Idea for a new addon, need LUA help.

[Borlaq]

Basically, i want to make a very simple, but yet very useful addon (atleast for me)

All i want to do, is to check if my target, or possibly focus target, casts a specific spell, and if he is targeting me with it.
I know boss mods already do that, however, what i want is a more specific warning, that stands out.

The addon is intended for Lich King's Defile.

My noobish coding skills, puts the whole function into something like this

onLoad {
	if bossN == Lich King {
		castDefile();
	}
}

function castDefile{
	if UNIT_SPELLCAST_START(Lich King, Defile)
		if UNIT_TARGET = SELF {
			"Big flashy warning on the middle of the screen"
		}
	}
}

I know this is not LUA, but it gives you a general idea of how i want it to work. Would also be nice with some customization options for it as well.

I hope someone is willing to help me with this. Who know's it might get popular

[mankeluvsit]

im pretty sure you cant make something cast spells for you.
only help you with spells.

[Xrystal]

It is theoretically possible.

Create a frame with a fontstring on it with a large fontsize and by default set alpha layer to 0 to in effect hide it from view.

Set up the aforeside event watcher to watch for the spell cast and change the alpha layer to 1 if the target is you. Whether the timing is possible to alert you before the cast is complete is another thing however.

The question is when to hide it again. Possibly when the target changes his target ( assuming you are targetting them at the time ) or focus or maybe boss but the latter is new and I don't know if it is a valid unit ID yet.


Of course the simplest thing is to use DBM and change the position of its warnings so that its in a spot you look at more often. I do this myself to watch for raid member problems so I am in the middle of my heal or they have a hot as the spell is cast.

[Waverian]

I'm not sure what more you could want that a boss mod doesn't already give you. They already have flash & shake, a sound cue, and a text alert for the target.