change from check_blanks to allow_blanks

.changeset/violet-hairs-tap.md

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 "@jspsych/plugin-cloze": minor
 ---
 
-added `check_blanks` as a field, allowing for completion checking of answers
+added `allow_blanks` as a field, allowing for completion checking of answers

docs/demos/jspsych-cloze-demo3.html

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     var trial = {
         type: jsPsychCloze,
         text: 'Science notebooks have a %%-colored front cover. Math notebooks have a %%-colored front cover.',
-        check_blanks: true,
+        allow_blanks: false,
         mistake_fn: function() { alert('Please fill in all blanks.'); }
     };
 

docs/plugins/cloze.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Current version: 1.1.1. [See version history](https://github.com/jspsych/jsPsych/blob/main/packages/plugin-cloze/CHANGELOG.md).
 
-This plugin displays a text with certain words removed. Participants are asked to replace the missing items. Responses are recorded when clicking a button. Optionally, responses are evaluated and a function is called in case of differences, making it possible to inform participants about mistakes.
+This plugin displays a text with certain words removed. Participants are asked to replace the missing items. Responses are recorded when clicking a button. Responses can be evaluated and a function is called in case of either differences or incomplete answers, making it possible to inform participants about mistakes before proceeding.
 
 ## Parameters
 
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ In addition to the [parameters available in all plugins](../overview/plugins.md#
 | text          | string   | *undefined*        | The cloze text to be displayed. Blanks are indicated by %% signs and automatically replaced by input fields. If there is a correct answer you want the system to check against, it must be typed between the two percentage signs (i.e. % correct solution %). |
 | button_text   | string   | OK                 | Text of the button participants have to press for finishing the cloze test. |
 | check_answers | boolean  | false              | Boolean value indicating if the answers given by participants should be compared against a correct solution given in the text (between % signs) after the button was clicked. If ```true```, answers are checked and in case of differences, the ```mistake_fn``` is called. In this case, the trial does not automatically finish. If ```false```, no checks are performed and the trial automatically ends when clicking the button. |
-| check_blanks  | boolean  | false              | Boolean value indicating if the answers given by participants should be checked for completion after the button was clicked. If ```true```, answers are checked and in case there are some missing, the ```mistake_fn``` is called. In this case, the trial does not automatically finish. If ```false```, no checks are performed and the trial automatically ends when clicking the button. |
-| mistake_fn    | function | ```function(){}``` | Function called if ```check_answers``` is set to ```true``` and there is a difference between the participants answers and the correct solution provided in the text. |
+| allow_blanks  | boolean  | true               | Boolean value indicating if the answers given by participants should be checked for completion after the button was clicked. If ```true```, answers are not checked for completion and blank answers are allowed. The trial will then automatically finish upon the clicking the button. If ```false```, answers are checked for completion, and in case there are some fields with missing answers, the ```mistake_fn``` is called. In this case, the trial does not automatically finish. |
+| mistake_fn    | function | ```function(){}``` | Function called if ```check_answers``` is set to ```true``` or ```allow_blanks``` is set to false and there is a difference between the participants answers and the correct solution provided in the text, or if there is at least one field with a blank answer respectively. |
 
 ## Data Generated
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import cloze from '@jspsych/plugin-cloze';
             var cloze_trial = {
                 type: jsPsychCloze,
                 text: 'Science notebooks have a %%-colored front cover. Math notebooks have a %%-colored front cover.',
-                check_blanks: true,
+                allow_blanks: false,
                 mistake_fn: function() { alert('Please fill in all blanks.'); }
             };
         ```

examples/jspsych-cloze.html

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     timeline.push({
       type: jsPsychCloze,
       text: 'Science notebooks have a %%-colored front cover. Math notebooks have a %%-colored front cover.',
-      check_blanks: true,
+      allow_blanks: false,
       mistake_fn: function () { alert("You have not filled in all the blanks!"); }
     });
 

packages/plugin-cloze/src/index.spec.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("cloze", () => {
       {
         type: cloze,
         text: "This is a %cloze% text.",
-        check_blanks: true,
+        allow_blanks: false,
       },
     ]);
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe("cloze", () => {
       {
         type: cloze,
         text: "This is a %cloze% text.",
-        check_answers: true,
+        allow_blanks: false,
       },
     ]);
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe("cloze", () => {
       {
         type: cloze,
         text: "This is a %cloze% text.",
-        check_blanks: true,
+        allow_blanks: false,
         mistake_fn: mistakeFn,
       },
     ]);

packages/plugin-cloze/src/index.ts

@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ const info = <const>{
       pretty_name: "Check answers",
       default: false,
     },
-    /** Boolean value indicating if the answers given by participants should be checked for completeness after the button is clicked in order to move on. */
-    check_blanks: {
+    /** Boolean value indicating if the answers given by participants  */
+    allow_blanks: {
       type: ParameterType.BOOL,
       pretty_name: "Check blanks",
-      default: false,
+      default: true,
     },
-    /** Function called if either the check_answers or check_blanks is set to TRUE and there is a discrepancy between the set answers and the answers provide or if all blanks aren't filled out, respectively. */
+    /** Function called if either the check_answers is set to TRUE or the allow_blanks is set to FALSE and there is a discrepancy between the set answers and the answers provide or if all blanks aren't filled out, respectively. */
     mistake_fn: {
       type: ParameterType.FUNCTION,
       pretty_name: "Mistake function",
-      default: () => {},
+      default: () => { },
     },
   },
 };
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type Info = typeof info;
 class ClozePlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
   static info = info;
 
-  constructor(private jsPsych: JsPsych) {}
+  constructor(private jsPsych: JsPsych) { }
 
   trial(display_element: HTMLElement, trial: TrialType<Info>) {
     var html = '<div class="cloze">';
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ class ClozePlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
             field.style.color = "black";
           }
         }
-        if (trial.check_blanks) {
+        if (!trial.allow_blanks) {
           if (answers[i] === "") {
             answers_filled = false;
           }
         }
       }
 
-      if ((trial.check_answers && !answers_correct)||(trial.check_blanks && !answers_filled)) {
+      if ((trial.check_answers && !answers_correct) || (!trial.allow_blanks && !answers_filled)) {
         trial.mistake_fn();
       } else {
         var trial_data = {