Help w/Sequential Healing Consumable Macro

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I’m trying to make a macro that uses a Healthstone (if I have one) or a Healing Potion (but not both at the same time).

If it used a Healthstone, or if a Healthstone is on CD, I would like to use a Healing Potion the next time I push the same button.

On top of this, I would like to use a “Third Wind” Potion instead of an Abyssal Healing Potion if I am in a BG (but use a HS first if I have one).

Is it possible to do this? I tried to google it and got a lot of different results from over the years.

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I just wrote this by memory really quickly, I have not tested or debugged it so if you have any problems turn on script errors and post back here and I will fix.

This code can be placed anywhere in a custom addon and will maintain a macro named “Heal” (you can change this to whatever you like". It will update whenever your bags changes, when you are not in combat, or enter into a new zone. It will check to see if you have any of those healthpotions or a healthstone available and will keep your macro updated to use the most relevant healing item as you requested.

local PotFrame = CreateFrame("Frame")
PotFrame:RegisterEvent("BAG_UPDATE")
PotFrame:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")
PotFrame:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED")
PotFrame:SetScript("OnEvent", function(...)

if InCombatLockdown() then return end

local healthstone = 5512 -- Healthstone
local normalPot = 169451 --  Abyssal Healing Potion
local pvpPot = 216431 -- "Third Wind" Potion
local name, type = GetInstanceInfo()
local macro = "#showtooltip\n/use "
local macroName = "Heal"
local itemName = "";

for i = 0, 4 do
    for z = 1, GetContainerNumSlots(i) do
	local item = GetContainerItemID(i, z)
    if item == healthstone then
            local _, duration = GetContainerItemCooldown(i, z)
            if duration == 0 then
                itemName = select(1,GetItemInfo(healthstone)) -- Healthstone available
            break
            end
     elseif item == pvpPot and type == "pvp" then
        local _, duration = GetContainerItemCooldown(i, z)
            if duration == 0 then
                itemName = select(1,GetItemInfo(pvpPot)) -- PVP healing potion available
            break
            end
    elseif item == normalPot then
       local _, duration = GetContainerItemCooldown(i, z)
            if duration == 0 then
                itemName = select(1,GetItemInfo(normalPot)) -- Normal healing potion available
            break
            end
         end
    end
end
if itemName ~= "" then
    EditMacro(macroName,macroName,nil,macro..itemName)
    print("Macro "..macroName.." is now using "..itemName)
else
    print("Macro "..macroName.." was not modified: No healing items were found")
end

end)
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Thank you, I tried it out and it almost works!

I was in a BG and it defaulted to the Abyssal Healing potion but once I used that it didn’t update to using a Healthstone until I left combat.

The chat output is also kind of spammy, I got about 100 Macro Heal is now using Abyssal Healing Potion just in a single BG so I wonder if maybe I did something wrong?

Do you have any ideas? I am not very knowledgeable with Addons.

edit: I think 3rd wind is item 138486, so I’m trying that now

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Yeah that is expected, the macro can’t be updated in combat because it would allow for too much automated gameplay. But it should always use the Healthstone first if you pick one up before combat.

Maybe it could do a /castsequence for you instead? So during combat you can hit it twice and get a Healthstone then a Healing potion?

Oh yeah, I thought that might happen. Just remove the 2 print() lines at the end and everything else should still work properly.

Glad to hear it works!

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This is great. Has some functionality, but a little quirky with how it picks the item. It appears to “miss” the hearthstone as preferred if both it and a regular pot are in the last bag. If I have just a hearthstone in the last bag, it picks the hearthstone every time. If I have just a pot in the last bag (and a hearthstone elsewhere) it picks the pot every time.

Thanks!

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If you are interested in an addon that does this instead- check out autobar. It automatically fills the buttons based on what you have in your bags. So it will scroll through your water/food/potions. Also will let you pick between health pot and lock rocks with one button. I’ve been looking for some water/mage food macros and health pot/lock rocks macros and I think just keeping this addon and keybinding the buttons is an easier solution until the addon is no longer supported.