Closes the WAUC open-format loop with --export-wauc-json /
--import-wauc-json, mirroring the JSON pairs added for
every other novel binary format. All 33 binary formats
added since WOL now have full JSON round-trip authoring.
Each house round-trips all 14 scalar fields plus the
factionAccess enum dual int + name forms (alliance / horde
/ neutral / both).
Verified byte-identical round-trip on the faction-pair
preset (3 houses including Stormwind/Orgrimmar/Booty Bay
with different cut rates and auctioneer NPC IDs preserved
through the JSON layer).
Adds 2 flags (679 documented total now).
Novel open replacement for Blizzard's AuctionHouse.dbc +
the AzerothCore-style auctionhouse / auctionhousebot SQL
tables. The 39th open format added to the editor.
Defines per-house rules for the auction system: faction
access, deposit rate (basis points of buyout price), house
cut on successful sale, three listing duration tiers with
per-tier deposit multipliers, disallowed item-class bitmask,
and the auctioneer NPC.
Cross-references with previously-added formats:
WAUC.entry.auctioneerNpcId -> WCRT.entry.creatureId
(Auctioneer-flagged NPC)
WAUC.entry.disallowedClassMask
bitmask of WIT.Class values
that may not be auctioned at
this house
The faction-pair preset captures the canonical asymmetry:
faction houses charge 5% on a successful sale while neutral
houses charge 15% — the cross-faction tax that makes
neutral AHs profitable for goblins.
Format:
• magic "WAUC", version 1, little-endian
• per house: houseId / auctioneerNpcId / name /
factionAccess / baseDepositRateBp / houseCutRateBp /
maxBidCopper / 3 duration hours + 3 deposit multipliers /
disallowedClassMask
Enums:
• FactionAccess (4): Alliance / Horde / Neutral / Both
• Rates use basis points: 10000 = 100%
API: WoweeAuctionLoader::save / load / exists / findById.
Three preset emitters showcase typical auction setups:
• makeStarter — 1 neutral house with default 12h /
24h / 48h tiers
• makeFactionPair — 3 houses (Stormwind / Orgrimmar /
Booty Bay) with auctioneer NPC IDs
+ canonical faction-vs-neutral cut
rates
• makeRestricted — 1 house disallowing Containers (1) +
Quest items (12) + Keys (13) with
tighter durations + 1000g bid cap
CLI added (5 flags, 670 documented total now):
--gen-auction / --gen-auction-pair / --gen-auction-restricted
--info-wauc / --validate-wauc
Validator catches: houseId=0 + duplicates, empty name,
factionAccess out of range, duration tier=0, durations not
in short<=medium<=long order, houseCutRateBp >= 100% (seller
loses money on a sale), warns on >50% cut.
