Aura Tracking Nameplates CLEU

[sirann]

I'm attempting to track auras on nameplates. I'm scanning the combatlog for events related to debuffs being applied/falling off/refreshed etc. When the combat log finds an event, I can just set the startTime to GetTime(), however, I've noticed there's no expirationTime or any way to tell when these debuffs are going to fall off unless the nameplate is associated with an in-game unit such as 'target' or 'mouseover' and I scan over it with UnitAura.

Is there someway to get this information? Do I essentially just have to mouseover the nameplates constantly to update them so I can get expirationTimes via UnitAura?

[jeruku]

The most likely way to go about doing it is scanning your auras on a unit when that units UNIT_AURA event occurs. While scanning the auras you simply add the spells to a table using their SpellID as an index and insert any information you cannot acquire during CLEU(such as Icon, DebuffType, and Duration). Of course this is all assuming one keeps track of the GUID of a unit when one hovers over a nameplate.

For an example of this you can check out JamPlates Accessories.

[sirann]

And that's precisely what I'm doing currently, but for instance, if I want to keep deadly poison on several things using fan of knives, unless I mouseover or target that unit associated with the nameplate, I have no way of knowing if the DP got applied, refreshed, fell off, is closing to falling off etc. This was what I was either A, trying to get around, or B, accepting my fate.

[sticklord]

There's events for refreshed, applied and broken. It can be some (many) seconds off but if you save the shortest duration you should be on the safe side. And I've done it so the aura icon does not go away until the the CLEU says so.

[sirann]

I guess secondarily, I could just have it check for focus, arena1-5 and boss1-5 in addition to target and mouseover to just straight up increase the odds that it's accurate. I'll try what you've suggested and see if I can get it to work more accurately.

All this would need is to be able to put GUID into UnitAura, or, have the cleu return expirationTime.

[sticklord]

Yeah thats actually what i do:

local function UpdateAurasByGuid(dstGUID, spellID, expire, count, srcGUID, duration, texture) -- Shit way
    local _, instance = IsInInstance() 
    local buUnit = instance == "arena" and "arena" or "boss"
 
    if dstGUID == UnitGUID("mouseover") then
        return UpdateAuraByUnit("mouseover", dstGUID);
    else
        for i = 1, 5 do
            if dstGUID == UnitGUID(buUnit..i) then
                return UpdateAuraByUnit(buUnit..i, dstGUID);
            end
        end
    end
    -- No match, lets try some more
    local plate = ns.GetNameplateByGuid(dstGUID)
    if not plate then return; end
    -- We have the plate at least
    UpdateAuraButton(plate, spellID, texture, count, duration, expire, true)
end