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Zax	08-25-21 12:49 PM

Mananing standing with non-standard factions

Hello,

How could I manage specials factions reputation, those which standing name or reputations not handled by FACTION_STANDING_LABEL, as described here:
https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/StandingId

I currently use GetFactionInfo() to retreive factions standing but results are very strange with non-standard factions.

Thank you.

DahkCeles

08-25-21 10:20 PM

Do you mean 'friendships' with individuals? GetFriendshipReputation()

https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/API...shipReputation

Zax	08-26-21 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DahkCeles (Post 339752)

Do you mean 'friendships' with individuals? GetFriendshipReputation()

https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/API...shipReputation

Well, I don't understand: GetFriendshipReputation() always returns nil values.

Lua Code:

local numFactions = GetNumFactions()
local factionIndex = 1
while (factionIndex <= numFactions) do
    local name, description, standingId, bottomValue, topValue, earnedValue, atWarWith, canToggleAtWar,
        isHeader, isCollapsed, hasRep, isWatched, isChild, factionID, hasBonusRepGain, canBeLFGBonus = GetFactionInfo(factionIndex)
    if isHeader and isCollapsed then
        ExpandFactionHeader(factionIndex)
        numFactions = GetNumFactions()
    end
    if hasRep or not isHeader then
        DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("Faction: " .. name .. " - " .. earnedValue)
        local friendID, friendRep, friendMaxRep, friendName, _, _, friendTextLevel, friendThreshold, nextFriendThreshold = GetFriendshipReputation(factionID)
        print(friendID, friendRep) -- ------> NIL
    end
    factionIndex = factionIndex + 1
end

What I would like to do is just to have correct values from GetFactionInfo() with some specials factions like Venari for instance.

Seerah

08-26-21 11:37 AM

When are you running the above code?

Zax	08-26-21 12:36 PM

Normally at LOGIN event.
For testing purpose, I ran the script manually (long time after LOGIN) with the same NIL result.

Ketho

08-31-21 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zax (Post 339755)

Normally at LOGIN event.
For testing purpose, I ran the script manually (long time after LOGIN) with the same NIL result.

Even on a fresh login GetFriendshipReputation() returns valid information for me, without waiting for any events

Lua Code:

local info = {GetFriendshipReputation(1273)}
DevTools_Dump(info)

Zax	09-01-21 08:13 AM

GetFriendshipReputation(47) - Stormwind - returns nil, so it seems this function only returns values for "non-standard" factions standing.

Ketho

09-02-21 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zax (Post 339784)

GetFriendshipReputation(47) - Stormwind - returns nil, so it seems this function only returns values for "non-standard" factions standing.

That's exactly what DahkCeles is saying.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DahkCeles (Post 339752)

Do you mean 'friendships' with individuals? GetFriendshipReputation()

https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/API...shipReputation

Ketho

09-02-21 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zax (Post 339751)

I currently use GetFactionInfo() to retreive factions standing but results are very strange with non-standard factions.

Can you elaborate? What in particular is strange about the results?

This looks fine to me.

Lua Code:

for i = 1, GetNumFactions() do
    print(GetFactionInfo(i))
end

Lua Code:

"The Tillers", "The Tillers are peaceful and productive pandaren, working with the land to feed the massive appetites of their people.", 8, 42000, 42000, 42000, false, false, true, false, true, false, true, 1272, false
"Chee Chee", "If you've ever had a question about sheep, Chee Chee will know the answer.", 1, 0, 8400, 2200, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, 1277, false

Zax	09-02-21 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ketho (Post 339788)

Can you elaborate? What in particular is strange about the results?

For some factions, like Venari, standingID returned value by GetFactionInfo() doesn't match with FACTION_STANDING_LABEL, as described here:
https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/StandingId

So I now understand these factions have to managed with GetFriendshipReputation(), as DahkCeles said.

myrroddin

09-03-21 07:36 AM

If I understand the question correctly, FACTION_STANDING_LABEL_n is a 0-8 table. While the names are "Unknown" through "Exalted", the 0-8 should map to friendship levels, even if the text isn't the same. In Ve'nari's case, there should be 9 (0-8) friendship levels, just as Chromie or Jogu the Drunk.

If you want the correct text, because "Unknown" through "Exalted" aren't applicable, you'll need the seventh return of GetFriendShipLevel().

AFAIK, all "friends" have the same 9 faction levels to be compatible with FACTION_STANDING_LABEL_n.

You can also look into https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/API...eputationRanks

myrroddin

09-03-21 08:22 AM

Oops, I had told you some incorrect information. Friendships do not have 9 levels; that wouldn't make sense. They have between 6 and 8 ranks of "standingID" just to be confusing.

The "standingID" of friends should map to FACTION_BAR_COLORS, which is what I was thinking about in my first post. Not all the values of FACTION_BAR_COLORS will work obviously.

Update: Blizzard always defines friends as colour index 5, which is green, or FACTION_BAR_COLORS[5]. Look at lines 51-77 of https://www.townlong-yak.com/framexm...utationBar.lua

Zax	09-03-21 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myrroddin (Post 339794)

That's right.

And thank you myrroddin for all these informations. Handling the reputations is not very convenient at this time.

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