DIM

## 1.7.0 - 2026-04-25                                               
                                                                                                                                      
### Midnight (12.0.0) chat lockdown handling                                                                                           
                                                                   
Patch 12.0.0 introduced `C_ChatInfo.InChatMessagingLockdown()`. During an active instance encounter, addon-initiated `SendChatMessage` / `SendWhisper` calls are blocked outright (`ADDON_ACTION_BLOCKED`), and incoming whisper events deliver `text` and `playerName` as Se
cret Values that addons cannot read or store. DIM now degrades gracefully:                                                             
                                                                   
- **Outbound (sending blocked)**: when lockdown is active, instead of silently failing, DIM pre-fills Blizzard's default chat editor with the recipient and message (`chatType` = `WHISPER` or `BN_WHISPER`, `tellTarget` = character name or BNet presence ID). Press Enter  
on the editor to send via Blizzard's secure path. An orange `[DIM]` notice appears in the DIM window explaining what happened.
- **Inbound (events delivered as Secret Values)**: DIM no longer pops the window open, flashes the tab, plays a sound, or pulses the minimap when a message can't be parsed. If the window is already open, an orange `[DIM] Whisper received during chat lockdown — content  
unreadable until encounter ends.` notice is added to the active tab, throttled to once per 60 seconds.                                 
                                                                                                                                      
Once the encounter ends, lockdown clears and normal whisper handling resumes.