new "variables" choice in OF reporter's attribute dropdown

HISTORY.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     * new POSITION primitive reporter in the MOTION category
     * new MOUSE POSITION primitive reporter in the SENSING category
     * new "position" choice in OF reporter's attribute dropdown, reports a list of XY coordinates
+    * new "variables" choice in OF reporter's attribute dropdown, reports a list of reachable variable names
     * new "categories" choice in MY reporter's dropdown, reports an ordered list of all category names whose indices match the "category" reported elsewhere
     * new "label", "type", "scope", "slots", "defaults", "menus" and "editables" choices in the OF BLOCK block-attribute reporter's dropdown
     * new "set attribute of block" primitive
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
 * gui: added credits for Bambi
 * gui: added credits for Glen & team
 * gui: added credits for Meghan
+* blocks, threads: new "variables" choice in OF reporter's attribute dropdown, reports a list of reachable variable names
 
 ### 2022-08-02
 * cloud: update

snap.html

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <script src="src/morphic.js?version=2022-04-26"></script>
         <script src="src/symbols.js?version=2021-03-03"></script>
         <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2022-08-01"></script>
-        <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2022-08-01"></script>
-        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-08-01"></script>
+        <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2022-08-03"></script>
+        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-08-03"></script>
         <script src="src/objects.js?version=2022-08-01"></script>
         <script src="src/scenes.js?version=2022-03-03"></script>
         <script src="src/gui.js?version=2022-08-03"></script>

src/blocks.js

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ CostumeIconMorph, SoundIconMorph, SVG_Costume, embedMetadataPNG*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.blocks = '2022-August-01';
+modules.blocks = '2022-August-03';
 
 var SyntaxElementMorph;
 var BlockMorph;
@@ -10602,10 +10602,11 @@ InputSlotMorph.prototype.attributesMenu = function (searching) {
             'bottom' : ['bottom']
         };
     }
+    dict['~'] = null;
+    dict.variables = ['variables'];
     if (obj) {
         varNames = obj.variables.names();
         if (varNames.length > 0) {
-            dict['~'] = null;
             varNames.forEach(name =>
                 dict[name] = name
             );

src/threads.js

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ StagePickerMorph, CustomBlockDefinition*/
 
 /*jshint esversion: 11, bitwise: false, evil: true*/
 
-modules.threads = '2022-August-01';
+modules.threads = '2022-August-03';
 
 var ThreadManager;
 var Process;
@@ -5658,12 +5658,14 @@ Process.prototype.reportBasicAttributeOf = function (attribute, name) {
     if (thisObj) {
         this.assertAlive(thisObj);
         stage = thisObj.parentThatIsA(StageMorph);
-        if (stage.name === name) {
+        if (name instanceof Context) {
+            thatObj = name;
+        } else if (stage.name === name) {
             thatObj = stage;
         } else {
             thatObj = this.getOtherObject(name, thisObj, stage);
         }
-        if (thatObj) {
+        if (isSnapObject(thatObj)) {
             this.assertAlive(thatObj);
             if (attribute instanceof BlockMorph) { // a "wish"
             	return this.reportContextFor(
@@ -5726,6 +5728,12 @@ Process.prototype.reportBasicAttributeOf = function (attribute, name) {
                 return thatObj.yBottom();
             }
         }
+        if (this.inputOption(attribute) === 'variables') {
+            return new List((thatObj instanceof Context ?
+                thatObj.outerContext
+                : thatObj).variables.allNames()
+            );
+        }
     }
     return '';
 };