Flash on buffs/debuffs

[Aftermathhqt]

Hello, there i was woudering, if anybody knows if you can get the debuffs/buffs to flash, on oUF if they are about to expire, like the blizzards buffs.

[Dawn]

It's possible, I had this working about a year ago or something like that. But I stopped using it shortly after. I'll see if I can find it, again.


EDIT:
This is the code. However, I copy and pasted the whole function, which also contains code to add aura timers. You would have to get rid of that part (more or less the red text).

-- create aura timer 
local CreateAuraTimer = function(self, elapsed)
	local t = self.updateTimer
	local tl = self.timeLeft-GetTime()
	if tl > 0 then
		if (floor(tl+0.5) <= cfg.AuraTIME) then
		self.BuffFrameFlashTime = self.BuffFrameFlashTime - elapsed
			if ( self.BuffFrameFlashTime < 0 ) then
			local overtime = -self.BuffFrameFlashTime
				if ( self.BuffFrameFlashState == 0 ) then
				self.BuffFrameFlashState = 1
				self.BuffFrameFlashTime = cfg.AuraFlashON
				else
				self.BuffFrameFlashState = 0
				self.BuffFrameFlashTime = cfg.AuraFlashOFF
				end
			if ( overtime < self.BuffFrameFlashTime ) then
			self.BuffFrameFlashTime = self.BuffFrameFlashTime - overtime
			end
		end
      
		if ( self.BuffFrameFlashState == 1 ) then
		self.BuffAlphaValue = (cfg.AuraFlashON - self.BuffFrameFlashTime) / cfg.AuraFlashON
		else
		self.BuffAlphaValue = self.BuffFrameFlashTime / cfg.AuraFlashON
		end
			
		self.BuffAlphaValue = (self.BuffAlphaValue * (1 - cfg.AuraMinAlpha)) + cfg.AuraMinAlpha
		self:SetAlpha(self.BuffAlphaValue)
	else
		self:SetAlpha(1.0)
	end      
      
	if (not t) then
        self.updateTimer = 0
		return
	end
	
	t = t + elapsed
	if (t < 0.1) then
        self.updateTimer = t
        return
	else
        self.updateTimer = 0
        if self.count:GetText() == "0" then
          self.count:SetAlpha(0)
        else
          self.count:SetAlpha(1)
        end
			if tl < 5 then
				self.time:SetTextColor(1, 0, 0)
				self.time:SetText(FormatTime(tl))
			elseif tl > cfg.HideAuraTimer then
				self.time:SetText('')
			else
				self.time:SetText(FormatTime(tl))
				self.time:SetTextColor(unpack(cfg.sndcolor))
			end
		end  
    else
		self.time:Hide()
	end
end


-- icon style
local PostCreateIcon = function(Auras, button)
...		
    button.BuffFrameFlashTime = 0
    button.BuffFrameFlashState = 1
    button.BuffAlphaValue = 1
...
end

[Aftermathhqt]

Originally Posted by Dawn It's possible, I had this working about a year ago or something like that. But I stopped using it shortly after. I'll see if I can find it, again. EDIT: This is the code. However, I copy and pasted the whole function, which also contains code to add aura timers. You would have to get rid of that part (more or less the red text). -- create aura timer local CreateAuraTimer = function(self, elapsed) local t = self.updateTimer local tl = self.timeLeft-GetTime() if tl > 0 then if (floor(tl+0.5) <= cfg.AuraTIME) then self.BuffFrameFlashTime = self.BuffFrameFlashTime - elapsed if ( self.BuffFrameFlashTime < 0 ) then local overtime = -self.BuffFrameFlashTime if ( self.BuffFrameFlashState == 0 ) then self.BuffFrameFlashState = 1 self.BuffFrameFlashTime = cfg.AuraFlashON else self.BuffFrameFlashState = 0 self.BuffFrameFlashTime = cfg.AuraFlashOFF end if ( overtime < self.BuffFrameFlashTime ) then self.BuffFrameFlashTime = self.BuffFrameFlashTime - overtime end end if ( self.BuffFrameFlashState == 1 ) then self.BuffAlphaValue = (cfg.AuraFlashON - self.BuffFrameFlashTime) / cfg.AuraFlashON else self.BuffAlphaValue = self.BuffFrameFlashTime / cfg.AuraFlashON end self.BuffAlphaValue = (self.BuffAlphaValue * (1 - cfg.AuraMinAlpha)) + cfg.AuraMinAlpha self:SetAlpha(self.BuffAlphaValue) else self:SetAlpha(1.0) end if (not t) then self.updateTimer = 0 return end t = t + elapsed if (t < 0.1) then self.updateTimer = t return else self.updateTimer = 0 if self.count:GetText() == "0" then self.count:SetAlpha(0) else self.count:SetAlpha(1) end if tl < 5 then self.time:SetTextColor(1, 0, 0) self.time:SetText(FormatTime(tl)) elseif tl > cfg.HideAuraTimer then self.time:SetText('') else self.time:SetText(FormatTime(tl)) self.time:SetTextColor(unpack(cfg.sndcolor)) end end else self.time:Hide() end end -- icon style local PostCreateIcon = function(Auras, button) ... button.BuffFrameFlashTime = 0 button.BuffFrameFlashState = 1 button.BuffAlphaValue = 1 ... end

Thanks, but anyways whats cfg.AuraFlashON / cfg.AuraFlashOFF? ^^

[Dawn]

Time values, replace with numbers. I had those values as part of my config, therefore the variable.

E:

	cfg.AuraFlashON = 0.8					-- time to fade in (in seconds)
	cfg.AuraFlashOFF = 0.8					-- time to fade out (in seconds)
	cfg.AuraMinAlpha = 0.4					-- min alpha of faded auras
	cfg.AuraTIME = 10						-- aura duration (in seconds) at which flashing starts

[Aftermathhqt]

Originally Posted by Dawn Time values, replace with numbers. I had those values as part of my config, therefore the variable. E: cfg.AuraFlashON = 0.8 -- time to fade in (in seconds) cfg.AuraFlashOFF = 0.8 -- time to fade out (in seconds) cfg.AuraMinAlpha = 0.4 -- min alpha of faded auras cfg.AuraTIME = 10 -- aura duration (in seconds) at which flashing starts

Thanks zz

[Aftermathhqt]

Hmm, doesn't seem to work... no

http://pastebin.com/xjnxCceE

No errors, or taints.