Authors CurseForge

Noooo... I just tried between the UC auction house ( minimap says "Canals" ) and the UC bank ( minimap says "Trade Quarter" ) and no trigger. I'd just ignore this problem because it's just a sample program but I'm concerned that other things will fail when I get to the real programming.

In order for the "PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED" to work both the toc and xml files must be correct? Have I left out a semicolon or misspelled something? Color me confused...

The toc and xml files must be correct or Wow will not load the libraries and your addon lua file. The main thing they do is tell wow what to load. If you get the oninitialize message then it's loading. You might want to make sure you are running Bugsack and Buggrabber also so you can see error messages easier.

Arghhhh! My test case was incorrect; ZONE_CHANGED is an outdoors only event. Going from Canals to Bank will not trigger this code. The correct event is ZONE_CHANGED_INDOORS for this test case.

I was doing the tutorial as part of learning about Ace programming, and found the issue that made it not work during the tutorial steps. I made the corrections, so if you try it now, may work for you.

The issue involved a wrong API call. The tutorial has the correct one at the end, but close to the middle when introduced, was wrong. I also add the default profile values to the core.lua code file at the end file which also was missing.

[quote=Starinnia;/comments/2027129]

local options = {
    type = 'group',
    args = {
        someopt = {
          --code for options
        }
        --maybe more options
        profile = LibStub("AceDBOptions-3.0"):GetOptionsTable(self.db)
    }
}[/quote]

This didn't seem to work for me, because self.db was not set yet. (I have it set in my initialization function.)  I assume setting it in the init is the proper way to do things, but I don't really know for sure.

I have the following technically working, but ugly as crap in the addon config window.
[code]
function Tabbins:OnInitialize()
    -- Called when the addon is loaded
    self.db = LibStub("AceDB-3.0"):New("TabbinsDB", defaults, "Default")
    options.args.profile = LibStub("AceDBOptions-3.0"):GetOptionsTable(self.db)
    LibStub("AceConfig-3.0"):RegisterOptionsTable("Tabbins", options)
    
    self.optionsFrame = LibStub("AceConfigDialog-3.0"):AddToBlizOptions("Tabbins", "Tabbins")
    self:RegisterChatCommand("tabbins", "ChatCommand")
end

What happens is that I get a large box on the left with "Profiles" and another box on the right that allows you to configure them. What I really want, is for "Profiles" to appear under Tabbins, in a tree structure, in the Bliizard Addons window and for the configuration to display like normal once the profiles part is selected. Not sure what I am doing wrong really.

Also, it was mentioned in the ace3 tutorials that you should put your locales in a locales directory, and use a locales.xml file to load them so that other people will/can not have access to your .toc file and base directory. I tied this, but blew things up. So I was wondering if anyone had a basic template for an enUS.lua and locale.xml loading from a sub-directory.

Quote from Nevcairiel

A glitch would imply a bug, which it is not. You can pass a sub-path argument to the AddToBlizzOptions call and add multiple sub-tables without creating them individually.

Can you please post a simple example of how to do this? I've been digging through the Lua of Omen, Bartender, Button Facae, etc. trying to figure out how, and reminded myself what I don't like about LUA. Everyone has their own style/syntax and its like smashing your face into a brick wall when trying to figure out how someone did something.

Thanks, it still took me a bit since my lua skills are very rusty. Between the example and some more poking around in Button Facade, I was able to get it working so far. Now to flesh out the options panel. ^.^

I'm hoping it's easy to do things like I see in the Omen panel like:
[drop down|V] [X] Check Box1
[_] Check box2 [_] Check box3

Also, hoping it's relatively easy to add inline elements, like Baggins does for adding rules/categores/bags.

Your help is much appreciated though.

Quote from Cowberty

okay so here's what I got...http://wowace.pastey.net/102175

but it's only just an exact copy of the code that's at the end of the tutorial. It wasn't working through the progression of the tutorial so i just decided to copy and paste the final code to see if that worked...but nothing..=(

Delete that line:

 if GetBindLocation() == GetSubZoneText() then

That if statement only works when using your heart stone to actually go home.



Here is the correct full code:

WelcomeHome = LibStub("AceAddon-3.0"):NewAddon("WelcomeHome", "AceConsole-3.0", "AceEvent-3.0")
local L = LibStub("AceLocale-3.0"):GetLocale("WelcomeHome")


local options = {
    name = "WelcomeHome",
    handler = WelcomeHome,
    type = 'group',
    args = {
        msg = {
            type = 'input',
            name = L['Message'],
            desc = L['The message to be displayed when you get home.'],
            usage = L['<Your message>'],
            get = 'GetMessage',
            set = 'SetMessage',
        },
        showInChat = {
            type = 'toggle',
            name = L['Show in Chat'],
            desc = L['Toggles the display of the message in the chat window.'],
            get = 'IsShowInChat',
            set = 'ToggleShowInChat',
        },
        showOnScreen = {
            type = 'toggle',
            name = L['Show on Screen'],
            desc = L['Toggles the display of the message on the screen.'],
            get = 'IsShowOnScreen',
            set = 'ToggleShowOnScreen',
        },
    },
}

local defaults = {
    profile =  {
        message = L["Welcome Home!"],
        showInChat = true,
        showOnScreen = true,
    },
}

function WelcomeHome:OnInitialize()
    -- Called when the addon is loaded
    self.db = LibStub("AceDB-3.0"):New("WelcomeHomeDB", defaults, "Default")

    LibStub("AceConfig-3.0"):RegisterOptionsTable("WelcomeHome", options, [COLOR="Red"]{"wh", "WelcomeHome"}[/COLOR])
    self.optionsFrame = LibStub("AceConfigDialog-3.0"):AddToBlizOptions("WelcomeHome", "WelcomeHome")
    self:RegisterChatCommand("wh", "ChatCommand")
    self:RegisterChatCommand("welcomehome", "ChatCommand")
end

function WelcomeHome:OnEnable()
    -- Called when the addon is enabled
	self:Print("OnEnabled Called with Zone")
    self:RegisterEvent("ZONE_CHANGED")
end

function WelcomeHome:ZONE_CHANGED()
    
        if self.db.profile.showInChat then
            self:Print(self.db.profile.message)
        end

        if self.db.profile.showOnScreen then
            UIErrorsFrame:AddMessage(self.db.profile.message, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 5.0)
        end
   
end

function WelcomeHome:ChatCommand(input)
    if not input or input:trim() == "" then
        InterfaceOptionsFrame_OpenToCategory(self.optionsFrame)
    else
        LibStub("AceConfigCmd-3.0").HandleCommand(WelcomeHome, "wh", "WelcomeHome", input)
    end
end

function WelcomeHome:GetMessage(info)
    return self.db.profile.message
end

function WelcomeHome:SetMessage(info, newValue)
    self.db.profile.message = newValue
end

function WelcomeHome:IsShowInChat(info)
    return self.db.profile.showInChat
end

function WelcomeHome:ToggleShowInChat(info, value)
    self.db.profile.showInChat = value
end

function WelcomeHome:IsShowOnScreen(info)
    return self.db.profile.showOnScreen
end

function WelcomeHome:ToggleShowOnScreen(info, value)
    self.db.profile.showOnScreen = value
end

See the part I highligted in red color? that's what was missing in order for the chat command to actually work, you have to add them when you register you options table. I also found that the if statement at the beginning of the WelcomeHome:ZONED_CHANGED() was not needed, and caused the addon to not work, so no zone changing was detected at all. Now it should work.

And change the ##Interface: 30000 to 40000 in the toc file, so the addon won't trigger an outdated statement to the WoW engine. Don't forget to change it to 40100 when the 4.1.0 patch gets released.

Here is a variant that prints the location in the chat and on the screen. I took out the 'message' option and instead print a greetings message when you enter in any zone.

WelcomeHome = LibStub("AceAddon-3.0"):NewAddon("WelcomeHome", "AceConsole-3.0", "AceEvent-3.0")
local L = LibStub("AceLocale-3.0"):GetLocale("WelcomeHome")


local options = {
    name = "WelcomeHome",
    handler = WelcomeHome,
    type = 'group',
    args = {
        
        showInChat = {
            type = 'toggle',
            name = L['Show in Chat'],
            desc = L['Toggles the display of the message in the chat window.'],
            get = 'IsShowInChat',
            set = 'ToggleShowInChat',
        },
        showOnScreen = {
            type = 'toggle',
            name = L['Show on Screen'],
            desc = L['Toggles the display of the message on the screen.'],
            get = 'IsShowOnScreen',
            set = 'ToggleShowOnScreen',
        },
    },
}

local defaults = {
    profile =  {
        
        showInChat = true,
        showOnScreen = true,
    },
}

function WelcomeHome:OnInitialize()
    -- Called when the addon is loaded
    self.db = LibStub("AceDB-3.0"):New("WelcomeHomeDB", defaults, "Default")

    LibStub("AceConfig-3.0"):RegisterOptionsTable("WelcomeHome", options, {"wh", "WelcomeHome"})
    self.optionsFrame = LibStub("AceConfigDialog-3.0"):AddToBlizOptions("WelcomeHome", "WelcomeHome")
    self:RegisterChatCommand("wh", "ChatCommand")
    self:RegisterChatCommand("welcomehome", "ChatCommand")
end

function WelcomeHome:OnEnable()
    -- Called when the addon is enabled
	self:Print("OnEnabled Called with Zone")
    self:RegisterEvent("ZONE_CHANGED")
	self:RegisterEvent("ZONE_CHANGED_INDOORS")
end
function WelcomeHome:ZONE_CHANGED()
		-- Prints a welcome to <subzone> : <mainzone> message 
		if GetSubZoneText() ~= "" then 
			if self.db.profile.showInChat then
				self:Print("Bienvenue à" .. " " .. GetSubZoneText() .. " : " .. GetRealZoneText())
			
			end

			if self.db.profile.showOnScreen then
				UIErrorsFrame:AddMessage(("Bienvenue à" .. " " .. GetSubZoneText() .. " : " .. GetRealZoneText()), 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 5.0)
			end
			
		end
		-- Print only the mainzone if GetZubZone returns nothing
		if GetSubZoneText() == "" then 
			if self.db.profile.showInChat then
				self:Print("Bienvenue à" .. " " .. GetRealZoneText())
			
			end

			if self.db.profile.showOnScreen then
				UIErrorsFrame:AddMessage(("Bienvenue à" .. " " .. GetRealZoneText()), 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 5.0)
			end
			
		end
	end	
function WelcomeHome:ZONE_CHANGED_INDOORS()
			-- prints the welcome message when entering a city, or an indoor zone
			if self.db.profile.showInChat then
				self:Print("Bienvenue à" .. " " .. GetMinimapZoneText() .. "  :  " .. GetRealZoneText())
			
			end

			if self.db.profile.showOnScreen then
				UIErrorsFrame:AddMessage(("Bienvenue à" .. " " .. GetMinimapZoneText() .. "  :  " .. GetRealZoneText()), 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 5.0)
			end
			
		
		
end



function WelcomeHome:ChatCommand(input)
    if not input or input:trim() == "" then
        InterfaceOptionsFrame_OpenToCategory(self.optionsFrame)
    else
        LibStub("AceConfigCmd-3.0").HandleCommand(WelcomeHome, "wh", "WelcomeHome", input)
    end
end



function WelcomeHome:IsShowInChat(info)
	return self.db.profile.showInChat
end
function WelcomeHome:ToggleShowInChat(info, value)
    self.db.profile.showInChat = value
end

function WelcomeHome:IsShowOnScreen(info)
    return self.db.profile.showOnScreen
end

function WelcomeHome:ToggleShowOnScreen(info, value)
    self.db.profile.showOnScreen = value
end

That version prints the subzone followed by the main zone in the chat and on screen. I added comments to describe what the if statements do.

ZONE_CHANGED don't work for me. :confused:

Core.lua

WelcomeHome = LibStub("AceAddon-3.0"):NewAddon("WelcomeHome", "AceConsole-3.0", "AceEvent-3.0")

function WelcomeHome:OnInitialize()																				
		-- Called when the addon is loaded
    
end

function WelcomeHome:OnEnable()																						
		-- Called when the addon is enabled
		self:RegisterEvent("ZONE_CHANGED")		  
end

function WelcomeHome:ZONE_CHANGED()
		self:Print("Du hast die Zone gewechselt!")
end

Lua Error-Message in WoW

Message: Interface\AddOns\WelcomeHome\Core.lua:1: Usage: EmbedLibrary(addon, libname, silent, offset): 'libname' - Cannot find a library instance of "AceEvent-3-0".
Time: 10/25/11 10:38:53
Count: 1
Stack: [C]: ?
...ddOns\WelcomeHome\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:210: in function `EmbedLibrary'
...ddOns\WelcomeHome\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:192: in function `EmbedLibraries'
...ddOns\WelcomeHome\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:159: in function `NewAddon'
Interface\AddOns\WelcomeHome\Core.lua:1: in main chunk

Locals: (*temporary) = "Usage: EmbedLibrary(addon, libname, silent, offset): 'libname' - Cannot find a library instance of "AceEvent-3-0"."

Edit: Problem Found

I had in the embeds.xml this line wrong(line1):

Wrong

<Ui xmlns="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/..\FrameXML\UI.xsd">

Works

<Ui xmlns="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/
..\FrameXML\UI.xsd">

off-topic, but can we also just link to e.g. the online FrameXML browsers/repositories in our XML files,

• https://github.com/tekkub/wow-ui-source/blob/live/FrameXML/UI.xsd
• http://wowprogramming.com/utils/xmlbrowser/live/FrameXML/UI.xsd

.. or does it not really matter?

I googled some links on it, but I didn't really understand what is the proper way to link to the UI.xsd >:(
http://www.w3schools.com/schema/schema_schema.asp
http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/#schemaLocation
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xmlschema-2-20041028/datatypes.html#anyURI

Quote from WoWPanel

Edit: Problem Found

I had in the embeds.xml this line wrong(line1):

Wrong

<Ui xmlns="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/..\FrameXML\UI.xsd">

Works

<Ui xmlns="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/
..\FrameXML\UI.xsd">

Otherwise, I'm also wondering which way would be the right way do it. With or without a newline??

Quote from Ketho

off-topic, but can we also just link to e.g. the online FrameXML browsers/repositories in our XML files

No. I don't think WoW even cares about the xmlns attribute (I've seen plenty of addons that don't include it but do, presumably, work just fine), but if it does, Blizzard certainly would not let you point it to random third-party URLs.

Now I have another Problem.

My Addon don't want save the Settings, when I change the both msg's (hmsg and vmsg).


Here is my Core.lua

WelcomeHome = LibStub("AceAddon-3.0"):NewAddon("WelcomeHome", "AceConsole-3.0", "AceEvent-3.0")

----------------------------------------
-- Main
----------------------------------------

local options = { 
    name = "WelcomeHome",
    handler = WelcomeHome,
    type = "group",
    args = {
    
        -- Enter Home Option
        hmsg = {
            type = "input",
            name = "At Home",
            desc = "Message when you enter your home.",
            usage = "<Your message>",
            get = "Get_hmsg",
            set = "Set_hmsg",
        },
        
        -- Leave Home Option
        vmsg = {
            type = "input",
            name = "Leave Home",
            desc = "Message if you leave your home.",
            usage = "<Your message>",
            get = "Get_vmsg",
            set = "Set_vmsg",
        },
        
        -- ShowInChat Option
        showInChat = {
            type = "toggle",
            name = "Show in Chat",
            desc = "Toggles the display of the message in the chat window.",
            get = "IsShowInChat",
            set = "ToggleShowInChat",
        },
        
        -- ShowOnChat Option
        showOnScreen = {
            type = "toggle",
            name = "Show on Screen",
            desc = "Toggles the display of the message on the screen.",
            get = "IsShowOnScreen",
            set = "ToggleShowOnScreen"
        },
        
    },
}

----------------------------------------
-- Default Settings
----------------------------------------

local defaults = {
    profile = {
        message = "Welcome....!",    -- Message  = At Home
        message2 = "Good Bye....!",  -- Message2 = Leave Home
        showInChat = false,
        showOnScreen = true,
    },
}

----------------------------------------
-- Addon Standard
----------------------------------------

function WelcomeHome:OnInitialize()
    -- Called when the addon is loaded
    self.db = LibStub("AceDB-3.0"):New("WelcomeHomeDB", defaults, "Default")
    
    LibStub("AceConfig-3.0"):RegisterOptionsTable("WelcomeHome", options)
    self.optionsFrame = LibStub("AceConfigDialog-3.0"):AddToBlizOptions("WelcomeHome", "WelcomeHome")
    self:RegisterChatCommand("wh", "ChatCommand")
    self:RegisterChatCommand("welcomehome", "ChatCommand")
end


function WelcomeHome:OnEnable()																						
		-- Called when the addon is enabled
		self:Print("...loaded! .:: Version: Alpha 0.1 ::." )
		self:RegisterEvent("ZONE_CHANGED")		  
end

----------------------------------------
-- Event Handler For Zone/Message
----------------------------------------

function WelcomeHome:ZONE_CHANGED()
    -- When Home Entered
    if GetBindLocation() == GetSubZoneText() then
            if self.db.profile.showInChat then
               self:Print(self.db.profile.message)
            end

            if self.db.profile.showOnScreen then
                UIErrorsFrame:AddMessage(self.db.profile.message, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 5.0)       
            end
				-- When Leave Home
        else if self.db.profile.showInChat then
            self:Print(self.db.profile.message2)
        end
        
        if self.db.profile.showOnScreen then
            UIErrorsFrame:AddMessage(self.db.profile.message2, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 5.0)       
        end
    end
end

----------------------------------------
-- Addon To BlizzAddons
----------------------------------------

function WelcomeHome:ChatCommand(input)
    if not input or input:trim() == "" then
        InterfaceOptionsFrame_OpenToCategory(self.optionsFrame)
    else
        LibStub("AceConfigCmd-3.0").HandleCommand(WelcomeHome, "wh", "WelcomeHome", input)
    end
end

----------------------------------------
-- Display: hmsg/vmsg 
----------------------------------------

-- At Home : hmsg

function WelcomeHome:Get_hmsg(info)
    return self.db.profile.message
end


function WelcomeHome:Set_hmsg(info, newValue)
    self.db.profile.message = newValue
end

-- Leave Home : vmsg

function WelcomeHome:Get_vmsg(info)
    return self.db.profile.message2
end

function WelcomeHome:Set_vmsg(info, newValue)
    self.db.profile.message2 = newValue
end



-- hmsg In Chat/On Screen

function WelcomeHome:IsShowInChat(info)
    return self.db.profile.showInChat
end


function WelcomeHome:ToggleShowInChat(info, value)
    self.db.profile.showInChat = value
end


function WelcomeHome:IsShowOnScreen(info)
    return self.db.profile.showOnScreen
end

function WelcomeHome:ToggleShowOnScreen(info, value)
    self.db.profile.showOnScreen = value
end

-- vmsg In Chat/On Screen

function WelcomeHome:IsShowInChat(info)
    return self.db.profile.showInChat
end


function WelcomeHome:ToggleShowInChat(info, value)
    self.db.profile.showInChat = value
end


function WelcomeHome:IsShowOnScreen(info)
    return self.db.profile.showOnScreen
end

function WelcomeHome:ToggleShowOnScreen(info, value)
    self.db.profile.showOnScreen = value
end

Quote from Phanx

No. I don't think WoW even cares about the xmlns attribute (I've seen plenty of addons that don't include it but do, presumably, work just fine), but if it does, Blizzard certainly would not let you point it to random third-party URLs.

ehmm I meant the xsi:schemaLocation attribute instead of the xmlns attribute

since blizzard doesn't provide an online mirror themselves (except for the outdated download), wouldn't it still be better to just point straight to the third-party URLs?

and as far as I can see, nobody seems to really care about it ..

Quote from WoWPanel

Now I have another Problem.

My Addon don't want save the Settings, when I change the both msg's (hmsg and vmsg).
[...]

I couldn't find anything weird, are you sure you properly defined the SavedVariables in the .TOC?

## SavedVariables: WelcomeHomeDB

Quote from kinnex

Can you please post a simple example of how to do this? I've been digging through the Lua of Omen, Bartender, Button Facae, etc. trying to figure out how, and reminded myself what I don't like about LUA. Everyone has their own style/syntax and its like smashing your face into a brick wall when trying to figure out how someone did something.

I could not agree more

Immediately after the post you quoted, Nevcairiel answered the question in great detail, with multiple example code snippets. If there was some part of his answer you didn't understand, please be more specific about what question(s) you still have.