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'''Ace''' is a lightweight and powerful system for building [[World of Warcraft]] [[AddOns]]. It is a new approach to addon development, a rethinking from the ground up.  
'''Ace''' is a lightweight and powerful system for building [[w:c:wowwiki:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]] [[AddOns]]. It is a new approach to addon development, a rethinking from the ground up.  


Ace provides developers with the tools needed by most AddOns, freeing them from repeating common tasks and allowing them to jump right into the creative part of building their AddOns. New and experienced AddOn coders alike can benefit from Ace's features.
Ace provides developers with the tools needed by most AddOns, freeing them from repeating common tasks and allowing them to jump right into the creative part of building their AddOns. New and experienced AddOn coders alike can benefit from Ace's features.
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Also see: [[Ace2 (AddOn)|Ace2]], [[Ace3 (AddOn)|Ace3]]
Also see: [[Ace2 (AddOn)|Ace2]], [[Ace3 (AddOn)|Ace3]]


== Brief feature list and component overview of Ace2 ==
== Feature list ==
Brief feature list and component overview of Ace2


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* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceLibrary AceLibrary] handles version compatibility of libraries - Ace ones as well as your own. It also helps with error handling
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* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceOO-2.0 AceOO] provides an object-orientation framework
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* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceAddon-2.0 AceAddon] is Ace's main interface to AddOns. Ace components present their functionality through it. It also handles simple initialization events
;AceLibrary: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceLibrary AceLibrary] handles version compatibility of libraries - Ace ones as well as your own. It also helps with error handling.</small>
* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceConsole-2.0 AceConsole] provides console I/O functionality - slash commands, easy printing, etc
* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceDB-2.0 AceDB] allows for fast, clean, and featureful saved variable access, including per-class settings and more
* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceEvent-2.0 AceEvent] allows for simple event handling, scheduling, and inter-addon communication


;AceOO: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceOO-2.0 AceOO] provides an object-orientation framework.</small>
* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceDebug-2.0 AceDebug] simplifies AddOn debugging
* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceHook-2.0 AceHook] provides safe hooking of functions, methods, and scripts
* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceLocale-2.0 AceLocale] makes localization (translation) of your AddOns ridiculously simple
* [//www.wowace.com/index.php/AceModuleCore-2.0 AceModuleCore] helps you split your AddOn into separate "modules" that can easily be turned on and off. Handles enabling/disabling of events, hooks, tooltip scanners


;AceAddon: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceAddon-2.0 AceAddon] is Ace's main interface to AddOns. Ace components present their functionality through it. It also handles simple initialization events.</small>


;AceConsole: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceConsole-2.0 AceConsole] provides console I/O functionality - slash commands, easy printing, etc.</small>
Ace also has built-in myAddons support.
 
;AceDB: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceDB-2.0 AceDB] allows for fast, clean, and featureful saved variable access, including per-class settings and more.</small>
 
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;AceEvent: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceEvent-2.0 AceEvent] allows for simple event handling, scheduling, and inter-addon communication.</small>
 
;AceDebug: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceDebug-2.0 AceDebug] simplifies AddOn debugging.</small>
 
;AceHook: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceHook-2.0 AceHook] provides safe hooking of functions, methods, and scripts.</small>
 
;AceLocale: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceLocale-2.0 AceLocale] makes localization (translation) of your AddOns ridiculously simple.</small>
 
;AceModuleCore: <small>[http://www.wowace.com/index.php/AceModuleCore-2.0 AceModuleCore] 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.</small>
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Ace also has built-in myAddons support.
[[Ace2 (AddOn)|Ace2]] was a major step up in documentation from Ace, and also allows the library (whichever parts you need) to be fully embedded into your AddOn if you do not want to depend on Ace being installed separately.


At the writing of this article, '''[[Ace 2]]''' is in public beta.  It is a major step up in documentation, and also allows the library (whichever parts you need) to be fully embedded into your AddOn if you do not want to depend on Ace being installed separately.
Ace and Ace2 are at end of life currently and superseded by Ace3.
-Update- Ace2 is at end of life currently and superseded by Ace3.


== Ace's design philosophy ==   
== Ace's design philosophy ==   
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{{elink|icon=wowace|link=http://www.wowace.com|site=www.wowace.com|desc=&nbsp;- Main Page/Ace Wiki}}
{{elink|icon=wowace|link=http://www.wowace.com|site=www.wowace.com|desc=&nbsp;- Main Page/Ace Wiki}}


{{elink|icon=wowace|link=http://files.wowace.com/|site=<s>files.wowace.com</s>|desc=&nbsp;- Downloads now hosted by [[Curse (site)|Curse]] (<small>used to have released Ace addons and non-ace ones</small>)}}
{{elink|icon=wowace|link=http://files.wowace.com/|site=<s>files.wowace.com</s>|desc=&nbsp;- Downloads now hosted by CurseForge (used to have released Ace addons and non-ace ones)}}


{{elink|icon=wowace|link=http://svn.wowace.com/root/trunk|site=svn.wowace.com|desc=&nbsp;- Ace SubVersion (SVN) source code repository (read only).}}
{{elink|icon=wowace|link=http://svn.wowace.com/root/trunk|site=svn.wowace.com|desc=&nbsp;- Ace SubVersion (SVN) source code repository (read only).}}
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