Show Faction/Race icons in chat

api/api.lua

@@ -262,6 +262,45 @@ function pfUI.api.GetUnitColor(unitstr)
   return classColor:GenerateHexColorMarkup(), classColor:GetRGB()
 end
 
+-- [ GetRaceIcon ]
+-- Builds an inline race icon texture from the shared races atlas.
+-- 'raceKey'    [string]        englishRace key (e.g. "NightElf")
+-- 'sex'        [int]           unit sex (3 = female)
+-- return:      [string]        inline texture escape, or an empty string
+function pfUI.api.GetRaceIcon(raceKey, sex)
+  if not raceKey then return "" end
+  local gender = sex == 3 and "FEMALE" or "MALE"
+  local coords = RACE_ICON_TCOORDS[strupper(raceKey) .. "_" .. gender]
+  if not coords then return "" end
+  return string.format(
+    "|TInterface\\Glues\\CharacterCreate\\UI-CharacterCreate-Races:0:0:0:0:512:512:%d:%d:%d:%d|t",
+    coords[1] * 512, coords[2] * 512, coords[3] * 512, coords[4] * 512)
+end
+
+-- inline faction emblems (cropped from the target-frame PvP banners)
+local FACTION_ICON = {
+  Alliance = "|TInterface\\TargetingFrame\\UI-PVP-Alliance:0:0:0:0:64:64:5:37:3:35|t",
+  Horde    = "|TInterface\\TargetingFrame\\UI-PVP-Horde:0:0:0:0:64:64:5:37:3:35|t",
+}
+
+-- [ GetFactionIcon ]
+-- Resolves an inline faction emblem from the englishRace key stored in L["race"].
+-- 'raceKey'    [string]        englishRace key (e.g. "Orc")
+-- return:      [string]        inline texture escape, or an empty string
+function pfUI.api.GetFactionIcon(raceKey)
+  local info = raceKey and L["race"][raceKey]
+  if not info then return "" end
+  return FACTION_ICON[info.faction] or ""
+end
+
+-- [ GetPlayerRaceIcons ]
+-- Returns the faction and race emblems of the player character.
+-- return:      [string]        both inline textures, or an empty string
+function pfUI.api.GetPlayerRaceIcons()
+  local _, raceKey = UnitRace("player")
+  return pfUI.api.GetFactionIcon(raceKey) .. pfUI.api.GetRaceIcon(raceKey, UnitSex("player"))
+end
+
 -- [ strvertical ]
 -- Creates vertical text using linebreaks. Multibyte char friendly.
 -- 'str'        [string]        String to columnize.

api/config.lua

@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ function pfUI:LoadConfig()
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "text",        "playerlinks",      "1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "text",        "detecturl",        "1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "text",        "classcolor",       "1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "text",        "playericons",      "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "text",        "whosearchunknown", "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "text",        "playerlevel",      "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "left",        "width",            "380")

env/tables.lua

@@ -12,6 +12,33 @@ CLASS_ICON_TCOORDS = CLASS_ICON_TCOORDS or {
   ["GM"]          = {0.5, 0.73828125, 0.5, .75},
 }
 
+-- race icons live in Interface\Glues\CharacterCreate\UI-CharacterCreate-Races
+-- keyed by RACEKEY_GENDER (englishRace .. sex); mirrors the GlueXML table,
+-- which isn't loaded in-world. includes the Turtle-specific BloodElf/Goblin.
+RACE_ICON_TCOORDS = RACE_ICON_TCOORDS or {
+  ["HUMAN_MALE"]      = {0,     0.125, 0,    0.25},
+  ["DWARF_MALE"]      = {0.125, 0.25,  0,    0.25},
+  ["GNOME_MALE"]      = {0.25,  0.375, 0,    0.25},
+  ["NIGHTELF_MALE"]   = {0.375, 0.5,   0,    0.25},
+  ["TAUREN_MALE"]     = {0,     0.125, 0.25, 0.5},
+  ["SCOURGE_MALE"]    = {0.125, 0.25,  0.25, 0.5},
+  ["TROLL_MALE"]      = {0.25,  0.375, 0.25, 0.5},
+  ["ORC_MALE"]        = {0.375, 0.5,   0.25, 0.5},
+  ["BLOODELF_MALE"]   = {0.5,   0.625, 0.25, 0.5},
+  ["GOBLIN_MALE"]     = {0.5,   0.625, 0,    0.25},
+
+  ["HUMAN_FEMALE"]    = {0,     0.125, 0.5,  0.75},
+  ["DWARF_FEMALE"]    = {0.125, 0.25,  0.5,  0.75},
+  ["GNOME_FEMALE"]    = {0.25,  0.375, 0.5,  0.75},
+  ["NIGHTELF_FEMALE"] = {0.375, 0.5,   0.5,  0.75},
+  ["TAUREN_FEMALE"]   = {0,     0.125, 0.75, 1.0},
+  ["SCOURGE_FEMALE"]  = {0.125, 0.25,  0.75, 1.0},
+  ["TROLL_FEMALE"]    = {0.25,  0.375, 0.75, 1.0},
+  ["ORC_FEMALE"]      = {0.375, 0.5,   0.75, 1.0},
+  ["BLOODELF_FEMALE"] = {0.5,   0.625, 0.75, 1.0},
+  ["GOBLIN_FEMALE"]   = {0.5,   0.625, 0.5,  0.75},
+}
+
 -- barlength = {[formfactor]={cols, rows}}
 pfGridmath = {
   [1] = {{1,1}},

modules/chat.lua

@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("chat", function ()
         local real, _ = strsplit(":", name)
         local color = unknowncolorhex
         local match = false
-        local _, class = C_PlayerCache.GetPlayerInfoByName(real)
+        local _, class, _, raceKey, sex = C_PlayerCache.GetPlayerInfoByName(real)
         -- local guid = GetCurrentChatGUID()
         -- if guid then
         --   _, class = GetPlayerInfoByGUID(guid)
@@ -845,8 +845,12 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("chat", function ()
         end
 
         if C.chat.text.tintunknown == "1" or match then
+          local icon = ""
+          if match and C.chat.text.playericons == "1" then
+            icon = GetFactionIcon(raceKey) .. GetRaceIcon(raceKey, sex)
+          end
           text = string.gsub(text, "|Hplayer:"..name.."|h%["..real.."%]|h(.-:-)",
-            left..color.."|Hplayer:"..name.."|h" .. color .. real .. "|h|r"..right.."%1")
+            left..icon..color.."|Hplayer:"..name.."|h" .. color .. real .. "|h|r"..right.."%1")
         end
       end
     end

modules/gui.lua

@@ -2867,6 +2867,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", function ()
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Generate Playerlinks"], C.chat.text, "playerlinks", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable URL Detection"], C.chat.text, "detecturl", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Class Colors"], C.chat.text, "classcolor", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nil, T["Show Faction & Race Icons"] .. " " .. GetPlayerRaceIcons(), C.chat.text, "playericons", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Player Levels"], C.chat.text, "playerlevel", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Who Search Unknown Classes (|cffffaaaaExperimental|r)"], C.chat.text, "whosearchunknown", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Colorize Unknown Classes"], C.chat.text, "tintunknown", "checkbox")