Sorting of auras

[Tastyfrog]

This might be a stupid question (because im really new to oUF), but is it possible to sort buffs?

[haste]

Originally Posted by Tastyfrog This might be a stupid question (because im really new to oUF), but is it possible to sort buffs?

Yes, you can sort buffs with :PreAuraSetPosition(auras, max). It does however require you to implement your own sort function. The oUF aura/buffs/debuffs tables are designed to support table.sort however.

[Dawn]

It's damn tricky and I don't know if anyone got a working way that doesn't bug out now and then.

Edit: haste beat me to it... however, it's surely possible, just not sure if anyone (besides haste) is clever enough to code it.

[haste]

Depends on how you want to sort really. But what issues did you run into and with what sort function?

[Dawn]

I managed to sort it by time left, but from time to time some buffs disappeared from the buff list.

Like
BUFFICON 1, BUFFICON 2, BUFFICON 3
becomes
BUFFICON 1, BUFFICON 3

while BUFF 2 is still there, just the icon got "overridden" ... strange thing.

[haste]

That doesn't show any code tho' :P. Anyway, a quick and dirty example on how to do aura sorting can found on this post.

[Tastyfrog]

wow, it is actually kinda easy to sort buffs. thanks.

my code:

local prePosition = function(self, a, n)
	table.sort(a, function(a,b) return a.timeLeft>b.timeLeft end)
end

[Dawn]

Originally Posted by haste That doesn't show any code tho' :P. Anyway, a quick and dirty example on how to do aura sorting can found on this post.

I was doing it similar to this:

local preAuraSetPosition = function(self, buffs, max)
	local visBuffs = 0
	for i=1, #buffs do
		if( buffs[i].timeLeft == nil ) then
			buffs[i].timeLeft = 0
		end
		if( buffs[i]:IsShown() ) then
			visBuffs = visBuffs + 1
		end
	end
	
	if(visBuffs == 0 ) then
		buffs:SetHeight(0)
	else
		buffs:SetHeight(math.ceil((visBuffs/10)) * 26 )
	end
	
	table.sort(buffs, function(a,b) return a.timeLeft > b.timeLeft end)
end

note:
This is taken from oUF_Banthis, since I don't have the exact piece of code I used, still around. However, that code above is having the same issues of "disappearing" buff icons, with still active buffs.

*In some strange cases, the auras (which are divided into those that expire and don't, aka auras and buffs) will jump around with blank spaces between them. I have no idea why. Adding an aura (like a hunter aspect) makes it stop.

The thing with the code you linked in that post is that it still crits me for over NIIIINEEEETHOOOOOUSAAAND. And I didn't find the time to play around with it, until now. Seems like I have to take enough time to look into it.