Why use Data Utils?

In Scratch, we love Cloud Variables. Scratchers can use them to store data and build online multiplayer games.

On the other hand, Cloud Variables are hard to use when you need to process complex data.

Gandi IDE presents Data Utils to replace Cloud Variables when you need to store and process complex data in the cloud server.

If you want to build multiplayer games, Gandi IDE presents Simple MMO to make this easier.

What is JSON?

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is also easy for machines to parse and generate. You can visit https://www.json.org/ to understand it better.

Gandi Data Utils introduce JSON to Scratch to process complex data.

Modules

Module	Description
☁️ Cloud Data	- Set and get key-value pairs in the cloud server - Send events with code and data
🏷️ JSON Utils	- Utils to process data in JSON format

Functions and Definitions

☁️ Cloud Data

Set a key-value pair in the cloud server.

Input and Selection	Description	Example Value
key	The key to storing the value	key
value	The value paired to the key	0
scope	With which scope the data will be stored. There are two options. - user data: The data can only be obtained by the user who set it in this project. - project data: The data can be obtained by all users who run this project.	-

Get the value with a key.

Input and Selection	Description	Example Value
key	The key you want to get the value with	key
scope	With which scope the data will be stored. There are two options. - user data: The data can only be obtained by the user who set it in this project. - project data: The data can be obtained by all users who run this project.	-

🏷️ JSON Utils

Check if the input is a valid object or array. This reporter block will return true or false.

Input and Selection	Description	Example Value
input	The input you want to check	[1, 2, 3]
object or array	There are three options. - array: An ordered collection of values. For example, [1, 2, 3]. - object: A non-ordered set of key/value pairs. For example, {name:’Brad’, age:20, likesCoding:true}. - object or array: Input is an array or an object.	-

Get the value stored with the key in an object.

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CAUTION: If the key is not found, it will return ‘undefined’. If the object is not in the correct format, it will return an error.

Input	Description	Example Value
key	The key you want to get the value with	key
object	A non-ordered set of key/value pairs. For example, {name:’Brad’, age:20, likesCoding:true}.	{"key":"value"}

Sometimes, the object can be complex. For example:

{ "name":"Shawn", 
  "age":-1, 
  "projects":[
     {"name":"Gandi IDE","url":"https://getgandi.com/"},
     {"name":"Cocrea","url":"https://cocrea.world/"}
  ]
}

To get the first object in the array of “projects”, you should use the key:

projects[0]

The returned value will be:

{
    "name":"Gandi IDE",
    "url":"https://getgandi.com/"
}

To get the url of Gandi IDE, you should use the key:

projects[0].url

The returned value will be:

https://getgandi.com/

You can also do some calculations with this block. For example:

The return value will be 43.

Set a new value for a key in an object. This block will return the new object.

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CAUTION: If the key is not found in the object, a new property will be added to the object. If the object is not in the correct format, it will return an error.

Input	Description	Example Value
new value	The new value you want to set	new value
key	The key you want to assign the new value to	key
object	An object defined by a set of properties, each consisting of a key and a value. For example, {name:’Brad’, age:20, likesCoding:true}	{"key":"value"}

Replace a list with an array, or insert an array into a list.

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CAUTION: If the input is not an array, nothing will happen.

Input and Selection	Description	Example Value
replace or insert	There are two options: - replace: The items in the list will be replaced. - insert: The items in the array will be added to the list.	-
list	You can choose one of the lists in the project	-
array	An ordered collection of values. For example, [1, 2, 3].	[1, 2, 3]

Parse a list to an array.

Selection	Description	Example Value
list	You can choose one of the lists in the project	-
method	There are two options: - try converting values to objects: If there are items in object format, convert them to objects. - do not convert values: All items will be converted to strings.	-

Roadmap and Logs

Credits

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