Cookie Variables!

ASNext

So you are saying it will be stored on the computer? No support. Several reasons:

Most people don't ever accept cookies because of security reasons.
It will not get accepted because a project will download something without permission
Somebody may find a glitch to make the cookie malware
Some people have low storage

CST1229

ASNext wrote:
So you are saying it will be stored on the computer? No support. Several reasons:

Most people don't ever accept cookies because of security reasons.
It will not get accepted because a project will download something without permission
Somebody may find a glitch to make the cookie malware
Some people have low storage

Potential solutions:
1. A message before setting a cookie variable and you can disable them
2. Warning + number 1
3. I don't think cookies are just executed.
4. Cookies are very small. And even if they weren't, then a cap could be used of 256/1k/any other number of characters..

TopCode

ASNext wrote:
So you are saying it will be stored on the computer? No support. Several reasons:

Most people don't ever accept cookies because of security reasons.
It will not get accepted because a project will download something without permission
Somebody may find a glitch to make the cookie malware
Some people have low storage

1) if you want to use scratch you have to so, no issue
2)^
3) cookies arent an exe file or something, if that was an issue it wouldnt be scratch exclusive.
4) if you have mere kilobytes left on your computer you have much bigger problems

bluedragon8633

What about a downloadable variable? This means that I can delete the ones I don't want, but keep ones that I do, so it's not an all-or-nothing matter. Yeah, it's probably easier to hack than a cookie, but you can make it so that it can't be opened/used except in the project it was made. It can also store the # of the project on Scratch, so it can't be used for the wrong project or something.

samq64

1. Scratch already uses cookies for other stuff
2. They're not tracking cookies, so they're fine.
3. How?
4. Most computers now days have at least 500 GB and tablets and phones have at least 32 GB, it's not really an issue.

Changed to Simi-Support.

Last edited by samq64 (March 7, 2021 12:12:21)

RainbowFrogl

Seems cool. Although they would have to add some protection against changing the scratchsessionsid cookie.

samq64

I no-supported this earlier, but I changed my mind. There is a library for this in Snap! and it's extremely useful. Here are what the blocks should look like (sorry for the big images, the forums don't except emojis.)

Here are my opinions:
1.This should definitely not replace cloud variables.
2.There should be a notice on the project page kind of like the username block notice.
3. There should also be cookie lists.
4.There should be two checkmarks on the create a variable menu: one for cloud vars and one for cookie vars, checking either of them will grey out the other.

plqaokwsijeduhrfyg

Support!

Having stored data on your computer could be very useful in some projects that need saving systems, although it should probably have a limit like cloud vars.

plqaokwsijeduhrfyg

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plqaokwsijeduhrfyg

plqaokwsijeduhrfyg wrote:
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scratchieguy12345678

What if someone exploits cookies for malicious purposes?

plqaokwsijeduhrfyg

scratchieguy12345678 wrote:
What if someone exploits cookies for malicious purposes?

Like what exactly?

PkmnQ

RainbowFrogl wrote:
Seems cool. Although they would have to add some protection against changing the scratchsessionsid cookie.

How would they?

EatNYeet

gilbert_given_189 wrote:
bump

Please don't necropost.

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As for the suggestion, semi-support.

Saving and loading in games would become way simpler, with just a tap of a button to save or load.

For storage purposes and to prevent users from creating a bunch of large cookie variables to destroy one's storage, there would have to be options for a user to delete cookies on the site, as well as limitations for the variables.

Other than that, this would be an interesting addition.

Last edited by EatNYeet (April 12, 2021 00:01:55)

scratchieguy12345678

plqaokwsijeduhrfyg wrote:
scratchieguy12345678 wrote:
What if someone exploits cookies for malicious purposes?
Like what exactly?

Gaining login and password data and other information?

PkmnQ

scratchieguy12345678 wrote:
plqaokwsijeduhrfyg wrote:
scratchieguy12345678 wrote:
What if someone exploits cookies for malicious purposes?
Like what exactly?

Gaining login and password data and other information?

How could they? (This suggestion is only storing your own data, not accessing other data)

ninjaMAR

EatNYeet wrote:
gilbert_given_189 wrote:
bump
Please don't necropost.

Necroposting does't exist in suggestions. Also they are also bumping

EatNYeet

ninjaMAR wrote:
EatNYeet wrote:
gilbert_given_189 wrote:
bump
Please don't necropost.
Necroposting does't exist in suggestions. Also they are also bumping

The fact that it's the suggestions forum doesn't feel like a valid excuse to bump up a topic from 5 years, but whatever.

I know what bumping a topic is, you don't need to tell me.

ninjaMAR

EatNYeet wrote:
ninjaMAR wrote:
EatNYeet wrote:
gilbert_given_189 wrote:
bump
Please don't necropost.
Necroposting does't exist in suggestions. Also they are also bumping
The fact that it's the suggestions forum doesn't feel like a valid excuse to bump up a topic from 5 years, but whatever.

I know what bumping a topic is, you don't need to tell me.

You bump because you want the topic to have more attention

EatNYeet

ninjaMAR wrote:
EatNYeet wrote:
ninjaMAR wrote:
EatNYeet wrote:
gilbert_given_189 wrote:
bump
Please don't necropost.
Necroposting does't exist in suggestions. Also they are also bumping
The fact that it's the suggestions forum doesn't feel like a valid excuse to bump up a topic from 5 years, but whatever.

I know what bumping a topic is, you don't need to tell me.
You bump because you want the topic to have more attention

Again, I know what it means to bump a topic. You don't need to tell me.

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