Patch 3.2.0/API changes

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Development Tools

• The default UI now contains versions of some popular (I may be biassed) tools for UI developers - /dump, /eventtrace, /framestack, and /reload

Saved Instances

• updated GetSavedInstanceInfo(index) -- added two bools to return: instanceIDMostSig, isRaid
• updated GetInstanceLockTimeRemaining() -- Added Bool isPreviousInstance to return (part of the extend instance stuff)

Quest Difficulty

Functions

• removed GetDifficutlyColor(level) -- Replaced by GetQuestDifficultyColor(level)
• new GetQuestDifficultyColor(level) -- exact replacement for GetDifficutlyColor(level)

Arrays

Not sure of where these arrays live (global? FrameUI? QuestUI?), but this very subtle change broke several addons, so it's being included here

• removed "QuestDifficultyColor" array -- Replaced by "QuestDifficultyColors" array
• new "QuestDifficultyColors"array -- exact replacement for "QuestDifficultyColor" array

Unit Functions

• updated or removed UnitIsPlusMob(unitID) -- (not 100% sure, but believed to have been removed)

Quest Maps

There's support for points of interest on the map associated with quests, the API functions are:

• new QuestMapUpdateQuest(index) -- Is 'index' the normal quest log index?
• new QuestMapGetQuestName(index)
• new QuestMapGetPOIInfoForQuest(questIndex, poiIndex)

Quest API

• undocumented GetAbandonedQuestName()
• undocumented GetAbandonQuestItems()
• undocumented GetQuestLogSpellLink()

Spell Casting

Casting Events

Spell casting events and queries indicate whether enemy spells/channeling can be interrupted:

• new UNIT_SPELLCAST_INTERRUPTIBLE
• new UNIT_SPELLCAST_NOT_INTERRUPTIBLE

Casting Functions

• updated UnitCastingInfo(unit) -- added interrupt result
• updated UnitChannelInfo(unit) -- added interrupt result

Calendar Functions

• updated CalendarGetDayEvent()
• new CalendarGetDayEventSequenceInfo()

Mail functions

• updated GetInboxNumItems() -- added totalItems

Gamemaster Functions

• new GMResponseNeedMoreHelp(text)

Loot Trading/Refunding

• new END_REFUND -- triggered when a returnable item's refund period ends (or maybe would end if action performed?)
• new END_BOUND_TRADEABLE -- Not 100% sure of this is the right event name
• new EndBoundTradeable(someVar) -- inferred from staticPopupDialogs.lua
• new GetSocketItemBoundTradeable()

Other Information

• new GetPlayerInfoByGUID(string) - Returns basic information about another player from their GUID
• new FillLocalizedClassList(table, boolean)
• new IsXPUserDisabled()
• new CanQueueForWintergrasp()
• updated IsFlyableArea() -- updated to work properly in dalaran (returning 1 in Karsus landing)

Other Useful Events

Combatlog Events

• updated COMBAT_LOG_EVENT

ChatLog Events

• new UPDATE_CHAT_COLOR_NAME_BY_CLASS

Inventory Events

• new EQUIPMENT_SWAP_FINISHED

Unit Events

• new UNIT_DISSIPATES

GameMaster Events

• new GMRESPONSE_RECEIVED

Battlefield Events

• new BATTLEFIELD_MGR_QUEUE_REQUEST_RESPONSE
• new BATTLEFIELD_MGR_QUEUE_INVITE
• new BATTLEFIELD_MGR_ENTRY_INVITE
• new BATTLEFIELD_MGR_EJECT_PENDING
• new BATTLEFIELD_MGR_EJECTED
• new NPC_PVPQUEUE_ANYWHERE

Reputation Events

• new ENABLE_XP_GAIN
• new DISABLE_XP_GAIN