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BlockLike.js

BlockLike.js is an educational JavaScript library. It bridges the gap between block-based and text-based programming.

BlockLike.js is designed following Scratch concepts, methods and patterns. The screen is a centered stage. Interaction is with Sprites. Code is executed in a "paced" manner. Scratch block code and BlockLike.js text code are meant to be as literally similar as possible.

BlockLike.js is written in ES6/ES7 flavored JavaScript. It is environment independent. It can be used anywhere modern JavaScript runs.

See BlockLike.org for details, docs, examples and FAQ.

Get Started

The easiest way to start with BlockLike.js is using CodePen or replit. Alternatively, you can create an index.html file and include BlockLike.js with the script tag.

The website has a one-click setup for CodePen and instructions how to set up replit and how to load the most recent version off of a CDN.

Development

Install

Make sure to have Node.js installed.

Clone the repo.

In a terminal:

npm install
npm start

npm run watch

Troubleshoot

If you encounter:

listen EADDRINUSE 127.0.0.1:9000

Something else is using that port.

Open webpack.config.js and change the port setting for the devServer.

Test

All:

npm run test

Single test:

TEST=stage_looks npm run test:it

Build

npm run build

The build script will build the two library versions (normal and min), generate the third one (mascotless) and republish the docs.

Publish

For most cases.

npm version patch

For more festive occasions:

npm version minor

Generally speaking, patch a version any time there is a change in the minified distribution, even if the change is not the result of a code change but only of build tools.

Running version will trigger the version script and will create a tagged commit.