Patch 3.0.8/API changes

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General changes

• HookScript() will now function like SetScript() if there is no script currently on the object.
• Both Dropdown menus and the Vehicle Action Bar have been made less susceptible to taint.
• Lua closures can now be directly assigned to widget script handlers from XML using the following new format: <OnClick function="FunctionName"/>. The old format will continue to be supported indefinitely.
• Several functions no longer accept unit tokens as parameters, and should now be used in conjunction with UnitName("token") instead. These functions include: AddFriend, RemoveFriend, SetFriendNotes, AddMute, DelMute, AddIgnore, DelIgnore, InviteUnit, UninviteUnit, GuildInvite, GuildUninvite, GuildPromote, GuildDemote, GuildSetLeaderByName, CalenderEventInvite.
• The secure handlers system was restricted with respect to OnUpdate/Timer handling and the ability to react to frame visibility. There is a new SetupAnimation method that addresses some of the restrictions. This change unfortunately removed some otherwise useful functionality around auto-hiding frames (and animation) but hopefully a future patch will address this.

Widget API

Frame Methods

• NEW - depth = Frame:GetDepth()
• NEW - depth = Frame:GetEffectiveDepth()
• NEW - Frame:IgnoreDepth(ignoreFlag)
• NEW - ignoreFlag = Frame:IsIgnoringDepth()
• NEW - Frame:SetDepth(depth)

ScrollingMessageFrame

• NEW - enableFlag = ScrollingMessageFrame:GetHyperlinksEnabled()
• NEW - ScrollingMessageFrame:SetHyperlinksEnabled(enableFlag)

SimpleHTML

• NEW - enableFlag = SimpleHTML:GetHyperlinksEnabled()
• NEW -SimpleHTML:SetHyperlinksEnabled(enableFlag)

API

Calendar

• NEW - CalendarContextDeselectEvent()
• NEW - monthOfs, eventDay, eventIndex = CalendarContextGetEventIndex()
• NEW - CalendarContextSelectEvent(monthOfs, eventDay, eventIndex)
• NEW - OpenCalendar()

Stereo Video

• NEW - available = IsStereoVideoAvailable()
• NEW - RestoreVideoStereoDefaults()
• See also the gxStereoEnabled, gxStereoConvergence, gxStereoSeparation CVars

Chat Management

• NEW - SetChatWindowUninteractable(id, isUninteractable)

Glyphs

• NEW - link = GetGlyphLink(glyphId)

Debugging

• NEW - ConsoleAddMessage(message)

Unknown

• NEW - GetArenaTeamGdfInfo
• NEW - ResurrectGetOfferer
• NEW - TargetTotem

Secure Handlers

• REMOVED - SecureHandlerShowHideTemplate
• NEW - SecureHandlerMouseUpDownTemplate
• NEW - SecureHandlerMouseWheelTemplate

• REMOVED - FrameHandle:IsShown()
• REMOVED - FrameHandle:IsVisible()
• REMOVED - FrameHandle:GetWidth()
• REMOVED - FrameHandle:GetHeight()
• REMOVED - FrameHandle:GetRect()
• REMOVED - FrameHandle:GetScale()
• REMOVED - FrameHandle:GetEffectiveScale()

• Removed ability to wrap OnShow / OnHide

• REMOVED - Control:SetTimer(elapsed, message, body)
• REMOVED - Control:GetTIme()
• REMOVED - Control:SetAnimating(flag, body)
• REMOVED - Control:IsAnimating()

• NEW - SetUpAnimation(frame, updateFunc, posBody, totalTime, postFunc, reverse) - Sets the current 'animation' function for the frame (Available update functions are Show, Hide, SetPoint, SetScale, SetHeight, SetWidth, SetAlpha)