Designing logic for updating and handling new/old variables

packages/metadata/src/VariablesMap.ts

@@ -245,6 +245,16 @@ export class VariablesMap {
     }
   }
 
+  checkDescription(field_name, var_name, updated_var): boolean {
+    if (field_name === "description") {
+      // check if description is a dict or a string
+      // if it is a string check if it's equal, if it isn't return true
+      // if it is a dict then let it pass
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Allows you to delete a variable by key/name. Returns console error if not found.
    *

packages/metadata/src/index.ts

@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ export default class JsPsychMetadata {
     console.log("does not contain var: " + variable + " of type plugin: " + pluginType);
     const type = typeof value;
 
+    // should check type in order to see if need to see with levels -- if numeric type is not it
+    // do need to update levels? -- write in levels logic ot the VariablesMap
+
     const new_var = {
       type: "PropertyValue",
       name: variable,
@@ -293,5 +296,13 @@ export default class JsPsychMetadata {
 
   private generateUpdate(variable, pluginType) {
     console.log("contains var: " + variable, " of type plugin: " + pluginType);
+
+    // fill in with logic on how to update the plugin -- will need to think about levels
+    // need to call the other UPDATEVARIABLE logic -- where if it is just a description can probably add it to the thing
+    // how to check levels
+  }
+
+  private getPluginInfo(pluginType) {
+    // fill in with logic on how to call plugin api and unpkg
   }
 }