A feature request for blocks that can execute JavaScript - code directly

[kezb765]

Code blocks are suggested that can execute JavaScript (JS) directly. Ideally, access to the components of an app should also be possible here, e.g. via the ID of a component.

The following advantages are seen:

• Access to all functions in the core of JS with probably good performance.
• Access to all parameters and functions of components. There are some examples of components where only some specific methods / parameters are provided in the block editor in Thunkable. With JS, you could access all of them.
• With a JS block, one could build custom functions that would be available in the app.
• Since Thunkable is built on ReaktNative, which in turn is based on JS, no fundamental language problems should arise here.
• Until now, JS could be executed via the "WebViewer" component, but this was only possible to a limited extent and had its own disadvantages.

[tatiang]

Yes! I think it's even possible to detect swipe motions for screens (not just DVLs) using JS. Would love to see a block like this.

[Muneeralshaikh]

At least in Android, the runtime (APK) of Thunkable apps includes calls to V8 engine which executes all non-DOM JS code so there should be no issue to add such component.