Add a data broker launcher (issue #17)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to EasyFind will be documented in this file.
 
 ---
 
+## [2.1.4] - 2026-07-20
+
+### Added
+- **Data broker launcher**: EasyFind now publishes a launcher for display bars that host data broker objects, so it can be opened from one instead of the minimap button. Left-click toggles the search bar, right-click opens the options. Nothing changes if no such display is installed.
+
+---
+
 ## [2.1.3] - 2026-07-19
 
 ### Fixed

Core/Main.lua

@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ local SUGGESTED_KEYBINDS = {
 -- The version whose features the What's New popup currently describes. Bump
 -- ONLY when the popup content is rewritten; patch releases that keep the same
 -- content must not re-announce it to users who already saw it.
-local WHATSNEW_CONTENT_VERSION = "2.1.3"
+local WHATSNEW_CONTENT_VERSION = "2.1.4"
 
 local WHATSNEW_LINK_PREFIX = "easyfind:whatsnew:"
 local whatsNewHookInstalled = false
@@ -904,6 +904,9 @@ local function OnPlayerLogin()
         if EasyFind.db.showMinimapButton then
             EasyFind:UpdateMinimapButton()
         end
+        -- Same delay as the minimap button: both are launcher surfaces, and
+        -- by now every addon (so every broker display) has loaded.
+        if ns.RegisterDataBroker then ns.RegisterDataBroker() end
     end)
 
     local currentVersion = ns.version
@@ -1220,6 +1223,12 @@ function EasyFind:Print(msg)
     print(sformat("|cFF00FF00EasyFind:|r %s", msg))
 end
 
+-- Shared by the minimap button and the data broker launcher, and mirrored by
+-- the TOC's IconTexture: one icon identifies the addon wherever it is hosted.
+local LAUNCHER_ICON = "Interface\\AddOns\\EasyFind\\textures\\SpyglassMinimap"
+-- The brand name, never localized, shown wherever the addon names itself.
+local ADDON_LABEL = "EasyFind"
+
 local minimapButton
 
 local minimapShapes = {
@@ -1288,7 +1297,7 @@ local function CreateMinimapButton()
 
     local icon = mmBtn:CreateTexture(nil, "ARTWORK")
     icon:SetSize(14, 14)
-    icon:SetTexture("Interface\\AddOns\\EasyFind\\textures\\SpyglassMinimap")
+    icon:SetTexture(LAUNCHER_ICON)
     icon:SetPoint("CENTER")
 
     mmBtn:SetHighlightTexture(136477)
@@ -1339,7 +1348,7 @@ local function CreateMinimapButton()
 
     mmBtn:SetScript("OnEnter", function(self)
         GameTooltip:SetOwner(self, "ANCHOR_LEFT")
-        GameTooltip:SetText("EasyFind")
+        GameTooltip:SetText(ADDON_LABEL)
         GameTooltip:AddLine(L["MINIMAP_TT_LEFT_CLICK"], 1, 1, 1)
         GameTooltip:AddLine(L["MINIMAP_TT_RIGHT_CLICK"], 1, 1, 1)
         GameTooltip:AddLine(L["MINIMAP_TT_DRAG"], 0.7, 0.7, 0.7)
@@ -1364,6 +1373,41 @@ function EasyFind:UpdateMinimapButton()
     end
 end
 
+-- Data broker launcher. Display bars that host broker objects can then launch
+-- the addon, so a minimalist UI does not need the minimap button.
+--
+-- Nothing is bundled: we only PUBLISH an object, and every display that shows
+-- one embeds the library itself, so asking for it is enough. The silent flag
+-- returns nil instead of erroring when no display is installed, in which case
+-- this does nothing at all. Registration happens at login rather than at load
+-- so a display that loads after us has already created the library; creating
+-- an object fires the library's own DataObjectCreated callback, which is how
+-- displays pick up late registrations. Clicks mirror the minimap button.
+function ns.RegisterDataBroker()
+    if not LibStub then return end
+    local ok, broker = pcall(LibStub, "LibDataBroker-1.1", true)
+    if not (ok and type(broker) == "table" and broker.NewDataObject) then return end
+    if broker.GetDataObjectByName and broker:GetDataObjectByName(ADDON_LABEL) then return end
+    pcall(broker.NewDataObject, broker, ADDON_LABEL, {
+        type = "launcher",
+        label = ADDON_LABEL,
+        icon = LAUNCHER_ICON,
+        OnClick = function(_, button)
+            if button == "RightButton" then
+                EasyFind:OpenOptions()
+            else
+                EasyFind:ToggleSearchUI()
+            end
+        end,
+        OnTooltipShow = function(tooltip)
+            if not (tooltip and tooltip.AddLine) then return end
+            tooltip:AddLine(ADDON_LABEL)
+            tooltip:AddLine(L["MINIMAP_TT_LEFT_CLICK"], 1, 1, 1)
+            tooltip:AddLine(L["MINIMAP_TT_RIGHT_CLICK"], 1, 1, 1)
+        end,
+    })
+end
+
 function EasyFind_OnAddonCompartmentClick(_, button)
     if button == "LeftButton" then
         EasyFind:ToggleSearchUI()

EasyFind.toc

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Title: EasyFind
 ## Notes: Search and locate UI elements and map locations with ease
 ## Author: justawower
-## Version: 2.1.3
+## Version: 2.1.4
 ## IconTexture: Interface\AddOns\EasyFind\textures\SpyglassMinimap
 ## Category: UI
 ## AddonCompartmentFunc: EasyFind_OnAddonCompartmentClick

Locales/deDE.lua

@@ -258,13 +258,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "Willkommen bei |cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "hier"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "Vollständiges Änderungsprotokoll"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffIME-Eingabe repariert|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Die Eingabe mit chinesischen, koreanischen und anderen\n" ..
-    "      Kompositions-Eingabemethoden sollte den Suchtext nicht mehr\n" ..
-    "      verfälschen\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffAutovervollständigung abschaltbar|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Die Inline-Autovervollständigung lässt sich für Suchleiste\n" ..
-    "      und Kartenreiter im Optionsmenü deaktivieren"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffData-Broker-Starter|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r Starte EasyFind über eine Data-Broker-Leiste\n" ..
+    "      statt über das Minimap-Symbol"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "Alias hinzufügen"

Locales/enUS.lua

@@ -279,12 +279,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "here"
 -- The body is rewritten per release. Edit this single string each version.
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "See full changelog"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffIME input fixed|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Typing with Chinese, Korean, and other composition\n" ..
-    "      input methods should no longer corrupt the search text\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffAutocomplete toggles|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Turn inline autocomplete off for the search bar or\n" ..
-    "      the map tab in the options menu"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffData broker launcher|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r Launch EasyFind from a data broker display bar\n" ..
+    "      instead of the minimap button"
 
 -- =============================================================================
 -- Shared/Utils.lua  --  context menu labels

Locales/esES.lua

@@ -256,12 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "¡Bienvenido a |cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "aquí"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "Ver el registro de cambios completo"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffEntrada IME corregida|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Escribir con métodos de entrada de composición (chino,\n" ..
-    "      coreano y otros) ya no debería corromper el texto de búsqueda\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffAutocompletado desactivable|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Desactiva el autocompletado en línea para la barra de\n" ..
-    "      búsqueda o la pestaña del mapa en las opciones"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffLanzador de Data Broker|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r Abre EasyFind desde una barra de Data Broker\n" ..
+    "      en lugar del icono del minimapa"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "Añadir alias"

Locales/esMX.lua

@@ -256,12 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "¡Bienvenido a |cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "aquí"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "Ver el registro de cambios completo"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffEntrada IME corregida|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Escribir con métodos de entrada de composición (chino,\n" ..
-    "      coreano y otros) ya no debería corromper el texto de búsqueda\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffAutocompletado desactivable|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Desactiva el autocompletado en línea para la barra de\n" ..
-    "      búsqueda o la pestaña del mapa en las opciones"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffLanzador de Data Broker|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r Abre EasyFind desde una barra de Data Broker\n" ..
+    "      en lugar del icono del minimapa"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "Añadir alias"

Locales/frFR.lua

@@ -256,12 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "Bienvenue dans |cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "ici"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "Voir le journal des modifications complet"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffSaisie IME corrigée|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r La saisie avec les méthodes à composition (chinois, coréen\n" ..
-    "      et autres) ne devrait plus corrompre le texte de recherche\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffAutocomplétion désactivable|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Désactivez l'autocomplétion en ligne pour la barre de\n" ..
-    "      recherche ou l'onglet carte dans les options"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffLanceur Data Broker|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r Lancez EasyFind depuis une barre Data Broker\n" ..
+    "      au lieu de l'icône de la minicarte"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "Ajouter un alias"

Locales/itIT.lua

@@ -256,12 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "Benvenuto in |cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s|r
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "qui"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "Vedi il changelog completo"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffInput IME corretto|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Digitare con metodi di input a composizione (cinese,\n" ..
-    "      coreano e altri) non dovrebbe più corrompere il testo di ricerca\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffCompletamento disattivabile|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Disattiva il completamento automatico in linea per la barra\n" ..
-    "      di ricerca o la scheda mappa nelle opzioni"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffAvvio da Data Broker|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r Avvia EasyFind da una barra Data Broker\n" ..
+    "      invece che dall'icona della minimappa"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "Aggiungi alias"

Locales/koKR.lua

@@ -256,12 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "|cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s|r에 오신 
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "여기"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "전체 변경 사항 보기"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff입력기(IME) 수정|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r 중국어, 한국어 등 조합형 입력기로 입력할 때 검색\n" ..
-    "      텍스트가 더는 깨지지 않을 것입니다\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff자동 완성 설정|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r 옵션 메뉴에서 검색창과 지도 탭의 인라인 자동 완성을\n" ..
-    "      각각 끌 수 있습니다"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff데이터 브로커 실행기|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r 미니맵 아이콘 대신 데이터 브로커 표시줄에서\n" ..
+    "      EasyFind를 실행할 수 있습니다"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "별칭 추가"

Locales/ptBR.lua

@@ -256,12 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "Bem-vindo ao |cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s|r
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "aqui"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "Ver o changelog completo"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffEntrada IME corrigida|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Digitar com métodos de entrada de composição (chinês,\n" ..
-    "      coreano e outros) não deve mais corromper o texto de busca\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffAutocompletar desativável|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Desative o autocompletar em linha para a barra de busca\n" ..
-    "      ou a aba do mapa nas opções"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffLançador de Data Broker|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r Abra o EasyFind por uma barra de Data Broker\n" ..
+    "      em vez do ícone do minimapa"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "Adicionar apelido"

Locales/ruRU.lua

@@ -256,12 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "Добро пожаловать в |c
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "здесь"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "Полный список изменений"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffИсправлен ввод IME|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Ввод с методами композиции (китайский, корейский и\n" ..
-    "      другие) больше не должен портить текст поиска\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffОтключаемое автодополнение|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r Автодополнение можно отключить для строки поиска и\n" ..
-    "      вкладки карты в настройках"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffffЗапуск через Data Broker|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r Открывайте EasyFind с панели Data Broker,\n" ..
+    "      а не только значком на миникарте"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "Добавить псевдоним"

Locales/zhCN.lua

@@ -256,11 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "欢迎使用|cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s|r
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "这里"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "查看完整更新日志"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff修复输入法输入|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r 使用中文、韩文等组合输入法输入时，搜索文本\n" ..
-    "      应该不再出错\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff补全开关|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r 可在选项中分别关闭搜索栏和地图页的内联补全"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff数据面板启动器|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r 可从数据面板插件栏启动 EasyFind，\n" ..
+    "      无需使用小地图图标"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "添加别名"

Locales/zhTW.lua

@@ -256,11 +256,9 @@ L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HELLO"]                = "歡迎使用|cFF00FF00EasyFind v%s|r
 L["WHATSNEW_CHAT_HERE"]                 = "這裡"
 L["WHATSNEW_CHANGELOG_LINK"]            = "查看完整更新日誌"
 L["WHATSNEW_BODY"]                      =
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff修復輸入法輸入|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r 使用中文、韓文等組合輸入法輸入時，搜尋文字\n" ..
-    "      應該不再出錯\n" ..
-    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff補全開關|r\n" ..
-    "    |cff999999-|r 可在選項中分別關閉搜尋列和地圖頁的內嵌補全"
+    "|cffFFD100\226\128\162|r |cffffffff資料面板啟動器|r\n" ..
+    "    |cff999999-|r 可從資料面板插件列啟動 EasyFind，\n" ..
+    "      不必使用小地圖圖示"
 
 -- Context menu
 L["CTX_ADD_ALIAS"]                      = "新增別名"