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	'''WoWBench''' aims to be a near-complete "emulation of the [[World of Warcraft API]]". [[AddOn]] development in [[WoW]] can be somewhat strained at times due the near-total lack of in-game debugging capabilities. Added to that, the time it takes to test each change is fairly long.		'''WoWBench''' aims to be a near-complete "emulation of the [[wo:World of Warcraft API\|World of Warcraft API]]". [[wo:AddOn\|AddOn]] development in [[WoW]] can be somewhat strained at times due the near-total lack of in-game debugging capabilities. Added to that, the time it takes to test each change is fairly long.

	WoWBench enables AddOn developers to test most of their functionality offline, in a controlled environment where they can fire game events at their own leisure, with content that they choose.		WoWBench enables AddOn developers to test most of their functionality offline, in a controlled environment where they can fire game events at their own leisure, with content that they choose.

	It also features a "built-in commandline debugger" with stack backtraces and capability to look at global as well as local variables at various stack depths, that allows you to run your own Lua code while examining the breakpoint or error. Of course, anyone with a "[[Lua]] debugger" can utilize those for much more fine-grained debugging while running their AddOn under WoWBench, something which is not possible while running it inside the actual game.		It also features a "built-in commandline debugger" with stack backtraces and capability to look at global as well as local variables at various stack depths, that allows you to run your own Lua code while examining the breakpoint or error. Of course, anyone with a "[[wo:Lua]\|] debugger" can utilize those for much more fine-grained debugging while running their AddOn under WoWBench, something which is not possible while running it inside the actual game.

	WoWBench does not have an actual graphical user interface (at least, not yet). Game world and (simulated) user interface interaction is all done through console commands. This is not a disadvantage, as it has the distinct advantage of being "[[WoWBench/FAQ#scripting\|scriptable]] for easy repetition".		WoWBench does not have an actual graphical user interface (at least, not yet). Game world and (simulated) user interface interaction is all done through console commands. This is not a disadvantage, as it has the distinct advantage of being "[[WoWBench/FAQ#scripting\|scriptable]] for easy repetition".

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	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench now has some continuing support, currently distributed with [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]], including support for Lua 5.1.2 and WoW 4.x. See: ([[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft history\|Change History]])''' --[[User:~~Celess~~\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Celess is the AddOn Studio 2010 dev coordinator">~~Celess~~</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Bear\|T]])</small> 18:29, 4 August 2011 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench now has some continuing support, currently distributed with [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]], including support for Lua 5.1.2 and WoW 4.x. See: ([[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft history\|Change History]])''' --[[User:Bear\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Celess is the AddOn Studio 2010 dev coordinator">Bear</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Bear\|T]])</small> 18:29, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned...''' --[[WoWWiki:User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[WoWWiki:User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned...''' --[[WoWWiki:User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[WoWWiki:User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench now has some continuing support, currently distributed with [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]], including support for Lua 5.1.2 and WoW 4.x. See: ([[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft history\|Change History]])''' --[[User:Celess\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Celess is the AddOn Studio 2010 dev coordinator">Celess</span>]] <small>([[User talk:~~Celess~~\|T]])</small> 18:29, 4 August 2011 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench now has some continuing support, currently distributed with [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]], including support for Lua 5.1.2 and WoW 4.x. See: ([[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft history\|Change History]])''' --[[User:Celess\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Celess is the AddOn Studio 2010 dev coordinator">Celess</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Bear\|T]])</small> 18:29, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned...''' --[[WoWWiki:User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[WoWWiki:User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned...''' --[[WoWWiki:User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[WoWWiki:User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench now has some continuing support, currently distributed with [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]], including support for Lua 5.1.2 and WoW 4.x. See: ([[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft ~~History~~\|Change History]])''' --[[User:Celess\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Celess is the AddOn Studio 2010 dev coordinator">Celess</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Celess\|T]])</small> 18:29, 4 August 2011 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench now has some continuing support, currently distributed with [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]], including support for Lua 5.1.2 and WoW 4.x. See: ([[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft history\|Change History]])''' --[[User:Celess\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Celess is the AddOn Studio 2010 dev coordinator">Celess</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Celess\|T]])</small> 18:29, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned...''' --[[WoWWiki:User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[WoWWiki:User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned...''' --[[WoWWiki:User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[WoWWiki:User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench now has some continuing support, currently distributed with [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]], including support for Lua 5.1.2 and WoW 4.x. See: ([[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft History\|Change History]])''' --[[User:~~Celess22~~\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Celess is the AddOn Studio 2010 dev coordinator">~~Celess22~~</span>]] <small>([[User talk:~~Celess22~~\|T]])</small> 18:29, 4 August 2011 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench now has some continuing support, currently distributed with [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]], including support for Lua 5.1.2 and WoW 4.x. See: ([[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft History\|Change History]])''' --[[User:Celess\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Celess is the AddOn Studio 2010 dev coordinator">Celess</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Celess\|T]])</small> 18:29, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned ~~-- there's a few of us wanting to get back on it but we keep getting sidetracked~~.''' --[[User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned...''' --[[WoWWiki:User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[WoWWiki:User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned -- there's a few of us wanting to get back on it but we keep getting sidetracked.''' --[[User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned -- there's a few of us wanting to get back on it but we keep getting sidetracked.''' --[[User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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			== See also ==
			* [[AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft]]
	[[Category:WoWBench]]		[[Category:WoWBench]]
			[[Category:Hosted AddOn Tools]]

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	== Getting set up ==		== Getting set up ==
	~~<div style="margin-left: 2%;">~~

	~~<div style="float:right; clear:right;"><imagelink>http://sflogo.sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=170212&type=1&.gif\|external image</imagelink></div>~~

	* Download the latest version from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/wowbench/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/wowbench/].		* Download the latest version from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/wowbench/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/wowbench/].

	* See [[WoWBench/Installing]] for installation instructions. (Yeah, you really do want to read them!)		* See [[WoWBench/Installing]] for installation instructions. (Yeah, you really do want to read them!)

	* See [[WoWBench/Getting started]] for a very quick tour to get you started.		* See [[WoWBench/Getting started]] for a very quick tour to get you started.

	~~</div>~~

	== Working with WoWBench ==		== Working with WoWBench ==

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	"WoWBench is implemented wholly in Lua", which allows AddOn programmers to easily extend it, and modify it to suit their own purposes.		"WoWBench is implemented wholly in Lua", which allows AddOn programmers to easily extend it, and modify it to suit their own purposes.

	<div style="display:table; border: 1px dotted; padding: 1ex 2em; margin-bottom: 2em;">Latest version: [[WoWBench/To do#v1.12.0.a2\|WoWBench v1.12.0.a2]], Aug 27.   → [[#Getting set up\|[download]]]</div>		<div style="display:table; border: 1px dotted; padding: 1ex 2em; margin-bottom: 2em;">Latest version: [[WoWBench/To do#v1.12.0.a2\|WoWBench v1.12.0.a2]], Aug 27 2006.   → [[#Getting set up\|[download]]]</div>

	== Why? How! ==		== Why? How! ==

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	WoWBench aims to be a near-complete '''emulation of the [[World of Warcraft API]]'''. AddOn development in WoW can be somewhat strained at times due the near-total lack of in-game debugging capabilities. Added to that, the time it takes to test each change is fairly long.


	:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned -- there's a few of us wanting to get back on it but we keep getting sidetracked.''' --[[User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)		:{{icon-exclamation}}'''WoWBench is unfortunately out of date. It's not entirely abandoned -- there's a few of us wanting to get back on it but we keep getting sidetracked.''' --[[User:Mikk\|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Mikk\|T]])</small> 18:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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			'''WoWBench''' aims to be a near-complete "emulation of the [[World of Warcraft API]]". [[AddOn]] development in [[WoW]] can be somewhat strained at times due the near-total lack of in-game debugging capabilities. Added to that, the time it takes to test each change is fairly long.

	WoWBench enables AddOn developers to test most of their functionality offline, in a controlled environment where they can fire game events at their own leisure, with content that they choose.		WoWBench enables AddOn developers to test most of their functionality offline, in a controlled environment where they can fire game events at their own leisure, with content that they choose.

	It also features a ~~'''~~built-in commandline debugger~~'''~~ with stack backtraces and capability to look at global as well as local variables at various stack depths, that allows you to run your own Lua code while examining the breakpoint or error. Of course, anyone with a ~~'''~~[[Lua]] debugger~~'''~~ can utilize those for much more fine-grained debugging while running their AddOn under WoWBench, something which is not possible while running it inside the actual game.		It also features a "built-in commandline debugger" with stack backtraces and capability to look at global as well as local variables at various stack depths, that allows you to run your own Lua code while examining the breakpoint or error. Of course, anyone with a "[[Lua]] debugger" can utilize those for much more fine-grained debugging while running their AddOn under WoWBench, something which is not possible while running it inside the actual game.

	WoWBench does not have an actual graphical user interface (at least, not yet). Game world and (simulated) user interface interaction is all done through console commands. This is not a disadvantage, as it has the distinct advantage of being '''[[WoWBench/FAQ#scripting\|scriptable]] for easy repetition'''.

			WoWBench does not have an actual graphical user interface (at least, not yet). Game world and (simulated) user interface interaction is all done through console commands. This is not a disadvantage, as it has the distinct advantage of being "[[WoWBench/FAQ#scripting\|scriptable]] for easy repetition".

	[[Image:wowbench.png\|right]]		[[Image:wowbench.png\|right]]
	~~'''WoWBench is implemented wholly in Lua''', which allows AddOn programmers to easily extend it, and modify it to suit their own purposes.~~

			"WoWBench is implemented wholly in Lua", which allows AddOn programmers to easily extend it, and modify it to suit their own purposes.

	<div style="display:table; border: 1px dotted; padding: 1ex 2em; margin-bottom: 2em;">~~'''~~Latest version: [[WoWBench/To do#v1.12.0.a2\|WoWBench v1.12.0.a2]], Aug 27~~'''~~.   → [[#Getting set up\|[download]]]</div>		<div style="display:table; border: 1px dotted; padding: 1ex 2em; margin-bottom: 2em;">Latest version: [[WoWBench/To do#v1.12.0.a2\|WoWBench v1.12.0.a2]], Aug 27.   → [[#Getting set up\|[download]]]</div>

	== Why? How! ==		== Why? How! ==
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	WoWBench is a utility ''by'' programmers, ''for'' programmers.		WoWBench is a utility ''by'' programmers, ''for'' programmers.


	You can:		You can:
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	* → more in [[WoWBench/FAQ]].		* → more in [[WoWBench/FAQ]].


	* Help the WoW AddOn developer community by submitting your own patches! → [[WoWBench/Contributing]].		* Help the WoW AddOn developer community by submitting your own patches! → [[WoWBench/Contributing]].


	===What WoWBench is not===		===What WoWBench is not===

	* Finished.		* Finished.
	: Yep, that's right. There will be plenty of missing APIs. That is why WoWBench is now a community project and not a one-man show. Either help us implement them, or just hack something up that works for your particular mod. It's all up to you!		: Yep, that's right. There will be plenty of missing APIs. That is why WoWBench is now a community project and not a one-man show. Either help us implement them, or just hack something up that works for your particular mod. It's all up to you!
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	* An AddOn		* An AddOn
	: WoWBench ''replaces'' WoW. Your AddOn runs inside it!		: WoWBench ''replaces'' WoW. Your AddOn runs inside it!



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	<div style="float:right; clear:right;"><imagelink>http://sflogo.sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=170212&type=1&.gif\|external image</imagelink></div>		<div style="float:right; clear:right;"><imagelink>http://sflogo.sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=170212&type=1&.gif\|external image</imagelink></div>

	* Download the latest version from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/wowbench/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/wowbench/]		* Download the latest version from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/wowbench/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/wowbench/].

	* See [[WoWBench/Installing]] for installation instructions (Yeah, you really do want to read them!)		* See [[WoWBench/Installing]] for installation instructions. (Yeah, you really do want to read them!)

	* See [[WoWBench/Getting started]] for a very quick tour to get you started.		* See [[WoWBench/Getting started]] for a very quick tour to get you started.


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	* [[WoWBench/FAQ]]		* [[WoWBench/FAQ]]

	* [[WoWBench/Documentation]] - code structure documentation		* [[WoWBench/Documentation]] - code structure documentation.

	* [[WoWBench/Extending]] - how to extend WoWBench		* [[WoWBench/Extending]] - how to extend WoWBench.

	* [[WoWBench/Contributing]] - how to submit your work to the project		* [[WoWBench/Contributing]] - how to submit your work to the project.

	* [[WoWBench/To do]] - ~~'''~~To do~~'''~~ list, ~~'''~~current bugs~~'''~~ list, and ~~'''~~version history~~'''~~		* [[WoWBench/To do]] - "To do" list, "current bugs" list, and "version history".

	* [[WoWBench/Progress]] - Implementation status of APIs

			* [[WoWBench/Progress]] - Implementation status of APIs.

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	* [[WoWBench/Talk]]		* [[WoWBench/Talk]]


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	[[Category:WoWBench]]		[[Category:WoWBench]]

WoWWiki>KirkBot: Typo fixing using AWB

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	'''WoWBench is implemented wholly in Lua''', which allows AddOn programmers to easily extend it, and modify it to suit their own purposes.		'''WoWBench is implemented wholly in Lua''', which allows AddOn programmers to easily extend it, and modify it to suit their own purposes.