Snapblocks

[ego-lay_atman-bay]

	Summary	Allow users to use snapblocks in their posts.
	Repository Link	GitHub - snap-blocks/snapblocks-discourse: snapblocks discourse plugin
	Install Guide	How to install plugins in Discourse

Features

Snapblocks is a fork of scratchblocks that allows users to convert text into images of Snap! scripts. This Discourse plugin allows users to use snapblocks in their posts.

You can create snapblocks in a post, by typing snapblocks code inside [snapblocks][/snapblocks] bbcode tags. For example:

[snapblocks]
move (10) steps
[/snapblocks]

You can alternatively use [scratchblocks][/scratchblocks] as an alias, though it can be disabled.

You can also use [sb][/sb] to add snapblocks code inline.

Use the [sb]move (10) steps[/sb] block to move forward.

Options

There are a few settings available to change how snapblocks are rendered.

• Block Style
• Block Scale
• Zebra Coloring
• Block Wrap
• Show Spaces
• Santa Hats

Many options can also be used in snapblocks snippets.

[snapblocks blockStyle="snap-flat" wrap="true" wrapSize=100 zebra="true" showSpaces="false" santa="true"]
when flag clicked
if <[] = []> {
  forever {
    run ({} @addInput) with inputs [Hello world] @delInput @verticalEllipsis @addInput
  }
}
[/snapblocks]

You can also set the block style using the default parameter.

[snapblocks="snap-flat"]
move (10) steps
[/snapblocks]

Configuration

Name	Description
Block Style	The default block style. Can be snap, snap-flat, scratch2, scratch3, or scratch3-hc.
Block Scale	The default block image scale. Must be a float.
Zebra Coloring	If multiple blocks are the same color, alternate a lighter color.
Block Wrap	Wrap block parts onto a new line if the block gets too wide.
Show Spaces	Show spaces as a dot in inputs.
Scratchblock Alias	Enable the [scratchblocks] alias.

CHANGELOG

• 1.4.1
  • Fix multiline code snippet quoting
  • Actually detect block translations
• 1.4.0
  • Make quoting snapblocks better
  • Text in blocks cannot be selected (though you can still select over them and quote the whole script).
• 1.3.0
  • Add “Santa Hats” option to settings
  • Add santa option to snapblocks snippets
  • Updated snapblocks to 1.8.0
• 1.2.0
  • Allow the [scratchblocks] alias to be toggled (I finally figured out how to do it).
  • Update snapblocks to 1.7.0
• 1.1.1
  • Make sure overflowing scripts can be scrollable.
  • Added actual text when using the snapblocks button in the toolbar.
• 1.1.0
  • Updated snapblocks to 1.6.0
• 1.0.0
  • Initial release

TODO

• Allow separate default style for [scratchblocks]

[thoka (Thomas Kalka)]

Are there any incompatibilities with scratchblocks that would suggest the need for a separate plugin for Scratch?

If not, it could be noted here and in the plugin’s README on GitHub.

[ego-lay_atman-bay]

I’d say that the only incompatibilities are mainly just some minor syntax tweaks, like dropdown menus and the define block. For the most part, scratchblocks code is mostly compatible with snapblocks.

I do still think there should be a separate plugin for scratchblocks, since I know forums that are for scratch/scratch mods might not want to use snapblocks, since snapblocks is geared to work best for snap (and I have been lacking on the scratch styles polish), not to mention, I didn’t add the ability to switch the toolbar shortcut to use scratchblocks instead.

If anyone would like to try and create a scratchblocks plugin using this plugin as a base (I’m probably not going to get around to making one myself), I think it’s worth noting that the render function I used is not in the scratchblocks api, so it would take a bit more work than just dropping in scratchblocks.

[thoka (Thomas Kalka)]

It appears, at first glance, that there is no objection to utilizing this plugin for initial experiments (my environment being a school setting) and only then investing time into a Scratch plugin should the necessity arise.

[thoka (Thomas Kalka)]

Feature request: The block-style could be defined separately for the [scratchblocks] alias.
This would allow effortless usage of different styled Scratch and Snap! elements.

[ego-lay_atman-bay]

That’s actually a good idea. I’ll look into adding that.