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Changelog

[5.0.0] - 2026-09-15

Added (5.0.0)

• Hunter Pets page in the options panel: your call-pet slots and stabled pets are listed with their in-game icons.
• Each pet can use its family colour, its own colour or no pet colour, with no effect, a pulse or a rainbow.
• Pet Families page to change the colour of every pet family, with per-family and full resets.
• "Show Pet Colours On" setting: health bar and pet frame, health bar only, or pet frame only.

Changed (5.0.0)

• The options panel is split into Health Bar, Hunter Pets and Pet Families pages. "Pet Colour Overrides" is now "Use Pet Colours" on the Hunter Pets page.
• Hunter pets are recognised through the stable and their Call Pet spell, so their colour also works when the game hides unit names.
• "Save to Current Pet" sets the pet's own colour instead of creating a preset. Presets named after a hunter pet become that pet's own colour once; other classes' pets still use a preset named after them.
• Picking your colour or starting an effect while a pet is out only replaces the pet colour on your health bar; the pet frame keeps it.

[4.9.1] - 2026-09-15

Fixed (4.9.1)

• The AzeriteUI pet frame stayed red in 4.9.0. It shows your colour, effects and pet colours again, like the player frame, and the AzeriteUI6 pet frame is coloured as well.

[4.9.0] - 2026-09-15

Added (4.9.0)

• Support for every retail AzeriteUI edition: AzeriteUI 5.x, AzeriteUI5 JuNNeZ Edition and the official AzeriteUI for Midnight (AzeriteUI6), including player frames enabled after login.
• Hunter pet family colours now work in every game language (matched by creature family ID).
• Whiptail pet family colour.

Changed (4.9.0)

• Rainbow, pulse and pet colours are only applied on screen; your saved colour is never changed by them.
• Animations update up to 30 times per second and no longer trigger AzeriteUI frame updates.
• "Rainbow Speed (Hz)" is now "Animation Speed". Speeds are unchanged: at 1.0 a rainbow cycle takes about 21 seconds.
• Alpha is applied to the health bar texture instead of the whole bar frame.
• The Blizzard player health bar art is desaturated so colours show true.
• Picking a colour or starting an effect while a pet colour is shown takes effect immediately; the pet colour returns on the next pet change.
• /ahui now opens and closes the options panel.
• Colour-blind presets are added once per profile.
• The TOC lists all AzeriteUI editions as optional dependencies, and release packages no longer include the wiki.

Removed (4.9.0)

• The addon no longer replaces the global oUF health colour or AzeriteUI's colour table.
• Pet family entries that are not real families (Kodo, Dog, Goat, Mouse, Skunk, Hawk, Shark, Fish, Shale Spider, Silithid). The current names Hound, Aqiri and Shale Beast keep their colours.

Fixed (4.9.0)

• Pulse made the saved colour darker after every /reload or logout while it was running.
• A pet colour replaced the saved player colour after a /reload with the pet out.
• Stopping the rainbow did not bring back the chosen colour.
• Renaming a preset to its own name deleted it, and renaming onto an existing name overwrote that preset.
• Lua errors in oUF layouts caused by replacing oUF.colors.health.
• One-frame colour flicker when AzeriteUI or oUF recoloured the bar, and full AzeriteUI player-frame updates running 10 times per second during animations.
• Colours could be replaced on JuNNeZ Edition frames, whose oUF colours the bar texture directly.
• The options panel did not refresh after saving a preset from the popup, resetting, or a pet change.
• Deleted colour-blind presets came back on every login.
• Possible taint from writing lockColor on the Blizzard player health bar.
• The reset dialog claimed all profiles would be deleted.

[4.8.0] - 2026-08-27

Added (4.8.0)

• World of Warcraft Retail 12.1.0 support (Interface: 120100).
• Native PlayerFrame_GetHealthBar() lookup with structural fallbacks.
• Retail secret-value guards for hunter-pet name and family lookups.
• AddOn Compartment registration through LibDBIcon.

Changed (4.8.0)

• Updated embedded Ace3 to Release-r1403 and LibDBIcon to v12.0.3.
• Corrected dependency order and now load complete AceGUI/AceConfig XML manifests.
• Replaced direct status-bar method overrides with guarded secure post-hooks.
• Reduced health-bar polling and event churn while retaining late AzeriteUI frame discovery.

Fixed (4.8.0)

• Addon startup failures caused by loading LibStub, CallbackHandler, AceConfig dependencies, and AceGUI in the wrong order or not at all.
• An endless zero-delay timer loop caused by re-entering the Blizzard SetStatusBarColor hook.
• Pulse and rainbow effects running simultaneously or surviving manual colour changes.
• Pulse/rainbow state restoration after hunter-pet overrides.
• Pulse state not resuming after reload and reset not fully stopping active effects.
• Alpha being applied twice to status-bar textures.

Validated (4.8.0)

• Confirmed working in the World of Warcraft Retail 12.1 client after the API and library update.

[4.7.27] - 2026-02-18

Changed (4.7.27)

• Version bump for release.

[4.7.26] – 2025-06-15

Added (4.7.26)

• Complete TWW hunter pet family coverage: Added all missing The War Within hunter pet families to familyColours table.
• New Exotic families: Carapid, Pterrordax, Shale Beast.
• New Mammal families: Courser, Feathermane, Gruffhorn, Hound, Mammoth, Stag, Wolf.
• New Bird families: Bat, Waterfowl.
• New Reptile families: Hopper, Ray, Wind Serpent.
• New Insect families: Scorpid.
• Special skill-required families: Blood Beast, Lesser Dragonkin, Warp Stalker.

Changed (4.7.26)

• Updated hunter pet family fallback colors to include all current TWW pet families.
• Normalized some family naming (e.g., "Shale Spider" → "Shale Beast").
• Enhanced color variety across all pet family types with thematic color choices.

Fixed (4.7.26)

• Missing fallback colors for newer hunter pet families introduced in The War Within expansion.

[4.7.25] – 2025-06-15

Added (4.7.25)

• Lua 5.2 + 5.4 compatibility: local unpack = table.unpack or unpack shim.
• Class-colour buttons now show both male / female localized names where they differ.
• Enhanced Blizzard health bar color override for Dragonflight/TWW+.

Fixed (4.7.25)

• "attempt to call global 'SetHealthColor' (a nil value)" errors.
• "attempt to index a number value" on retail when GetStatusBarTexture() returned a fileID.
• Missing SetHealthColor function definition.

Changed (4.7.25)

• Texture-detection logic finalised:
  • Blizzard gradient → recoloured via VertexColor (keeps gloss, no tint).
  • AzeriteUI / oUF numeric gradients → recoloured, not replaced.
  • Unknown custom textures → fallback to WHITE8X8.
• Version bump to 4.7.25.
• Improved code organization with proper sectioning and comments. Picker

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning
Format inspired by Keep a Changelog

[4.7.20] – 2026-06-16

Added (4.7.20 – Features)

• Lua 5.2 + 5.4 compatibility: local unpack = table.unpack or unpack shim.
• Class-colour buttons now show both male / female localized names where they differ.

Changed (4.7.20 – Logic)

• Texture-detection logic finalised:
  • Blizzard gradient → recoloured via VertexColor (keeps gloss, no tint).
  • AzeriteUI / oUF numeric gradients → recoloured, not replaced.
  • Unknown custom textures → fallback to WHITE8X8.
• Version bump to 4.7.20.

Fixed (4.7.20 – Compatibility)

• “attempt to index a number value” on retail when GetStatusBarTexture() returned a fileID.

[4.7.19] – 2026-06-16

Changed (4.7.19 – UI)

• Earlier texture swap (to flat WHITE8X8) reverted for Blizzard bars; now re-tint gradient instead.
• Option-panel label and header bumped to 4.7.19.

Fixed (4.7.19 – Bugs)

• Unwanted flat-brown bar on AzeriteUI frames.

[4.7.18] – 2026-06-16

Added (4.7.18 – Features)

• Removed duplicate numeric-texture branch that forced all bars to flat white.
• Extra end in PatchFrame eliminated (syntax error in VS Code).

Fixed (4.7.18 – Bugs)

• Stray end before Blizzard helper comment – stopped <eof> compile error.
• Deleted leftover duplicate SetHealthColor snippet.

[4.7.17] – 2026-06-16

Added (4.7.17 – Features)

• PatchFrame now tests type(texPath) before :match(), preventing “attempt to index a number value” on numeric fileIDs.
• Version strings bumped.

Fixed (4.7.17 – Bugs)

• Missing end after hooksecurefunc block closed PatchFrame correctly.
• Duplicate SetHealthColor snippet removed (caused wrong colours / loader fail).

[4.7.16] – 2026-06-16

Added (4.7.16 – Features)

• Blizzard Dragonflight/TWW player-frame support** (ForceBlizzardHealthBarColor).
• Hook to keep bar coloured after Blizzard refreshes.

Fixed (4.7.16 – Bugs)

• PatchFrame now tests type(texPath) before :match(), preventing “attempt to index a number value” on numeric fileIDs.
• Version strings bumped.

[4.7.15] – 2026-06-16

Added (4.7.15 – Features)

• Missing end after hooksecurefunc block closed PatchFrame correctly.
• Duplicate SetHealthColor snippet removed (caused wrong colours / loader fail).

Fixed (4.7.15 – Bugs)

• Deleted redundant two-line snippet overriding colour logic.
• Version bump only.

[4.7.14] – 2026-06-16

Added (4.7.14 – Features)

• Second duplicate “Classic / pre-DF path” block removed.
• Stray end (f.Health,"SetStatusBarColor"... line deleted (line-213 crash).

Fixed (4.7.14 – Bugs)

• Began clean-up: re-ordered PatchFrame, consolidated texture handling.

[4.7.13] – 2026-06-16

Added (4.7.13 – Features)

• Double equals typo (colorClass=false=false) corrected.
• Blizzard gradient now recolours via VertexColor not flat replace.

Fixed (4.7.13 – Bugs)

• Forced WHITE8X8 on all non-Blizzard bars (prevented green tint on retail).

[4.7.12] – 2026-06-16

Added (4.7.12 – Features)

• Retail player bar path updated (HealthBarsContainer.HealthBar).

Fixed (4.7.12) – Bugs

• Blizzard helper added, but wrong path: resulted in nil test, quickly superseded.

[4.7.6] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.7.6) – Features

• StopRainbow nil error when hunter-pet events fired before rainbow functions were in scope.
• Duplicate storedPlayerColor, storedRainbow declaration removed.

Fixed (4.7.6) – Bugs

• Rainbow toggle button now shows “Stop Rainbow Effect” while active.
• Ping-Pong mode re-implemented with true HSV hue sweep (0 → 1 → 0) for clearer contrast versus Cycle.

(No functional code changes to Pulse or presets.)

[4.7.5] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.7.5) – Features

• Ping-Pong pattern now sweeps half the HSV hue wheel and reverses, giving a visibly different effect from Cycle.
• Chaos pattern now picks a fresh random hue every tick (0.1 s) for maximum contrast.
• Rainbow toggle button text switches between “Rainbow Effect” and “Stop Rainbow Effect”.
• Version bump to 4.7.5.

[4.7.4] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.7.4) – Features

• Single toggle buttons for both Rainbow and Pulse (start/stop in one).

Fixed (4.7.4) – Bugs

• StopRainbow nil error in UNIT_PET handler by converting it to an up-value assignment.

[4.7.3] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.7.3) – Features

• Pulse Colour / Stop Pulse buttons that pulse the currently selected colour (independent of rainbow).

Changed (4.7.3)

• Removed “Pulse” entry from Rainbow Pattern dropdown (now its own effect).
• Updated .toc library paths to match Libs\… structure.

[4.7.2] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.7.2) – Features

• Minimap launcher now toggles the options panel (click to open/close).

Fixed (4.7.2) – Bugs

• Cleaned duplicate state blocks and stray end to clear Lua warnings.

[4.7.1] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.7.1) – Features

• Pulse Colour picker to define the base hue for Pulse pattern.

[4.7.0] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.7.0) – Features

• Advanced Rainbow patterns: Cycle, Ping-Pong, Chaos (Pulse split later).

Changed (1.5.0)

• Rainbow Speed slider restarts animation live.

[4.6.2] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.6.2)

• Minimap/Titan launcher click now closes the panel if it’s already open.

[4.6.1] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.6.1)

• Descriptive tooltips for every control.

Fixed (4.6.1)

• Removed duplicate tooltip lines and stray em-dashes.

[4.6.0] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.6.0)

• LibDataBroker + LibDBIcon minimap launcher with “Show Minimap Icon” toggle.

[4.5.4] - 2026-06-15

Added (4.5.4

• 40+ hunter-pet family fallback colours (with comments).

Fixed (4.5.4)

• Nil reference in reset popup via forward declarations.

[4.5.3] - 2025-06-15

Added (4.5.3 – Features)

• Confirmation popup for “Reset to Defaults”.

[4.5.2] - 2025-06-15

Fixed (4.5.2 – Bugs)

• Rainbow buttons missing after header refactor.

[4.5.1] - 2025-06-15

Added (4.5.1 – Features)

• Section headers to group options visually.

[4.5.0] - 2025-06-14

Added (4.5.0 – Features)

• Alpha-channel support (RGBA).
• Rainbow speed slider (0.1 - 5 Hz).
• Quick “Class Colour” reset button.
• Colour-blind friendly presets seeded on first run.
• AceLocale scaffold for future translations.

[4.0.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (4.0.0 – Features)

• Ace3 rewrite: static colour picker, rainbow cycle, presets, save-to-pet, random colour, class buttons.

[3.1.103] - 2025-05-30

Added (3.1.103 – Features)

• Preset save now prompts for custom name.

[3.1.102] - 2025-05-28

Fixed (3.1.102 – Bugs)

• Hunter-pet presets now revert to player colour when pet dismissed.

[3.1.101] - 2025-05-25

Added (3.1.101 – Features)

• Automatic hunter-pet name presets applied on summon.

[3.1.100] - 2025-05-21

Added (3.1.100 – Features)

• Initial Ace3 public release with rainbow cycle, presets, and debug logging.

[3.0.100] - 2025-06-13

Added (3.0.100 – Features)

• (Original note set – modular rewrite, rainbow cycle, class colours, presets, debug logging, etc.)

Fixed (3.0.100 – Bugs)

• DB nil during startup, double event registration.

[2.9.2] - 2025-06-12

Added (2.9.2 – Features)

• Dynamic BuildPresetDropdown; combat-safe ApplyColor.

[2.9.0] - 2025-06-11

Added (2.9.0 – Features)

• Rename input box and buttons.

[2.8.0] - 2025-06-11

Added (2.8.0 – Features)

• Rainbow cycle toggler.

[2.7.0] - 2025-06-11

Added (2.7.0 – Features)

• Blizzard PlayerFrame and oUF support.

[2.6.0] - 2025-06-11

Added (2.6.0 – Features)

• AceDB profile system.

[2.5.0] - 2025-06-11

Fixed (2.5.0 – Bugs)

• Rogue classColour resets on AzeriteUI frames.

[2.0.0] - 2025-06-11

Added (2.0.0 – Features)

• Modular ApplyColor with recursive frame walk.

[1.5.0] - 2025-06-11

Changed (1.5.0 – Updates)

• Default colour to RGB {0.7, 0.1, 0.1}.

[1.0.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (1.0 – Core)

• Health-bar override on login.
• Saved a fully working backup version as reference.

[0.9.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (0.9 – Hooks)

• Hook SetStatusBarColor on Blizzard/oUF/AUI frames.
• Hooked SetStatusBarColor on PlayerFrame, oUF_Player, and AzeriteUnitFramePlayer.
• Registered UNIT_HEALTH event to reapply on every health update.
• Added C_Timer.NewTicker fallback to catch edge-case updates.

[0.8.0] - 2025-06-10

Fixed (0.8.0)

• Removed unsupported DB:SaveProfile().
• Discovered AceDB saves only on logout/reload.
• Removed unsupported DB:SaveProfile() calls.
• Suggested manual /reload ui or explicit ReloadUI() for immediate persistence.

[0.7.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (0.7 – Classes)

• Class-colour buttons.
• Extended options with one execute button per RAID_CLASS_COLORS entry.
• Clicking a class button immediately applies that class's color.

[0.6.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (0.6 – Config)

• AceConfigDialog panel.
• Adopted AceConfig-3.0 & AceConfigDialog-3.0 for a polished options UI.
• /ahui now opens the Blizzard-style options panel.
• Exposed a single "Healthbar Color" picker.

[0.5.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (0.5 – Structure)

• Slash command registration.
• Replaced def with local function, fixed end mismatches.
• Re-registered slash commands inside ADDON_LOADED properly.
• Corrected file and TOC casing.

[0.4.0] - 2025-06-10

Fixed (0.4.0)

• Load-order issues with Ace3.
• Resolved missing Ace3 libraries and AzeriteUI folder name issues.
• Switched between ## Dependencies: and ## X-EmbedLibraries:.
• Ensured correct loading of Blizzard_InterfaceOptions APIs.

[0.3.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (0.3 – Skeleton)

• .toc, AceDB, Interface Options swatch, /ahui.
• Created .toc and main Lua file.
• Added AceDB-3.0 for saved settings.
• Built Interface Options panel with swatch button.
• Introduced slash /ahui.

[0.2.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (0.2 – Integration)

• Hooked into AzeriteUI colours.
• Integrated with AceAddon-3.0 to retrieve AzeriteUI addon.
• Overrode AUI.Colors.health and repainted all AUI.units.
• Provided table override and hooksecurefunc on PostUpdateHealth.

[0.1.0] - 2025-06-10

Added (0.1 – Prototype)

• Basic /hbcp command & PlayerFrame recolour.
• Basic Blizzard ColorPicker integration.
• Slash /hbcp to open picker.
• Applies color to Blizzard PlayerFrame health bar only.