Buffer from commonpackages (#1520)

* use buffer.ts from common packages

* updated common packages

* fix descr

* fix double description

* restore pin descr

libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json

@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@
   "led.unplot": "Turn off the specified LED using x, y coordinates (x is horizontal, y is vertical). (0,0) is upper left.",
   "led.unplot|param|x": "TODO",
   "led.unplot|param|y": "TODO",
+  "msgpack.packNumberArray": "Pack a number array into a buffer.",
+  "msgpack.packNumberArray|param|nums": "the numbers to be packed",
+  "msgpack.unpackNumberArray": "Unpacks a buffer into a number array.",
   "music": "Generation of music tones.",
   "music.beat": "Returns the duration of a beat in milli-seconds",
   "music.beginMelody": "Starts playing a melody.\nNotes are expressed as a string of characters with this format: NOTE[octave][:duration]",
@@ -446,6 +449,8 @@
   "pins.analogWritePin|param|name": "pin name to write to, eg: AnalogPin.P0",
   "pins.analogWritePin|param|value": "value to write to the pin between ``0`` and ``1023``. eg:1023,0",
   "pins.createBuffer": "Create a new zero-initialized buffer.",
+  "pins.createBufferFromArray": "Create a new buffer initalized to bytes from given array.",
+  "pins.createBufferFromArray|param|bytes": "data to initalize with",
   "pins.createBuffer|param|size": "number of bytes in the buffer",
   "pins.digitalReadPin": "Read the specified pin or connector as either 0 or 1",
   "pins.digitalReadPin|param|name": "pin to read from, eg: DigitalPin.P0",

libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json

@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@
   "led.toggle|block": "toggle|x %x|y %y",
   "led.unplot|block": "unplot|x %x|y %y",
   "led|block": "led",
+  "msgpack|block": "msgpack",
   "music.beat|block": "%fraction|beat",
   "music.beginMelody|block": "start melody %melody=device_builtin_melody| repeating %options",
   "music.builtInMelody|block": "%melody",
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@
   "{id:category}Led": "Led",
   "{id:category}Math": "Math",
   "{id:category}MicrobitPin": "MicrobitPin",
+  "{id:category}Msgpack": "Msgpack",
   "{id:category}Music": "Music",
   "{id:category}Number": "Number",
   "{id:category}Pins": "Pins",

libs/core/control.ts

@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ namespace control {
         }
     }
 
+    export function fail(message: string) {
+        console.log("Fatal failure: ")
+        console.log(message)
+        panic(108)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Display warning in the simulator.
      */

libs/core/pins.ts

@@ -38,33 +38,4 @@ namespace pins {
         buf.setNumber(format, 0, value)
         pins.i2cWriteBuffer(address, buf, repeated)
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the size in bytes of specified number format.
-     */
-    //%
-    export function sizeOf(format: NumberFormat) {
-        switch (format) {
-            case NumberFormat.Int8LE:
-            case NumberFormat.UInt8LE:
-            case NumberFormat.Int8BE:
-            case NumberFormat.UInt8BE:
-                return 1;
-            case NumberFormat.Int16LE:
-            case NumberFormat.UInt16LE:
-            case NumberFormat.Int16BE:
-            case NumberFormat.UInt16BE:
-                return 2;
-            case NumberFormat.Int32LE:
-            case NumberFormat.Int32BE:
-                return 4;
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
-
-interface Buffer {
-    [index: number]: number;
-    // rest defined in buffer.cpp
 }

libs/core/pxt.json

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         "serial.cpp",
         "serial.ts",
         "buffer.cpp",
+        "buffer.ts",
         "pxtparts.json",
         "parts/speaker.svg",
         "parts/headphone.svg"

package.json

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@types/web-bluetooth": "0.0.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "pxt-common-packages": "0.24.9",
+    "pxt-common-packages": "0.24.11",
     "pxt-core": "4.1.49"
   }
 }