fix!: change paste to return the pasted thing to support keyboard nav

core/blockly.js

@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ const paste = function() {
   deprecation.warn(
       'Blockly.paste', 'December 2021', 'December 2022',
       'Blockly.clipboard.paste');
-  return clipboard.paste();
+  return !!clipboard.paste();
 };
 exports.paste = paste;
 

core/clipboard.js

@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ exports.copy = copy;
 
 /**
  * Paste a block or workspace comment on to the main workspace.
- * @return {boolean} True if the paste was successful, false otherwise.
+ * @return {!ICopyable|null} The pasted thing if the paste
+ *     was successful, null otherwise.
  * @alias Blockly.clipboard.paste
  * @package
  */
 const paste = function() {
   if (!copyData) {
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
   // Pasting always pastes to the main workspace, even if the copy
   // started in a flyout workspace.
@@ -54,24 +55,26 @@ const paste = function() {
   }
   if (copyData.typeCounts &&
       workspace.isCapacityAvailable(copyData.typeCounts)) {
-    workspace.paste(copyData.saveInfo);
-    return true;
+    return workspace.paste(copyData.saveInfo);
   }
-  return false;
+  return null;
 };
 exports.paste = paste;
 
 /**
  * Duplicate this block and its children, or a workspace comment.
  * @param {!ICopyable} toDuplicate Block or Workspace Comment to be
  *     duplicated.
+ * @return {!ICopyable|null} The block or workspace comment that was duplicated,
+ *     or null if the duplication failed.
  * @alias Blockly.clipboard.duplicate
  * @package
  */
 const duplicate = function(toDuplicate) {
   const oldCopyData = copyData;
   copy(toDuplicate);
-  toDuplicate.workspace.paste(copyData.saveInfo);
+  const pastedThing = toDuplicate.workspace.paste(copyData.saveInfo);
   copyData = oldCopyData;
+  return pastedThing;
 };
 exports.duplicate = duplicate;

core/workspace_svg.js

@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ const {IASTNodeLocationSvg} = goog.require('Blockly.IASTNodeLocationSvg');
 /* eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars */
 const {IBoundedElement} = goog.requireType('Blockly.IBoundedElement');
 /* eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars */
+const {ICopyable} = goog.requireType('Blockly.ICopyable');
+/* eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars */
 const {IDragTarget} = goog.requireType('Blockly.IDragTarget');
 /* eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars */
 const {IFlyout} = goog.requireType('Blockly.IFlyout');
@@ -1520,10 +1522,12 @@ class WorkspaceSvg extends Workspace {
    * should be done before calling this method.
    * @param {!Object|!Element|!DocumentFragment} state The representation of the
    *     thing to paste.
+   * @return {!ICopyable|null} The pasted thing, or null if
+   *     the paste was not successful.
    */
   paste(state) {
     if (!this.rendered || !state['type'] && !state.tagName) {
-      return;
+      return null;
     }
     if (this.currentGesture_) {
       this.currentGesture_.cancel();  // Dragging while pasting?  No.
@@ -1534,26 +1538,30 @@ class WorkspaceSvg extends Workspace {
       eventUtils.setGroup(true);
     }
 
+    let pastedThing;
     // Checks if this is JSON. JSON has a type property, while elements don't.
     if (state['type']) {
-      this.pasteBlock_(null, /** @type {!blocks.State} */ (state));
+      pastedThing =
+          this.pasteBlock_(null, /** @type {!blocks.State} */ (state));
     } else {
       const xmlBlock = /** @type {!Element} */ (state);
       if (xmlBlock.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'comment') {
-        this.pasteWorkspaceComment_(xmlBlock);
+        pastedThing = this.pasteWorkspaceComment_(xmlBlock);
       } else {
-        this.pasteBlock_(xmlBlock, null);
+        pastedThing = this.pasteBlock_(xmlBlock, null);
       }
     }
 
     eventUtils.setGroup(existingGroup);
+    return pastedThing;
   }
 
   /**
    * Paste the provided block onto the workspace.
    * @param {?Element} xmlBlock XML block element.
    * @param {?blocks.State} jsonBlock JSON block
    *     representation.
+   * @return {!BlockSvg} The pasted block.
    * @private
    */
   pasteBlock_(xmlBlock, jsonBlock) {
@@ -1626,11 +1634,13 @@ class WorkspaceSvg extends Workspace {
       eventUtils.fire(new (eventUtils.get(eventUtils.BLOCK_CREATE))(block));
     }
     block.select();
+    return block;
   }
 
   /**
    * Paste the provided comment onto the workspace.
    * @param {!Element} xmlComment XML workspace comment element.
+   * @return {!WorkspaceCommentSvg} The pasted workspace comment.
    * @private
    * @suppress {checkTypes} Suppress checks while workspace comments are not
    *     bundled in.
@@ -1662,6 +1672,7 @@ class WorkspaceSvg extends Workspace {
       goog.module.get('Blockly.WorkspaceComment').fireCreateEvent(comment);
     }
     comment.select();
+    return comment;
   }
 
   /**

scripts/gulpfiles/chunks.json

@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@
     "./core/zoom_controls.js",
     "./core/workspace_drag_surface_svg.js",
     "./core/events/events_selected.js",
-    "./core/interfaces/i_movable.js",
-    "./core/interfaces/i_selectable.js",
-    "./core/interfaces/i_copyable.js",
     "./core/events/events_comment_delete.js",
     "./core/events/events_comment_change.js",
     "./core/workspace_comment.js",
@@ -119,6 +116,9 @@
     "./core/theme_manager.js",
     "./core/scrollbar_pair.js",
     "./core/options.js",
+    "./core/interfaces/i_movable.js",
+    "./core/interfaces/i_selectable.js",
+    "./core/interfaces/i_copyable.js",
     "./core/interfaces/i_bounded_element.js",
     "./core/grid.js",
     "./core/css.js",