Weak Aura Custom Text Embed Error

[Ravnac]

Hello,

I created an auto-clone WeakAura where I want to display custom text.

function (expirationTime, _, _, _, name, _, _)
    local destName = name or "nil"
    local subIndex = string.find(destName, "-")
    local printName = "nil"
    local expirationTime = expirationTime
    local distanceSquared = select(1,UnitDistanceSquared(destName))
    local distance = distanceSquared^(0.5)
    local dmgTaken = 43740 + (183338*(40-distance)/40)
    
    if (subIndex) then        
        printName = string.sub(destName, 1, subIndex-1)
    else
        printName = destName
    end
    
    if(distance > 40.00) then
        return printName.."\n"..math.floor(expirationTime-GetTime()).."\n|cFF00FF00> "..format("%.1f",distance).." <|r"..format("\n%.f k", dmgTaken/1000)
    else
        
        return printName.."\n"..math.floor(expirationTime-GetTime()).."\n|cFFFF0000> "..format("%.1f",distance).." <|r"..format("\n%.f k", dmgTaken/1000)
    end  
end

The result is working okay, but every time the aura is applied I'm getting

[string "return function() function()..."]:1: '<name>' expected near '(

as error. Removing the function() as well as and doesn't let me access the parameters customTextFunc is passed.

[Deleted]

I'm not able to test this myself right now but try to remove the function wrapper and put

local expirationTime, _, _, _, name = ...

in the first line. WeakAuras should compile the chunk to a vararg function.

[Ravnac]

Doesn't help much :/

Changed the code to:

    local expirationTime, _, _, _, name = ...
    
    local destName = name or "nil"
    local subIndex = string.find(destName, "-")
    local printName = "nil"
    
    local distanceSquared = select(1,UnitDistanceSquared(destName))   -- Get distance of unit the aura triggered from
    local distance = distanceSquared^(0.5)                                                       -- Converting to yards
    local dmgTaken = 43740 + (183338*(40-distance)/40)                      -- Calculating the dmg taken by the explosion
    
    local expTime = expirationTime or 0
    expTime = (expTime-GetTime())                                                                    --Calculating the remaining duration in seconds
    
    if (subIndex) then        
        printName = string.sub(destName, 1, subIndex-1)                               --Truncating "-" as well as Realm-Name
    else
        printName = destName
    end
    
    if(distance > 40.00) then                                                                                  --Unit is more than 40y away -> green text
        return printName.."\n"..string.format("%.1f",expTime).."\n|cFF00FF00> "..format("%.1f",distance).." <|r"..format("\n%.f k", dmgTaken/1000)
    else                                                                                                                        --Unit is less than 40y away - red text        
        return printName.."\n"..string.format("%.1f",expTime).."\n|cFFFF0000> "..format("%.1f",distance).." <|r"..format("\n%.f k", dmgTaken/1000)
    end

gets me following error as soon as I close the WA menu

[string "return ..."]:2: unexpected symbol near 'local'

The aura doesn't work with this code.

Changing the code to

function(...)
    local expirationTime, _, _, _, name = ...
    
    local destName = name or "nil"
    local subIndex = string.find(destName, "-")
    local printName = "nil"
    
    local distanceSquared = select(1,UnitDistanceSquared(destName))   -- Get distance of unit the aura triggered from
    local distance = distanceSquared^(0.5)                                                       -- Converting to yards
    local dmgTaken = 43740 + (183338*(40-distance)/40)                      -- Calculating the dmg taken by the explosion
    
    local expTime = expirationTime or 0
    expTime = (expTime-GetTime())                                                                    --Calculating the remaining duration in seconds
    
    if (subIndex) then        
        printName = string.sub(destName, 1, subIndex-1)                               --Truncating "-" as well as Realm-Name
    else
        printName = destName
    end
    
    if(distance > 40.00) then                                                                                  --Unit is more than 40y away -> green text
        return printName.."\n"..string.format("%.1f",expTime).."\n|cFF00FF00> "..format("%.1f",distance).." <|r"..format("\n%.f k", dmgTaken/1000)
    else                                                                                                                        --Unit is less than 40y away - red text        
        return printName.."\n"..string.format("%.1f",expTime).."\n|cFFFF0000> "..format("%.1f",distance).." <|r"..format("\n%.f k", dmgTaken/1000)
    end  
end

results in

[string "return function() function()..."]:1: '<name>' expected near '('
[string "return function() function()..."]:1: '<name>' expected near '('

every time the aura is triggered, but remainder of the code works.

[Deleted]

Your last code snippet works for me without error when slapping it on a WeakAura checking Power Word: Fortitude. In fact the one in your very first post works as well. Can we get an import of the whole WeakAura?

Also "name" in the parameters refers to the aura's name, from WeakAura's text.lua (line 98):

local custom = customTextFunc(region.expirationTime, region.duration, values.progress, values.duration, values.name, values.icon, values.stacks)

[Ravnac]

Name does display the name of the WeakAura while it's not triggered, but as it is triggered it shows the name of the target.

Here the full aura:

d0uroaGiI0LeegfQItHuzvskv9kuLuMfvIBrb7ss(LGOggQQJrHwMG0ZqknnjQRrs12Ku13qvQXrL05Ki16qvs18iuH7jPY(iuvhKqvwOGipKKutKKexuIqBKK4JifAKOkXjLuSsI4LskvMPerDtjLYoPs9tcWqrkyPeQ0tP0uf4QsKSvuLK(kHkAUKu2RO)sGgmCyHwmb5XuXKrYLrSzj8zcz0ivDAQ61ifnBI62Ky3K63sz4cQJlrWYrLNlvthLRtrBxsjFNaA8ekNNGA9sez(KK09rvsSF1PXmiT90gALXk(vQNwL0sLwQmiTI4AcmTLCjQsqAftaffDclvXq9U6Q6Q7k)sZBAvN2stBOLZcdLlNwHfqrrNWsv4TRgdTC5YQZ7sxFPdvD1PnlmuUCA5iI8nDGWHjPLsyDuX7iIRzgoT9Wrhs6UE(PvOghfHtaffDclDBSCA7e5cAO51S0kU1qJ8sqA9uPvviczwu0tRa9um6tvQNwAP1ORUYVCP5nTgv31YzHHYLtR2ujGZlseHRNUnMw6jEr0Zs3UYpTYTivgKwZorqh5yVNcLwUOdjdsRIPmZNbjlzPLYxu4DmLzcNbPvXuM5ZGKLS0YIYenldsRIPmZNbjlzPLRjtYG0QykZ8zqYswYslrSWrnfHkfkzP1jds3gZG06y2znLaIyS0wyQDy(MMNQQk6wYymgYnNO8GiwypxK5B6aVcXLHGUme0LHGUm0rfYOUrvv1sgJXyjJXyi3CIYdksN5oQqg1n0rfYOXnKQ9YsxYymgYnNO8OBkunAkIyJ6gDgNxlQQWRP4HI0zUJkexgsniLULmgJHCZjkpcZ51m3rfYOUHuTxw6sgJXyjJXyi3CIYdkFNf1oeBjyg5iuJ6gDImXHXJrxkL2ZufFNf1oeBjyg5iu8qr6m3rfcD0ngddgg0iHnO8Dwu7qgTIHP2Zgm6jJOjxCW48Ier4iuJcUMYsgJXqU5eLhu(olQDiJ6gu(olQDi2sWmYrOMxHh(vQt3ymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXWGHHQB6Ar4yETObRneoYr1xYymgYnNO8GsruqKMe9OUrzA5Dz(dETbpgDLwAP11AppL5BGY3zrTdHUqUmF6gJXymgJXymgJXymgJXWGHHQJYoMYrMxlAWONmOuenyrAs0dHeEWONmiIfwU19n9sgJXyjJXyi3CIYdIyHd8kKrDdIyH9CrMVPd8kKrJBWFjJXyqelCGxHmQBWdrSWbEfIbAKWc8keEOJUXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXWGbvhLDmLJmVw0GrpzWruIETxlAqzYfz(ME41JoXPPP6lzmgJLmgJHVyWt3uOA0ueXOBWONOhJXymgJLmgJXymgH58AM7Oczu3OZ48ArvDtH4HI0zUJkexggDz0nfQgnfrmdgPBmgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXyyWqaNP2jY8ArdPgKoI9HajYYJyFiUKOSIb3rfYsgJXGi3jlzmgJXymcZ51m3rfYOUbfPZChvilzmgdIMAjJXySKXym8f8q57SO2Hme)rz(v85t3GrprpgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJHbdLs7zdFFO04idg9r9OmFHhrbgfEyq8hI4ie9GreJTKXymgJXGJWm50JWCEnZDuHuvjvnT0QQoJZRfvv04uImEKgIkJfsDHiw4aVcHUQkPQPvvhvuHpFvuHpFXFiTQQOXPez8inevglK6cLVZIAhcDvvshIdvLtAvvrJtjY4rQA6quvmOPuxgukIcI0KOdzJ85ZNULmgJbrUtgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymgJXymmyOuApB47dzsVpy0h1JY8fEefyu4HHbhHAWiIXgJXymgJLmgJXymgCeMjNEeMZRzUJkKQkPQPLwv1zCETOQIgNsKXJ0quzSqQleXch4vi0vvjvnTQ6OIkQOcF(85l(dPvvfnoLiJhPHOYyHuxO8Dwu7qORQs6qCOQCsRQkACkrgpsvthIQIbnL6YGsruqKMeDiBKpF(0TKXymiAQXyjen1swYswYswsAJomFt3ZG02zrowgKwhZoRPK2ctTdZ308q3sgJXyjenvA7ntnvARrZiCfrhIAIhfLa0D1eNKinfptUyxTAJq5JQzBMAQUAINNJxAC6QMirPLQjOJzN1uYqkTunb7ntnvkuYsBHx770NbPT3m1uP12m1uQzdtKL7Qz9knnngvicYR67MrzbdPifnWr69kbgRvAPAc2BMAQuOKLS0w00mvKJI6PnGxQr11obuQGsUg3LyAzCErIiCzqA7HjYY1qLUv31sNwhZoRPiit4WK0sQfrZsRJzN1ueKEpfjTmVcHkTuMCrMVPtRr(P1u7zPvXuM5tRJzN1usBAj1IOz90MwDuHKwl9rQMahIZghfV(GgIEDAPiczwueiCysA5fXtCRnvkvjNS0gMRjIJ070ahXX39nD6MFAPN4frplD7k)0k3IuzqAn7eb1KAr4sHsBj10K0Ylez5cphzOAplsrKtlr70m1mcNNkTg5TR0MwZorqI2PzQzeopvkuAP8ffEhtzMWzqAvmLz(mizjlTCrhsgKwftzMpdswYslxtMKbPvXuM5ZGKLS0YIYenldsRIPmZNbjlzP1SteSKAAskuYsBrtZS(sIKUdTCAP89WYrHTSOdn7PneoPLJiY30bchMKwVttNwV2Ze0PPewMWiuPBJP1P1KPAcuNcL2ol6qZUQBAw0RviAwAfqPcS1OkLyAJuuEMVPJYcY48Ier46zqYsRNkT0yJJu4jAQHHrqZ0H(rRyOkTMYqCJArK0kqpfJ(0TR8tR2ujGZlseHRNUnMwHfqrrNWs3gkZpTu(Ey5OW1400PTgnJWveDiQvJtt3vlkKx2ZewqHA9UOghPWt0ucYAMo03kOAnL02zrhA2PHMxZsBijGGabuBPLreJP6MCJlds3HMQupVnAm0Y1RoFAvN2qvNVXSWG60MUPnvP(qnwpVPL265tBO8o0qnwFwyq96twYswARv62y5qnMSmba

The range naturally only works when testing with player-targets or pets; NPCs won't give you a value for the distance. But target-name as well as the countdown work as desired.

[Deleted]

Your error is in the custom code under "Actions" - "On Show".

Edit: And you're right, the name field seems to give the unit's name when using a multi-target trigger, that's really good to know.

[Ravnac]

Your error is in the custom code under "Actions" - "On Show".

Holy crap, how could I miss that. Thank you .