Patch 5.3.0/API changes

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New Features

• You can now control for which specialization you will receive loot from LFR/Quests.
• The number of pet stable pages has increased from 2 to 5 (Increasing the number of slots from 20 to 50).
• Knowledge base and GM tickets now use an embedded web browser to interact with Blizzard's Support website.
  • The embedded browser functionality is encapsulated by the Browser widget type.

Misc Changes

• tradeSkillLink encoding changed significantly. The first four fields were re-arranged, and specialization data was added for Cooking.

Bugs

• If InterfaceOptionsFrame_OpenToCategory(panel) is called before the addon panels list is updated after adding a new panel, the interface options frame will open to another panel. You can work around this behavior by calling the function twice.

Automated diff

Global API

Global API (5.2.0.16650 → 5.3.0.16965)

14 new functions	1 removed functions
AcknowledgeSurvey C_PetBattles.CanAcceptQueuedPVPMatch C_Scenario.GetBonusCriteriaInfo C_Scenario.GetBonusStepInfo CanTrackBattlePets GetBattlegroundPoints GetItemUpgradeEffect GetLFGRoleUpdateBattlegroundInfo GetLootSpecialization GetNumItemUpgradeEffects GetPVPRoles GetWebTicket SetLootSpecialization SetPVPRoles	PrepVoidStorageForTransmogrify

FrameXML

FrameXML (5.2.0.16650 → 5.3.0.16965)

3 new functions	0 removed functions
HideKnowledgeBase PrintLootSpecialization ShowKnowledgeBase

Events

Events (5.2.0.16650 → 5.3.0.16965)

8 new events	1 removed events
BATTLEGROUND_POINTS_UPDATE BONUS_ROLL_ACTIVATE BONUS_ROLL_DEACTIVATE PLAYER_LOOT_SPEC_UPDATED PVP_ROLE_UPDATE SIMPLE_BROWSER_WEB_ERROR SIMPLE_BROWSER_WEB_PROXY_FAILED UPDATE_WEB_TICKET	UNIT_DYNAMIC_FLAGS

Widget API

Widget API (5.2.0.16650 → 5.3.0.16965)

14 new methods	0 removed methods
Browser:ClearCache Browser:ClearFocus Browser:CopyExternalLink Browser:DeleteCookies Browser:HasConnection Browser:NavigateBack Browser:NavigateForward Browser:NavigateHome Browser:NavigateReload Browser:NavigateStop Browser:OpenExternalLink Browser:OpenTicket Browser:SetFocus Browser:SetZoom

Widget Handlers

Widget Handlers (5.2.0.16650 → 5.3.0.16965)

3 new handlers	0 removed handlers
Browser OnEditFocusGained Browser OnEditFocusLost Browser OnEscapePressed