Updating mail/calendar invites

[Haleth]

Hello. I made a small script so my minimap border turns red when I have pending invites, green when I have new mail, orange when both, and black when none of them.

local f=CreateFrame("Frame")
f:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...)
   local inv = CalendarGetNumPendingInvites()
    if inv > 0 then
		if HasNewMail() then
			CreateBG(Minimap):SetTexture(1, .5, 0)
		else
        		CreateBG(Minimap):SetTexture(1, 30/255, 60/255)
		end
    else
    		if HasNewMail() then
			CreateBG(Minimap):SetTexture(0, 1, 0)
  		else
        		CreateBG(Minimap):SetTexture(0, 0, 0)
    end
end
end)

The problem is though, it only updated on a reloadui. How can I make this update on its own?

[v6o]

Don't forget when you copy code to also copy the events. See the GameTimeFrame thread under General Authoring Discussion

Remember to add the event: UDATE_PENDING_MAIL

What's this CreateBG function, I hope you're not creating a new texture above the previous every time the events fire.

You could also do

local inv = CalendarGetNumPendingInvites()
local mail = HasNewMail()

if inv>0 and mail then
    -- color when both
elseif inv>0 and not mail  then
     -- new invites but no mail
elseif inv==0 and mail then
     -- new mail but no invites
else
     -- default color
end

[Haleth]

Oops, forgot to paste some of the code here. I also have the following:

f:RegisterEvent("CALENDAR_UPDATE_PENDING_INVITES")
f:RegisterEvent("UPDATE_PENDING_MAIL")
f:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")

Still ain't updating properly. CreateBG creates a texture.

[v6o]

Originally Posted by Haleth Still ain't updating properly. CreateBG creates a texture.

Could you post the code for the CreateBG function so we know what it does and if it does it correctly.

Are you using the default Minimap or a custom one, if the latter, which one?

[Haleth]

Originally Posted by v6o Could you post the code for the CreateBG function so we know what it does and if it does it correctly. Are you using the default Minimap or a custom one, if the latter, which one?

I'm using a custom UI with the core by Alza, so it's aMinimap. It has no border on its own, it just uses the CreateBG to make one.

CreateBG:

function CreateBG(parent)
	local bg = parent:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
	local offset = UIParent:GetScale() / parent:GetEffectiveScale()
	bg:SetAllPoints(parent)
	bg:SetTexture(0, 0, 0, 1)
	bg:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", offset, -offset)
	bg:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", -offset, offset)

	local bd = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, parent)

	return bg, bd
end

'bd' is there so I can change the texture or alpha of the borders. Don't ask, it just works.

I'm just wondering how to make it update instantly instead of on a reloadui.

[Akryn]

You shouldn't create new instances of those every time you call the function though, which I think was the point being made earlier:

local bg, bd
function CreateBG(parent)
    if not bg then
        bg = parent:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
        local offset = UIParent:GetScale() / parent:GetEffectiveScale()
        bg:SetAllPoints(parent)
        bg:SetTexture(0, 0, 0, 1)
        bg:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", offset, -offset)
        bg:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", -offset, offset)
    end
 
    bd = bd or CreateFrame("Frame", nil, parent)
    return bg, bd
end

Without really paying much attention to the above posts, that may fix your updating problem too, since I don't see why the code wouldn't be running. You might also consider putting some debugging output at key points to make sure the code is running when you expect it to.

I don't really understand what bd is for either.