bb-vm

Installation

This requires you to have Git and Node.js installed.

To install as a dependency for your own application:

npm install @bbge/vm

To set up a development environment to edit @bbge/vm yourself:

git clone https://github.com/FBDY/bb-vm.git
cd bb-vm
npm install

Running the Development Server

Open a Command Prompt or Terminal in the repository and run:

npm start

Playground

To view the Playground, make sure the dev server's running and go to http://localhost:8073/playground/ - you will be directed to the playground, which demonstrates various tools and internal state.

Abstract Syntax Tree

Overview

The Virtual Machine constructs and maintains the state of an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) by listening to events emitted by the bb-blocks workspace via the blockListener. Each target (code-running object, for example, a sprite) keeps an AST for its blocks. At any time, the current state of an AST can be viewed by inspecting the vm.runtime.targets[...].blocks object.

Anatomy of a Block

The VM's block representation contains all the important information for execution and storage. Here's an example representing the "when key pressed" script on a workspace:

{
  "_blocks": {
    "Q]PK~yJ@BTV8Y~FfISeo": {
      "id": "Q]PK~yJ@BTV8Y~FfISeo",
      "opcode": "event_whenkeypressed",
      "inputs": {
      },
      "fields": {
        "KEY_OPTION": {
          "name": "KEY_OPTION",
          "value": "space"
        }
      },
      "next": null,
      "topLevel": true,
      "parent": null,
      "shadow": false,
      "x": -69.333333333333,
      "y": 174
    }
  },
  "_scripts": [
    "Q]PK~yJ@BTV8Y~FfISeo"
  ]
}

Testing

npm test

npm run coverage