Taint in Cataclysm is even worse!

[Vlad]

So basically what I did was to redefine a function by copying it from FrameXML and altering 1 line in it so the time format on buffs and debuffs could be what ever I want it to be (format). The problem is that it now does not even accept canceling buffs when you right-click, it asks for the addon to be disabled.

My question is if there are some API changes that I didn't notice? How could one alter the behavior of API such as "UnitAura" (or any other API) that requires pre-hooking and not post-hooking?

Another question of mine is since you now can't use (self, event, ...) and you must specify the amount of arguments such as (self, event, arg1, arg2) -is there a work around? Or did it just mean you can't have variables such as "local self, event, arg1, arg2 = 1,2,3,4" defined in an addon as they are restricted? Just need clarification on this. I prefer using "..." then using "arg1" and such in the body itself.

[Ailae]

I believe it's CancelUnitBuff() that's Blizzard only now. Dunno if that's intended or just a bug.

[Vlad]

But why would doing:
function AuraButton_UpdateDuration(auraButton, timeLeft)
<same content of function as found in FrameXML except 1 line changed to format the duration as "MM:SS">
end

Totally break the ability to even cancel a buff? It says "Action blocked, X addon tainted. Disable or Ignore." -_-' It didn't happen before 4.0 and works on 3.3.5!

[Morsker]

CancelUnitBuff is protected in Cata. This is probably because of trickery where people considered auto-canceling stam buffs on Lich King to dispose of Infest.

I don't know what the new alternative is.

[haste]

There's a secure aura header. The file isn't loaded yet however.

[Eyonik]

Does this mean Buff addons won't work anymore? A simple repositioning of the buff and debuff anchors out of combat will work but autosorting in combat while still beeing able to click cancel your buffs possibly won't, issn't it?

[Morsker]

You can still use varargs. What they removed where global vars called this, arg1, arg2, etc., that were set internally before an event was fired.