local _G = getfenv(0)
local tip = CreateFrame("GameTooltip")
tip:SetOwner(WorldFrame, "ANCHOR_NONE")
-- Our global, change as needed
DEATinyGratuity = tip
local lcache, rcache = {}, {}
for i=1,30 do
lcache[i], rcache[i] = tip:CreateFontString(), tip:CreateFontString()
lcache[i]:SetFontObject(GameFontNormal); rcache[i]:SetFontObject(GameFontNormal)
tip:AddFontStrings(lcache[i], rcache[i])
end
-- GetText cache tables, provide fast access to the tooltip's text
tip.L = setmetatable({}, {
__index = function(t, key)
if tip:NumLines() >= key and lcache[key] then
local v = lcache[key]:GetText()
t[key] = v
return v
end
return nil
end,
})
tip.R = setmetatable({}, {
__index = function(t, key)
if tip:NumLines() >= key and rcache[key] then
local v = rcache[key]:GetText()
t[key] = v
return v
end
return nil
end,
})
-- Performes a "full" erase of the tooltip
tip.Erase = function(self)
self:ClearLines() -- Ensures tooltip's NumLines is reset
for i in pairs(self.L) do self.L[i] = nil end -- Flush the metatable cache
for i in pairs(self.R) do
self.rcache[i]:SetText() -- Clear text from right side (ClearLines only hides them)
self.R[i] = nil -- Flush the metatable cache
end
if not self:IsOwned(WorldFrame) then self:SetOwner(WorldFrame, "ANCHOR_NONE") end
end
-- Hooks the Set* methods to force a full erase beforehand
local methods = {"SetMerchantCostItem", "SetBagItem", "SetAction", "SetAuctionItem", "SetAuctionSellItem", "SetBuybackItem",
"SetCraftItem", "SetCraftSpell", "SetHyperlink", "SetInboxItem", "SetInventoryItem", "SetLootItem", "SetLootRollItem",
"SetMerchantItem", "SetPetAction", "SetPlayerBuff", "SetQuestItem", "SetQuestLogItem", "SetQuestRewardSpell",
"SetSendMailItem", "SetShapeshift", "SetSpell", "SetTalent", "SetTrackingSpell", "SetTradePlayerItem", "SetTradeSkillItem",
"SetTradeTargetItem", "SetTrainerService", "SetUnit", "SetUnitBuff", "SetUnitDebuff"}
for _,m in pairs(methods) do
local orig = tip[m]
tip[m] = function(self, ...)
self:Erase()
return orig(self, ...)
end
end
