Get glyph-prefix from API ?

[@AlphaLemming]

Is there a API-way to get the prefix of a glyph-link? "grand glyph of health"
Thanks in advance.

[Ayantir]

there is no function, but you can get levels with GetItemLinkGlyphMinMaxLevels()

[votan]

We added a similar request to the wish-list, already. You may vote for us and add your function request there:
http://www.esoui.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5210

[@AlphaLemming]

Thanks, i have voted

[sirinsidiator]

Wouldn't something like this work in any language?

local allowedItemType = {
    [ITEMTYPE_GLYPH_WEAPON] = true,
    [ITEMTYPE_GLYPH_ARMOR] = true,
    [ITEMTYPE_GLYPH_JEWELRY] = true,
}
local function GetItemLinkGlyphPrefix(link)
    if(not allowedItemType[GetItemLinkItemType(link)]) then return end
    -- get the base name of the glyph
    local data = {zo_strsplit(":", link)}
    data[4], data[5] = 0, 0 -- at quality and level 0 there is no prefix
    local baseName = zo_strformat("<<t:1>>", GetItemLinkName(table.concat(data, ":")))
    -- remove the base name from the link
    local name = zo_strformat("<<t:1>>", GetItemLinkName(link))
    return name:gsub(" " .. baseName, "")
end
 
local prefix = GetItemLinkGlyphPrefix(link)

[Ayantir]

It should work, just take in consderation that in some language, it's not a prefix, but a suffix.

ex: Glyphe de santé Vraiment Superbe

[sirinsidiator]

ok. that means the gsub needs to be a bit more flexible with removing the whitespace between the name and the prefix/suffix and maybe it also should be called differently (e.g. GetItemLinkGlyphQualityLabel).

[merlight]

Originally Posted by sirinsidiator Wouldn't something like this work in any language?

No, in French it's in the middle: Glyphe Fort Vital
You could get away with splitting it into words and removing those found in the 0-level name. Seems a bit too complicated (and error-prone) for something that can be done with one table per language.

[sirinsidiator]

Originally Posted by merlight No, in French it's in the middle: Glyphe Fort Vital You could get away with splitting it into words and removing those found in the 0-level name. Seems a bit too complicated (and error-prone) for something that can be done with one table per language.

True, but where is the fun in that :P

local allowedItemType = {
    [ITEMTYPE_GLYPH_WEAPON] = true,
    [ITEMTYPE_GLYPH_ARMOR] = true,
    [ITEMTYPE_GLYPH_JEWELRY] = true,
}
local function GetItemLinkGlyphStrengthLabel(link)
    if(not allowedItemType[GetItemLinkItemType(link)]) then return end
    -- get the base name of the glyph
    local data = {zo_strsplit(":", link)}
    data[4], data[5] = 0, 0 -- at quality and level 0 there is no prefix
    local baseName = zo_strformat("<<t:1>>", GetItemLinkName(table.concat(data, ":")))
    -- generate a lookup table of all words in the name
    local baseTokens = {}
    baseName:gsub("(%a+)%s*", function(token) baseTokens[token] = true end)
    -- remove the base name from the link
    local name = zo_strformat("<<t:1>>", GetItemLinkName(link))
    return name:gsub("(%a+)%s*", function(token) 
        if(baseTokens[token]) then return "" end
    end):gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1")
end
 
local prefix = GetItemLinkGlyphStrengthLabel("|H1:item:5364:0:1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0|h|h")
df("'%s'", prefix)