Extension: QR Code ... again

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While creating this topic, I just learned that @peli already did this: QR Code extension. :man_facepalming:

But in case you were dying to make QR Codes in Arcade, and you didn’t already know about @peli’s extension, have I got the QR Code generating extension for you: https://github.com/jacobcarpenter/pxt-qr-code! :sweat_smile:

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Two blocks:

  1. make a sprite that displays a QR code for the entered value
  2. make an image directly

I haven’t tried reading these off of an actual hardware device yet, but it seems to work great from the simulator to my phone.

I’d love to see a game that incorporates QR codes as a mechanic somehow (perhaps as some kind of hidden information for one player while taking turns, or giving an answer to a puzzle w/out showing it in plain text or something…)

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You could consider using

const buf = Buffer.fromUTF8("hello")

to get the UTF8 bytes

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Are strings in Arcade all already UTF-8 internally? The code I’m using to convert to UTF-8 bytes handles conversion from UTF-16 encoding (the runtime internal format of strings according to the standard). But maybe MakeCode TypeScript already does this differently.

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Yes it is handled. Here is our writeup about strings: https://makecode.com/js/values

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i tried on my make code compatible game boy and it seems to work if the brightness was all the way down

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THIS IS INSANE! you can now copy text out of makecode without using the console!