pxt-calliope/docs/packages.md

Packages

You can publish libraries (also known as packages or extensions) that users can then add to their scripts. These typically provide a driver for a particular hardware device you can connect to a microbit.

• pxt-max6675 -- TypeScript

• pxt-neopixel -- TypeScript + ARM Thumb assembly package

• pxt-sonar -- TypeScript

• pxt-i2c-fram -- TypeScript

• Sample C++ extension

• Sample TypeScript extension

Finding packages

From the editor, the user clicks on More then Add Package and searches for the package.

To see the list of packages, click on More then Show Files to see the project file list.

To remove a package, click on the garbage button in the file list next to the package.

Publishing packages

Packages can be published from the pxt command line. Check out the docs.

Localizing packages

It is possible to package localization strings for the jsDoc description associated to the API in the package.

When compiling a package, the PXT compiler generates a strings.json file under the _locales/ folder. This file contains a map from the symbol name to the en

{
  ...
  "basic": "Provides access to common functionality.",
   ...
}

{
  "basic.clearScreen": "Eteint toutes les diodes."
}

_locales/
_locales/fr/strings.json
_locales/pt-BR/strings.json