Pesto Link Blockly Implementation

[Advay17]

My robotics team wants to implement controller based driving using Pesto Link in block code, which is easy enough to implement by adding a few blocks.

[fgrossman]

We have a few things in the works on this, including a version of the IDE that works completely on Bluetooth. We want to make sure we implement this in a way that can share the bluetooth with controllers and other peripherals and that the blocks added work with any new XRPLib APIs.

We hope to have something out soon, but we can not guarantee it will be out before your summer camp.

[Advay17]

Would it be possible to implement the PR I created recently? It uses Pesto Link code and is an easy stop gap solution that can be replaced when a better solution is found. The code has been tested and appears to work, with the exception that if one were to have a while true loop with if logic to check if a button is being pressed, because there is some delay before the code executes.

[fgrossman]

We are cautious with these releases. There are now thousands of users a day with this software, so we have to be careful that we don't make releases that might not have backward compatibility in the future. As well as an internal QA process. If you want to run your fork now, you can setup a small webserver on a machine and then run it on a local router and have your campers connect to the IDE through your router.
We appreciate the work and will look at your blocks as we create the final solution.

[Advay17]

Alright, thank you for your suggestions and support. We are using github's hosting service to host a site and will look into your suggestion soon!