added new "label" selector to OF BLOCK's block dropdown

HISTORY.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     * 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 "categories" choice in MY reporter's dropdown, reports an ordered list of all category names whose indices match the "category" reported elsewhere
+    * new "label" choice in the OF BLOCK block-attribute reporter's dropdown
     * new localization extension primitives in the "ide" category, hyperized
     * new support for setting the translation via the API
     * new "Tad" costume series, thanks, Meghan and Brian!
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@
 * **Translation Updates:**
     * German
 
+### 2022-04-08
+* blocks, threads: added new "label" selector to OF BLOCK's block dropdown
+
 ### 2022-04-07
 * extensions: added "translateback" extension primitive
 * extensions: hyperized "translate" extension primitive

snap.html

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         <script src="src/morphic.js?version=2022-01-28"></script>
         <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=2022-03-31"></script>
-        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-03-31"></script>
+        <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2022-04-08"></script>
+        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-04-08"></script>
         <script src="src/objects.js?version=2022-04-04"></script>
         <script src="src/scenes.js?version=2022-03-03"></script>
         <script src="src/gui.js?version=2022-04-06"></script>

src/blocks.js

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ CostumeIconMorph, SoundIconMorph, SVG_Costume*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.blocks = '2022-March-31';
+modules.blocks = '2022-April-08';
 
 var SyntaxElementMorph;
 var BlockMorph;
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ SyntaxElementMorph.prototype.labelParts = {
         type: 'input',
         tags: 'read-only static',
         menu: {
+            'label': ['label'],
             'definition': ['definition'],
             'category': ['category'],
             'custom?': ['custom?'],
@@ -2960,6 +2961,14 @@ BlockMorph.prototype.rebuild = function (contrast) {
     }
 };
 
+BlockMorph.prototype.abstractBlockSpec = function () {
+	// answer the semantic block spec substituting each input
+ 	// with an underscore. Used as "name" of the Block.
+    return this.parseSpec(this.blockSpec).map(str =>
+        (str.length > 1 && (str[0]) === '%') ? '_' : str
+    ).join(' ');
+};
+
 // BlockMorph menu:
 
 BlockMorph.prototype.userMenu = function () {

src/threads.js

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ StagePickerMorph*/
 
 /*jshint esversion: 6, bitwise: false, evil: true*/
 
-modules.threads = '2022-March-31';
+modules.threads = '2022-April-08';
 
 var ThreadManager;
 var Process;
@@ -5591,6 +5591,8 @@ Process.prototype.reportBasicBlockAttribute = function (attribute, block) {
     this.assertType(block, ['command', 'reporter', 'predicate']);
     expr = block.expression;
     switch (choice) {
+    case 'label':
+        return expr ? expr.abstractBlockSpec() : '';
     case 'definition':
         if (expr.isCustomBlock) {
             if (expr.isGlobal) {