How to hook message from chat?

Wishko · 07-06-12, 02:47 PM

Anybody writes message to chat, for example:

[Guild][Name]: chatmessage

How I can hook message text, sender name and channel name from chat?

Thanks!
P.S.: sorry for my english, it's very bad

Haleth · 07-06-12, 02:54 PM

http://wowprogramming.com/docs/events/CHAT_MSG_GUILD

Code:

local f = CreateFrame("Frame")
f:RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_GUILD")
f:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, message, sender, ...)
	...
end)

Edit: You'd have to register say, channel, whisper etc. as well if you want those.

Wishko · 07-07-12, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Haleth

http://wowprogramming.com/docs/events/CHAT_MSG_GUILD

Code:

local f = CreateFrame("Frame")
f:RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_GUILD")
f:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, message, sender, ...)
	...
end)

Edit: You'd have to register say, channel, whisper etc. as well if you want those.

Very big thanks!
I can get name of channel (trade, lfg, general), but I can't get name of guild, party, raid, say (recieving nil from channelString, channelNumber, channelName). How to get them?

**Seerah** · 07-07-12, 02:52 PM

Those use different events.
http://wowprogramming.com/docs/events

Wishko · 07-08-12, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by Seerah

Those use different events.
http://wowprogramming.com/docs/events

I try to use they, but after
RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_GUILD")

"channelString", channelNumber, "channelName" returns nil and nothing

Originally Posted by p3lim

What most people do is hook :AddMessage() on all chatframes (except combatlog), and parse that information.

It might be a bit advanced, but if you understand it, here is an example of how I do it in my chat addon:

And I try to use this. When I send a message to the channel (for example 2. Trade) I get this: "2 22: text", it is correct?

Haleth · 07-08-12, 06:28 AM

Pretty sure that channel info is only returned for a channel event (general, trade, etc). You already know where the message was received if it's a guild message.

Phanx · 07-09-12, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by Wishko

I try to use they, but after
RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_GUILD")

"channelString", channelNumber, "channelName" returns nil and nothing

You need to receive those arguments in your event handler. Different events pass different arguments. There is no "channelNumber" argument with the "CHAT_MSG_GUILD" event because guild chat does not have a number; only numbered channels like [2. Trade] have numbers.

If you want more specific help, you will need to show us your code, as is clearly stated in the only sticky thread at the top of this forum.

p3lim · 07-07-12, 05:11 PM

What most people do is hook :AddMessage() on all chatframes (except combatlog), and parse that information.

It might be a bit advanced, but if you understand it, here is an example of how I do it in my chat addon:

Lua Code:

local hooks = {}
local abbrev = {
    BATTLEGROUND = 'b',
    OFFICER = 'o',
    GUILD = 'g',
    PARTY = 'p',
    RAID = 'r',
}
 
local function Abbreviate(channel)
    -- Replaces channel name from the table above, or uses channel numbers
    return string.format('|Hchannel:%s|h%s|h', channel, abbrev[channel] or channel:gsub('channel:', ''))
end
 
local function AddMessage(self, message, ...)
    message = message:gsub('|Hchannel:(.-)|h%[(.-)%]|h', Abbreviate)
 
    return hooks[self](self, message, ...)
end
 
for index = 1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
    if(index ~= 2) then
        local frame = _G['ChatFrame'..index]
        hooks[frame] = frame.AddMessage
        frame.AddMessage = AddMessage
    end
end