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Broker Factions

Category: Data Broker

Addon Information

Works with 3.2

Author:	Tristanian [more]
Version:	3.1
Date:	08-04-2009 12:28 PM
Size:	127.56 Kb
Downloads:	24,218
Favorites:	501
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Detailed Tooltip.

Sample Tooltip with different data shown.

Configuration menu.

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Note from the Author : I'm no longer playing World of Warcraft and as such, the current addon will not be receiving any more updates. If you are an author or generally familiar with lua and would like to continue development, feel free to pm or email me.

Broker Factions is a simple Ace3 LDB Data Feed plugin that provides an easy way to monitor your reputation with the various factions. It is loosely based on FactionsFu (Elkano) and the older Titan Factions (Phanx).

What it does:

Provides a tooltip where all faction reputations are summarized. Details can be customized in the configuration panel (Right-Click on the plugin to bring up the configuration screen automatically). Factions that are under collapsed groups (or subgroups), in Blizzard's reputation tab frame (character screen) will not be shown. Likewise, inactive factions will be hidden. You may at any point expand or collapse a faction "header" (group) by simply right clicking on it (ensure that the "Show Collapsed Headers" option is enabled, in the configuration panel, if for some reason you are unable to view a faction group after collapsing it).
Provides a button where the addon's monitored reputation can be shown. You can select the faction you wish to monitor from either the configuration panel or by simply left clicking on it from the tooltip. Factions that are inactive/under collapsed groups will not be monitored. You may also choose to hide the monitored faction entirely, if you only want to view the tooltip, every now and then.
Session gains can be shown on both the button and the tooltip.
The addon "remembers" collapsed groups that you set per session and will attempt to restore these settings automatically, whenever you enter the world.
Provides an option so that your monitored faction switches automatically to reflect the faction you last gained reputation with (you also have the option to ignore negative reputation gains). Also provides options to use Blizzard's monitored faction or even set your own monitored faction as the "watched" faction (the one shown above the normal experience bar if not level capped). You may set a "watched" faction shown as an experience bar, by holding down Ctrl and clicking on a valid faction with reputation, either from the tooltip or by ctrl + clicking the plugin itself.
Provides an option to paste reputation info into a currently opened chat box. Just hold down Shift and click either on the plugin or on a valid faction with reputation, shown on the tooltip.
Provides an option to scale the tooltip and/or use a scrolling slider, to avoid issues with extremely large and detailed tooltips.

What it doesn't do:

It will not automatically set a faction to monitor according to your location/zone. I have decided against implementing this feature, so that the plugin can peacefully coexist and "cooperate" with addons that automatically switch Blizzard's reputation bar (the one above the experience bar if not level capped) according to your location.

Bear in mind that Broker Factions, as all DataBroker plugins does not provide it's own display, you will need a LDB-based display addon, such as Fortress, Carousel, StatBlockCore, Wraith, Titan Panel etc.

Change Log - Broker Factions

3.1 [2009.08.04]
- Library update.
- Removed LibQTipClick-1.1 from embeds.
- Modified tooltip click handler to use SetCellScript method, present in LibQTip-1.0.
- Set the BackdropBorderColor and alpha to always reflect the original values of the GameTooltip.
- .toc bump for WoW version 3.2.
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3.0b [2009.06.21]
- Updated Chinese localization.
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3.0 [2009.06.16]
- Major Update
- Properly localized a few forgotten global vars.
- Embedded LibQTipClick-1.1. Added support for a clickable tooltip.
- Left clicking a faction name, on the plugin's tooltip will now cause said faction to be "watched" on the button/block. Note: Left click will NOT function if the user has selected the "Use Blizzard's faction watch" option, in the plugin's configuration menu.
- Shift + left clicking a faction name, on the plugin's tooltip will paste the faction information on a chat frame editbox (assuming it's open).
- Ctrl + left clicking a faction name, on the plugin's tooltip will cause said faction to be "watched" on the default Blizzard reputation bar. Note: Ctrl + Left click will NOT function if the user has selected the "Use Blizzard's faction watch" option, in the plugin's configuration menu.
- Added a new option under the configuration "Tooltip" category, that enables the user to hide the "hint" from the plugin's tooltip.
- Split the code in the OnEnter script to acquire and set tooltip properties and implemented a new function to actually draw the rest of the tooltip, in order to facilitate clickable functionality for faction headers.
- Right clicking a faction header will now cause it to collapse or expand and the tooltip will be automatically redrawn to reflect the changes in the faction index.
- Refined the argument return table for the callback handler function, to also return the faction's index ID, in order to avoid unnecessary checks using the faction name.
- Refined the tooltip hint, to provide better explanation in regards to the new functionality.
- Updated localization to support the tooltip changes (work in progress).
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2.4 [2009.06.05]
- Updated to the latest revision of LibQTip-1.0 that deals with the clipping issue once and for all.
- Updated .toc with proper tags for Minion support.
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2.3c [2009.05.26]
- Updated to r92 of LibQTip.
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2.3b [2009.05.24]
- Updated to r87 of LibQTip-1.0 in order to resolve the issue with the problematic upgrade code.
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2.3 [2009.05.24]
- Updated to r83 of LibQTip-1.0.
- Removed the hack of the previous version, properly "releasing" the tooltip again, when the mouse isn't over it.
- Updated French localization.
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2.2 [2009.05.16]
- Attempt to fix the broken Faction tooltip, when interacting with specific plugins using the same version of LibQTip-1.0, pending a proper update of the library.
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2.1 [2009.05.15]
- Fixed a small bug, where the tooltip would not display properly after moving the plugin.
- Updated Chinese and Korean localization.
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2.0 [2009.05.14]
- Updated Ace3 and LibQTip-1.0 (Elkano's scrollable branch merged).
- Corrected errors in localization (work in progress).
- Moved the slider controlling tooltip scale, under the 'Tooltip' tab, in the plugin's configuration menu.
- Implemented a new option to add an optional scrolling slider to the tooltip (can be found under the 'Tooltip' tab, in the plugin's configuration menu).
- Allowed the mouse cursor to be placed over the tooltip, in order to enable mousewheel control of the scrolling slider.
- Small optimization fixes.
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1.10 [2009.05.09]
- Added an option to reset session reputation gains, in the configuration menu ("General" tab).
- Added Chinese localization.
- Library update.
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1.9b [2009.04.13]
- Updated .toc to 30100
- Ace3 Update.
- Updated Korean localization.
- Properly added a global variable holding initial faction reputation values, to the addon's namespace.
- Moved icon setting according to player faction, to the PLAYER_LOGIN event.
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1.9 [2009.03.24]
- Library Update.
- Added two more options for the tooltip configuration category, "Show Collapsed Headers" and "Show Collapsed Header Suffix". Appropriate descriptions can be found by hovering over said options.
- Added Korean localization.
- Fixed a few global references for the sake of code brevity.
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1.8 [2009.02.03]
- Moved saved variables initialization from VARIABLES_LOADED to ADDON_LOADED event for reliability and performance purposes.
- Properly initialized variables when the addon is installed and loaded for the first time.
- Added a new option to ignore Exalted factions when the addon is set to auto-switch to a faction on reputation gains or losses.
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1.7 [2009.01.18]
- Fixed a bug where the column titles would not display if only faction headers were visible.
- Added French localization.
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1.6b [2009.01.10]
- Fixed a bug that would prevent the state of a few variables from properly being set to false, between sessions.
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1.6 [2009.01.09]
- Added two new options in the addon configuration tab(s), "Ignore negative reputation gains" and "Colorize faction statistics".
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1.5b [2009.01.08]
- Cosmetic changes to the tooltip so that the 2nd column isn't too close to the faction names.
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1.5 [2009.01.08]
- Configuration menu has been totally revamped. Display details for factions/reputation have been split into tabs for Button/Tooltip.
- Removed unnecessary labels and characters.
- Ace3 update.
- LibQTip-1.0 beta update (experimental). This version should allow players to change tooltip style (background/borders etc) via addons that manipulate the GameTooltip.
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1.4b [2008.11.09]
- LibTooltip-1.0 renamed to LibQTip-1.0. Implemented necessary changes.
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1.4 [2008.10.28]
- Added German localization.
- Implemented code changes to support non-English locales for reputation gains and new factions discovered.
- Fixed a bug (hopefully) where more than 1 factions would not set initial values properly, when 'discovered'.
- Added a slider widget in the configuration menu, that allows the user to explicitly set the tooltip scale, in order to compensate for abnormally large tooltips.
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1.3 [2008.10.28]
- Ace3 Update.
- Removed Wotlk specific code.
- Implemented an option to hide text entirely from the button/block.
- Revamped tooltip handling. LibTooltip-1.0 (beta) is now being used, faction data should properly appear, justified in columns.
- Implemented different DO icons for Horde/Alliance.
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1.2b [2008.10.14]
- Moved LibDataBroker-1.1 outside libs to properly support no-external version.
- Ace3 lib update.
- .toc bump for WoW 3.0.
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1.2 [2008.09.28]
- Fixed a bug with certain Wrath of the Lich King factions that also act as headers. The addon should now properly show such factions on the tooltip and monitor them as intended.
- Implemented a couple of safeguards just in case something goes wrong when faction info is requested and not found.
- Added data source type for the LDB object.
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1.1b [2008.09.26]
- Fixed an issue where newly discovered factions would not register an initial reputation value in order to properly monitor session gains.
- Fixed a small locale typo.
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1.0b [2008.09.26]
- Initial release (committed proper zip)

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Archived Versions - Broker Factions

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
Broker Factions	3.0b	127kB	Tristanian	06-20-2009 05:11 PM
Broker Factions	3.0	127kB	Tristanian	06-15-2009 07:15 PM
Broker Factions	2.4	125kB	Tristanian	06-05-2009 01:23 PM
Broker Factions	2.3c	125kB	Tristanian	05-25-2009 05:09 PM
Broker Factions	2.3b	125kB	Tristanian	05-24-2009 11:16 AM
Broker Factions	2.3	125kB	Tristanian	05-23-2009 06:37 PM
Broker Factions	2.2	124kB	Tristanian	05-15-2009 06:26 PM
Broker Factions	2.1	124kB	Tristanian	05-14-2009 07:34 PM
Broker Factions	2.0	124kB	Tristanian	05-14-2009 11:49 AM
Broker Factions	1.10	121kB	Tristanian	05-09-2009 04:24 PM
Broker Factions	1.9b	116kB	Tristanian	04-13-2009 03:11 PM
Broker Factions	1.9	109kB	Tristanian	03-24-2009 05:02 PM
Broker Factions	1.8	106kB	Tristanian	02-03-2009 04:20 PM
Broker Factions	1.7	105kB	Tristanian	01-18-2009 12:20 PM
Broker Factions	1.6b	103kB	Tristanian	01-10-2009 10:02 AM
Broker Factions	1.6	103kB	Tristanian	01-09-2009 11:21 AM
Broker Factions	1.5b	102kB	Tristanian	01-08-2009 02:47 PM
Broker Factions	1.5	102kB	Tristanian	01-08-2009 11:01 AM
Broker Factions	1.4b	102kB	Tristanian	11-09-2008 03:26 PM

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06-15-2009, 07:33 PM

Tristanian

Andúril

Forum posts: 280

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Quote:

Originally posted by Sparanoid
well done, and new strings for my language:

http://lib.sparanoid.com/l10n/wow/Br...ocale-zhCN.lua
http://lib.sparanoid.com/l10n/wow/Br...ocale-zhTW.lua

Thanks, sparanoid, I will add them tomorrow at some point though

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06-15-2009, 07:29 PM
Sparanoid A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 3 File comments: 57 Uploads: 0	well done, and new strings for my language: http://lib.sparanoid.com/l10n/wow/Br...ocale-zhCN.lua http://lib.sparanoid.com/l10n/wow/Br...ocale-zhTW.lua

06-15-2009, 07:18 PM
Tristanian Andúril Forum posts: 280 File comments: 264 Uploads: 7	I have finally pushed v3.0 out, which is basically the same addon with a redesigned, clickable tooltip. Full details can be found in the changelog. The addon page has been updated to reflect the new functionality. Localization is still needed for non-EnUS locales. If for some reason you run into a game breaking problem, please use the archive to revert back to version 2.4 which should be stable, until the issue can be addressed. __________________

06-13-2009, 01:34 PM
Tristanian Andúril Forum posts: 280 File comments: 264 Uploads: 7	I have released a beta version of the addon (can be found and downloaded under the "Beta" tab) with clickable tooltip support. As mentioned in the changelog : - Left clicking a faction name, on the plugin's tooltip will now cause said faction to be "watched" on the button/block. Note: Left click will NOT function if the user has selected the "Use Blizzard's faction watch" option, in the plugin's configuration menu. - Shift + left clicking a faction name, on the plugin's tooltip will paste the faction information on a chat frame editbox (assuming it's open). - Ctrl + left clicking a faction name, on the plugin's tooltip will cause said faction to be "watched" on the default Blizzard reputation bar. Note: Ctrl + Left click will NOT function if the user has selected the "Use Blizzard's faction watch" option, in the plugin's configuration menu. - Added a new option under the configuration "Tooltip" category, that enables the user to hide the "hint" from the plugin's tooltip. Will refrain from officially releasing this, until it is stable enough (which it should be, but you never know). __________________

05-25-2009, 07:54 PM

Tristanian

Andúril

Forum posts: 280

File comments: 264

Uploads: 7

Quote:

Originally posted by Spaga
I was getting the LibQTip error a few days ago, so I downloaded r88 of LibQTip (something which I had never done before) and it resolved the issue. Now that this addon includes an updated version of LibQTip, can i go ahead an delete the older, separate version that I have? Thanks very much.

Yeah, as always with libraries the newest version always stays loaded (the rest is garbage collected). r92 seems stable for now and hopefully it won't give us any more surprises.

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05-25-2009, 06:07 PM
Spaga A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 15 Uploads: 0	I was getting the LibQTip error a few days ago, so I downloaded r88 of LibQTip (something which I had never done before) and it resolved the issue. Now that this addon includes an updated version of LibQTip, can i go ahead an delete the older, separate version that I have? Thanks very much.

05-25-2009, 05:16 PM
Tristanian Andúril Forum posts: 280 File comments: 264 Uploads: 7	New version, new library update, the "upgrade code" has been removed and so far I haven't been able to see any obvious errors or odd behavior. __________________

05-25-2009, 04:14 PM

ArtureLeCoiffeur

A Kobold Labourer

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File comments: 18

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Quote:

Originally posted by Tristanian
I pulled the library directly from WoWAce when releasing, so there is no such thing as "my" copy. Obviously the library has been updated since then but you have to realize that at this point, there is nothing else I can do other than releasing with just a library update, cross my fingers and hope that this error eventually gets eradicated, since there is nothing really wrong with the addon core or the API calls. And unfortunately I'm not on my PC 24/7 just to be able to do that.

"Your" copy is the copy you downloaded and integrated. "My" copy is the one I downloaded. The filename of the download I used is LibQTip-1.0-r87.zip. And I sincerely hope there is only one such file around. But as I said, the two LUA files are almost the same, except for comments. Even then, the copy I downloaded works, and the one you downloaded doesn't.

This whole mess of library dependencies is a rat's nest.

05-25-2009, 10:42 AM
Maischter A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 84 Uploads: 0	LibQTip-1.0-18 (Broker_Factions):610: bad argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got nil) LibQTip-1.0-18 (Broker_Factions):610: in function <...Ons\Broker_Factions\libs\LibQTip-1.0\LibQTip-1.0.lua:608> LibQTip-1.0-18 (Broker_Factions):159: in function <...Ons\Broker_Factions\libs\LibQTip-1.0\LibQTip-1.0.lua:156> ---

05-25-2009, 07:43 AM

Tristanian

Andúril

Forum posts: 280

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Quote:

Originally posted by ArtureLeCoiffeur
That doesn't cure it:

Date: 2009-05-25 09:33:51
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ...Ons\Broker_Factions\libs\LibQTip-1.0\LibQTip-1.0.lua line 915:
bad argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got nil)
Debug:
[C]: ?
[C]: ?
...Ons\Broker_Factions\libs\LibQTip-1.0\LibQTip-1.0.lua:915: WipeHeap()
...Ons\Broker_Factions\libs\LibQTip-1.0\LibQTip-1.0.lua:924: in main chunk

Copying the LibQTip-1.0.lua from the r87 zip I downloaded from WoWAce cures this. And this is quite curious because the only differences between your copy and the r87 file are in the comments.

Please check!

I pulled the library directly from WoWAce when releasing, so there is no such thing as "my" copy. Obviously the library has been updated since then but you have to realize that at this point, there is nothing else I can do other than releasing with just a library update, cross my fingers and hope that this error eventually gets eradicated, since there is nothing really wrong with the addon core or the API calls. And unfortunately I'm not on my PC 24/7 just to be able to do that.

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05-25-2009, 04:06 AM
ArtureLeCoiffeur A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 18 Uploads: 3	That doesn't cure it: Date: 2009-05-25 09:33:51 ID: 1 Error occured in: Global Count: 1 Message: ...Ons\Broker_Factions\libs\LibQTip-1.0\LibQTip-1.0.lua line 915: bad argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got nil) Debug: [C]: ? [C]: ? ...Ons\Broker_Factions\libs\LibQTip-1.0\LibQTip-1.0.lua:915: WipeHeap() ...Ons\Broker_Factions\libs\LibQTip-1.0\LibQTip-1.0.lua:924: in main chunk Copying the LibQTip-1.0.lua from the r87 zip I downloaded from WoWAce cures this. And this is quite curious because the only differences between your copy and the r87 file are in the comments. Please check! Last edited by ArtureLeCoiffeur : 05-25-2009 at 04:09 AM.

05-24-2009, 08:49 AM

Kastorz

A Kobold Labourer

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Quote:

Originally posted by tinyu
just grab the latest LibQTip r87 from wowace.

confirmed, i just installed new LibQTip r87 to every1 addon i have and nasty popup vanished

05-24-2009, 01:54 AM
tinyu wowui.incgamers staff Forum posts: 343 File comments: 157 Uploads: 10	just grab the latest LibQTip r87 from wowace. __________________ Lothaer Admin @ wowui.incgamers.com Titan Dev Team Member.

05-24-2009, 12:08 AM

Tristanian

Andúril

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File comments: 264

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Quote:

Originally posted by Arkive
With latest version (2.3):

Code:

[2009/05/23 23:18:52-9-x1]: LibQTip-1.0-17 (Broker_Factions):848: bad argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got nil) LibQTip-1.0-17 (Broker_Factions):848: in function `WipeHeap' LibQTip-1.0-17 (Broker_Factions):857: in main chunk

I saw comments regarding these two mods, so worth mentioning I'm also using both tomQuest2 and Auditor.

And it seems that the version of LibQTip they are using is older than the one Broker Factions is embedding and due to some bug in the upgrade code, you are getting this error. I'll see what I can do about it, along with the library authors.

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05-23-2009, 11:30 PM
Arkive A Cobalt Mageweaver Forum posts: 239 File comments: 434 Uploads: 2	With latest version (2.3): Code: [2009/05/23 23:18:52-9-x1]: LibQTip-1.0-17 (Broker_Factions):848: bad argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got nil) LibQTip-1.0-17 (Broker_Factions):848: in function `WipeHeap' LibQTip-1.0-17 (Broker_Factions):857: in main chunk I saw comments regarding these two mods, so worth mentioning I'm also using both tomQuest2 and Auditor.

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