Changelog - ThreatBuddyForever

Changelog

All notable changes to ThreatBuddyForever will be documented in this file. This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and is optimized for the World of Warcraft Vanilla 2.0 (16001) framework baseline.

Changelog - ThreatBuddyForever 2.0

All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.

- v2.2.1

- 2026-10-03

🔧 Fixed

• Role-Isolated Taunt Alerts: Restricted the TAUNT text override and Cyan color formatting exclusively to players actively flagged as a Tank. DPS and Healers will now cleanly see their standard native threat tracking percentages on taunted targets.
• 72% Threat UI Freeze Resolved: Corrected a type mismatch in the layout matrix engine where full array tables were mistakenly assigned to color channels instead of index pointers ([1], [2], [3]). Threat display calculations now adjust smoothly between 0% and 100% without hanging.
• TOC Initialization Loading Order: Rearranged structural load steps inside ThreatBuddyForever.toc. Library utilities (Utils.lua) and directory trackers (Engine.lua) now compile completely before driving dependent execution panels.
• Beta String Version Mismatch: Reset the global communication hash tracking string to clear trailing character strings (-beta), preventing system version channels from throwing false outdated addon alerts.
• UnitClassification Safety Check: Added strict string containment wrappers to the trivial mob nameplate filter to prevent fatal runtime script errors if the game client returns nil strings.

- v2.2.0

- 2026-10-1

🔧 Fixed

• Legacy Addon Message Broadcasting Fix: Resolved a fatal crash (attempt to call a nil value) when entering instanced groups on legacy game clients. Replaced raw C_ChatInfo.SendAddOnMessage executions with a flexible fallback matrix that detects classic global namespace functions automatically.
• Beta Channel String Truncation Patch: Updated the communication version scanner to cleanly strip non-numeric character strings (like -beta flags), allowing version numbers to be compared safely.
• Corner Clipping Lockout Resolved (Smooth Rounded Edges Fix): Corrected a core UI bug where checking/unchecking the "Clip Icon Corners" sub-option failed to apply or remove the rounded mask in real-time.
• Dual-Channel Texture Architecture Implemented: Replaced the unstable runtime SetMask/RemoveMask calls with an independent Dual-Channel Frame Layout Matrix. Addon now initializes a standard square canvas (frame.signal) and a separate permanently-masked canvas (frame.signalMasked) at startup. Checking the box seamlessly switches visibility vectors, bypassing Blizzard's real-time texture drawing locks completely with 100% reliability.
• Pruned Frame Refreshes Bloat: Stripped out legacy loop queries inside TTP_RefreshAllNameplates to keep nameplate allocation speeds fast and lightweight.
• Blizzard <secret string> Crash Resolved: Fixed a fatal crash in Mythic+ keys where the game client handed a protected identity format to text filtering routines. Wrapped both UnitClassification and UnitName check loops to prevent UI failures on affix mobs or hidden dungeon elements.
• Blizzard <secret boolean> Token Crash Corrected: Addressed an identity tracking error inside instance group clusters. The target locker loop now safely handles restricted cross-faction PvP pointers or protected NPC flags returned by UnitIsUnit.
• Multi-Variable Assignment Table Glitch Fix: Resolved an intermittent bad argument #1 to SetTextColor error caused by an architectural quirk in Lua's multi-assignment handling. Rewrote the color engine channel pipeline to extract Red, Green, and Blue coordinates (r, g, b) explicitly on their own dedicated compilation tracks.
• Total Opacity Isolation Tuning: Refactored the layout matrix renderer to fully separate independent transparencies. Fading your text values or pulling your sliders down to a 0% original native color bypass layer will no longer cross-pollute color masking or cause layout drawing skips.
• Blizzard <secret string> Crash Resolved: Fixed a fatal crash in Mythic+ keys where the game client handed a protected identity format to text filtering routines. Wrapped both UnitClassification and UnitName check loops to prevent UI failures on affix mobs or hidden dungeon elements.
• Blizzard <secret boolean> Token Crash Corrected: Addressed an identity tracking error inside instance group clusters. The target locker loop now safely handles restricted cross-faction PvP pointers or protected NPC flags returned by UnitIsUnit.
• Multi-Variable Assignment Table Glitch Fix: Resolved an intermittent bad argument #1 to SetTextColor error caused by an architectural quirk in Lua's multi-assignment handling. Rewrote the color engine channel pipeline to extract Red, Green, and Blue coordinates (r, g, b) explicitly on their own dedicated compilation tracks.
• Total Opacity Isolation Tuning: Refactored the layout matrix renderer to fully separate independent transparencies. Fading your text values or pulling your sliders down to a 0% original native color bypass layer will no longer cross-pollute color masking or cause layout drawing skips.
• Nameplate Recycle Reference Fault Overhaul: Resolved an issue where widgets remained hidden on alternating pulled packs by swapping camera tracking addresses for parent independent hardware token markers (frame.unit ~= unit).
• Memory Leak & Duplicate Allocations Elimination: Repaired a resource drain scenario that disabled drawing elements after consecutive dungeon pulls. Rebuilt the out-of-combat cleanup framework to forcefully clear out existing caches when PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED triggers.
• Unpacked Color Matrix Crash Corrected: Fixed fatal script failures (bad argument #1 to SetVertexColor & SetTextColor) by replacing raw table references with explicit index positional mapping variables ([1], [2], [3]).
• Legacy Clear Button Protection Layers: Wrapped modern asset configurations within a safe structural layer (if iconEditBox.SetClearButtonEnabled then) to cleanly shield older legacy classic expansion engines from throwing execution breaks.
• Circular Alpha Mask Texture Coords Clash: Resolved a clipping collision error (Cannot set tex coords when texture has mask) by removing all manual bounding box crop updates when hardware smooth edge masks are active.

🚀 Added

• In-Game Automatic Version Synchronization: Integrated an un-taintable addon communication networking loop (C_ChatInfo.SendAddOnMessage). Addon now automatically cross-references version release hashes via party/raid packets whenever entering groups.
• Outdated Client Chat Notification Alerts: Configured a smart chat warning parser that alerts players directly in their chat logs if a teammate is detected running a newer, updated codebase file.
• Global Localization Mapping for Version Alerts: Integrated the communication network channel with our dynamic translation arrays. Version warning notifications are now accurately translated into English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Japanese.
• Automated Tank/DPS Core Inversion Pipeline: Hooked your rendering color maps directly into Blizzard's native role coordinator API (UnitGroupRolesAssigned). The addon automatically tracks your grouping status and specializations, instantly swapping color profiles without needing any manual configurations or clicks.
• PLAYER_ROLES_ASSIGNED Event Tracking: Integrated an immediate spec-swap listener loop to refresh nameplate indicators the exact millisecond group roles update inside instances.
• Dungeon Taint Encapsulation Wrappers: Implemented a multi-tier protective call (pcall) architecture to guard core nameplate evaluation metrics. Automatically catches and handles protected client variables silently in the background, allowing threat calculations to proceed uninterrupted.
• Dynamic Dictionary-Free Icon Solver: Rewrote texture routing via a direct file-system asset parser. Bypasses Blizzard string protection blocks natively via lowercase forward-slash formatting (interface/icons/). It natively handles any custom or default icon name or pure numeric FileID in World of Warcraft history without a hardcoded dictionary list.
• Paginated Global Icon Selection Matrix: Built an independent 275x300 browsing popup menu directly into the addon. Replaced memory-clogging multi-button allocation schemes with a crash-immune, high-fidelity 5x4 (20 tiles per page) dynamic paginate grid canvas.
• Keystroke-by-Keystroke Real-Time Input Syncing: Re-wired text input streams via the OnTextChanged event loop hook. Swaps nameplate icon textures character-by-character instantly as you type or paste text without forcing a system /reload or pressing Enter.
• Independent Opacity Sliders Matrix: Completely uncoupled the indicator layers. The Threat Indicator Opacity slider controls text transparency, while the new Icon Texture Color Opacity slider isolates the icon asset artwork fading levels independently.
• Native Color Artwork Bypass Matrix: Programmed a unique feature rule: dragging the Icon Color Opacity slider down to exactly 0% acts as a Native Color Bypass. This disables threat tint filters, revealing your chosen icon in its full original artwork colors while keeping threat percentage text dynamically colored.
• Corner-Clip Custom Sub-Option: Introduced a dynamic toggle sub-option check button: "Clip Icon Corners (Smooth Rounded Edges)" matching localized string parameters across all game clients.
• Auto-Fit Window Component Width Padding: Implemented Real-time width padding re-calculators (GetTextWidth()) on menu action buttons to dynamically expand or contract containers natively based on active language translations.

🗑️ Removed

• Legacy Clutter Pruning: Stripped out old, bloated background text-bounding box modifiers, bronze bevel frame attachments (Interface\\Tooltips\\UI-Tooltip-Border), and style dropdown menus to achieve a pure, high-performance minimalist layout.