ClassicAPI's recent C_Spell additions cover remote-unit casts natively
(SMSG_SPELL_START co-hook caching per caster GUID), so the two parallel
cast trackers pfUI was running — libcast.lua and the libdebuff_casts
table inside libdebuff.lua — can both retire.
Migrations:
- modules/castbar.lua: focus/player cast-info gathering reads
C_Spell.UnitCastingInfo / UnitChannelInfo directly. Fallback ladder
(libdebuff_casts → pfGetCastInfo → pfGetChannelInfo) collapses into a
single call. Pushback handlers stop writing back into a non-existent
cache; the local this.endTime is the source of truth.
- modules/nameplates.lua: GetCastInfo(guid) now resolves to a unit token
via UnitTokenFromGUID and queries C_Spell, returning the same compact
struct shape downstream code expected. UpdateCastbar collapses from a
three-branch hierarchy (dead IterDebuffs / libdebuff_casts / libcast)
to one C_Spell read.
- modules/afkcam.lua: pfGetCastInfo+pfGetChannelInfo round-trip becomes
a single C_Spell.UnitCastingInfo("player") or UnitChannelInfo fallback.
- libs/libpredict.lua: HealComm timing uses C_Spell on the sender's unit
token after a small group-roster walk to resolve the sender's name.
Deletions:
- libs/libcast.lua entirely (-571 lines) plus its init/libs.xml entry.
- libdebuff_casts / libdebuff_item_icons tables and their write sites
in libs/libdebuff.lua (the SPELL_START_*, SPELL_GO_*, SPELL_FAILED_*
event handlers stop maintaining them but keep firing the
libdebuff_*_hooks broadcast surface for actionbar / swingtimer /
libtotem). SPELLCAST_CHANNEL_STOP now reads the active channel from
C_Spell.ChannelInfo.
- modules/superwow.lua's supercast block — UNIT_CASTEVENT writes into
libcast.db are redundant now that C_Spell co-hooks the same packet.
- The cast-bar item-icon override that swapped in a potion/trinket
icon for item-triggered casts. Spell icon stays; the item-icon
metadata path (libdebuff_item_icons) went with libdebuff_casts.
Steady Shot synthetic cast bar — Turtle WoW-specific:
- castbar.lua gains a pfUI.synthetic_casts[unit] fallback that fires
only when C_Spell returns nil, so abilities the engine treats as
instant but which have a meaningful wait window can still render a
cast bar.
- modules/turtle-wow.lua replaces the old libcast.customcast block with
a Nampower SPELL_QUEUE_EVENT subscriber. ON_SWING_QUEUED matching
the localized "Steady Shot" name writes a 1.4s synthetic entry;
ON_SWING_QUEUE_POPPED clears it; castbar's endMs guard self-expires
the entry as a safety net. Note: haste scaling (libcast.ApplyShotHaste)
is gone — bar may finish slightly early under +ranged haste buffs.
Net: 152 insertions, 972 deletions.
Drop the now-vestigial expansion plumbing.
- Delete modules/thirdparty-tbc.lua + its xml Include
- Strip 10 tbc-tagged CreateConfig calls in modules/gui.lua
- Drop the expansion arg from CreateConfig() signature + the disabled-
entry rendering path that depended on it
- Drop the showdisabled GUI toggle + its default
- Simplify pfUI:RegisterModule / pfUI:RegisterSkin to (name, func) only
- Strip the leading version arg ("vanilla:tbc", etc.) from all 114
Register call sites
- Delete the pfUI.expansion variable
Problem:
Since a recent Turtle-WoW update, nameplates would show the same castbar on all mobs sharing a name (e.g. multiple "Defias Rogue Wizard"). Additionally, a targeted mob that was not casting would incorrectly display the castbar of a nearby mob with the same name.
Changes:
**`modules/nameplates.lua`**
- Removed `hasNampower` version-sniffing entirely. Nampower is a hard requirement for pfUI; all related guards have been removed and the code runs unconditionally.
- Castbar lookup now always uses `nameplate.cachedGuid` directly — never `GetUnitGUID("target")` or a unit name string.
- Removed dead fallback block using `UnitCastingInfo("target")`.
- Restored fallback via `pfGetCastInfo(cachedGuid)` / `pfGetChannelInfo(cachedGuid)` (see libcast changes below) for casts not tracked by libdebuff (e.g. already-in-progress casts on login).
**`libs/libcast.lua`**
- Renamed `UnitCastingInfo` → `pfGetCastInfo` and `UnitChannelInfo` → `pfGetChannelInfo` to avoid confusion with the Blizzard API of the same name, which does not exist in Vanilla.
- Name-based fallback lookup (`libcast.db[unitName]`) is now skipped when a GUID is available. This prevents cast bleed between mobs that share a name.
**`libs/libpredict.lua`, `modules/castbar.lua`, `modules/afkcam.lua`**
- Updated all call sites to use the renamed `pfGetCastInfo` / `pfGetChannelInfo`.
Bugfixes:
- Fixed 40-yard range check not working for raid/party frames
- Fixed aggro indicator not displaying properly on raid/party frames
- Improved aggro cache to only cache positive results for instant detection
- Fixed HP/Mana not updating with "Use Raid Frames for group" enabled
- Added SuperWoW nil-check for SpellInfo
- Added missing events: PARTY_MEMBER_ENABLE, PARTY_MEMBER_DISABLE, PLAYER_UPDATE_RESTING
UI Improvements:
- Share/Hoverbind buttons now show warning when module is disabled
* A memoizing method to cache and return hex colorstrings from rgb input.
* Refactor all occurences of adhoc rgb to hex string concatenation to use the new method
* Refactor chat module to use it
Brues