EMS-Changelog

GRIP-EMS v0.9.0-beta

Released March 20, 2026. 41 entries in the author's notes.

35Added6Known Limitations

Every entry

The author's own words, complete. Long sections are sorted into areas by LazyGrip.

Added

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Macros, export, import and sharing11

Core macro sequencer engine (SecureActionButton + WrapScript click body)

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MacroManager for action-bar drag stubs with dynamic icon updates

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Legacy format import (COLLECTION + simple array, double-decode, KeyPress/KeyRelease)

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GRIP1 native export format (CBOR + Deflate + Base64)

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In-game migration from other sequencers (detect installed addons, bulk import)

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ExportFrame with auto-highlight and Ctrl+C auto-close

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ImportFrame (AceGUI paste window, bypasses 255-char chat limit)

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Macros tab with stub management and orphan cleanup

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\~varname\~ substitution in macrotext with Tab-press autocomplete

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Dynamic macro stub icons via CallMethod in WrapScript

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Interactive HTML guide with 9 sections, tooltips, keyboard legends, and full sequence builder with export (Guide/GRIP-EMS_Guide.html)

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Saving, naming and editing4

Full UI: MainFrame, SequenceList (native ScrollBox + DataProvider), SequenceEditor

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Editable step list with working-copy dirty-state pattern

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About/version info panel with dynamic status block

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Debug window (ScrollingMessageFrame, 500-msg ring buffer, copy to clipboard)

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Keybinds and the conflict panel3

SetOverrideBindingClick keybind system (per-spec, OOC-queued)

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Keybind tab with key capture (SetPropagateKeyboardInput, per-spec overview)

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Vehicle/skyriding/pet-battle keybind suspension (6 events, OOC-guarded)

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Resets and modifiers2

Reset conditions: timer (idle timeout), combat, target change, gear swap, spec change

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Icon picker with autoIcon auto-detect from step 1 macrotext

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Variables and recommendations2

Variable migration (legacy variables mapped to GRIP-EMS VariableStore schema)

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5-tab editor: Steps, Keybind, Macros, Variables, Raw

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Repair and spell warnings2

Variables tab (account-wide, pcall+loadstring validation, event-driven re-eval)

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Raw macrotext editor with pcall+loadstring Lua validation

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Everything else11

3 step functions: Sequential, Priority, Random

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Click rate throttle (100-1000ms slider, restricted env enforcement)

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Structured migration report with limitation counts and per-sequence guidance

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Spell cache (C_SpellBook scan, debounced) with Tab-press autocomplete

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Settings panel (AceConfig + AceDBOptions profiles)

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Blizzard Settings integration (ESC > Options > AddOns)

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Minimap button (LibDBIcon) + addon compartment registration

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Luacheck CI (GitHub Actions)

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BigWigsMods packager CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

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WagoAnalytics tracking shim

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/gems guide slash command to locate the guide file

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Known Limitations

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~~Multi-version sequences: only default version imported~~ (fixed in v0.9.1-beta)

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~~Context versions (Raid/PVP/Dungeon auto-switch): not yet implemented~~ (added in v0.9.1-beta)

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Embedded sequence resolution: logged as warning, not expanded

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Pause blocks: skipped with warning (WoW API limitation for click-based execution)

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Import collision UI: skip-if-exists only (no per-sequence pick list yet)

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KeyPress/KeyRelease: imported and functional, not exposed as separate editor fields

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Grab it

Release notes written by Sataana and reproduced here with his permission.