How to view CHAT_MSG_ADDON

shalom69 · 03-26-13, 07:34 AM

Is there a mod or a method to simply see the CHAT_MSG_ADDON my code is generating?

Thanks in advance.

Haleth · 03-26-13, 07:53 AM

Messages are received via the CHAT_MSG_ADDON event. The client utilizes the prefix string to filter messages; only those prefixes which have been registered will be received. Prefixes can be registered using RegisterAddonMessagePrefix.

http://wowprogramming.com/docs/api/SendAddonMessage

So you'd have to call RegisterAddonMessagePrefix using the prefix you're sending your messages with, then register CHAT_MSG_ADDON.

I hope this helps!

shalom69 · 03-26-13, 08:00 AM

hey what's up Haleth

I registered the prefix so my addon is getting the messages but they are not sent to my chat window. I wanted to monitor the actual messages to check a few things. Is there a way to print the messages to view them?

Dridzt · 03-26-13, 08:02 AM

Spydon or a similar addon.

Haleth · 03-26-13, 08:05 AM

In your OnEvent function, you can simply pass the 'message' argument to print() or something else so you can see the output.

Assuming that's what you mean.

shalom69 · 03-26-13, 08:15 AM

alright thanks for the replies guys

shalom69 · 03-27-13, 04:44 AM

To follow up on this, can someone tell me what the throttle threshold on SendAddonMessage is? Since making some changes I'm getting disconnected and I think it may be an issue with the number of messages I'm sending between 2 running instances of WOW.

As always thanks in advance for the replies.

Torhal · 03-27-13, 07:28 AM

Most AddOns use ChatThrottleLib (it's here on WoWInterface as well, but hasn't been updated in two years) to handle this issue.