FAKEUNITS¶

A fakeunit is a pointer to an ObjectManager object. In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (wotlk), we utilize a GUID (globally unique identifier) because in wotlk, a GUID is represented as a hex number. However, in expansions like Legion, a GUID resembles a format such as Creature-0-1465-0-2105-448-000043F59F. Instead of using GUIDs directly, we use the pointer (key) of the object as the identifier, which allows us to perform actions directly on these pointers.

What we can do with fakeunits¶

One of the notable capabilities while using fakeunits is the ability to cast spells. For instance, you could use a format similar to:

DSLLua Mode

{"%target", "!is(target)", "nearEnemyCb"}

local target = Object("target")
local nearEnemyCb = Object("nearEnemyCb")

if nearEnemyCb and not target then
    nearEnemyCb:target()
end

Here, the unit nearEnemyCb is used to target the near enemy in combat. This signifies that the fakeunit identifies a target object, and the specified action (target the unit, applying a buff, cast a spell etc.) can be executed on it. This flexibility with fakeunits means you can perform various custom actions programmatically on any target represented by these pointers.

enemies¶

Represents all the enemies.

combatEnemies | cbEnemies¶

Represents the enemies that are in combat.

farEnemy¶

Represents the farthest enemy.

farEnemyCb¶

Represents the farthest enemy in combat with the Roster.

mostEnemies¶

Represents the largest group of enemies.

mostEnemiesCb¶

Represents the largest group of enemies in combat with the Roster.

friends¶

Represents all friendly units, including NPCs and party/raid members.

roster¶

Represents all the players in your party or raid.

dead¶

Represents all the dead units.

lowest¶

Represents the player in your party or raid with the lowest health.

lowestpredicted | lowestp¶

Represents the player in your party or raid with the lowest predicted health.

lowestbuff | lbuff¶

Represents the player in your party or raid with the lowest health that has a certain buff.

lowestnotbuff | lnbuff¶

Represents the player in your party or raid with the lowest health that does not have a certain buff.

lowestdebuff | ldebuff¶

Represents the player in your party or raid with the lowest health that has a certain debuff.

lowestnotdebuff | lndebuff¶

Represents the player in your party or raid with the lowest health that does not have a certain debuff.

tank¶

Represents the tank in your party or raid.

healer¶

Represents the healer in your party or raid.

damager¶

Represents the damager in your party or raid.

lowestenemy | loweste | le¶

Represents the lowest health enemy.

enemybuff | ebuff¶

Represents the enemy that have a certain buff.

enemynbuff | enbuff¶

Represents the enemy that do not have a certain buff.

enemydebuff | edebuff¶

Represents the enemy that have a certain debuff.

enemyndebuff | endebuff¶

Represents the enemy that do not have a certain debuff.

adds¶

Represents all the adds in the encounter.

boss¶

Represents the boss in the encounter.