some work on a fix for the missing item in autocomplete issue

scan.lua

@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ function wait_for_results(k)
 end
 
 function wait_for_owner_data(k)
+	local t0 = time()
 	return controller().wait(function()
+		if time() - t0 > 5 then -- we won't wait longer than 5 seconds
+			return true
+		end
 		local count, _ = GetNumAuctionItems(state.job.type)
 		for i=1,count do
 			local auction_info = Aux.info.auction(i, state.job.type)

static.lua

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ Aux.static = public
 
 aux_auctionable_items = {}
 
+private.last_query_time = 0
+private.uncached_item_ids = {}
+
 function public.on_event()
     if event == 'VARIABLES_LOADED' then
 
@@ -14,11 +17,34 @@ function public.on_event()
             local name = GetItemInfo(item_id)
             if name then
                 tinsert(Aux.localized_auctionable_items, { name=name, id=item_id })
-            end
+            else
+				tinsert(private.uncached_item_ids, item_id)
+			end
         end
     end
 end
 
+function public.on_update()	
+	while private.uncached_item_ids[1] do
+		local name = GetItemInfo(private.uncached_item_ids[1])
+		if name then
+			local item_id = tremove(private.uncached_item_ids, 1)
+			tinsert(Aux.localized_auctionable_items, { name=name, id=item_id })
+		else
+			break
+		end
+	end
+
+	if private.uncached_item_ids[1] then
+		local now = time()
+		if now - private.last_query_time > 1 then
+			private.last_query_time = now
+			Aux.log('querying data for item id '..private.uncached_item_ids[1])
+			AuxStaticTooltip:SetHyperlink('item:'..private.uncached_item_ids[1])
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 function private.find_auctionable_items(i)
     for j=i, i+1000 do
         local name = GetItemInfo('item:'..j)
@@ -7247,4 +7273,4 @@ private.auctionable_items = {
     [7205] = 24281,
     [7206] = 24282,
     [7207] = 24283,
-}
+}

static.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 			</OnLoad>
 			<OnEvent> 
 				Aux.static.on_event()
-			</OnEvent> 
+			</OnEvent>
+			<OnUpdate>
+				Aux.static.on_update()
+			</OnUpdate>
 		</Scripts>
 	</Frame>
+	<GameTooltip name="AuxStaticTooltip" inherits="GameTooltipTemplate"/>
 </Ui>