Unified border system + border animations

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # DandersFrames Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### New Features
+
+* (Frames) **Unified border system** — every border (frame, buff/debuff icons, aura bars, defensive icons, missing-buff, resource bar, pet frames, targeted spells) now runs through one engine with consistent **Style / Colour / Alpha / Gradient** controls. (by Krathe)
+* (Borders) Added optional **border animations** — 10 effects (pulse, wipe, ripple, segment reveal, sides/corners-only, proc glow, dash, and more), available wherever a border is drawn. (by Krathe)
+
+### Improvements
+
+* (Performance) The expiring-border ticker now **throttles and staggers per entry** to cut overhead when many borders are expiring at once. (by Krathe)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* (Range) The frame border (and other element borders) now reliably **fade out of range**, preserved across border re-renders. (by Krathe)
+* (Defensive Icon) The defensive cooldown icon and its border now render **above auras** and stay co-planar with the icon. (by Krathe)
+
 ## [4.3.12]
 
 ### New Features

DandersFrames.toc

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Libs\AceSerializer-3.0\AceSerializer-3.0.lua
 Libs\LibDataBroker-1.1\LibDataBroker-1.1.lua
 Libs\LibDBIcon-1.0\LibDBIcon-1.0.lua
 Libs\LibSharedMedia-3.0\LibSharedMedia-3.0.lua
+Libs\LibCustomGlow-1.0\LibCustomGlow-1.0.xml
 Libs\LibDeflate\LibDeflate.lua
 Libs\LibSerialize\LibSerialize.lua
 
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ WizardBuilder.lua
 # Frame System
 Frames\Core.lua
 Frames\Colors.lua
+Frames\Border.lua
+Frames\Expiring.lua
 Frames\Create.lua
 Frames\Headers.lua
 Frames\Update.lua

ExportCategories.lua

@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "reducedMaxHealthEnabled",
         "reducedMaxHealthTexture",
 
-        -- Border
-        "borderSize",
-        
+        -- Frame Border thickness (rest of frameBorder* keys live in `other`)
+        "frameBorderSize",
+
         -- Class Color Alpha
         "classColorAlpha",
 
@@ -168,8 +168,23 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "resourceBarClassFilter",
         "resourceBarBackgroundEnabled",
         "resourceBarBackgroundColor",
-        "resourceBarBorderEnabled",
+        "resourceBarBorderBlendMode",
         "resourceBarBorderColor",
+        "resourceBarBorderColorSource",
+        "resourceBarBorderEnabled",
+        "resourceBarBorderGradientDirection",
+        "resourceBarBorderGradientEndColor",
+        "resourceBarBorderGradientStartColor",
+        "resourceBarBorderInset",
+        "resourceBarBorderShadowColor",
+        "resourceBarBorderShadowEnabled",
+        "resourceBarBorderShadowOffsetX",
+        "resourceBarBorderShadowOffsetY",
+        "resourceBarBorderShadowSize",
+        "resourceBarBorderSize",
+        "resourceBarBorderStyle",
+        "resourceBarBorderTexture",
+        "resourceBarShowBorder",
         "resourceBarFrameLevel",
 
         -- Class Power (player frame pips)
@@ -313,8 +328,8 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "buffStackX",
         "buffStackY",
         "buffStackMinimum",
-        "buffBorderEnabled",
-        "buffBorderThickness",
+        "buffShowBorder",
+        "buffBorderSize",
         "buffBorderInset",
         "buffExpiringEnabled",
         "buffExpiringThreshold",
@@ -324,7 +339,20 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "buffExpiringBorderColorByTime",
         "buffExpiringBorderThickness",
         "buffExpiringBorderInset",
-        "buffExpiringBorderPulsate",
+        "buffExpiringBorderPulsate",  -- legacy; migrated to AnimationType, kept for old-export compatibility
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationType",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationColor",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationFrequency",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationParticles",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationLength",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationThickness",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationScale",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationInset",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationOffsetX",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationOffsetY",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationMask",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationSidesAxis",
+        "buffExpiringBorderAnimationCornerLength",
         "buffExpiringTintEnabled",
         "buffExpiringTintColor",
 
@@ -370,8 +398,8 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "debuffStackX",
         "debuffStackY",
         "debuffStackMinimum",
-        "debuffBorderEnabled",
-        "debuffBorderThickness",
+        "debuffShowBorder",
+        "debuffBorderSize",
         "debuffBorderInset",
         "debuffBorderColorByType",
         "debuffBorderColorNone",
@@ -683,8 +711,36 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "defensiveIconSize",
         "defensiveIconFrameLevel",
         "defensiveIconShowBorder",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationColor",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationCornerLength",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationFrequency",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationInset",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationLength",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationMask",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationOffsetX",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationOffsetY",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationParticles",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationScale",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationSidesAxis",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationThickness",
+        "defensiveIconBorderAnimationType",
+        "defensiveIconBorderBlendMode",
         "defensiveIconBorderColor",
+        "defensiveIconBorderGradientDirection",
+        "defensiveIconBorderGradientEnabled",
+        "defensiveIconBorderGradientEndColor",
+        "defensiveIconBorderGradientStartColor",
+        "defensiveIconBorderInset",
+        "defensiveIconBorderOffsetX",
+        "defensiveIconBorderOffsetY",
+        "defensiveIconBorderShadowColor",
+        "defensiveIconBorderShadowEnabled",
+        "defensiveIconBorderShadowOffsetX",
+        "defensiveIconBorderShadowOffsetY",
+        "defensiveIconBorderShadowSize",
         "defensiveIconBorderSize",
+        "defensiveIconBorderStyle",
+        "defensiveIconBorderTexture",
         "defensiveIconShowDuration",
         "defensiveIconDurationFont",
         "defensiveIconDurationScale",
@@ -770,8 +826,33 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "personalTargetedSpellScale",
         "personalTargetedSpellAlpha",
         "personalTargetedSpellShowBorder",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationColor",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationCornerLength",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationFrequency",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationInset",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationLength",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationMask",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationOffsetX",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationOffsetY",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationParticles",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationScale",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationSidesAxis",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationThickness",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderAnimationType",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderBlendMode",
         "personalTargetedSpellBorderColor",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderGradientDirection",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderGradientEndColor",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderGradientStartColor",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderInset",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderShadowColor",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderShadowEnabled",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderShadowOffsetX",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderShadowOffsetY",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderShadowSize",
         "personalTargetedSpellBorderSize",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderStyle",
+        "personalTargetedSpellBorderTexture",
         "personalTargetedSpellShowSwipe",
         "personalTargetedSpellShowDuration",
         "personalTargetedSpellDurationFont",
@@ -852,8 +933,35 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "missingBuffIconScale",
         "missingBuffIconFrameLevel",
         "missingBuffIconShowBorder",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationColor",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationCornerLength",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationFrequency",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationInset",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationLength",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationMask",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationOffsetX",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationOffsetY",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationParticles",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationScale",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationSidesAxis",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationThickness",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderAnimationType",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderBlendMode",
         "missingBuffIconBorderColor",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderGradientDirection",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderGradientEndColor",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderGradientStartColor",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderInset",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderOffsetX",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderOffsetY",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderShadowColor",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderShadowEnabled",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderShadowOffsetX",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderShadowOffsetY",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderShadowSize",
         "missingBuffIconBorderSize",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderStyle",
+        "missingBuffIconBorderTexture",
         "missingBuffCheckStamina",
         "missingBuffCheckIntellect",
         "missingBuffCheckAttackPower",
@@ -881,9 +989,45 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
     -- OTHER - Aggro, selection, range, tooltips, pets, misc
     -- ===========================================
     other = {
-        -- Border
-        "showFrameBorder",
-        "borderColor",
+        -- Frame Border (canonical "frame" prefix)
+        "frameBorderAlpha",
+        "frameBorderAnimationColor",
+        "frameBorderAnimationCornerLength",
+        "frameBorderAnimationFrequency",
+        "frameBorderAnimationInset",
+        "frameBorderAnimationLength",
+        "frameBorderAnimationMask",
+        "frameBorderAnimationOffsetX",
+        "frameBorderAnimationOffsetY",
+        "frameBorderAnimationParticles",
+        "frameBorderAnimationScale",
+        "frameBorderAnimationSidesAxis",
+        "frameBorderAnimationThickness",
+        "frameBorderAnimationType",
+        "frameBorderBlendMode",
+        "frameBorderColorSource",
+        "frameBorderColor",
+        "frameBorderGradientDirection",
+        "frameBorderGradientEnabled",
+        "frameBorderGradientEndColor",
+        "frameBorderGradientStartColor",
+        "frameBorderInset",
+        "frameBorderOffsetX",
+        "frameBorderOffsetY",
+        "frameBorderShadowColor",
+        "frameBorderShadowEnabled",
+        "frameBorderShadowOffsetX",
+        "frameBorderShadowOffsetY",
+        "frameBorderShadowSize",
+        "frameBorderStyle",
+        "frameBorderTexture",
+        "frameBorderUseClassColor",
+        "frameShowBorder",
+
+        -- Role border colours (shared across consumers via include.roleColor)
+        "roleBorderColorDamager",
+        "roleBorderColorHealer",
+        "roleBorderColorTank",
 
         -- Aggro Highlight
         "aggroHighlightMode",
@@ -1002,7 +1146,20 @@ DF.ExportCategories = {
         "petOffsetY",
         "petTexture",
         "petShowBorder",
+        "petBorderBlendMode",
         "petBorderColor",
+        "petBorderGradientDirection",
+        "petBorderGradientEndColor",
+        "petBorderGradientStartColor",
+        "petBorderInset",
+        "petBorderShadowColor",
+        "petBorderShadowEnabled",
+        "petBorderShadowOffsetX",
+        "petBorderShadowOffsetY",
+        "petBorderShadowSize",
+        "petBorderSize",
+        "petBorderStyle",
+        "petBorderTexture",
         "petBackgroundColor",
         "petHealthBgColor",
         "petHealthColorMode",