Thanks. I've made some progress. See https://github.com/jmoenig/Snap--Build-Your-Own-Blocks/issues/1830

It depends on whether you want to just capture the actions made on a given project or all the user edits across all projects (even unsaved ones!). If you just want to look at the actions taken while trying to solve a specific problem (project) then the actions in the replay log should be enough and you can use the deployment at https://editor.netsblox.org. However, if you want to collect metrics of all users using the server (unsaved projects and all), then setting up your own deployment would be the way to go. What types of metrics are you looking to collect? Are you just interested in the user actions on the submitted work or all the user actions across unsaved and saved projects?

Also, don't hesitate to check out the demos at https://netsblox.org/tutorials!

I will check it out! You can track the issue progress here Do you mind renaming this post to something a little more informative? Maybe "No Stage Preview Bug"? Thanks for the feedback!

Hello, In case this is still an issue, there is a tutorial on youtube walking through the process of inviting other users and trying out multiplayer games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5q8M-N25uI There will be improved documentation on netsblox.org soon! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any other questions, comments or feedback! Brian

Hmmm... This is strange. Can you export the project? Have you seen this issue since then? Sorry for the late reply!

Cool project! This block should do the trick! Basically, this block will convert the json object into a list of pairs where the first item is the key and the second item is the value. For example, {"name": "brian", "age": 26} will become [ [ "name", "brian" ], [ "age", 26 ] ] where the lists are lists in NetsBlox, of course. NetsBlox provides some libraries for working with structured data like this (under "Libraries" in the file menu). I played with a copy of your published project and ended up with something like: Is that what you are looking for?

We are actually working on help and documentation for RPC calls. Those can be accessed the same way you would access Snap! help. The feature is there but not all the calls have the documentation written for them yet.

Yeah, it is currently available. Collaborators can be added using the cloud dropdown (only available if you are logged in). ( After the other user accepts the invitation, he/she should see the project under "Shared with me" in the open project dialog. Opening this project should then allow both users to work on the same project! One gotcha is that the users will only see the same code if they are both occupying the same role. As a project can have multiple roles -- or Snap-like subprojects -- they have to make sure they are not occupying different clients as then nothing will be synchronized (and it shouldn't be). From the "Room" tab, you should see two usernames listed under the currently occupied role as shown below: I hope this helps! If you have any questions, feel free to ask! (Sorry for the late response) Brian

Hello, We don't currently have any metrics about the uptime but uptime hasn't been an issue when we have used it in classes at Vanderbilt or any of our studies/summer camps. NetsBlox is a fork of Snap! with its own backend support (message routing and such requires more backend support). If you are interested, the client code is available at https://github.com/NetsBlox/Snap--Build-Your-Own-Blocks and the rest is at https://github.com/NetsBlox/NetsBlox. There currently isn't a plan for a text-based equivalent. The codification features should be supported in NetsBlox since it is an extension of Snap!. However, we have been considering other platforms for deployment of NetsBlox projects (such as robotics platforms). If you decide that NetsBlox might be a good fit for your class and have any more questions feel free to either post them here or just email us directly! Although this platform is convenient, I respond faster to email :) Our contact email is akos.ledeczi@vanderbilt.edu and my email is brian.broll@vanderbilt.edu Brian

Hello, Sorry for the trouble. If you could email me the usernames and project names of the students with missing work, I would be happy to look into it! My email is brian.broll@gmail.com. We also make frequent backups so even if there was a bug in the system (although I don't know of any current saving issues), we would be happy to retrieve the latest backup of the student's project. Brian

Hello, Sorry for the trouble! I have never seen this behavior. Can you open the browser console and see if there are any errors there? Are you on a school network with any firewall restrictions? Also, we recommend using Google Chrome (although I don't think that is likely to be the culprit here). Would you mind trying it with Google Chrome just to be sure? Brian PS - Directions on opening the browser console can be found here.

Would you mind posting it here? I would be happy to take a look at it and see if I can figure something out!

Hi, What do you mean by being compatible?

Unfortunately, we don't support importing Scratch projects into NetsBlox. However, projects created in Snap! (v4.x) should be able to be imported directly into NetsBlox without issue. That said, I have seen some other projects, such as Snapin8r2 which might be able to convert the Scratch project into a Snap! project. If it is able to convert the Scratch project into a Snap! project (without any of the OOP blocks), we should be able to import it into NetsBlox!

It might be worth checking out the NetsBlox Player - it lets you access and play your games on iPhone. Are you hoping for something on desktop/laptops?

[0_1563630859187_sha256.zip](Uploading 0%) Sounds like a cool project! Java code cannot be used directly in NetsBlox but JavaScript can (using the "Javascript function" block under the "Operators" tab). This could be used to either implement sha-256 in JS yourself or to load a JS library providing this functionality. I have attached an example which uses the implementation provided at https://geraintluff.github.io/sha256/ to provide a custom block for computing the SHA-256 hash. sha256.xml

Hello diamondblock123456, Can you double-check that the second role has code to have the sprite say hi when it receives a message? I suspect the issue is that roles do not share code, sprites, costumes, etc. If you are familiar with Snap! and/or Scratch, a role is like an independent project in either of those languages. In other words, it sounds like the first role contains all the code but the second role is an empty project (so the sprite won't say hi when it receives a message). The easiest way to fix this problem would be to add a message handler in the second role which has the sprite say hi upon receiving the message. (You could also use the "Duplicate" option from the room tab when creating the role which will create the role from a copy of the first role.) Hopefully this helps!