also accept a scalar (single number) in the variadic SUM reporter (re…

…turns its identity)

HISTORY.md

@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 ## in development:
 * **New Features:**
     * new "dot" symbol (for "dot-product" block labels on machines where the unicode char is not available)
+* **Notable Changes:**
+    * the variadic SUM reporter now also accepts a scalar (single number) as input (and returns it as identity)
 
 2024-01-18
 * new dev version for v9.2.2
 * symbols: added "dot" symbol
+* threads: also accept a scalar (single number) in the variadic SUM reporter (returns its identity)
 
 ## 9.2.1:
 * **New Features:**

src/threads.js

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ StagePickerMorph, CustomBlockDefinition, CommentMorph*/
 
 /*jshint esversion: 11, bitwise: false, evil: true*/
 
-modules.threads = '2024-January-15';
+modules.threads = '2024-January-18';
 
 var ThreadManager;
 var Process;
@@ -4587,6 +4587,7 @@ Process.prototype.packCoordinates = function (list) {
 */
 
 Process.prototype.reportVariadicSum = function (numbers) {
+    if (!isNaN(+numbers)) {return +numbers; }
     this.assertType(numbers, 'list');
     return this.reportListAggregation(numbers, 'reportSum');
 };