Proposal: Scratch-compatible extensions for TurboWarp

[ZXMushroom63]

Introduction

4 months ago, I started work on a Scratch mod named "Scratch++". The project's gimmick was adding extensions that compiled back to the original scratch blocks, thus making them compatible with Scratch. This would work by replacing modded blocks with references to procedure blocks or an input stack list when a 'Compile to .sb3' button was pressed.

Some things I've ported for it so far include:

• Controls for fencing
• A power operator
• String starts with and string ends with
• A wrapper for Griffpatch's Impulse 2D physics engine

Some demo projects I've created (all of which use the physics wrapper) are:
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/941751919/
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/950048628/
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/945321660/

I have since moved on to different projects, but rather than letting the effort and concept go to waste, it would be far nicer to have the concept implemented in a third-party editor like TurboWarp would be a much nicer solution.

Reasoning

TurboWarp currently has two main use cases, the most popular being running projects much faster than Scratch can. The other large use case is the feature-rich editor it has. One of these features is extensions, which add new blocks and functionality. They have a major downside though, being that projects using extensions cannot the shared with the Scratch website and its vibrant community. This limits the use case by a large amount.

Implementing extensions compatible with Scratch would solve this issue, allowing for the rapid development of a variety of projects, all of which can be shared on the Scratch website.

Conclusion

To sum it up, having the ability to use extensions compatible with Scratch in TurboWarp's editor would be a game-changer for the Scratch community. It would allow for the development of more complex projects with ease, all while maintaining compatibility with the Scratch website and its community.

What are your thoughts on this proposal?

[GarboMuffin]

i believe the scratch team will not like that

[CST1229]

even if they get converted to their workarounds? (which i think is what this suggestion is about)

[ZXMushroom63]

Yep, that's what this is about. The projects that get uploaded to Scratch have nothing special about them, you don't need to run anything in the console or have an extension. This proposal is about adding extensions that are compatible with Scratch, not uploading incompatible extensions.

Either way, the Scratch Team would not be impressed by this, as it would make developing projects with TurboWarp or a different editor far more efficient and easy than using the official Scratch editor.