Developers

This wiki is for players. Contributor and integrator documentation lives in the repository — do not treat this page as a second Docs tree. When wiki tips and Docs disagree, Docs and code win.

How the suite is shaped

• OneWoW is always loaded: hub UI, shared OneWoW_GUI toolkit, themes, locales, Manage Features, and shared services (search/predicate engine, collectibles, overlays, and more).
• Feature modules (OneWoW_Bags, OneWoW_QoL, OneWoW_Mail, …) are separate Load-on-Demand addons. Disabling one in Manage Features unloads it.
• Data stores (OneWoW_CatalogData_*, OneWoW_AltTracker_*) feed parent features (and some consumers like Shopping List / Mail) without their own player hub.
• Cross-unit reads go through published _API surfaces and core services — not by reaching into another unit’s SavedVariables.

Clone the repo (or browse on GitHub) and start with CONTRIBUTING + ARCHITECTURE before changing load order, lifecycle hooks, or DB defaults.

Start here

Topic	Doc
How to contribute (PRs, locales)	CONTRIBUTING.md
Docs index	OneWoW/Docs/README.md
Load units, lifecycle, enable model, hub	ARCHITECTURE.md
SavedVariables / OneWoW_GUI.DB	DATABASE.md
UI toolkit	GUI.md
Localization (11 locales)	LOCALES.md
Search / # expression engine	PREDICATE_ENGINE.md · player syntax: Bags Search Syntax
Named searches / catalog	SEARCH_CATALOG.md

Feature integration

Area	Doc
Bags third-party API	OneWoW_Bags/API/README.md
Bags internals	OneWoW_Bags/Docs/README.md
QoL external modules	OneWoW_QoL/DEVELOPERS.md · MODULES.md
Mail shipments pipeline	OneWoW_Mail/Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
Trackers	OneWoW_Trackers/Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
Slash command inventory	suitecommands.md
In-game inspector (opt-in)	OneWoW_Utility_DevTool/README.md

Conventions

Location	Audience
GitHub Wiki (this site)	Players
Addon README.md	Players
ADDON/Docs/ and OneWoW/Docs/	Contributors / integrators
CONTRIBUTING.md	Anyone opening a PR

Related

• Home — player wiki entry
• FAQ

Sources

• OneWoW/Docs/README.md
• CONTRIBUTING.md
• OneWoW/Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md