Executing chat commands without SecureActionButtonTemplate

[gempir]

So I have 3 buttons in my Interface which are supposed to do stuff like Readycheck, clear worldmarkers and rolecheck.

This is my code http://pastebin.com/aU0XKXE0

The problem is basicly

local frame = CreateFrame("Button", btnName, gWorldmarkers, "SecureActionButtonTemplate");

That SecureActionButtonTemplate is protected and can't be used in Combat. But that sadly means that the frame which the buttons are parented to is also impossible to hide() or show() in combat.

My question is how do I execute chat commands such as /readycheck

I know rolecheck has a function but I couldn't find any for clearing all worlmarkers or readychecks.

[SDPhantom]

If the command you're running is a secure command, you simply can't use it without the secure templates. Since world markers are secure actions, you're pretty much out of luck there. Ready checks can be initiated by calling DoReadyCheck().

[Banknorris]

For some commands you can

local editbox = ChatEdit_ChooseBoxForSend(DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME)
ChatEdit_ActivateChat(editbox)
editbox:SetText("/readycheck") --not sure if this particular command requires a hardware click or not
ChatEdit_OnEnterPressed(editbox)

I do this when I want my addon to use a slash command of another addon.

[SDPhantom]

Originally Posted by Banknorris For some commands you can local editbox = ChatEdit_ChooseBoxForSend(DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME) ChatEdit_ActivateChat(editbox) editbox:SetText("/readycheck") --not sure if this particular command requires a hardware click or not ChatEdit_OnEnterPressed(editbox) I do this when I want my addon to use a slash command of another addon.

This can only be done with insecure commands. Attempting to run this on a secure command will raise an action blocked error. As for the ready check, if you have a way to call the function directly, which I explained how previously, there's no need to waste CPU cycles processing string input into a command to eventually run the function anyway. Even so, this example is extremely harsh in which it hijacks a user control to do so.

If you can find no direct access to the function used by a slash command, you can access it by indexing the SlashCmdList table. Note this is only for a last resort. Do NOT use this method if you have direct access to a function.

SlashCmdList["COMMAND_TOKEN"]("arguments");

Note you need to do some research into the UI or addon code to find out what the token for a command is. If you want to be lazy, you can access hash_SlashCmdList with additional hacking, but this is guaranteed to work on all locales.

As a final notice, neither this nor any other code would allow running secure commands. There's just no way around that.

[gempir]

Well that's sad.

Is my theory correct that frames parented to SecureActions can't be hidden or shown?

That's my main problem. I don't really want to make them available in combat, but the frame itself should be.

[elcius]

You just need to hide them using another secure button.

[gempir]

Originally Posted by elcius You just need to hide them using another secure button.

Wait, but doesn't that mean that the button wouldn't work in combat? I'm confused

[elcius]

secure actions buttons can be used in combat, that is what they were designed to do.

[gempir]

Originally Posted by elcius secure actions buttons can be used in combat, that is what they were designed to do.

Hmm, but my other buttons work in Combat without the SecureActionButton template

Here is what I do for my buttons:

button:SetScript("OnMouseDown", function(self, button)
            something:show()
      end)

Every button works in combat, except the button which toggles the frame with the worldmarkers, readycheck and such

[Seerah]

Do your other buttons perform non-secure actions?

[gempir]

Originally Posted by Seerah Do your other buttons perform non-secure actions?

1 just changes some variables the other opens skada. So i guess they are non-secure.

I just don't get why the button to open a frame has to be secure aswell. I mean the button doesn't actually perform a secure-action.

It just shows 3 buttons that perform secure actions onclick

[Lombra]

Originally Posted by gempir I just don't get why the button to open a frame has to be secure aswell. I mean the button doesn't actually perform a secure-action. It just shows 3 buttons that perform secure actions onclick

Showing or hiding a secure frame is very much a secure action.

[gempir]

Thanks! That was my question.

Any any how to make this

button:SetScript("OnMouseDown", function(self, button)
            something:show()
      end)

with a Secure Action Button Template?

[Lombra]

Originally Posted by gempir Thanks! That was my question. Any any how to make this button:SetScript("OnMouseDown", function(self, button)             something:show()       end) with a Secure Action Button Template?

I'm a bit confused as to what you want to do, exactly, but I think you should be able to do just that.

Leatrix had probably got the right idea, though. Except for clearing world markers which should be a protected action.

Can you explain, without involving secure frames, what you're trying to do?

[Lombra]

Oh, really? Would never have guessed!

[gempir]

My goal was to create a frame that can be toggled with a button.

On that frame are 3 buttons who each have seperate functions. (Clear Worldmarkers, Readycheck, Rolecheck)

The 3 buttons are parented to the frame so that once the frame is hidden so are the buttons, this raises the need for a secure action button for toggling the frame. Otherwise I can't toggle the frame in-combat.

Leatrix solution should work fine, i'll try it later.

Thanks :-)