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WoWStatTracker 1.2.0 Release Notes

Release Date: December 31, 2025

Overview

Version 1.2.0 is a complete rewrite of WoWStatTracker from Python/GTK to native C with platform-specific GUIs. This delivers a dramatically smaller, faster application with native look and feel on both macOS and Windows.

Highlights

  • Native Application: Rewrote entire application in C with Cocoa (macOS) and Win32 (Windows) GUIs
  • Smaller Size: App bundle reduced from ~50MB (Python) to under 1MB
  • Faster Startup: Near-instant launch vs multi-second Python initialization
  • Native Theme Support: Automatic light/dark mode on both platforms

New Features

Application

  • Native macOS app bundle with Cocoa/AppKit interface
  • Native Windows executable with Win32 interface
  • Auto/Light/Dark theme switching with system theme detection
  • Column sorting with click-to-sort headers
  • Persistent column widths and sort order
  • In-app notification system with history
  • Update checking via GitHub releases API

Addon Management

  • Install Addon: Copy addon directly to WoW AddOns folder
  • Uninstall Addon: Remove addon from WoW AddOns folder
  • Set WoW Location: Configure WoW installation path
  • Auto-import on window focus (optional)

Installers

  • macOS: Styled DMG with WoW-themed background and drag-to-install
  • Windows: NSIS installer with component options (app, addon, start menu, desktop shortcut)

Weekly Reset Handling

  • Addon stamps exported data with week_id based on WoW's Tuesday 15:00 UTC reset
  • GUI detects week_id mismatch and resets weekly fields (delves, vault, timewalk, etc.)
  • Prevents stale weekly data from persisting across resets

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed vault_visited not detecting when player claims token rewards (vs gear)
  • Fixed import not updating fields when addon reports value of 0
  • Fixed various memory management issues in macOS Cocoa code
  • Fixed Windows ListView cell coloring for dark mode
  • Fixed Windows file save operations (atomic writes with temp files)

Technical Improvements

  • 112 unit tests covering all core modules
  • Strict compiler warnings enabled (-Wall -Werror -pedantic on macOS, /W4 /WX on Windows)
  • Static analysis with cppcheck and clang-tidy
  • Platform abstraction layer for cross-platform code
  • Embedded Lua 5.1 for parsing WoW SavedVariables files
  • cJSON library for JSON persistence

Breaking Changes

  • Python/GTK version is no longer supported
  • Configuration file location unchanged but format simplified
  • Requires macOS 10.13+ or Windows 10+

Addon Changes

  • Updated timewalking quest IDs for The War Within expansion
  • Fixed vault detection logic for token rewards
  • Improved data collection reliability

File Locations

Configuration and data files are stored in platform-specific locations:

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/WoWStatTracker/
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\WoWStatTracker\

Files:

  • wowstat_data.json - Character data
  • wowstat_config.json - Application settings
  • notifications.json - Notification history

Download

  • macOS: WoWStatTracker-1.2.0-macOS.dmg
  • Windows: WoWStatTracker-1.2.0-Setup.exe (.zip if you do not have admin access)
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