Add GameHandler::withSoundManager() that encapsulates the repeated
getInstance()->getRenderer()->getSoundManager() null-check chain.
Replace 6 call sites, with helper available for future consolidation
of remaining 25 sites.
Replace 26 direct playerNameCache lookups with the existing lookupName()
helper, which also provides entity-name fallback. Eliminates duplicate
cache+entity lookup patterns in chat, social, loot, and combat handlers.
Simplifies getCachedPlayerName() to delegate to lookupName().
Mark spellNameCache_, titleNameCache_, factionNameCache_, areaNameCache_,
mapNameCache_, lfgDungeonNameCache_ and their loaded flags as mutable.
Update 6 lazy-load methods to const. Removes all 13 const_cast<GameHandler*>
calls, allowing const getters to lazily populate caches without UB.
Add GameHandler::getUnitByGuid() that combines entityManager.getEntity()
with dynamic_cast<Unit*>. Replaces 10 two-line lookup+cast blocks with
single-line calls.
Replace 8 direct spellNameCache_.find() patterns with existing helper
methods: getSpellName() for name lookups, getSpellSchoolMask() for
school mask checks. Eliminates redundant loadSpellNameCache() calls
and 3-line cache lookup boilerplate at each site.
Add Packet::hasFullPackedGuid() method and remove identical standalone
definitions from game_handler.cpp and packet_parsers_classic.cpp.
Replace 53 free-function calls with method calls.
Add getRemainingSize() one-liner to Packet class and replace all 656
instances of getSize()-getReadPos() across game_handler, world_packets,
and both packet parser files.
Fix toLowerInPlace() which was accidentally self-recursive (would stack
overflow on any Lua string lowering). Remove 30 redundant
if(addonEventCallback_) wrappers around pure fireAddonEvent blocks.
Extract color constants in performance_hud.cpp (24 inline literals).
Replace ~37 remaining C-style casts with static_cast across 16 files.
Extract named color constants (kColorRed/Green/Yellow/Gray) and dialog
window flags (kDialogFlags) in game_screen.cpp, replacing 72 inline
literals. Normalize keybinding_manager.hpp to #pragma once.
Add inline fireAddonEvent() that wraps the addonEventCallback_ null
check. Replace ~120 direct addonEventCallback_ calls with fireAddonEvent,
eliminating redundant null checks at each callsite and reducing
boilerplate by ~30 lines.
- Extract guidToUnitId(), getQuestTitle(), findQuestLogEntry() helpers
to replace 14 duplicated GUID-to-unitId patterns and 7 quest log
search patterns in game_handler.cpp
- Remove duplicate #include in renderer.cpp
- Remove commented-out model cleanup code in terrain_manager.cpp
- Replace C-style casts with static_cast in auth and transport code
Remove duplicate opcode registrations introduced during the switch-to-dispatch-table
refactor (PR #22), keeping the better-commented second copies. Fix 4 instances where
addonEventCallback_("UNIT_QUEST_LOG_CHANGED") was either called unconditionally
(missing braces) or had incorrect indentation inside braces.
Crafting spells (bandages, smelting, etc.) were playing magic precast/
cast-complete audio and triggering melee weapon swing animations because
they have physical school mask (1). Re-add isProfessionSpell check to
skip spell sounds and melee animation for tradeskill spells. The
character still plays the generic cast animation via spellCastAnimCallback.
Remove the isProfessionSpell sound suppression so crafting spells play
precast and cast-complete audio like combat spells. Crafting was
previously silent by design but users expect audio feedback.
Add "Create All" button to the tradeskill UI that queues 999 crafts.
The server automatically stops the queue when materials run out
(SPELL_FAILED_REAGENTS cancels the craft queue). This matches the
real WoW client's behavior for batch crafting.
Inventory sort: clicking "Sort Bags" now generates CMSG_SWAP_ITEM packets
to move items server-side (one swap per frame to avoid race conditions).
Client-side sort runs immediately for visual preview; server swaps follow.
New Inventory::computeSortSwaps() computes minimal swap sequence using
selection-sort permutation on quality→itemId→stackCount comparator.
World map: fix continent bounds derivation that used intersection (max/min)
instead of union (min/max) of child zone bounds, causing continent views
to display zoomed-in/clipped.
Update README.md and docs/status.md with current features, release info,
and known gaps (v1.8.2-preview, 664 opcode handlers, NPC voices, bag
independence, CharSections auto-detect, quest GO server limitation).
VALUES update blocks don't carry an objectType field (it defaults to 0),
so the sanity check incorrectly used the non-PLAYER threshold (10) for
player character updates that legitimately need 42-46 mask blocks. Allow
up to 55 blocks for VALUES updates (could be any entity type including
PLAYER). Only enforce strict limits on CREATE_OBJECT blocks where the
objectType is known.
Chest-type GOs now send CMSG_GAMEOBJ_USE immediately followed by
CMSG_LOOT in the same frame. The USE handler opens the chest, then the
LOOT handler reads the contents — both processed sequentially by the
server. Previously only CMSG_LOOT was sent (no USE), which failed on
AzerothCore because the chest wasn't activated first.
Reset the Bags window position to bottom-right if the saved position
is outside the current screen resolution (e.g. after a resolution
change or moving between monitors).
Chest-type game objects (quest pickups, treasure chests) now send
CMSG_LOOT directly with the GO GUID instead of CMSG_GAMEOBJ_USE +
delayed CMSG_LOOT. The server's loot handler activates the GO and
sends SMSG_LOOT_RESPONSE in one step. The old approach failed because
CMSG_GAMEOBJ_USE opened+despawned the GO before CMSG_LOOT arrived.
Double M2 bone and material descriptor pool sizes (8192 → 16384) to
handle the increased NPC count from the spline parsing fix — patrolling
NPCs that were previously invisible now spawn correctly, exhausting
the old pool limits.
AzerothCore handles loot automatically in the CMSG_GAMEOBJ_USE handler
(calls SendLoot internally). Sending a redundant CMSG_LOOT 200ms later
triggers DoLootRelease() on the server, which closes the loot the server
just opened — before SMSG_LOOT_RESPONSE ever reaches the client. This
broke quest GO interactions (Bundle of Wood, etc.) because the loot
window never appeared and quest items were never granted.
Also remove temporary diagnostic logging from GO interaction path.
AzerothCore/ChromieCraft always writes verticalAcceleration(float) +
effectStartTime(uint32) after durationMod in the spline movement block,
regardless of whether the PARABOLIC spline flag (0x800) is set. The
parser only read these 8 bytes when PARABOLIC was flagged, causing it
to read the wrong offset as pointCount (0 instead of e.g. 11). This
made every patrolling NPC fail to parse — invisible with no displayId.
Also fix splineStart calculation (was off by 4 bytes) and remove
temporary diagnostic logging.
When a WotLK NPC has durationMod=0.0, the Classic-first spline parser
reads it as pointCount=0 and "succeeds", then consumes garbage bytes as
splineMode and endPoint. This desynchronizes the read position for all
subsequent update blocks in the packet, causing cascading failures
(truncated update mask, unknown update type) that leave NPCs without
displayIds — making them invisible.
Fix: after reading splineMode, reject the Classic parse if splineMode > 3
(valid values are 0-3) and fall through to the WotLK format parser.
Spell descriptions now substitute \$d with actual duration values:
Before: "X damage over X sec"
After: "30 damage over 18 sec"
Implementation:
- DurationIndex field (40) added to all expansion Spell.dbc layouts
- SpellDuration.dbc loaded during cache build: maps index → base ms
- cleanSpellDescription substitutes \$d with resolved seconds/minutes
- getSpellDuration() accessor on GameHandler
Combined with \$s1/\$s2/\$s3 from the previous commit, most common
spell description templates are now fully resolved with real values.
Spell descriptions now substitute \$s1/\$s2/\$s3 template variables
with actual effect base points from Spell.dbc (field 80/81/82).
For example: "causes \$s1 Fire Damage" → "causes 562 Fire Damage".
Implementation:
- Added EffectBasePoints0/1/2 to all 4 expansion DBC layouts
- SpellNameEntry now stores effectBasePoints[3]
- loadSpellNameCache reads base points during DBC iteration
- cleanSpellDescription substitutes \$s1→abs(base)+1 when available
- getSpellEffectBasePoints() accessor on GameHandler
Values are DBC base points (before spell power scaling). Still uses
"X" placeholder for unresolved variables (\$d, \$o1, etc.).
Fire WEATHER_CHANGED(weatherType, intensity) when the server sends
SMSG_WEATHER with a new weather state. Enables weather-aware addons
to react to rain/snow/storm transitions.
GetWeatherInfo() returns current weatherType (0=clear, 1=rain, 2=snow,
3=storm) and intensity (0.0-1.0). Weather data is already tracked by
game_handler and used by the renderer for particle effects and fog.
Add UNIT_FIELD_BYTES_1 to all expansion update field tables (Classic=133,
TBC/WotLK=137). Byte 3 of this field contains the shapeshift form ID
(Bear=1, Cat=3, Travel=4, Moonkin=31, Tree=36, Battle Stance=17, etc.).
Track form changes in the VALUES update handler and fire
UPDATE_SHAPESHIFT_FORM + UPDATE_SHAPESHIFT_FORMS events when the
form changes. This enables stance bar addons and druid form tracking.
New Lua functions:
- GetShapeshiftForm() — returns current form ID (0 = no form)
- GetNumShapeshiftForms() — returns form count by class (Warrior=3,
Druid=6, DK=3, Rogue=1, Priest=1, Paladin=3)
GetEnchantInfo(enchantId) looks up the enchantment name from
SpellItemEnchantment.dbc (field 14). Returns the display name
like "Crusader", "+22 Intellect", or "Mongoose" for a given
enchant ID.
Used by equipment comparison addons and tooltip addons to display
enchantment names on equipped gear. The enchant ID comes from the
item's ITEM_FIELD_ENCHANTMENT update field.
Also adds getEnchantName() to GameHandler for C++ access.
CURRENT_SPELL_CAST_CHANGED fires when the player starts a new cast
via handleSpellStart. Some addons register for this as a catch-all
signal that the current spell state changed, complementing the more
specific UNIT_SPELLCAST_START/STOP/FAILED events.
PLAYER_COMBO_POINTS now fires from the existing SMSG_UPDATE_COMBO_POINTS
handler — the handler already updated comboPoints_ but never notified
Lua addons. Rogue/druid combo point displays and DPS rotation addons
register for this event.
LOOT_READY fires alongside LOOT_OPENED when a loot window opens. Some
addons register for this WoW 5.x+ event name instead of LOOT_OPENED.
The TBC item query parser left subclassName empty, so TBC items showed
no weapon/armor type in tooltips or the character sheet (e.g., "Sword",
"Plate", "Shield" were all blank). The Classic and WotLK parsers
correctly map subClass IDs to names.
Fix: call getItemSubclassName() in the TBC parser, same as WotLK.
Expose getItemSubclassName() in the header (was static, now shared
across parser files).
The tab-based addon message detection was too aggressive — any chat
message containing a tab character was treated as an addon message
and silently dropped from regular chat display. This could suppress
legitimate player messages containing tabs (from copy-paste).
Now only matches as addon message when:
- Chat type is PARTY/RAID/GUILD/WHISPER/etc. (not SAY/YELL/EMOTE)
- Prefix before tab is <=16 chars (WoW addon prefix limit)
- Prefix contains no spaces (addon prefixes are identifiers)
This prevents false positives while still correctly detecting addon
messages formatted as "DBM4\ttimer:start:10".
UNIT_QUEST_LOG_CHANGED("player") now fires at all 6 locations where
QUEST_LOG_UPDATE fires — quest accept, complete, objective update,
abandon, and server-driven quest log changes. Some addons register
for this event instead of QUEST_LOG_UPDATE (4 registrations in
FrameXML). Both events are semantically equivalent for the player.
Detect addon messages in the SMSG_MESSAGECHAT handler by looking for
the 'prefix\ttext' format (tab delimiter). When detected, fire
CHAT_MSG_ADDON with args (prefix, message, channel, sender) instead
of the regular CHAT_MSG_* event, and suppress the raw message from
appearing in chat.
This enables inter-addon communication used by:
- Boss mods (DBM, BigWigs) for timer/alert synchronization
- Raid tools (oRA3) for ready checks and cooldown tracking
- Group coordination addons for pull countdowns and assignments
Works with the existing SendAddonMessage/RegisterAddonMessagePrefix
functions that format outgoing messages as 'prefix\ttext'.
Some addons register for SPELL_UPDATE_USABLE instead of
ACTIONBAR_UPDATE_USABLE to detect when spell usability changes
due to power fluctuations. Fire both events together when the
player's mana/rage/energy changes.
When the player's mana/rage/energy changes, action bar addons need
ACTIONBAR_UPDATE_USABLE to update button dimming (grey out abilities
the player can't afford). Now fires from both the SMSG_POWER_UPDATE
handler and the SMSG_UPDATE_OBJECT VALUES power field change path.
Without this event, action bar buttons showed as usable even when the
player ran out of mana — the usability state only refreshed on spell
cast attempts, not on power changes.
When a unit's power type changes (e.g., druid shifting from mana to
rage in bear form, or warrior switching stances), fire UNIT_DISPLAYPOWER
so unit frame addons can switch the power bar display (mana blue bar →
rage red bar). Detected via UNIT_FIELD_BYTES_0 byte 3 changes in the
VALUES update path.
RAID_ROSTER_UPDATE now fires alongside GROUP_ROSTER_UPDATE when the
group type is raid, matching the event that raid frame addons register
for (6 registrations in FrameXML). Fires from group list updates and
group uninvite handlers.
UNIT_LEVEL fires when any tracked unit (player, target, focus, pet)
changes level via VALUES update fields. Used by unit frame addons to
update level display (5 registrations in FrameXML).
setActionBarSlot (called from PickupAction/PlaceAction drag-drop and
from server-driven action button updates) updated the slot data and
notified the server, but never fired the Lua addon event. Action bar
addons (Bartender4, Dominos) register for ACTIONBAR_SLOT_CHANGED to
refresh button textures, tooltips, and cooldown state when slots change.
Also fires ACTIONBAR_UPDATE_STATE for general action bar refresh.
PLAYER_DEAD only fired from SMSG_FORCED_DEATH_UPDATE (GM kill) — the
normal death path (health dropping to 0 via VALUES update) never fired
it. Death-related addons and the default release spirit dialog depend
on this event.
Also add PLAYER_ALIVE (fires when resurrected without having been a
ghost) and PLAYER_UNGHOST (fires when player rezzes from ghost form)
at the health-restored-from-zero VALUES path. These events control
the transition from ghost form back to alive, letting addons restore
normal UI state after death.
handleTextEmote pushed emote messages directly to chatHistory
instead of using addLocalChatMessage, so Lua chat addons never
received CHAT_MSG_TEXT_EMOTE events for /wave, /dance, /bow, etc.
from other players. Use addLocalChatMessage which fires the event
and also notifies the C++ display callback.
Implement keyboard modifier queries using ImGui IO:
- IsShiftKeyDown, IsControlKeyDown, IsAltKeyDown
- IsModifiedClick(action) — CHATLINK=Shift, DRESSUP=Ctrl, SELFCAST=Alt
- GetModifiedClick/SetModifiedClick for keybind configuration
Fire UPDATE_EXHAUSTION and PLAYER_UPDATE_RESTING events when rest state
changes (entering/leaving inns and cities) and when rested XP updates.
XP bar addons use UPDATE_EXHAUSTION to show the rested bonus indicator.
Fire UI_ERROR_MESSAGE from addUIError() so Lua addons can react to
error messages like "Not enough mana" or "Target is too far away".
Previously only the C++ overlay callback was notified. Also add
addUIInfoMessage() helper for informational system messages.
Fire QUEST_REMOVED and QUEST_LOG_UPDATE when quests are removed from
the quest log — both via server-driven removal (SMSG_QUEST_UPDATE_FAILED
etc.) and player-initiated abandon (CMSG_QUESTLOG_REMOVE_QUEST). Quest
tracking addons like Questie register for these events to update their
map markers and objective displays.
Classic and Turtle WoW don't use SMSG_AURA_UPDATE packets — they
pack aura data into UNIT_FIELD_AURAS update fields. The code correctly
rebuilds playerAuras from these fields in both CREATE_OBJECT and VALUES
update paths, but never fired the UNIT_AURA("player") addon event.
Buff frame addons (Buffalo, ElkBuffBars, etc.) register for UNIT_AURA
to refresh their display. Without this event, buff frames on Classic
and Turtle never update when buffs are gained or lost.
addLocalChatMessage only pushed to chatHistory and called the C++
display callback — it never fired Lua addon events. This meant the
player's own sent messages (local echoes from sendChatMessage) and
system messages (loot, XP gains, errors) were invisible to Lua chat
frame addons.
Now fires CHAT_MSG_{type} with the full 12-arg WoW signature from
addLocalChatMessage, matching the incoming message path. Uses the
active character name as sender for player-originated messages.
The SMSG_MESSAGECHAT handler stored messages in chatHistory and
triggered chat bubbles, but never fired Lua addon events. Chat frame
addons (Prat, Chatter, WIM) and the default ChatFrame all register for
CHAT_MSG_SAY, CHAT_MSG_WHISPER, CHAT_MSG_PARTY, CHAT_MSG_GUILD, etc.
to display incoming messages.
Now fires CHAT_MSG_{type} for every incoming message with the full WoW
event signature: message, senderName, language, channelName, displayName,
specialFlags, zoneChannelID, channelIndex, channelBaseName, unused,
lineID, and senderGUID. Covers all chat types: SAY, YELL, WHISPER,
PARTY, RAID, GUILD, OFFICER, CHANNEL, EMOTE, SYSTEM, MONSTER_SAY, etc.
