This add-on require the lib IGAS and PLoop, so you need download them first.
Cube provide several features :
1. CodeEditor(/cube code, also you can open key bindings to give it a key)
You can run debug codes in the default snippet editor, here are some key features for the editor:
- Auto indent when you type codes in it.
- Auto syntax color, you can change the colors in the menu.
- Auto-complete based on a API list and the words in the codes.
- An operation history based on you operation(like input several codes, press backspace to delete several lines, not based on the time), you can use CTRL+Z to undo, CTRL+Y to redo.
- Use CTRL+G and give a line number to go.
- Use CTRL+F to find text, F3 for continue search(only works for word now)
- Use CTRL+A then TAB to format the code, this is failsafe operation.
- Use CTRL+ENTER to insert a new line after the current line and move the cursor to the new line.
- Use F5 to run the code.
- You can use Pageup, Pagedown to jump pages.
- You can use Doublc-Click to a word.
- You can use SHIFT + UP or DOWN or LEFT or RIGHT or PAGEUP or PAGEDOWN to select blocks.
- You can click the line number to select one line.
- You can press mouse down on a line number and move the mouse to other line number to select several lines.
Also you can click the button on the top left to show the snippet tree, click the Add button on the root (you'll see the button when move mouse on it).
Give it a name, and you'll have a new snippet can used to save codes, also you can choose the auto-run for the snippet so it'll be auto run in the beginning of the next game session.
If you don't like commands like ctrl+z, ctrl+y, you can set them in the Commond:
(Yeah, I try to give a system so users can write mods for Cube, but I don't have more time for it, so it's now only used to modify the command keys)
You can Click the Log button to open a Log panel :
You can type some commands in the bottom edit box, press enter to run it, "= exp" will be converted to "print(exp)", the print here is special designed only send message to the log panel, the log panel is editable, so you can copy it or clear it.
You can also use UP or DOWN to toggle the history commands.
If you run the code in the snippet, print is original, so only send message to the chat message frame, if you want send message to the log panel, you should use :
Cube.Log(msg, r, g, b)
All four parameters are required(Maybe added in the next version).
2. Debugger(/cube debug)
There is only one input box at the top, you can type in the table or a frame's global name, or an expression that the result is a table or a frame, then press enter to see the result.
Like the pic, you can input "GetMouseFocus()" then move mouse to a frame and press the enter to show the details of the target frame. Children and layer regions would also be shown in the tree. If you select a node that's an ui element, it would be shine so you may easily find it, also the edit box would show the access path of the node.
I kept getting an error on classic whenever I loaded Cube by itself (or with one of my addons that doesn't use LibStub and CallBackhandler. These errors were related to these two addons. I did some digging and found that in the IGAS libraries, neither of these libs were being called. When I had another addon loaded with those libraries it worked fine. So I edited IGAS\LibClassicDurations.xml to include the libstub.lua and callbackhandler-1.0.lua and everything works great now.
In reply to dragonflyy69:
I really missed that. Thank you for your work.
If you have problem with input, you may update the IGAS to v155 version, it'd be fixed, I don't know why, but it just fix the strange problem for multi line text box
Any chance we could get an option to disable the minimap button?
That button only show when there are lua errors. if you clear all errors in it, it will be hidden.
For now, there is no option to disable it, maybe in next version but I don't know when.
Here is an alternative solution, save the code below as one auto-run snippet, it'll force the icon keep hidden.
Thanks!
Am a refugee from WoWLua that really misses the command line + command output capture at the bottom. Could this possibly be implemented, pretty please? :)
Also, an automatic code formatting instead of Ctrl + A + TAB.
Thanks for the hard work (and really fast update rate!), keep it up!
Fulg
v5.17 added, you can use the Log button to show the log panel, a new editbox is added at the bottom of it. you can type commands in it, and use the up and down to browse the history.
The code is normally auto formatting when you type it, ctrl+a+tab is a failsafe.
Since I'm working on a new lib, some features of the Cube won't be updated like the API list, I don't have time for this now.
BTW. the debugger can also be used to inspect frames, you can type 'GetMouseFocus()' in the debug then move the mouse to a frame and press the enter to show the details of it like regions, childs, also selected ui should be shine so you can easily find them.
Many thanks for the superfast response!
Keep up the good work mate!
I really really want to use this addon, as I know it will allow me to do some awesome stuff but i can't get it to work for the life of me. None of the commands work. I have it installed and active and LIB: IGAS installed and activated too! What gives? Any idears?
Well, you should bind keys for those frames. or you can use
/cube code
to open the code editor panel
/cube debug
to open the debug panel
Yeah, what i'm trying to say is that doesn't work. I have LIB: Igas, Cube, i dont have IGAS_UI though as it says it's just a UI replacement and not needed. I type /cube code and nothing at all happens. I bind a key to load them and load it, nothing happens. I am almost wondering if your addon isn't being bugged by some other addon but then I unloaded all of my addons except for Lib: IGAS and Cube and it still wouldn't load.
Sorry this is Fostot, but I posted on my husbands computer and didn't look at which account was logged in. My apologies. It happens on his computer too just so we are clear on that :)
That's a little wierd, I suggest you install the !BugGrabber and BugSack. If the panel wouldn't show, it must be caused by some errors.
If there is no error, you may try delete the save variables files since the panel's saved location may be error.
You can delete the file
WTF\Account\{AccountName}\SavedVariables\Cube.lua
First: I really like this addon.
Second: I haven't been able to use it since it causes issues with another addon "Zygor guides". The issue is that the Zygor saved variables file grows to over 18 meg when Cube is enabled. The actual variable in their file has to do with Zygor saving the screen position of one of it's windows.
I reported this over a year ago, but finally had to give up and stop using Cube.
Could you possibly download the free version of Zygor and see what it and your addon do together? If you do, and open the zygor saved variables file, the problem variable will be quite obvious if you page down thru the file.
I have reported this to Zygor guides; however, they will probably view this as a problem with Cube.
Of the over 100 addons I have loaded, only Zygor and Cube have this issue.
I'm currently trying to find a work around.
The bottom line is that with their savedvariabvles file being so big, Wow takes forever to load/exit.
I appreciate anything you can do.
thanks
The Cube and the IGAS lib are running in sandboxes, normally they won't affect any other addons.
The only conflict I faced is caused by some addons that hooked the CreateFrame, it'll cause the IGAS loading false methods of ui elments, if the Zygor hooked them and replaced the SetPoint and GetPoint method, it may cause some problems.
To fix it :
1. rename the IGAS folder to !IGAS to make sure the lib will be loaded at the first time. (Beware you may have other libs with !XXX name, you may rename IGAS to !!IGAS to make sure it will be the first addon that loaded.)
2. rename the IGAS.toc in the folder to !IGAS.toc.
3. don't forget to change Cube.toc's content, Set Dependencies to !IGAS.
If you still has the problem, follow some steps to check it :
1. Disable the Cube and Enable the IGAS to see if the conflict is between the Zygor and IGAS. I don't think it'll.
2. Disable all auto-run in the Cube, you can just backup the save variables files of the Cube and remove them to see if the error is caused by the snippets. If it's, you should check the snippets by yourself.
3. Well, it still happens, you may try to use the cube's debug panel to check the content of the Zygor's saved variables. To do this :
I tried the first 3 steps. My Zygor saved variable file jumped from 1 meg up to 60 meg.
Having IGAS enabled, Cube disabled, Zygor enabled, does not cause the problem.
I have no auto runs in Cube.
The contents of two variables in the file make up over 1,000,000 lines (using Notepad++ editor).
Variables with names containing "IGAS" are scattered throughout those variables.
I have uploaded a portion of the file to pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/Ey0HHDTg
Well, that's a little wired, I know what it did, the Zygor save frame points like :
ZygorGuidesViewerSettings.profiles.Steve.frame_positions.point = { someFrame:GetPoint(1) }.
the second is the UIParent object, so it saved all datas contains in it. Normally, it should be using the name "UIParent" not the object as the save value.
But they won't fix it. Well, it's caused by the IGAS's UI mechanism, but it can be easily modified,
Download the IGAS v85 will fix it.
thank you very much. Cube is the best in-game editor/debugger I've found.
You should also update the IGAS lib