Chaos Bolt Cast Time Weak Aura

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Hey there.

I used to have a working Weak Aura that showed me the cast time of my next Chaos Bolt. It used to update depending on my haste buffs and backdraft stacks, but since the 6.0 patch it doesn't work anymore and shows a fixed value of 116.86 sec. It was really handy to fit check if you could fit in a last Chaos Bolt during your procs or not.

Could someone take a look at what's wrong with the function I have? Or does anyone know if there's a different way of getting the same result? I can't find the original thread anymore, where I got it from, nor can I find any thread that seems to address this issue.

function()

name, rank, icon, cost, isFunnel, powerType, castTime, minRange, maxRange
= GetSpellInfo("Chaos Bolt")
return string.format("%.2f", castTime/1000)
end

[Brusalk]

6.0 changed the return values of GetSpellInfo, which is what is screwing up your function.

In EventHorizon I added this override to let me use the old return values so that the addon could work for both MoP and WoD.

    GetSpellInfo = function(...)
        local name, rank, icon, castingTime, minRange, maxRange = _GetSpellInfo(...)
        return name, rank, icon, nil, nil, nil, castingTime, minRange, maxRange
    end

The fixed version of your macro should be:

function()

    name, rank, icon, castTime, minRange, maxRange = GetSpellInfo("Chaos Bolt")
    return string.format("%.2f", castTime/1000)
end

[Deleted]

6.0 changed the return values of GetSpellInfo, which is what is screwing up your function.

In EventHorizon I added this override to let me use the old return values so that the addon could work for both MoP and WoD.

    GetSpellInfo = function(...)
        local name, rank, icon, castingTime, minRange, maxRange = _GetSpellInfo(...)
        return name, rank, icon, nil, nil, nil, castingTime, minRange, maxRange
    end

The fixed version of your macro should be:

function()

    name, rank, icon, castTime, minRange, maxRange = GetSpellInfo("Chaos Bolt")
    return string.format("%.2f", castTime/1000)
end

Oh, alright. I'll try this as soon as I get home. Cheers for the quick reply!

[Brusalk]

function()
    local name, rank, icon, castTime, minRange, maxRange = GetSpellInfo("Chaos Bolt")
    return string.format("%.2f", castTime/1000)
end

Sorry, I forgot the local. You really want to include the local in there.

[Woz]

I didn't even realize that was the case, thanks Brusalk.

I've updated the old WA that's in the main WA post here as well but here are both versions updated for you and tested to make sure:

Low CPU use:

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High CPU use:

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[Santoisms]

I didn't even realize that was the case, thanks Brusalk.

I've updated the old WA that's in the main WA post here as well but here are both versions updated for you and tested to make sure:

Low CPU use:

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High CPU use:

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I'm assuming it works the same it did in 5.4 for WA, replace Chaos Bolt with whatever spell. I had them for UA, Haunt, and CB.

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Thanks a lot, works like a charm!~