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BigBrother (Neb Edition)  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: 4.3.3
by: nebula [More]

Original (Ace2 version maintained by oscarucb): http://www.wowace.com/projects/big-brother/
Alpha files: http://www.wowace.com/addons/big-bro...ace3dev/files/

BigBrother watches over your group and has two main functions: checks and alerts.

Checks show you an overview of your group's consumable usage and raid buffs with the option to output missing buffs to chat. The buff window quickly shows who is missing what. Food buffs are tinted red if it does not give the highest stat value available. Raid buffs are dimmed/disabled when you don't have them and hidden if the group can't provide them.

You can also run a buff check to print out missing consumables and buffs from the buff window, config window, shift-clicking the minimap icon/broker object, or with the chat command /bb qc.

Alerts spam your chat frame so you know when people use specific abilities or items. This includes things like when someone breaks crowd control, is misdirected, interrupts, taunts, resurrects, dispels, or puts down items the group can click on. If you output to self, you can also shift-click on the "BigBrother" text to send the alert to chat.

Feel free to PM me an updated localization file. The enUS locale has all the localized strings I use in it.

4.3.3 (r376)
- Add Augment Runes to Checks
- Combine missing consumable whispers into one per player

4.3.2 (r375)
- TOC updated for 6.1
- Add Augment Runes to the Buff Window
- Whisper players when there is less than 10 minutes left on their flask
- Add 125 stat food

4.3.1 (r374)
- Update consumables and buffs for 6.0
- Split pet taunts into their own alert category

4.3.0 (r363)
- TOC updated for 6.0
- Update Buff Window to show the new group buffs
- Add Noodle Cart alerts

4.2.3 (r357)
- TOC updated for 5.4
- Add Buff Window to the global list of frames to close on escape
- Fix dispel alerts
- Enable alerts in scenarios for Party

4.2.2 (r351)
- TOC updated for 5.2
- Add options for the buff window to open on ready check and close on combat
- Fix an error caused by pet names being nil instead of "Unknown"

4.2.1 (r348)
- Add Say and Raid Warning to output channels
- Clean up the alert default output settings a bit

4.2.0 (r346)
- Per alert output settings
- Refactored module coding a bit (Check settings are reset)
- Use "Default" db profile instead of character specific by default

4.1.2a
- Reupload with AceTimer-3.0 library

4.1.2 (r335)
- Enable alerts for specific instance types (world, bg, arena, party, raid)
- Option to not spam LFR/LFD if you use group, party or raid output
- Report using an interrupt while the mob isn't casting as a miss
- Special handling for Mass Dispel to show all the affected units on one line (for the same removed de/buff)
- Fixes consumable checks and whispering for people not on your realm
- Don't try and whisper buff groups to tell them they're missing
- Removed AddonLoader delayed loading (don't do that much table populating on load anymore)

4.1.1 (r327)
- Special handling for Mocking Banner and Mass Resurrection to show all the affected units on one line
- Move the "Blame" output to its own option to whisper people that are missing consumables when you do a check (concurrent to your normal output)
- Remove the cc break throttle

4.1.0b (r321)
- Buff check fixes and don't report if someone is too far away for an aura
- Highlight names in non-raid groups when they're out of range (not visible)

4.1.0a (r314)
- Better guardian handling, owner's should be reported in the alert now
- Shift-Click buff checks to chat, too
- Bug fixes

4.1.0 (r311)
- Renames Quick Check to Buff Check
- Shift-Click the LDB to run a buff check
- Shift-Click "BigBrother" in self alerts to send the alert to chat (opens an editbox with the it)
- Fixes dispel alerts

4.0.14 (r306)
- Adds dispel/spellsteal alerts
- Bug fixes

4.0.13 (r302)
- Merges consumables and raid buffs into one fat buff window (raid buffs you don't have are dimmed, raid buffs your group can't give are hidden)
- Updates CC break code (ripped out the crap I had to do to make it work nicely pre 5.0)
- Fixes truncating mob names in alerts
- Adds Reincarnation to combat res alerts and an option for non-combat resurrection alerts
- Adds using player links in alerts

4.0.12 (r293) MoP updates! Everything should be working with 5.1
- Updates spell ids for alerts and cc
- Uses INSTANCE_CHAT for LFG stuff
- Shows all 8 buff types in the buff window (making the consumable panel pretty lonely) and other refactoring
- Fixes dynamic raid group checking

4.0.11 (r289)
- TOC update for 4.3
- Fixes resurrection alerts

4.0.10 (r286)
- TOC update for 4.2
- Don't filter food buffs
- More eating food spell ids (max foods and feasts)
- Warlock and Hunter pet taunts

4.0.9d (r282)
- Compatible with the PTR (4.2)
- Adds Soulstone and Raise Ally combat res alerts
- Fixes AoE taunt alerts
- Check on Ready Check back to "Player started" default

4.0.9c (r278)
- Rework Check on Ready Check so I can default it to off. Not sure if I want it off or only on your checks by default... off for now.

4.0.9b (r277)
- Updates the TOC Version to 40100

4.0.9a (r276)
- Fixes Check on Ready Check being reset to "if by you" when set to report always

4.0.9 (r274)
- Compatible with the PTR (4.1)
- Place the buff frame above other frames
- Fixes the "Food" buff being shown instead of "Well Fed" while still eating
- Check on Ready Check option allows for checking on all ready checks or just yours
- Adds Bind Elemental to CC break checks

4.0.8d (r267)
- Updates zhTW

4.0.8c (r266)
- Adds an option to only check for 90 stat food when doing a check

4.0.8b (r265)
- Fixes some unlocalized strings
- Includes zhTW locale, translated by BNS (世界之樹-三皈依)

4.0.8a (r261)
- Zoomed buff icons
- Highlights non max stat foods in buff window
- Adds experimental support for Soulstones alerts (not raid tested, just me killing my lock over and over)
- Adds default output for quick checks in settings (removes buff window specific setting)
- Fixes slash command typo

4.0.8 (r255)
- Alerts rewritten, should catch more cc breaking
- Adds alerts for feasts, cauldrons, repair bots, portals, and mage/lock rituals
- Fixes group checking
- Option to print alerts to chat (self) regardless of grouping

4.0.7b (r250)
- Fixes special chars in alerts preventing them from being sent to chat channels
- Changes the prefix on BLAME whispers
- Changes alert outputs option layout (not sure how I want the channel dropdown to fit, yet)

4.0.7a (r248)
- Fixes battle res announce
- Use a single output for alerts (db changed, will default to self). I don't really see the point of having multiple outputs as it can get kind of spammy, however, if people were using them, I could revert this in favor of using a prefix and chat filters.
- Fixes the config title from disappearing on settings refresh

4.0.7 (r244)
- Option for showing raid icons in alerts
- "BLAME" (whisper instead of list) output for consumable checks
- Custom channel output for checks and alerts
- Updated command line and API syntax for custom channels: /bb qc channel:mychannel and BigBrother:ConsumableCheck("channel:mychannel")

4.0.6a (r242)
- Adds more flask of enhancement buff spell ids
- Fixes missed interrupt and rebirth alerts
- Fixes AddonLoader delayed loading support

4.0.6 (r240)
- Supports the new Cataclysm flasks and elixirs
- Fixes broadcasting alerts when using spell links

4.0.5b (r239)
- Fixes LibDBIcon-1.0 embed path and silently fail if not loaded

4.0.5a (r237)
- Adds more buffs: fel puppy and mana spring (regen), cat (str/agi), silithid (fort), shalespider (stats)
- Fixes some options

4.0.5 (r235)
- Implements components as modules
- Fixes up settings
- Profiles
- Option to only alert when the affecting unit is in your group
- Include more buffs in buff checking (auras, totems, shouts)
- More efficient polling
- 4.0 Spell ids
- (ninja repost) Condense the raid buffs down into one pane, wip

4.0.4a (r45)
- Fixes a global leak in Config.lua

4.0.4 (r43)
- Spell interrupt alerts
- AceLocale-3.0 for locales
- Use checked groups for displaying people in the buff window
- People that are offline, dead, or not in the same (sub)zone have a red name in the buff window
- Merges in changes from oscarucb on BigBrother 3.0.4 to save buff window position and height
- Adds tooltips for ready check and quick check buttons on the buff window
- Increases buff polling frequency
- Slash command (/bb)
- Drag handle highlights on mouseover
- Right click on drag handle resets height to ten rows
- Resizing snaps to the bottom of the last visible row
- Everything works out of raids, woo

4.0.3 (r8)
- WoWI SVN! (have not gotten a response from the original author, don't want to make a mess on WowAce just yet)
- Uses spell links for spell names in reports
- Adds experimental taunt reporting (defaults to off), kind of spammy
- Adds /bbqc [channel] slash command for doing a quick check
- Restructures config a bit (and changes locale strings)

4.0beta2
- Adds Quick Check on ready check option
- Consolidates some code
- Strings seem stable, started localization updating (partial deDE and frFR included)

4.0beta1
- Fixes a few typos
- I'm apparently inept when forced to package the addon file myself, lol

4.0beta
- Initial
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Unread 12-26-10, 09:36 PM  
Zidomo
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Very nice to see this branched to use a modern framework.

Regarding the output, have you thought about "pouring" local output through LibSink-2.0? In addition to giving people more options, can also not worry on the dev end about creating/fixing custom end outputs, as the library handles it.

Edit: one other thing just noticed. The AddonLoader conditional in the TOC is listed as:
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## X-LoadOn-Always: delay
It should be "delayed" for AddonLoader to recognize it.
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Re: No output to chat channels when selected.

Originally posted by tebryn
I'm not getting any output to the chat channels when I select them, I get output to self, but nothing is making it out through sendchatmessage. Strangely, I am not getting LUA errors either...
I've always known it was wonky, but never really investigated since I just use self. I'm pretty sure I know what's doing it and will release a proper fix soon.

Edit: Should be fixed in 4.0.6
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No output to chat channels when selected.

I'm not getting any output to the chat channels when I select them, I get output to self, but nothing is making it out through sendchatmessage. Strangely, I am not getting LUA errors either...
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In the old version addon, it automatically checks Flask, but the update does not work, this only works when I raid leader, and I spend a ready check
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Originally posted by Excepter
does not work check, when the raid leader makes a ready check
If you have check when ready checking enabled, it will only automatically report when you are the one starting the ready check. If that was your concern >.> lol.
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does not work check, when the raid leader makes a ready check
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Originally posted by Shanyn
I'm getting the following error:
Ah thanks, I hadn't noticed I was pulling in the base directory for the library instead of the sub-dir with the lua file I wanted Uploaded a new zip to fix that.
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I'm getting the following error:
Message: Interface\AddOns\BigBrother\LDB.lua:5: Cannot find a library instance of "LibDBIcon-1.0".
Time: 11/12/10 15:23:51
Count: 1
Stack: [C]: in function `error'
...terface\AddOns\ArkInventory\Libs\LibStub\LibStub.lua:23: in function `LibStub'
Interface\AddOns\BigBrother\LDB.lua:5: in main chunk

Locals: (*temporary) = "Cannot find a library instance of "LibDBIcon-1.0"."
Edit: Plus another identical error in a different lua file.
Message: Interface\AddOns\BigBrother\Config.lua:5: Cannot find a library instance of "LibDBIcon-1.0".
Time: 11/12/10 15:31:48
Count: 1
Stack: [C]: in function `error'
...terface\AddOns\ArkInventory\Libs\LibStub\LibStub.lua:23: in function `LibStub'
Interface\AddOns\BigBrother\Config.lua:5: in main chunk

Locals: (*temporary) = "Cannot find a library instance of "LibDBIcon-1.0"."
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Originally posted by Darkorical
any chance of you adding features? I have a few requests and since the original hasn't seen an update in a year (well 2 days shy) I'm not sure what good it would do to ask over there
Feel free to make suggestions. I don't want to start feature creeping, but I'd play around with expanding on the core ideas of the addon, like adding more spell watching stuff or improving on the buff window/buff checking.

What I do not want to do is start duplicating functionality of addons like RaidBuffStatus or RaidyCheck which are similar but are much more comprehensive in what they can do.

I was (and still am) a big fan of the simplicity of BigBrother, which is why I continue to use it.
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any chance of you adding features? I have a few requests and since the original hasn't seen an update in a year (well 2 days shy) I'm not sure what good it would do to ask over there
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Originally posted by bossmansmith
I had it set to report to self and it reported to the raid channel and everyone in raid could see it.
Was it spells or consumables? The former are routed through the output settings, the latter end up in raid.
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I had it set to report to self and it reported to the raid channel and everyone in raid could see it.
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Originally posted by Doe
don't know if this is intended, but there is no sub-folder for this, so if you use any sort of program to get your mods, this one has all the contents extracted directly into your addon folder - basically it doesn't work

realized that after noticing it wasnt working, then re-installed it and created a folder for it :]
Oh my, thanks for noticing :x Re-uploaded the file
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don't know if this is intended, but there is no sub-folder for this, so if you use any sort of program to get your mods, this one has all the contents extracted directly into your addon folder - basically it doesn't work

realized that after noticing it wasnt working, then re-installed it and created a folder for it :]
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