oUF_HealComm4

[yj589794]

Hi everyone,

With patch 3.3 arriving on the live servers soon(tm), I am going to use the opportunity to introduce a pretty fundamental change to how oUF_HealComm4 performs some stuff.

Currently oUF_HealComm4 hooks into any oUF layout and adds the incoming heal bars itself, and this is just a really poor design decision.
When patch 3.3 hits the live servers I am going to release version 2.0 of oUF_HealComm4 which will require each layout to specify how incoming heals should be displayed, or you will not see the usual green bar...


The change to an oUF layout should be minimal, and the following code was all that was required to update my own layout:

  self.HealCommBar = CreateFrame('StatusBar', nil, self.Health)
  self.HealCommBar:SetStatusBarTexture(self.Health:GetStatusBarTexture():GetTexture())
  self.HealCommBar:SetStatusBarColor(0, 1, 0, 0.25)
  self.HealCommBar:SetPoint('LEFT', self.Health, 'LEFT')

  self.allowHealCommOverflow = true

No changes will be required until patch 3.3 goes live, but the updated version of oUF_HealComm4 can be found at http://github.com/Evilpaul/oUF_HealComm4 in the branch "version 2.0" for any authors that wish to check the changes.
Also, an example oUF layout that works with the introduced changes can be seen at http://github.com/Evilpaul/oUF_EPRaid


If you have any questions, please reply to this thread.

[wurmfood]

If we don't wish to have the bars and only show the text, how will that work?

[p3lim]

I recall tekkub doing those changes..

[yj589794]

Originally Posted by wurmfood If we don't wish to have the bars and only show the text, how will that work?

You will only see what you parts you define in you layout.
So...

• To see incoming heal bar you define self.HealCommBar
• To see incoming heal text you define self.HealCommText
• To see both, define both
• To turn off healcomm, don't define anything

Originally Posted by p3lim I recall tekkub doing those changes..

Yes, Tekkub did make most of the changes. As such Tekkub is now added on the authors tag in the .toc, but it's still my addon...

[wurmfood]

Originally Posted by yj589794 You will only see what you parts you define in you layout. So... To see incoming heal bar you define self.HealCommBar To see incoming heal text you define self.HealCommText To see both, define both To turn off healcomm, don't define anything

Cool, just wanted to make sure I was going to be defining the text as a child of the frame and not of something else.

[Tekkub]

It should be noted that this is only if you update oUF_HealComm4. If you leave the version you currently have embedded in your layout, nothing changes.

[yj589794]

Originally Posted by Tekkub It should be noted that this is only if you update oUF_HealComm4. If you leave the version you currently have embedded in your layout, nothing changes.

True, but I don't plan on maintaining the old version. So people would have to manually update the healcomm libraries themselves, and that includes the upcoming versions that add the ICC debuffs/buffs that affect healing.

[jadakren]

personally i don't think that even set objects like text and bar should be assumed.

self.HealCommObject = {
 "type" = "bar",
 "object" = MyCustomHealCommObject,
 "renderHeal" = MyCustomHealCommFunction
}

provide override functions that allow me to reroute the output data.

frame.HealComm4_DirectHealSent(self,target,amount,spell,modifier)
frame.HealComm4_HotSent(self,target,spell,amount,modifier)
frame.HealComm4_IndirectHealRecieved(self,buffid,amount)

just some ideas.

some kind of overrides so i don't have to rewrite HealComm4 for personal use with this HealLines things i've ported to my raid layout.

[yj589794]

I think you need to try making your own LibHealComm-4.0 interface as your suggestion doesn't really fit with my own idea of what oUF_HealComm4 should do.

If you want to use oUF_HealComm4 as a base, then go ahead, there are no usage restrictions on the code.

[yj589794]

Updated version is now posted with the changes detailed in the first post. I expect lots of posts about how the incoming heal bar isn't showing any more....