Experimental “processes” count watcher

(hidden in dev mode)

history.txt

@@ -2398,3 +2398,7 @@ ______
 141215
 ------
 * New Swedish translation! Yay!! Thanks, Erik A Olsson!
+
+141217
+------
+* Objects, Store: Experimental “processes” count watcher (hidden in dev mode)

objects.js

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ PrototypeHatBlockMorph*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.objects = '2014-December-04';
+modules.objects = '2014-December-17';
 
 var SpriteMorph;
 var StageMorph;
@@ -793,6 +793,12 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.initBlocks = function () {
             category: 'sensing',
             spec: 'frames'
         },
+        reportThreadCount: {
+            dev: true,
+            type: 'reporter',
+            category: 'sensing',
+            spec: 'processes'
+        },
         doAsk: {
             type: 'command',
             category: 'sensing',
@@ -1918,6 +1924,8 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.blockTemplates = function (category) {
             txt.setColor(this.paletteTextColor);
             blocks.push(txt);
             blocks.push('-');
+            blocks.push(watcherToggle('reportThreadCount'));
+            blocks.push(block('reportThreadCount'));
             blocks.push(block('colorFiltered'));
             blocks.push(block('reportStackSize'));
             blocks.push(block('reportFrameCount'));
@@ -3579,6 +3587,16 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.reportMouseY = function () {
     return 0;
 };
 
+// SpriteMorph thread count (for debugging)
+
+SpriteMorph.prototype.reportThreadCount = function () {
+    var stage = this.parentThatIsA(StageMorph);
+    if (stage) {
+        return stage.threads.processes.length;
+    }
+    return 0;
+};
+
 // SpriteMorph variable watchers (for palette checkbox toggling)
 
 SpriteMorph.prototype.findVariableWatcher = function (varName) {
@@ -5059,6 +5077,8 @@ StageMorph.prototype.blockTemplates = function (category) {
             txt.setColor(this.paletteTextColor);
             blocks.push(txt);
             blocks.push('-');
+            blocks.push(watcherToggle('reportThreadCount'));
+            blocks.push(block('reportThreadCount'));
             blocks.push(block('colorFiltered'));
             blocks.push(block('reportStackSize'));
             blocks.push(block('reportFrameCount'));
@@ -5509,6 +5529,9 @@ StageMorph.prototype.watcherFor =
 StageMorph.prototype.getLastAnswer
     = SpriteMorph.prototype.getLastAnswer;
 
+StageMorph.prototype.reportThreadCount
+    = SpriteMorph.prototype.reportThreadCount;
+
 // StageMorph message broadcasting
 
 StageMorph.prototype.allMessageNames
@@ -6757,7 +6780,7 @@ WatcherMorph.prototype.object = function () {
 WatcherMorph.prototype.isGlobal = function (selector) {
     return contains(
         ['getLastAnswer', 'getLastMessage', 'getTempo', 'getTimer',
-             'reportMouseX', 'reportMouseY'],
+             'reportMouseX', 'reportMouseY', 'reportThreadCount'],
         selector
     );
 };

store.js

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ SyntaxElementMorph, Variable*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.store = '2014-December-06';
+modules.store = '2014-December-17';
 
 
 // XML_Serializer ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ SnapSerializer.prototype.watcherLabels = {
     getTimer: 'timer',
     getCostumeIdx: 'costume #',
     reportMouseX: 'mouse x',
-    reportMouseY: 'mouse y'
+    reportMouseY: 'mouse y',
+    reportThreadCount: 'processes'
 };
 
 // SnapSerializer instance creation: