Group Class

• Basic Group Creation
• Group Properties
• Real Plugin Examples
  • Profession-Based Group
  • Standard Content Groups
  • Class-Specific Group
• Advanced Group Features
  • Dynamic Status Updates
  • Conditional Visibility

Groups organize and control the visibility of nodes on the map. They appear in the options menu and allow users to toggle different types of content.

Basic Group Creation

ns.Group(name, icon, attrs)

Parameters

• name (string) (required) - Internal identifier for the group
• icon (string/int) (required) - Icon displayed in the options menu
• attrs (table) - Additional properties and behaviors

Group Properties

Core Properties

• label (string) - Display name in the options menu (defaults to localized name)
• desc (string) - Description shown in tooltips
• type (string) - Group category (expansion, profession, etc.)
• order (int) - Sort order in the options menu
• defaults (string) - Default visibility state (ns.GROUP_HIDDEN, ns.GROUP_SHOWN)

Behavior Functions

• IsEnabled(self) - Function to determine if group should be shown
• GetStatus(self) - Function to get group completion status

Real Plugin Examples

Profession-Based Group

-- From Azj-Kahet plugin - Skinning profession group
ns.groups.ELUSIVE_CREATURE = ns.Group('elusive_creature', 644271, {
    defaults = ns.GROUP_HIDDEN,
    type = ns.group_types.EXPANSION,
    IsEnabled = function(self)
        -- Only display group for skinning players
        if not ns.professions.SKINNING:HasProfession() then return false end
        return ns.Group.IsEnabled(self)
    end
})

Standard Content Groups

-- Basic treasure group
ns.groups.TREASURE = ns.Group('treasure', 'chest_gy', {
    defaults = ns.GROUP_SHOWN,
    type = ns.group_types.CONTENT
})

-- Vendor group for NPCs
ns.groups.VENDOR = ns.Group('vendor', 'peg_bk', {
    defaults = ns.GROUP_SHOWN,
    type = ns.group_types.CONTENT,
    label = L['vendors'],
    desc = L['vendor_desc']
})

-- Rare spawns group
ns.groups.RARE = ns.Group('rare', 'skull_b', {
    defaults = ns.GROUP_SHOWN,
    type = ns.group_types.CONTENT,
    order = 10
})