Detecting a FRIENDLYPLAYER_BUFF: Party Bug?

[thoughtlover]

I am using event "CHAT_MSG_SPELL_FRIENDLYPLAYER_BUFF" to detect the friendly Buff spells cast (such as a heal or a rez). It works great at detecting independent friendly casting units. It detects buffs cast by those in my raid, however it does NOT detect those casting in my raid_party or regular party.

Example:

local function onEvent()
	DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("EVENT: "..arg1)
end

this = CreateFrame("Frame")
this:RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_SPELL_FRIENDLYPLAYER_BUFF")
this:RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_SPELL_PARTY_BUFF")
this:SetScript("OnEvent", onEvent)

This code will not fire if the person is in my party or raid_party. Is this a bug, or is there an event for Spell Party Buffs? (CHAT_MSG_SPELL_PARTY_BUFF doesn't seem to work)

I could use UNIT_SPELLCAST_START to detect spell starts, however, I want to detect Buff spells only... and I'm unaware of any way to do so within my party.

Please help =)

[SonicUK]

try detecting hostile buffs. theres a bug in blizzards codes causin this. do a quick check first, look at the buffs in the combat log, and change the color of the hostile buffs, does your buff text change color?

[sirspikey]

Try

UNIT_AURA or
UNIT_AURASTATE

[Shirik]

PLEASE change:

local function onEvent()

to

local function onEvent(event, arg1, arg2, arg3) -- etc, however many you need

The syntax you're using is deprecated and will be removed in a future patch. Either way, the method I pointed out is actually more efficient, too.

As for your buffs problem, the above is correct. My personal belief is it's the bug where it will be showing as a hostile buff. Also note, sirspikey, that it will not be an aura for a ressurection or heal, those are for gameplay buffs such as fortitude, etc. (I hate how they confused buffs, auras, and friendly spells all together... makes explaining this impossible)