swap-local-global: allow conversion between local and global across multiple sprites - #9075
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…ultiple sprites When converting global→local, create a local copy in each other sprite that uses the variable so their blocks keep working. When converting local→global, merge any same-named locals in other sprites into the new global by remapping block references and deleting the now-redundant locals.
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Question, should the code change sensing_of (for local->global?)
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Yeah, I wondered about that... I am not sure, maybe even if it should have
a warning when that is the case because it can be a breaking change as in
the other direction it will not know which sprite you were referencing
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Overview
The swap-local-global addon now allows converting a variable between local and global even when it is used by multiple sprites. Previously this was blocked with an error message.
Changes
Global → Local: When converting a global variable to local on the current sprite, any other sprite that also uses that variable now automatically gets its own independent local copy with the same name and current value. All of those sprites' block references are remapped to their new local ID so nothing breaks.
Local → Global: When converting a local variable to global, any other sprite that happens to have a same-named local variable is automatically merged into the new global — its blocks are remapped to point at the global ID and its now-redundant local is deleted.
A small shared helper
remapVariableReferencesInTargetwas added to walk a target's block fields and update any field whose ID matches the old variable, used by both conversion paths.Reason for changes
The previous behaviour blocked very common real-world cases. A game's
scoreorlivesvariable is often shared between a player sprite and the stage. A student clicking "make local" on such a variable was met with an unhelpful error rather than a useful outcome. The new behaviour does what users intuitively expect: each sprite gets its own copy (or they all share the one global), with no manual cleanup needed.Tests
Tested in Chrome: