This article documents API changes made in Patch 3.2.0. Previous patch: Patch 3.1.2. Next patch: Patch 3.2.2.

Contents 1 Development Tools 2 Saved Instances 3 Quest Difficulty 3.1 Functions 3.2 Arrays 4 Unit Functions 5 Quest Maps 5.1 Quest API 6 Spell Casting 6.1 Casting Events 6.2 Casting Functions 7 Calendar Functions 8 Mail functions 9 Gamemaster Functions 10 Loot Trading/Refunding 11 Other Information 12 Other Useful Events 12.1 Combatlog Events 12.2 ChatLog Events 12.3 Inventory Events 12.4 Unit Events 12.5 GameMaster Events 12.6 Battlefield Events 12.7 Reputation Events 13 Sources

Development Tools Edit

• The default UI now contains versions of some popular (I may be biassed) tools for UI developers - /dump, /eventtrace, /framestack, and /reload [1]

Saved Instances Edit

• updated GetSavedInstanceInfo(index) -- added two bools to return: instanceIDMostSig, isRaid[1]
• updated GetInstanceLockTimeRemaining() -- Added Bool isPreviousInstance to return (part of the extend instance stuff) [1]

Quest Difficulty Edit

Functions Edit

• removed GetDifficutlyColor(level) -- Replaced by GetQuestDifficultyColor(level) [3]
• new GetQuestDifficultyColor(level) -- exact replacement for GetDifficutlyColor(level) [3]

Arrays Edit

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 Edit

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

Quest Maps Edit

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? [1]
• new QuestMapGetQuestName(index) [1]
• new QuestMapGetPOIInfoForQuest(questIndex, poiIndex) [1]

Quest API Edit

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

Spell Casting Edit

Casting Events Edit

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

• new UNIT_SPELLCAST_INTERRUPTIBLE [1]
• new UNIT_SPELLCAST_NOT_INTERRUPTIBLE [1]

Casting Functions Edit

• updated UnitCastingInfo(unit) -- added interrupt result [1]
• updated UnitChannelInfo(unit) -- added interrupt result [1]

Calendar Functions Edit

• updated CalendarGetDayEvent()
• new CalendarGetDayEventSequenceInfo()

Mail functions Edit

• updated GetInboxNumItems() -- added totalItems

Gamemaster Functions Edit

• new GMResponseNeedMoreHelp(text)

Loot Trading/Refunding Edit

• new END_REFUND -- triggered when a returnable item's refund period ends (or maybe would end if action performed?) [1]
• new END_BOUND_TRADEABLE -- Not 100% sure of this is the right event name [1]
• new EndBoundTradeable(someVar) -- inferred from staticPopupDialogs.lua [1]
• new GetSocketItemBoundTradeable() [4]

Other Information Edit

• new GetPlayerInfoByGUID("guid") - Returns basic information about another player from their GUID [1]
• new FillLocalizedClassList(table, boolean)
• new IsXPUserDisabled()
• new CanQueueForWintergrasp()
• updated IsFlyableArea() -- updated to work properly in dalaran (returning 1 in Karsus landing) [5]

Other Useful Events Edit

Combatlog Events Edit

• updated COMBAT_LOG_EVENT

ChatLog Events Edit

• new UPDATE_CHAT_COLOR_NAME_BY_CLASS [4]

Inventory Events Edit

• new EQUIPMENT_SWAP_FINISHED [1]

Unit Events Edit

• new UNIT_DISSIPATES

GameMaster Events Edit

• new GMRESPONSE_RECEIVED

Battlefield Events Edit

• 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 Edit

• new ENABLE_XP_GAIN
• new DISABLE_XP_GAIN

Sources Edit

1: Iriel on Wow 3.2 API Changes topic

2: WowAce 3.2 Changes Forum

3: Speeddymon on Wow 3.2 API Changes topic

4: Nafe on Wow 3.2 API Changes topic

5: Gello on Wow 3.2 API Changes topic