Closes the WTAL open-format loop with --export-wtal-json /
--import-wtal-json, mirroring the JSON pairs added for
every other novel binary format. All 19 binary formats
added since WOL now have full JSON round-trip authoring.
Each tree round-trips:
• treeId, name, iconPath, requiredClassMask
• talents[] with talentId / row / col / maxRank /
prereqTalentId+Rank / rankSpellIds[5] (always emitted
as a 5-element array, zero-padded for unused ranks)
The fixed-size rankSpellIds array round-trips exactly
even when most slots are zero — preserves binary layout
parity for downstream consumers expecting fixed-stride
talent records.
Verified byte-identical round-trip on the warrior preset
(3 trees, 11 talents with prereq chains and capstone WSPL
spell references intact).
Adds 2 flags (580 documented total now).
Novel open replacement for Blizzard's TalentTab.dbc +
Talent.dbc + the AzerothCore-style talent_progression SQL
tables. The 25th open format added to the editor.
Defines class talent specialization trees: per-class set
of named tabs (Arms / Fury / Protection for warrior, Fire
/ Frost / Arcane for mage), each with talents arranged in
a row/column grid, each talent having up to 5 ranks and
an optional prerequisite chain.
Cross-references with previously-added formats:
WTAL.talent.prereqTalentId -> WTAL.talent.talentId
(intra-format chain)
WTAL.talent.rankSpellIds[] -> WSPL.entry.spellId
(spell granted at each rank)
Format:
• magic "WTAL", version 1, little-endian
• per tree: treeId / name / iconPath / requiredClassMask /
talents[] (row, col, maxRank, prereqTalentId+rank,
rankSpellIds[5] zero-padded for unused ranks)
Enums:
• ClassMask: bit positions match canonical CharClasses.dbc
classIds — Warrior / Paladin / Hunter / Rogue / Priest /
DK / Shaman / Mage / Warlock / Druid
API: WoweeTalentLoader::save / load / exists +
WoweeTalent::findTree / findTalent (global lookup across
all trees in the catalog).
Three preset emitters showcase tree shapes:
• makeStarter — 1 small tree (3-talent vertical chain)
• makeWarrior — 3 trees (Arms 4 / Fury 4 / Protection 3)
with WSPL cross-refs at capstones
(Mortal Strike -> WSPL 12294, Battle Shout
-> WSPL 6673, Thunder Clap -> WSPL 6343)
• makeMage — 3 trees (Arcane / Fire / Frost) with
capstones referencing Frostbolt 116 /
Fireball 133 / Blink 1953 from WSPL
CLI added (5 flags, 571 documented total now):
--gen-talents / --gen-talents-warrior / --gen-talents-mage
--info-wtal / --validate-wtal
Validator catches: tree+talent ids=0 or duplicates, empty
tree name, requiredClassMask=0 (every class would see this
tree — usually a typo), maxRank not in 1..5, talent listing
itself as prerequisite, prereqTalentId pointing at a
talent that doesn't exist in this catalog (intra-format
cross-reference resolution), prereqRank=0 or > the prereq
talent's maxRank (catches off-by-one references), gaps in
rankSpellIds progression (rank N has spell but rank N-1
doesn't — usually a typo).
The validator caught a real authoring bug in the makeMage /
makeWarrior presets during smoke testing — initial check
was comparing prereqRank against the WRONG talent's maxRank
(this talent's rather than the prereq's). Fixed in the same
commit by hoisting the check into the cross-reference
resolution pass where the prereq talent is in hand.
