Networking
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This section will be expanded in the future, but it remains incomplete for now. Other sections such as Ideas, Runtime, and Palette are a higher priority to write at the moment. However, once started, it does not seem it should be too difficult to complete.
In the meantime, here are some resources that may be useful if one would like to learn more about Scratch's handling of external network connections:
- TurboWarp Cloud Variable Protocol (highly similar to the cloud variable protocol used by Scratch)
fetchWithTimeoutSource Code (function used in official Scratch runtime by certain extensions to make requests to the Internet)
Feel free to offer insight!
When connected to the Internet, the Scratch runtime can interact with external servers to provide support for cloud variables and certain extension blocks.