Purpose:

I tried to find an addon that indicates root state and I didn't find any for some reason. So I made an addon that does that. This addon is intended for people who write addons, and shed some light on EVENT_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_COMBAT_TIP.

Function:

When stunned, "Stunned" shows up in chat box
When rooted, "Rooted" shows up in chat box
When heavy attacked, "Heavy Attack Incoming" shows up in chat box

Mechanics:

It uses event EVENT_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_COMBAT_TIP (eventCode, result) to find, in particular, root state.

where:

• result = 19 indicates root
• result = 18 indicates stun
• result = 1 indicates heavy attack inc

Background:

Some difficulties was encountered with finding an event that can indicate root state, compared to stun state (which had its own dedicated Boolean event), root state was more obscure. Eventually EVENT_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_COMBAT_TIP event was found to be a quick and dirty way to do it therefore this addon was upload for people who might had encountered similar difficulties with regards to indicating root state.

Some other addons that I had studied during initial search pointed out that root and snare state indication was intentionally omitted, and the reasoning behind was not explained.

Conclusion:

Graphical elements can be included for easier readability in the future for practical applications. However the primary purpose of this addon is to shed some light on EVENT_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_COMBAT_TIP event as an easy way to obtain root state.

Acknowledgment:

@Scootsworks for working with me helping me with writing addons and answering my questions.
and people in gitter.

Installation:

Drag and drop in Documents/Elder Scrolls Online/live/AddOns folder