Changelog

1.7.0

Forever (experimental)

• Ship one CurseForge package for Classic Era and Forever: PetAssist.toc (11509) and PetAssist_Forever.toc (16001).
• Add Forever/Compat.lua: client detect, C_Spell name lookup, Assist stance (/petassist), and a secure-snippet probe.
• If OnClick wrapping is unavailable on a Forever build, disable bar SoftCC/assist wrapping, keep the Recall key, and print a clear message.
• SoftCC, rules, and Recall remain the primary Forever value; /petattack assist stays available (e.g. Passive stance).

Validation

• Automated suite: Era regressions plus Forever load path (Compat + C_Spell) and snippet-failure fallback (80 Lua 5.1 checks total with locale/class init).
• Forever in-game smoke is not claimed yet; treat Forever as experimental until the Forever checklist in tests/IN_GAME.md passes.

1.6.2

Fixes

• Fix damage abilities sending the pet to attack without casting the player's spell. Execute the original action slot through a separate secure button instead of clicking the same button recursively.
• Resolve the current action slot at click time, preserve native spell ranks and macro bodies, and forward targeting attributes.
• Leave native clicks untouched if the secure delegate is unavailable and report failures to remove click wrappers.

Diagnostics

• Add opt-in recording with /pa debug on|off|clear and a copyable /pa report [ButtonName] window, also available in Advanced settings.
• Include client/build, locale/class, settings, bar addons, action-slot decisions, click attempts, player spell outcomes, game error IDs and blocked/forbidden addon actions.
• Keep the last 100 events across reloads in a separate per-character diagnostic store. Reports are shared manually; character names, chat, macro bodies/names and custom rule names are not recorded.
• Observe clicks through read-only hooks. Debug controls and reports do not change protected action attributes in combat. Attach Lua errors separately from the game's error viewer.

Validation

• Pass 74 automated Lua 5.1 regression, initialization, settings migration and diagnostic persistence checks, including checks against the packaged addon.
• Confirmed in Classic Era 1.15.9 (build 70003), enUS Warlock with Blizzard bars: Shadow Bolt, Corruption and Curse of Agony cast successfully, and the pet attacks.
• Broader Hunter, macro and third-party bar scenarios remain covered by the in-game checklist rather than this limited client confirmation.

1.6.1

• Fix blocked casts on Blizzard action bars with ActionButtonUseKeyDown enabled: forward the nested native click on release, matching Blizzard's secure mouse dispatch.

• Correct the regression fixture to model Blizzard OnClick separately from direct secure key input; reproduce the 1.6.0 failure before applying the fix.

• Reorganize settings into General, Advanced and Rules tabs with scrollable pages.

• Use descriptive English/Russian labels and explicit selections instead of cycling through command values.

• Show saved rules for editing and add custom exclusion management without chat commands.

• Show inline save feedback and explain automatic saving and deferred combat changes.

• Cancel Recall key capture when switching tabs.

1.6.0

Fixes

• Execute original action buttons instead of rebuilding spell casts and copying macro bodies. This preserves downranks, native targeting, auto-attack behavior, and long macros.
• Read current secure action/page attributes at click time and precompute policies for all 120 slots, avoiding stale spell proxies after paging in combat.
• Remove invalid restricted-frame Click() calls; route pet commands through a secure OnClick macro and /click back to the original button with a recursion guard.
• Use one preferred-stance command for mouse and keyboard, including modifier binds.
• Reconcile key-down CVar changes made during combat after combat.
• Store new blacklist entries once; reuse/cancel Recall key capture when closing options.

Features

• Preferred pet stance: Defensive or Passive.
• Explicit spell/macro rules: attack, recall, ignore, clear; editor in options and /pa rule / /pa rules.
• Conservative macro auto mode: recognize simple unconditional casts; leave complex macros unchanged unless opted in. Explicit /pet... commands always retain ownership.
• Macro default policy: /pa macros auto|attack|recall|ignore.
• Howl of Terror and Frost Trap opt-in checkboxes and /pa howl / /pa frost.
• Recall binding conflict notification.
• /pa test ButtonName: current slot, ID, decision/reason, prepared policy, and pending-combat refresh.

Validation

• Lua 5.1 regression suite and class/locale initialization checks; GitHub Actions runs the suite on pushes and pull requests.
• Real-client secure execution, macro chaining, action-bar integrations and UI layout require the in-game checklist before release.
• New UI strings include English/Russian translations and English fallback for other locales.

1.5.1

Localization

• Full Classic Era locale support: Added translations for deDE (German), frFR (French), esES (Spanish - Spain), esMX (Spanish - Mexico), ptBR (Portuguese - Brazil), itIT (Italian), koKR (Korean), zhCN (Simplified Chinese), zhTW (Traditional Chinese)
• Fallback system: All locales fall back to English (enUS) for any missing strings
• Structured for CurseForge: Localization tables organized for future integration with CurseForge localization system
• Note: Asian locales (koKR, zhCN, zhTW) are draft translations; game terminology may need verification by native speakers

Auto-Attack Detection

• Locale-independent: Fixed auto-attack detection to use spell ID 6603 instead of hardcoded string comparisons ("attack", "атака", etc.)
• Classic Era compatible: Uses spell ID check first, fallback to global ATTACK string for reliability
• Eliminates bugs: Now works correctly on all client languages without special-casing locale strings

1.5.0

Features

• Rank-correct casts: Downranked spells on the action bar now cast the exact rank placed on the bar, not max rank
• Restore pet stance after SoftCC: New option (default ON) to restore pet stance (e.g. /petdefensive) before /petattack on normal spells after using SoftCC abilities
• Class gate: Addon now only activates for Hunter and Warlock; shows a single quiet message on other classes
• Localization: All user-facing strings now support English (default) and Russian (ruRU) via locale table

Spell List Improvements

• Added missing Hunter spells to block list:
  • All Aspects (Hawk, Cheetah, Pack, Wild)
  • All Tracking abilities
  • Trueshot Aura, Rapid Fire, Deterrence, Disengage
  • Demon summons for Warlock
  • All Detect Invisibility ranks
• SoftCC changes:
  • Removed Seduction (pet's own spell; /petfollow interrupts it)
  • Howl of Terror and Frost Trap now opt-in via settings (not default)

Performance & UX

• Event debouncing: ACTIONBAR_SLOT_CHANGED and similar events now debounced into one refresh (100ms delay)
• UPDATE_MACROS registered: Edited macros now automatically picked up
• Reduced print noise: Only prints on first login or explicit /pa refresh, not every world enter
• Skip unnecessary post-combat refresh: Only refreshes when pendingRefresh flag is set

Commands

• New: /pa stance on|off — toggle stance restoration
• Updated: /pa test now shows stance restore status
• Updated: /pa status includes stance restore state

1.4.0

• SoftCC Guard: Fear / Banish / Howl / Death Coil / Enslave / traps / Scare Beast → /petpassive + /petfollow with the cast (pet stops breaking CC)
• Toggle: options checkbox or /pa softcc on|off (default on)
• SoftCC overrides assist even in all mode

1.3.2

• Fixed: DoTs (Corruption, curses, Immolate) no longer skipped in harm mode
• harm now = everything except built-in CC/utility list (no broken IsHarmfulSpell)
• Clearer mode descriptions in options

1.3.1

• Options registered in Esc → Options → AddOns → PetAssist
• /pa config opens that panel

1.3.0

• Modes: harm (default), all, custom — control when the pet is sent
• Built-in block list for CC/utility (Fear, Banish, Death Coil, traps, create stones, Life Tap, etc.)
• Dominos / Bartender4 / ElvUI action button support via PreClick
• Recall bind: /petpassive + /petfollow (/pa recall or options UI)
• Options window: /pa config
• Smarter /petattack [pet,@target,harm,nodead] (skip if no pet / bad target)
• Items skipped in harm mode (no pet on Healthstone/trinket presses)
• Slash: mode, block, unblock, recall, config

1.2.3

• Fixed "You are too far away" spam: /startattack only on the Attack button, not on every spell

1.2.2

• Restored pet attack via secure /petattack macros on keybinds
• Keep auto-attack: use /startattack instead of /cast Attack, no key-up double-fire
• Empty action slots are no longer overridden

1.2.1

• Fixed auto-attack: proxies now use type=action instead of /cast macros
• Removed typerelease double-fire that toggled Attack off on key-up
• Pet attack runs once per keypress (respects ActionButtonUseKeyDown)

1.2.0

• Secure action-bar proxies with /petattack + spell/item/macro
• Keybind overrides via SetOverrideBindingClick
• PreClick wrap for mouse clicks on action buttons
• /petassist test and refresh

1.1.0

• Attempted secure WrapScript helpers (superseded by 1.2)

1.0.0

• Initial experiment (direct PetAttack() — blocked by Blizzard)