Here's how it would work:

(HTTP [ v] to web address [ ] with contents [ ])

Where the dropdown is POST or GET.
It would allow for the user to send HTTP requests to other servers, allowing for communication between the scratch game and web services.
Here are some of the things that this feature would allow Scratchers to do:

• Create a google analytics-style graph to see how users are playing their game and what scores they are getting
  
• Get the current temperature in an area
  
• Write functions that are not possible to create using scratch blocks
  

Edit: Maybe if the requests returns JSON, a list object would be returned in the Scratch game?

If I'm correct, that could be used innapropriately.

matey1234 wrote:

If I'm correct, that could be used innapropriately.

ERHMAHGERD IT COULD SEND A REQUEST TO A PHP FILE THAT RETURNED A BAD WORD WHAT WILL WE DOOOOOO


no but in all seriousness, just because one new block could be used inappropriately, that does not mean it is a bad suggestion. The

say []

block could be used to say inappropriate things, but it's still in the Scratch project.

The only difference is that this is referencing an outside source, so yes, the webpage could be changed before the Scratch Team could see it, but I think the pros outweigh the cons.

Support!

matey1234 wrote:

If I'm correct, that could be used innapropriately.

Yeah

AonymousGuy wrote:

matey1234 wrote:

If I'm correct, that could be used innapropriately.

ERHMAHGERD IT COULD SEND A REQUEST TO A PHP FILE THAT RETURNED A BAD WORD WHAT WILL WE DOOOOOO


no but in all seriousness, just because one new block could be used inappropriately, that does not mean it is a bad suggestion. The

say []

block could be used to say inappropriate things, but it's still in the Scratch project.

The only difference is that this is referencing an outside source, so yes, the webpage could be changed before the Scratch Team could see it, but I think the pros outweigh the cons.

Support!

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