console.MarkupLine($"[green]:check_mark: Connected to transport[/] ([dim]{config.CurrentTransportConfig.Name}[/])");
+
+                ctx.Status("Publishing message...");
+                await rawEndpoint.Dispatch(
+                    new TransportOperations(transportOperation),
+                    new TransportTransaction()
+                );
+
+                await rawEndpoint.ShutDownAndCleanUp();
+            });
+
+        sw.Stop();
 
-        await rawEndpoint.ShutDownAndCleanUp();
+        console.MarkupLine($"[green]:check_mark: Message published [/]in [yellow]{sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms[/]");
 
         return 0;
     }

src/BuslyCLI.Console/Commands/NsbTimeout/SendTimeout.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Text;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Text;
 using BuslyCLI.Config;
 using BuslyCLI.Config.Transports;
 using BuslyCLI.Infrastructure.Factories;
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(CommandContext context, SendTime
             return 1;
         }
 
-        var rawEndpoint = await rawEndpointFactory.CreateRawSendOnlyEndpoint(Constants.DefaultOriginatingEndpoint, config.CurrentTransportConfig);
         // TODO: Validate body is valid json/xml
         var headers = new Dictionary<string, string>
         {
@@ -66,12 +66,28 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(CommandContext context, SendTime
             dispatchProperties
         );
 
-        await rawEndpoint.Dispatch(
-            new TransportOperations(transportOperation),
-            new TransportTransaction(),
-            cancellationToken);
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
-        await rawEndpoint.ShutDownAndCleanUp();
+        await console.Status()
+            .Spinner(Spinner.Known.Dots)
+            .SpinnerStyle(Style.Parse("green"))
+            .StartAsync("Connecting to transport...", async ctx =>
+            {
+                var rawEndpoint = await rawEndpointFactory.CreateRawSendOnlyEndpoint(Constants.DefaultOriginatingEndpoint, config.CurrentTransportConfig);
+                console.MarkupLine($"[green]:check_mark: Connected to transport[/] ([dim]{config.CurrentTransportConfig.Name}[/])");
+
+                ctx.Status("Sending timeout...");
+                await rawEndpoint.Dispatch(
+                    new TransportOperations(transportOperation),
+                    new TransportTransaction(),
+                    cancellationToken);
+
+                await rawEndpoint.ShutDownAndCleanUp();
+            });
+
+        sw.Stop();
+
+        console.MarkupLine($"[green]:check_mark: Timeout sent [/]in [yellow]{sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms[/]");
 
         return 0;
     }

website/docs/faq/_category_.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "label": "FAQ",
+  "position": 5
+}

website/docs/faq/faq.md

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+sidebar_position: 1
+title: FAQ
+---
+
+# Frequently Asked Questions
+
+## Why are my progress indicators and success check marks not showing when I send a message?
+
+If you run a `send`, `publish`, or `timeout send` command and the spinner or ✔ checkmark never appear, your terminal is likely not configured to output **UTF-8**.
+
+Busly CLI uses [Spectre.Console](https://spectreconsole.net) to render rich terminal output. Spectre.Console requires the console to be set to UTF-8 encoding in order to render Unicode characters (spinners, checkmarks, etc.) correctly. Without it, the output may be silently dropped or garbled.
+
+### Fix for PowerShell
+
+Add the following line to your PowerShell profile (or run it in your current session):
+
+```powershell
+[console]::InputEncoding = [console]::OutputEncoding = New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding
+```
+
+To make this permanent, add it to your `$PROFILE`:
+
+```powershell
+notepad $PROFILE
+```
+
+Then paste the line above, save, and restart your terminal.
+
+### Fix for Windows Command Prompt
+
+Run the following before using Busly CLI:
+
+```cmd
+chcp 65001
+```
+
+### Emoji & Font Considerations
+
+Even with UTF-8 correctly configured, the appearance of indicators like `✔` may vary:
+
+- **Font Support** — Emoji rendering depends on your console's font. Not all fonts support color emoji; consider using a font like [Cascadia Code](https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code) or another Nerd Font.
+- **Console Support** — Some consoles may display emoji as monochrome symbols instead of color icons.
+- **Cross-Platform** — Emoji support varies across different operating systems and terminal applications. Linux and macOS terminals generally have better out-of-the-box support than Windows Console Host.
+