[PQR] "PQR Debug Release

[TheLuBu]

Hi there fellow profile creators

I was a bit disappointed about the possibilities of debugging a pqr profile.

So i searched a little bit and wrote a little bit and well, here it is

First of all, you need a LUA IDE. Im using Zero Brane Studio, it has everything you need to debug a lua script, but every Lua IDE with an analyzer should do the job. The only requirement is the ability to analyze the source code.

Secondly, you need this little piece of code i wrote.

PQR Debug Ver. 1.0.0.2

In the archive are two files, the source Code (AutoIt written) and the compiled exe.
You can use the executable right away, or if you don't trust me, you can compile it yourself, its open source

So what it does:

First of all, you have to choose the Profile you want to debug.
The programm gathers the lua data out of the rotation, abilities and the datafile and merges them to one "big" file.
It also adds dummy functions for the WoW API functions and PQR Custom functions.
Variables of PQInterface are also created.

The WOW API functions are retrieved from
docs/api categories - World of Warcraft Programming: A Guide and Reference for Creating WoW Addons
World of Warcraft API - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft
they should stay always up to date (atleast i hope they will ^^).

After the programm is finished, it copies your merged file to your clipboard.

This is where your IDE comes into play. Paste the code into a new lua file and start analyzing (In Zero Brane Studio SHIFT + F7)

You get a lot of informations in the console now:
If there is only one line, you have an error in your syntax (missed a bracket maybe, closed a function or loop to much )
Search for "first use of unknown", these are the main errors i considered when debugging (missspelled variable names, remember, LUA is Case-Sensitive)!

New in V.1.0.0.2:
You can now copy back your console output to PQR Debug and it clears out all not needed messages (reduces errorcount from 295 to 16)
It should make errorfinding alot easier!

I tested with some of the profiles i have and found some errors, even in the really good ones,
so maybe you can use it and make your profiles even better!

I hope, someone can benefit from this

Please feel free to request changes, make suggestions and give advice!

---FAQ--
1. Everytime i start debugging, it just returns 1 line!
Well there are 2 possibilities what went wrong. You have a syntax error in your script, or you started the debugger from your IDE and not the analyzer Start the analyzer and everything should go smooth
2. Not all PQR Functions are added when running the executable
If you do not need them, they won't be included in the created header to keep it as small as possible!
3. I receive an error containing first use of unknown global variable 'UnitBuffID', i thought all PQR functions were included?
Sure they are, but if you get this message, UnitBuffID is declared as a variable like this:

local variablename = UnitBuffID

And i can't recognize this as a function If you use abbreviations, you have to clean the debugging messages for yourself


--CHANGELOG--

1.0.0.2 - added possibility to reduce errormessages
1.0.0.1 - Fixed bug with removed ability
1.0.0.0 - Release

Regards,
TheLuBu

[bu_ba_911]

Debugging is one of the things I consider myself somewhat proficient at Lets see how this thing likes my profiles xD

HAHAHAHAHA

man this thing is just tearing my Data file to shreds.... it's caught about 5 typos already... (nothing that ever broke it, but I'm curious if people randomly got an error once whenever these things tried to fire )

you have earned some rep from me my friend

[kuukuu]

Nothing wrong with mine Though it does fail on the PQI variable your PQR Debug program creates for some reason.... Just says PQI is a nil value.

[TheLuBu]

Nothing wrong with mine Though it does fail on the PQI variable your PQR Debug program creates for some reason.... Just says PQI is a nil value.

Could you please post the header of the created file and your PQI creation ability? I would like to improve it


@bubba thanks, glad you liked it


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[kuukuu]

Could you please post the header of the created file and your PQI creation ability? I would like to improve it


@bubba thanks, glad you liked it


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-----------------PQI Variables-----------------
PQI = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_AutoBuffs_enable = nil
PQI_KuukuuWindwalker_AutoBuffs_enable = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_AreaofEffect_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuWindwalker_AreaofEffect_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_Pause_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuWindwalker_Pause_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_Detox_enable = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_AutoGuardDungeon_enable = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_AutoGuardDungeon_value = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_AutoGuard_enable = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_AutoGuard_value = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_Tier5_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuWindwalker_Tier5_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_FortifyingBrew_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_Healthstone_enable = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_Healthstone_value = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_DizzyingHaze_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_InvokeXuen_key = nil
PQI_KuukuuBrewmaster_AutoTarget_enable = nil
-----------------PQR Custom Variables-----------------
PQR_RotationStarted = nil
PQR_InterruptStarted = nil
PQR_SpellAvailableTime = nil
PQR_ResetMovementTime = nil
PQR_RotationName = nil
-----------------WOW API FUNCTIONS-----------------
function CameraOrSelectOrMoveStart()
end
function CameraOrSelectOrMoveStop()
end
function CastShapeshiftForm()
end
function CastSpellByName()
end
function ClearTarget()
end
function GetCurrentKeyBoardFocus()
end
function GetGlyphSocketInfo()
end
function GetInventoryItemID()
end
function GetInventorySlotInfo()
end
function GetItemCooldown()
end
function GetItemCount()
end
function GetNumGlyphSockets()
end
function GetNumGroupMembers()
end
function GetPowerRegen()
end
function GetShapeshiftForm()
end
function GetSpecialization()
end
function GetSpellCooldown()
end
function GetSpellInfo()
end
function GetTime()
end
function IsInGroup()
end
function IsInRaid()
end
function IsMounted()
end
function IsMouseButtonDown()
end
function IsSpellInRange()
end
function IsSpellKnown()
end
function PQR_DelayRotation()
end
function PQR_SpellAvailable()
end
function PQR_StopRotation()
end
function PQR_UnitDistance()
end
function PQR_WriteToChat()
end
function SpellCancelQueuedSpell()
end
function SpellIsTargeting()
end
function StopAttack()
end
function TargetNearestEnemy()
end
function UnitAffectingCombat()
end
function UnitBuff()
end
function UnitBuffID()
end
function UnitCastingInfo()
end
function UnitChannelInfo()
end
function UnitClass()
end
function UnitDebuff()
end
function UnitDebuffID()
end
function UnitExists()
end
function UnitGUID()
end
function UnitHealth()
end
function UnitHealthMax()
end
function UnitInVehicle()
end
function UnitIsDead()
end
function UnitLevel()
end
function UnitPower()
end
function UseItemByName()
end

Is that what you wanted?

[TheLuBu]

Yes

Everything went fine these are dummy functions to eliminate errormessages when debugging
it's not a bug, it's a feature

If PQI is not declared, you will get an unknown function error because of PQI:IsHotkey or PQI:AddConfig. I have implemented all internal functions from PQR to exclude these errors


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[kuukuu]

Yes

Everything went fine these are dummy functions to eliminate errormessages when debugging
it's not a bug, it's a feature ��

If PQI is not declared, you will get an unknown function error because of PQI:IsHotkey or PQI:AddConfig. I have implemented all internal functions from PQR to exclude these errors


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The issue though is it stops on first error so it gets to the first PQI function and stops debugging....unless I need to change something...
EDIT: Nvm, I'm debugging instead of analyzing like a noob.

[TheLuBu]

I´m going to add a Video Guide later this week to avoid these misunderstandings