Like Ace, Ace2 main purpose is , as stated to wowace site, to improve modularity, improve performance, and simplify the addon and library creation process.
Ace2 is going to replace Ace when it hits the gold status. Although it currently under development, many popular addons are using its libraries.
Brief feature list and component overview of Ace2
- AceLibrary
- AceLibrary handles version compatibility of libraries - Ace ones as well as your own. It also helps with error handling.
- AceOO-2.0
- AceOO-2.0 provides an object-orientation framework.
- AceAddon-2.0
- AceAddon-2.0 is Ace's main interface to AddOns. Ace components present their functionality through it. It also handles simple initialization events.
- AceComm-2.0
- AceComm-2.0 Inter-player addon communications through hidden channels.
- AceConsole-2.0
- AceConsole-2.0 provides console I/O functionality - slash commands, easy printing, etc.
- AceTab-2.0
- AceTab-2.0 Provides easy tab completion support.
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- AceDB-2.0
- AceDB-2.0 allows for fast, clean, and featureful saved variable access, including per-class settings and more.
- AceEvent-2.0
- AceEvent-2.0 allows for simple event handling, scheduling, and inter-addon communication.
- AceDebug-2.0
- AceDebug-2.0 simplifies AddOn debugging.
- AceHook-2.1
- AceHook-2.1 provides safe hooking of functions, methods, and scripts.
- AceLocale-2.2
- AceLocale-2.2 makes localization (translation) of your AddOns ridiculously simple.
- AceModuleCore-2.0
- AceModuleCore-2.0 helps you split your AddOn into separate "modules" that can easily be turned on and off. Handles enabling/disabling of events, hooks, tooltip scanners, etc for you.
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