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-1049 merges; 165 releases; Changlogging the last 10 commits; Full changelog at [CHANGELOG.long.md](CHANGELOG.long.md)
+1051 merges; 167 releases; Changlogging the last 10 commits; Full changelog at [CHANGELOG.long.md](CHANGELOG.long.md)
 
 
 
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-## [Untagged] - 9/12/2022 1:55:57 PM
+## [Untagged] - 9/12/2022 3:27:58 PM
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+Commit [4b9fefde004f1c1ac5f36ad760105109475af95a](https://github.com/StoneCypher/jssm/commit/4b9fefde004f1c1ac5f36ad760105109475af95a)
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+Author: `John Haugeland <stonecypher@gmail.com>`
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+  * expose build date directly on module (also -viz and -demo,) support logging in -demo
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   * Merge pull request #537 from StoneCypher/DisplayText
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-Merges [d4e6196, eedb4a7]
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-  * Merge pull request #536 from StoneCypher/MoreStabsAtTweeting
-  * Working on auto-tweeter; no associated issue
+  * simple display text function to resolve labels and node names

package/README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Please edit the file it's derived from, instead: `./src/md/readme_base.md`
 
 
 
-* Generated for version 5.85.5 at 9/12/2022, 3:09:45 PM
+* Generated for version 5.85.6 at 9/12/2022, 6:34:35 PM
 
 -->
 # jssm
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ share online.  Easy to embed.
 
 Readable, useful state machines as one-liner strings.
 
-***4,847 tests*** run 5,738 times.  4,838 specs with 100.0% coverage, 9 fuzz tests with 13.0% coverage.  With 2,697 lines, that's about 1.8 tests per line, or 2.1 generated tests per line.
+***4,864 tests*** run 5,755 times.  4,855 specs with 100.0% coverage, 9 fuzz tests with 13.0% coverage.  With 2,714 lines, that's about 1.8 tests per line, or 2.1 generated tests per line.
 
 ***Meet your new state machine library.***
 

package/dist/es6/jssm.d.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ JssmMachineInternalState, JssmParseTree, JssmStateDeclaration, JssmStateStyleKey
 import { seq, unique, find_repeated, weighted_rand_select, weighted_sample_select, histograph, weighted_histo_key } from './jssm_util';
 import * as constants from './jssm_constants';
 declare const shapes: string[], gviz_shapes: string[], named_colors: string[];
-import { version } from './version';
+import { version, build_time } from './version';
 /*********
  *
  *  Return the direction of an arrow - `right`, `left`, or `both`.
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ declare class Machine<mDT> {
     list_edges(): Array<JssmTransition<mDT>>;
     list_named_transitions(): Map<StateType, number>;
     list_actions(): Array<StateType>;
+    get uses_actions(): boolean;
     all_themes(): FslTheme[];
     get themes(): FslTheme | FslTheme[];
     set themes(to: FslTheme | FslTheme[]);
@@ -1237,4 +1238,4 @@ declare function is_hook_complex_result<mDT>(hr: unknown): hr is HookComplexResu
 declare function is_hook_rejection<mDT>(hr: HookResult<mDT>): boolean;
 declare function abstract_hook_step<mDT>(maybe_hook: HookHandler<mDT> | undefined, hook_args: HookContext<mDT>): HookComplexResult<mDT>;
 declare function deserialize<mDT>(machine_string: string, ser: JssmSerialization<mDT>): Machine<mDT>;
-export { version, transfer_state_properties, Machine, deserialize, make, wrap_parse as parse, compile, sm, from, arrow_direction, arrow_left_kind, arrow_right_kind, seq, unique, find_repeated, weighted_rand_select, histograph, weighted_sample_select, weighted_histo_key, constants, shapes, gviz_shapes, named_colors, is_hook_rejection, is_hook_complex_result, abstract_hook_step, state_style_condense, FslDirections };
+export { version, build_time, transfer_state_properties, Machine, deserialize, make, wrap_parse as parse, compile, sm, from, arrow_direction, arrow_left_kind, arrow_right_kind, seq, unique, find_repeated, weighted_rand_select, histograph, weighted_sample_select, weighted_histo_key, constants, shapes, gviz_shapes, named_colors, is_hook_rejection, is_hook_complex_result, abstract_hook_step, state_style_condense, FslDirections };

package/dist/es6/jssm.js

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { seq, unique, find_repeated, weighted_rand_select, weighted_sample_selec
 import * as constants from './jssm_constants';
 const { shapes, gviz_shapes, named_colors } = constants;
 import { parse } from './fsl_parser';
-import { version } from './version'; // replaced from package.js in build
+import { version, build_time } from './version'; // replaced from package.js in build
 import { JssmError } from './jssm_error';
 /* eslint-disable complexity */
 /*********
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ function arrow_right_kind(arrow) {
  */
 // TODO add at-param to docblock
 function makeTransition(this_se, from, to, isRight, _wasList, _wasIndex) {
-    const kind = isRight ? arrow_right_kind(this_se.kind) : arrow_left_kind(this_se.kind), edge = {
+    const kind = isRight
+        ? arrow_right_kind(this_se.kind)
+        : arrow_left_kind(this_se.kind), edge = {
         from,
         to,
         kind,
@@ -877,6 +879,7 @@ class Machine {
             });
         }
         // done building, do checks
+        // assert all props are valid
         this._state_properties.forEach((_value, key) => {
             const inside = JSON.parse(key);
             if (Array.isArray(inside)) {
@@ -891,6 +894,7 @@ class Machine {
                 }
             }
         });
+        // assert all required properties are serviced
         this._required_properties.forEach(dp_key => {
             if (this._default_properties.has(dp_key)) {
                 throw new JssmError(this, `The property "${dp_key}" is required, but also has a default; these conflict`);
@@ -902,6 +906,20 @@ class Machine {
                 }
             });
         });
+        // assert chosen starting state is valid
+        if (!(this.has_state(this.state()))) {
+            throw new JssmError(this, `Current start state "${this.state()}" does not exist`);
+        }
+        // assert all starting states are valid
+        start_states.forEach((ss, ssi) => {
+            if (!(this.has_state(ss))) {
+                throw new JssmError(this, `Start state ${ssi} "${ss}" does not exist`);
+            }
+        });
+        // assert chosen starting state is valid
+        if (!(start_states.length === this._start_states.size)) {
+            throw new JssmError(this, `Start states cannot be repeated`);
+        }
     }
     /********
      *
@@ -1421,6 +1439,9 @@ class Machine {
     list_actions() {
         return Array.from(this._actions.keys());
     }
+    get uses_actions() {
+        return Array.from(this._actions.keys()).length > 0;
+    }
     all_themes() {
         return [...theme_mapping.keys()]; // constructor sets this to "default" otherwise
     }
@@ -2759,7 +2780,7 @@ function deserialize(machine_string, ser) {
     ser.history.forEach(history_item => machine._history.push(history_item));
     return machine;
 }
-export { version, transfer_state_properties, Machine, deserialize, make, wrap_parse as parse, compile, sm, from, arrow_direction, arrow_left_kind, arrow_right_kind, 
+export { version, build_time, transfer_state_properties, Machine, deserialize, make, wrap_parse as parse, compile, sm, from, arrow_direction, arrow_left_kind, arrow_right_kind, 
 // WHARGARBL TODO these should be exported to a utility library
 seq, unique, find_repeated, weighted_rand_select, histograph, weighted_sample_select, weighted_histo_key, constants, shapes, gviz_shapes, named_colors, is_hook_rejection, is_hook_complex_result, abstract_hook_step, state_style_condense, FslDirections
 //  FslThemes

package/dist/es6/version.js

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-const version = "5.85.5", build_time = 1663020507687;
+const version = "5.85.6", build_time = 1663032793693;
 export { version, build_time };