fix for #260 (#279)

libs/color-sensor/_locales/color-sensor-jsdoc-strings.json

@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
   "sensors.ColorSensor.setThreshold|param|condition": "the dark or bright light condition",
   "sensors.ColorSensor.setThreshold|param|value": "the value threshold",
   "sensors.ColorSensor.threshold": "Gets the threshold value",
-  "sensors.ColorSensor.threshold|param|condition": "the light condition"
+  "sensors.ColorSensor.threshold|param|condition": "the light condition",
+  "sensors.color": "Returns a color that the sensor can detect"
 }

libs/color-sensor/_locales/color-sensor-strings.json

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   "sensors.color2|block": "color 2",
   "sensors.color3|block": "color 3",
   "sensors.color4|block": "color 4",
+  "sensors.color|block": "color %color",
   "sensors|block": "sensors",
   "{id:category}Sensors": "Sensors",
   "{id:group}Color Sensor": "Color Sensor",

libs/color-sensor/color.ts

@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@ enum LightIntensityMode {
 }
 
 const enum ColorSensorColor {
-    //% block="none"
+    //% block="none" blockIdentity=sensors.color
     None,
-    //% block="black"
+    //% block="black" blockIdentity=sensors.color
     Black,
-    //% block="blue"
+    //% block="blue" blockIdentity=sensors.color
     Blue,
-    //% block="green"
+    //% block="green" blockIdentity=sensors.color
     Green,
-    //% block="yellow"
+    //% block="yellow" blockIdentity=sensors.color
     Yellow,
-    //% block="red"
+    //% block="red" blockIdentity=sensors.color
     Red,
-    //% block="white"
+    //% block="white" blockIdentity=sensors.color
     White,
-    //% block="brown"
+    //% block="brown" blockIdentity=sensors.color
     Brown,
 }
 
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ namespace sensors {
         //% sensor.fieldEditor="ports"
         //% weight=98
         //% group="Color Sensor"
+        //% blockGap=8
         color(): ColorSensorColor {
             this.setMode(ColorSensorMode.Color)
             return this.getNumber(NumberFormat.UInt8LE, 0)
@@ -297,6 +298,18 @@ namespace sensors {
 
             this.calibrating = false;
         }
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a color that the sensor can detect
+     */
+    //% shim=TD_ID
+    //% blockId=colorSensorColor block="color %color"
+    //% group="Color Sensor"
+    //% weight=97
+    export function color(color: ColorSensorColor): ColorSensorColor {
+        return color;
     }
 
     //% whenUsed block="color 3" weight=95 fixedInstance jres=icons.port3