microsoft / microsoft/pxt-microbit

On Any Pin/Button event handler

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Description

Request from an Educator -
"It would be great to have an event that could be triggered on any pin or button pressed"
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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing pin and button event handlers in the pxt-microbit codebase and compare how each event is exposed. Define the expected behavior for a single event covering any pin or button, including how the source is identified, before determining the affected implementation and tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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