added support for control messages

docs/projects/SUMMARY.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   * [Dandelion](/projects/dandelion)
   * [Watch Timer](/projects/watch-timer)
   * [Magic Wand](/projects/magic-wand)
-  * [Legendary Gauntlets](/projects/wonder-woman-gauntlets)
+  * [Wonder Woman's Legendary Gauntlets](/projects/wonder-woman-gauntlets)
   * [Headlamp](/projects/headlamp)
   * [Energy glove](/examples/energy-glove)
   * [Beaded Necklace](/projects/beaded-necklace)

libs/base/_locales/base-jsdoc-strings.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "Array": "Add, remove, and replace items in lists.",
+  "Array._pickRandom": "Return a random value from the array",
   "Array._popStatement": "Remove the last element from an array and return it.",
   "Array._removeAtStatement": "Remove the element at a certain index.",
   "Array._shiftStatement": "Remove the first element from an array and return it. This method changes the length of the array.",
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
   "Array.reverse": "Reverse the elements in an array. The first array element becomes the last, and the last array element becomes the first.",
   "Array.set": "Store a value at a particular index",
   "Array.set|param|index": "the zero-based position in the list to store the value, eg: 0",
+  "Array.set|param|value": "the value to insert, eg: 0",
   "Array.shift": "Remove the first element from an array and return it. This method changes the length of the array.",
   "Array.slice": "Return a section of an array.",
   "Array.slice|param|end": "The end of the specified portion of the array. eg: 0",
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@
   "String.split": "Splits the string according to the separators",
   "String.split|param|separator": "@param limit",
   "String.substr": "Return a substring of the current string.",
-  "String.substr|param|length": "number of characters to extract",
+  "String.substr|param|length": "number of characters to extract, eg: 10",
   "String.substr|param|start": "first character index; can be negative from counting from the end, eg:0",
   "String.toLowerCase": "Converts the string to lower case characters.",
   "String.trim": "Return a substring of the current string with whitespace removed from both ends",

libs/base/_locales/base-strings.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "Array._pickRandom|block": "get random value from %list",
   "Array._popStatement|block": "remove last value from %list",
   "Array._removeAtStatement|block": "%list| remove value at %index",
   "Array._shiftStatement|block": "remove first value from %list",

package.json

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
         "@types/web-bluetooth": "0.0.4"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "pxt-common-packages": "8.1.1",
-        "pxt-core": "6.2.6"
+        "pxt-common-packages": "8.2.7",
+        "pxt-core": "6.4.2"
     },
     "scripts": {
         "serve": "node node_modules/pxt-core/built/pxt.js serve",

sim/dalboard.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ namespace pxsim {
         TemperatureBoard,
         InfraredBoard,
         CapTouchBoard,
-        StorageBoard {
+        StorageBoard,
+        ControlMessageBoard {
         // state & update logic for component services
         _neopixelState: pxt.Map<CommonNeoPixelState>;
         buttonState: CommonButtonState;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ namespace pxsim {
         touchButtonState: TouchButtonState;
         irState: InfraredState;
         storageState: StorageState;
+        controlMessageState: ControlMessageState;
 
         invertAccelerometerYAxis = true;
 
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ namespace pxsim {
 
             //components
             this.storageState = new StorageState();
+            this.controlMessageState = new ControlMessageState(this);
             this.builtinParts["neopixel"] = this.neopixelState(CPlayPinName.D8);
             this.builtinParts["buttonpair"] = this.buttonState = new CommonButtonState();