added support to the OF reporter for binding a ring to another one, e.g. THIS SCRIPT

HISTORY.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     * new "define block" primitive, experimental
     * new "delete block" primitive, experimental
     * new "this script" primitive, experimental
+    * added support to the OF reporter for binding a ring to another one, e.g. THIS SCRIPT, to access its local variables
     * new localization extension primitives in the "ide" category, hyperized
     * new extension primitive for importing a costume from a url
     * new extension primitive for querying all variable names accessible from a specified scope (global, sprite, script)
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
 
 ### 2022-07-11
 * extensions: fixed #3065
-
+* threads: added support to the OF reporter for binding a ring to another one, e.g. THIS SCRIPT to access its local variables
 ### 2022-07-04
 * blocks, gui: directly import embedded blocks from a smart pic if the pic is dragged and dropped onto a scripting area or palette - otherwise import the pic as costume (with embedded blocks)
 * gui: import smart pic as costume via "Import..." item in the project menu

snap.html

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <script src="src/symbols.js?version=2021-03-03"></script>
         <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2021-17-09"></script>
         <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2022-07-04"></script>
-        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-06-29"></script>
+        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-07-11"></script>
         <script src="src/objects.js?version=2022-06-28"></script>
         <script src="src/scenes.js?version=2022-03-03"></script>
         <script src="src/gui.js?version=2022-07-04"></script>

src/threads.js

@@ -1553,11 +1553,17 @@ Process.prototype.initializeFor = function (context, args) {
 
 Process.prototype.reportThisContext = function () {
     var sym = Symbol.for('self'),
-        frame = this.context.variables.silentFind(sym);
+        frame = this.context.variables.silentFind(sym),
+        ctx;
     if (frame) {
         return frame.vars[sym].value;
     }
-    return this.topBlock.reify();
+    ctx = this.topBlock.reify();
+    ctx.outerContext = this.context.outerContext;
+    if (ctx.outerContext) {
+        ctx.variables.parentFrame = ctx.outerContext.variables;
+    }
+    return ctx;
 };
 
 // Process stopping blocks primitives
@@ -5616,6 +5622,9 @@ Process.prototype.reportBasicAttributeOf = function (attribute, name) {
         thatObj,
         stage;
 
+    if (name instanceof Context && attribute instanceof Context) {
+        return this.reportContextFor(attribute, name);
+    }
     if (thisObj) {
         this.assertAlive(thisObj);
         stage = thisObj.parentThatIsA(StageMorph);
@@ -6009,6 +6018,13 @@ Process.prototype.reportContextFor = function (context, otherObj) {
         receiverVars,
         rootVars;
 
+    if (otherObj instanceof Context) {
+        result.outerContext = otherObj.outerContext;
+        result.variables.parentFrame = otherObj.outerContext.variables;
+        result.receiver = otherObj.receiver;
+        return result;
+    }
+
     result.receiver = otherObj;
     if (!result.outerContext) {
         result.outerContext = new Context();