GroupHeader: PartyMembers, PartyTargets & PartyPets

[jadakren]

I have some questions about spawning party target&pet frames, but first I shall show you roughly how I implement my setup.

The Situation

Currently the desired method of spawning frames for partypets and partytargets is via a secureFramesTemplate.

1. create the template.xml
your_ouf_layout/partyTemplate.xml

<Ui xmlns="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/../FrameXML/UI.xsd">
	<Button name="oUF_Smee2_Groups_Party" inherits="SecureUnitButtonTemplate" hidden="true" virtual="true">
		<Frames>
			<Button name="$parent_Target" inherits="SecureUnitButtonTemplate">
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="BOTTOM" relativePoint="TOP" relativeTo="$parent">
						<Offset>
							<AbsDimension x="0" y="3"/>
						</Offset>
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
				<Attributes>
					<Attribute name="unitsuffix" type="string" value="target"/>
					<Attribute name="unitprefix" type="string" value="party"/>
					<Attribute name="useparent-unit" type="boolean" value="true"/>
					<Attribute name="type1" type="string" value="target"/>
					<Attribute name="initial-unitWatch" type="boolean" value="true"/>
				</Attributes>
			</Button>
			<Button name="$parent_Pet" inherits="SecureUnitButtonTemplate">
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="TOP" relativePoint="BOTTOM" relativeTo="$parent">
						<Offset>
							<AbsDimension x="0" y="-3"/>
						</Offset>
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
				<Attributes>
					<Attribute name="unitsuffix" type="string" value="pet"/>
					<Attribute name="unitprefix" type="string" value="party"/>
					<Attribute name="useparent-unit" type="boolean" value="true"/>
					<Attribute name="type1" type="string" value="pet"/>
					<Attribute name="initial-unitWatch" type="boolean" value="true"/>
				</Attributes>
			</Button>
		</Frames>
	</Button>
</Ui>

2. link it in your toc file, prior to all the other files.
your_ouf_layout/your_ouf_layout.toc

## Interface: 30100
## Title: <<your_ouf_layout>>
## Author: <<your_name>>
## Version: 0.1

## Notes: oUF layout.
## OptionalDeps: oUF_Banzai, oUF_HealComm, oUF_DebuffHighlight,oUF_SpellRange, oUF_ReadyCheck
## RequiredDeps: oUF
## DefaultState: enabled
party-template.xml

core.lua

3. Refer to it
your_ouf_layout/core.lua
Refer to it by the template name in your spawn function. specifying that it is the template which we wish to use in order to define aspects about our group frames.

	local party = oUF:Spawn("header", "oufparty")
	party:SetPoint(anchorFromPoint,
		UIParent,
    		anchorToPoint,
    		anchorX,
    		anchorY)

	party:SetManyAttributes(
		"template",		"oUF_Smee2_Groups_Party",
		"showRaid",		false,
		"showParty",		true,
		"showPlayer", 		true,
		"yOffSet",		partySettings.unit.yOffSet,
		"xOffSet", 		partySettings.unit.xOffSet,
		"point",		partySettings.unit.anchorFromPoint,
		"initial-height", 	partySettings.unit.height,
		"initial-width", 	partySettings.unit.width)

The Question

As you see above, the xml template names each child frame based on the framename of the parent. (a pet frame of the party3 frame becomes part3_pet)

I am trying to work out if it is also possible to send in other variables. i want to be able to control the x y coord of the child frames after spawning (out of combat of course).

perhaps something like :

	party:SetManyAttributes(
		"target_xOffset",	0,
		"target_yOffset",	-24,
		"pet_xOffset",		0,
		"pet_yOffset",		-24)

Then I could use those attribute names in the anchoring sections of the child frames :

			<Button name="$parent_Pet" inherits="SecureUnitButtonTemplate">
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="TOP" relativePoint="BOTTOM" relativeTo="$parent">
						<Offset>
							<AbsDimension x="$pet_xOffset" y="$pet_yOffset"/>
						</Offset>
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
				<Attributes>
					<Attribute name="unitsuffix" type="string" value="pet"/>
					<Attribute name="unitprefix" type="string" value="party"/>
					<Attribute name="useparent-unit" type="boolean" value="true"/>
					<Attribute name="type1" type="string" value="pet"/>
					<Attribute name="initial-unitWatch" type="boolean" value="true"/>
				</Attributes>
			</Button>

Or do I not include those <Anchors> section at all and instead modify these aspects when these frames are passed through my layout function.