Help with UnitCastingInfo notInterruptible

[wulf]

Hi guys,

Searched the forum and some dev code but could not find anyone attempting to use Lua to get notInterruptible from UnitCastingInfo.

I want to use my interupts only if the target has a spell i can interupt, rather than just use Me.CurrentTarget.IsCasting

Here is what I have for Casting:

public bool InterruptibleCasting(WoWUnit unit)
{
 	    int CastInterruptibleLua = Lua.GetReturnVal<int>("local name, subText, text, texture, startTime, endTime, isTradeSkill, DcastID, notInterruptible = UnitCastingInfo(" + unit + "); return notInterruptible", 0);
            Logging.Write(Color.Red, unit.Guid + " can interupt = " + CastInterruptibleLua);
            if (CastInterruptibleLua == 1) return true;
            else return false;
}

Note: There is an < int > at the end of Lua.GetReturnVal without the spaces (stupid html)

Here is what I have for Channel:

public bool InterruptibleChannel(WoWUnit unit)
{
            bool ChanInterruptibleLua = Lua.GetReturnVal<bool>("local name, subText, text, texture, startTime, endTime, isTradeSkill, DcastID, notInterruptible = UnitCastingInfo(" + unit + "); return notInterruptible", 0);
            Logging.Write(Color.Red, unit.Guid + " can interupt = " + ChanInterruptibleLua);
            if (ChanInterruptibleLua) return true;
            else return false;
}

Note: There is an < bool > at the end of Lua.GetReturnVal without the spaces (stupid html)

I feed it Me.Currenttarget so.. InterruptibleChannel(Me.Currenttarget)

It always returns false for channel and 0 for cast....what am I missing ?

Referenced:
UnitCastingInfo
UnitChannelInfo

any help appreciated



EDIT:

The below code works

Lua.DoString("local u,i=UnitCastingInfo;i=select(9,u\"target\")if u\"target\"and not i and IsSpellInRange(\"Skull Bash\",\"target\")==1 then CastSpellByName(\"Skull Bash\",\"target\")end", "Barkskin.lua");

Not ideal but......does anyone else have anything more elegant ?

 

[Vastico]

UnitCastingInfo - World of Warcraft Programming: A Guide and Reference for Creating WoW Addons

unit - A unit to query (string, unitID)

API Meta-Types - World of Warcraft Programming: A Guide and Reference for Creating WoW Addons

It's not the same as a WoWUnit ;p

 

[wulf]

Thanks for the reply Vastico!

I will try:

string myCurrentTarget = Me.CurrentTarget.ToString();

and feed it to:

public bool InterruptibleCasting(string unit) {}

let you know how it goes.

 

[wulf]

Yes the above worked thanks!

 

[Vastico]

Hey now that I helped you could you help me get it working? I copied ur code and made alterations as you said it worked but it isn't.

Here's code:
public static bool CanInterrupt(object Unit)
{
int Interruptable = Lua.GetReturnVal<int>("local spell, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, interrupt = UnitCastingInfo(" + Unit + ") return interrupt", 1);
Logger.Logger.Log("Interruptable: {0}", Interruptable);
return false;
}

Always outputs 0

 

[CodenameG]

its better if you dont use lua, chances are you can make a method to do this without it.


for example here is my Spell Steal code.

        public bool SpellToSteal()
        {
            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, WoWAura> pair in Me.CurrentTarget.ActiveAuras)
            {
                WoWAura curAura = pair.Value;
                if (curAura.Spell.SpellEffect1.EffectType == WoWSpellEffectType.Heal)
                {
                    Logging.Write("CurrentTarget's Buff " + curAura.Name + " is healing him");
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

if you look at the spell effects and there some other stuff in there, you should be able to get what you want out of it.

 

[Vastico]

I had a look at that and some of the other stuff but I can't identify where it says if it's Interruptible or not =s

 

[Thacai]

could try something like:

Me.CurrentTarget.CastingSpell.CastTime > 0 && Me.CurrentTarget.CastingSpell.PowerType == WoWPowerType.Mana

or

Me.CurrentTarget.CastingSpell.School != WoWSpellSchool.Physical

 

[Vastico]

could try something like:

Me.CurrentTarget.CastingSpell.CastTime > 0 && Me.CurrentTarget.CastingSpell.PowerType == WoWPowerType.Mana

or

Me.CurrentTarget.CastingSpell.School != WoWSpellSchool.Physical

Naa, some fights e.g. the Zul places the toxic people they cast Toxic Link, you cannot interrupt that but I am not sure how to check if we can.

 

[wulf]

@Vastico, sorry for not getting back to you, i just went with the Lua.DoString method in the first post, I cant remember why I did this.

I did have a thought about running most of the lvl85 dungeons and seeing what i could interupt (I have an addon that outputs to chat what spell i interupted) and then compiling a list of those spells in a public enum interuptableSpells(){} that i could call to check if the spell was interuptble before using my interupt......but....it would have to be updated, etc so abondoned that idea.

I like CodenameG's idea though.

 

[CodenameG]

@Vastico, sorry for not getting back to you, i just went with the Lua.DoString method in the first post, I cant remember why I did this.

I did have a thought about running most of the lvl85 dungeons and seeing what i could interupt (I have an addon that outputs to chat what spell i interupted) and then compiling a list of those spells in a public enum interuptableSpells(){} that i could call to check if the spell was interuptble before using my interupt......but....it would have to be updated, etc so abondoned that idea.

I like CodenameG's idea though.

I Like my Idea too.

 

[Vastico]

Yes and if you read my response it doesn't have it in there so get off your ********* and help

 

[CodenameG]

Yes and if you read my response it doesn't have it in there so get off your ****** and help

EXCUSE ME? we have done NOTHING but try and help you you wanna keep acting like a jerk. 3 day ban, you've been nothing but rude ever since you got here.