Floating Combat Alert

v1.0.0 (2026-09-09)

Full Changelog

• add preview gif, .gitignore, harden package ignore list
• trim to /fca and /fca reset; player-facing README; drop LICENSE
  Only two slash commands remain: bare /fca toggles the options window
  (anything unrecognized included) and /fca reset restores every default.
  The test/region/duration subcommands are gone -- the options window and
  its move-region button cover all of that.
  README cut down to what a player cares about (what it does, /fca,
  /reset as the safety net); LICENSE removed.
• packaging: house release template + preview cadence 0.5
  Preview loop now enters the next alert at 50% of the previous travel.
  .toc follows the house template: @project-version@ (packager-injected),
  author, IconTexture 1100022, X-Curse-Project-ID 1689057, Midnight
  120000+120100 interface list. Adds .pkgmeta (Move_* style), the
  BigWigsMods/packager release workflow, GPL-2.0 LICENSE and a concise
  README.
• v0.6.2: smooth mid-flight restyle, 80%-overlap preview cadence, lean-down
  Mid-flight settings changes no longer restart the alert: the resume no
  longer relies on negative SetStartDelay (the client clamps those to 0,
  which restarted the fade and slowed the drift). Alerts track their
  consumed/remaining timeline; a restyle keeps the text exactly where it
  is and schedules only the remaining travel and a fade ramp continuing
  from the current alpha.
  The preview loop now chains previews with a slight overlap: each one
  enters while the previous is at 80% of its travel (0.8x duration timer
  chain) instead of waiting until the band is empty.
  Lean-down: FCA_TRACE debug hooks, dead VERSION/unpack locals and the
  stale driver comment removed; UpdatePreviewLoop alias folded into
  PumpLoop; single ReleaseAlert helper replaces three inline release
  loops; region editor attaches OnUpdate only while dragging (zero
  per-frame cost while open); slash handler drops unused param.
  Tests: 144 unit + 54 sim green, stable across runs. New regression
  block covers position/alpha continuity across restyle and duration
  changes mid-flight.
• tests: replace flaky preview-loop sim skips with env:Pump-driven assertions
  The mock's C_Timer callbacks never fired in hand-cranked AdvanceTime +
  TickAnims loops, so the sim's loop-alternation check was skipped as
  flaky. The shared mock now has time-aware timers (dueAt) and a
  deterministic frame pump (env:Pump): per fixed step it fires due
  timers, OnUpdate on shown frames, then animation groups. Both former
  skips are live: loop alternation, and combat text spawning beside
  in-flight loop text. Sim 53 passed / 0 failed, stable across runs.
• v0.6.1: concurrent alert engine + animation-driven fade + config window overhaul
  Major engine refactor:
  • Replace single-alert polling (OnUpdate) with spawned per-alert frames
    driven by WoW AnimationGroups (Alpha + Translation) — zero per-frame Lua
  • Concurrent alerts: new messages spawn alongside in-flight ones
    (8-instance cap, duplicate transitions suppressed at event level)
  • Dual combat triggers: PLAYER_ENTER/LEAVE_COMBAT primary + UNIT_FLAGS
    fallback via UnitAffectingCombat('player')
    Config window overhaul:
  • Per-setting link checkboxes (font/size/color/outline/text/direction/duration/fade)
  • Font dropdown (7 validated western typefaces, labels in their own font)
  • Size/Text/Duration/Fade numeric editboxes with clamping and revert
  • Direction dropdown (up/down), Outline dropdown (none/thin/thick)
  • Color picker (raised strata, draggable)
  • Band editor: vertical-only resize via drag handles, read-only coord
    readouts, snug width from text, center-drag to move
  • Test loop always runs while window is open; despawns loop-only text on close
  • Live restyling of in-flight alerts via animation reconfiguration
  • Window position persisted (db.win)
  • Region band centered on screen center by default
    Cleanup:
  • Removed: login flash, all debug prints, monochrome option, slash aliases
  • Mock: AnimationGroup/Alpha/Translation support, C_Timer, error handler
  • 152 unit tests + 53 sim assertions green under lua5.1
• Floating Combat Alert v0.6.0: concurrent alert engine, config window, region band editor