Platform.unit_power.GetUnitPowerObservation

Call as

addon.Platform:GetUnitPowerObservation(unit, resource, includeMaximum)

Available directly through addon; no dependency is needed.

What it does

Observe explicit mana or the current raw power resource on supported readable clients. Select resource identities from the live PowerType enum; explicit mana never falls back to the current bar. Known absence returns exists=false; missing, failed, restricted or malformed observations return nil with a reason. Current-mode quantities preserve signed native resources; explicit mana is nonnegative. Request maximum only when needed; percentage consumers must require a positive maximum.

Arguments

Name	Type	What it does
`self`	`RMPlatform`	Rotation Master platform adapter (implicit with colon calls).
`unit`	`string`	Exact unit token whose resource should be observed; this does not redirect player or vehicle units.
`resource`	`string`	mana selects the explicit live Mana enum; current reads and forwards the actual UnitPowerType identity, including Mana zero.
`includeMaximum`	`boolean \| nil`	True also observes the selected resource maximum; false or nil reads current quantity only.

Returns

1	`table \| nil`	Fresh readable record with exists and, when present, powerType and finite current quantity. Requested maximum is finite and nonnegative. Quantities may be fractional; current-mode current may be signed.
2	`string \| nil`	Policy, query-validation or availability reason for a nil resource observation.

Editions

Built In helpers are registered on every edition. What differs is the game API they read; where one is missing the helper falls back or returns nil with a reason.

Not available on that edition (the reason is in the tooltip)
Only while Blizzard's deprecation fallbacks are on

Game API
`Enum.PowerType`
`UnitExists`
`UnitPower`
`UnitPowerMax`
`UnitPowerType`
`canaccessvalue`

Secret values (Retail and Forever)

On Retail and Forever the game hands addons secret values. This helper checks what it reads (addon.Platform:CanReadValue) and returns nil with a reason such as restricted-value instead of a secret it cannot compare. Treat nil as unavailable, not as false.

Example

local power = addon.Platform:GetUnitPowerObservation("player", "mana", true)
if not power or not power.exists or not power.maximum then return nil end
if power.maximum <= 0 then return nil end
return power.current / power.maximum < 0.3

Dependencies

finite → Platform.unit_power.finite

Source

Platform/unit_power.lua, line 31. Read only in game; Duplicate makes an editable copy.

Platform.unit_power.GetUnitPowerObservation(self, unit, resource, includeMaximum)

    local policy=self:GetCombatDataPolicy()
    if policy~='probe' and policy~='restricted' then return nil,'unsupported-policy' end
    if not self:CanReadValue(unit) or not self:CanReadValue(resource) or not self:CanReadValue(includeMaximum) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
    if type(unit)~='string' or unit=='' then return nil,'invalid-unit' end
    if resource~='mana' and resource~='current' then return nil,'invalid-power-query' end
    if includeMaximum~=nil and type(includeMaximum)~='boolean' then return nil,'invalid-power-query' end
    if type(UnitExists)~='function' then return nil,'missing-api' end
    local existsOk,exists=pcall(UnitExists,unit)
    if not existsOk then return nil,'api-error' end
    if not self:CanReadValue(exists) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
    if exists==nil then return nil,'unit-data-unavailable' end
    if type(exists)~='boolean' then return nil,'invalid-api-result' end
    if not exists then return {exists=false} end
    if not self:CanReadValue(Enum) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
    if type(Enum)~='table' then return nil,'power-type-unavailable' end
    local types=Enum.PowerType
    if not self:CanReadValue(types) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
    if type(types)~='table' then return nil,'power-type-unavailable' end
    local powerType
    if resource=='mana' then
        powerType=types.Mana
    else
        if type(UnitPowerType)~='function' then return nil,'missing-api' end
        local ok
        ok,powerType=pcall(UnitPowerType,unit)
        if not ok then return nil,'api-error' end
    end
    if not self:CanReadValue(powerType) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
    if canaccessvalue and not canaccessvalue(powerType) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
    if powerType==nil then return nil,'power-type-unavailable' end
    if not finite(powerType) or powerType<0 or powerType%1~=0 then return nil,'invalid-api-result' end
    local known=false
    for _,id in pairs(types) do
        if self:CanReadValue(id) and type(id)=='number' and id==powerType then known=true;break end
    end
    if not known then return nil,'power-type-unavailable' end
    if type(UnitPower)~='function' then return nil,'missing-api' end
    local currentOk,current=pcall(UnitPower,unit,powerType)
    if not currentOk then return nil,'api-error' end
    if not self:CanReadValue(current) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
    if canaccessvalue and not canaccessvalue(current) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
    if current==nil then return nil,'power-data-unavailable' end
    if not finite(current) or resource=='mana' and current<0 then return nil,'invalid-api-result' end
    local record={exists=true,powerType=powerType,current=current}
    if includeMaximum then
        if type(UnitPowerMax)~='function' then return nil,'missing-api' end
        local maximumOk,maximum=pcall(UnitPowerMax,unit,powerType)
        if not maximumOk then return nil,'api-error' end
        if not self:CanReadValue(maximum) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
        if canaccessvalue and not canaccessvalue(maximum) then return nil,'restricted-value' end
        if maximum==nil then return nil,'power-data-unavailable' end
        if not finite(maximum) or maximum<0 then return nil,'invalid-api-result' end
        record.maximum=maximum
    end
    return record

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