Add Sketch.is_looping as property

py5-docs/Reference/api_en/Sketch_is_looping.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+@@ meta
+name = is_looping
+type = field
+pclass = Sketch
+processing_name = isLooping
+category = structure
+subcategory = None
+
+@@ description
+The `is_looping` property returns whether or not the sketch is currently looping. This will be `True` by default, and `False` after [](sketch_no_loop) has been called. Calling [](sketch_loop) will set it back to `True`.
+
+@@ example
+x = 0.0
+
+
+def setup():
+    py5.size(200, 200)
+
+
+def draw():
+    global x
+    py5.background(204)
+    py5.line(x, 0, x, py5.height)
+    x = x + 1
+    if x > py5.width:
+        x = 0
+
+
+def mouse_pressed():
+    if py5.is_looping:
+        py5.no_loop()
+    else:
+        py5.loop()

py5-resources/data/sketch.csv

@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ create_image,createImage,@_return_py5image,method,image,,JAVA,
 image,image,@_auto_convert_to_py5image(0),method,image,loading_displaying,JAVA,
 handle_draw,handleDraw,,method,,,SKIP,public methods that shouldn't be available to users
 alpha,alpha,@_convert_hex_color(),method,color,creating_reading,JAVA,
-is_looping,isLooping,,method,,,SKIP,methods that are not part of the processing framework
+is_looping,isLooping,,dynamic variable,structure,,PYTHON,property to determine if sketch is looping
 looping,looping,,unknown,,,SKIP,methods that are not part of the processing framework
 post_event,postEvent,,method,,,SKIP,public methods that shouldn't be available to users
 focus_gained,focusGained,,method,,,SKIP,methods that are not part of the processing framework

py5-resources/py5-module/src/py5/sketch.py

@@ -605,6 +605,18 @@ def _get_is_running(self) -> bool:  # @decorator
         fget=_get_is_running, doc="""$class_Sketch_is_running"""
     )
 
+    def _get_is_looping(self) -> bool:  # @decorator
+        """$class_Sketch_is_looping"""
+        if not self._instance:
+            # Sketch has not been run yet
+            return False
+
+        return self._instance.isLooping()
+
+    is_looping: bool = property(
+        fget=_get_is_looping, doc="""$class_Sketch_is_looping"""
+    )
+
     def _get_is_dead(self) -> bool:  # @decorator
         """$class_Sketch_is_dead"""
         surface = self.get_surface()

py5-resources/py5-module/src/py5_tools/live_coding/syncing.py

@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ def mock_no_loop(self):
         UserFunctionWrapper.looping_state = ANIMATION_NO_LOOPING
         UserFunctionWrapper.freeze_frame_count = self.sketch.frame_count
 
+    def mock_is_looping(self):
+        return UserFunctionWrapper.looping_state in (ANIMATION_LOOPING, ANIMATION_REDRAW)
+
     def mock_redraw(self):
         if UserFunctionWrapper.looping_state == ANIMATION_NO_LOOPING and isinstance(
             UserFunctionWrapper.freeze_frame_count, int
@@ -350,6 +353,7 @@ def _init_hooks(self, s):
         mock_methods = MockMethods(s)
         s.loop = mock_methods.mock_loop
         s.no_loop = mock_methods.mock_no_loop
+        s.is_looping = mock_methods.mock_is_looping
         s.redraw = mock_methods.mock_redraw
         s.real_exit_sketch = s.exit_sketch
         s.exit_sketch = mock_methods.mock_exit_sketch