Add role message on login. (#7)

ElvUI/Core/API.lua

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local UnitGroupRolesAssigned = UnitGroupRolesAssigned
 local UnitHasVehicleUI = UnitHasVehicleUI
 local IsInInstance = IsInInstance
 
-E.Role = "Melee" -- TODO: Load locally, or save per specialization.
+E.Role = "Melee" -- TODO: Save per specialization?
 
 do -- other non-english locales require this
 	E.UnlocalizedClasses = {}
@@ -45,13 +45,8 @@ function E:ScanTooltipTextures(clean, grabTextures)
 end
 
 function E:GetPlayerRole()
-	local isTank, isHealer, isDamage = UnitGroupRolesAssigned("player")
-
-	if isTank or isHealer or isDamage then
-		return isTank and "TANK" or isHealer and "HEALER" or isDamage and "DAMAGER"
-	else
-		return "DAMAGER"  -- Assume dps role; Nothing better for ascension.
-	end
+	local isTank, isHealer, _ = UnitGroupRolesAssigned("player")
+	return isTank and "TANK" or isHealer and "HEALER" or "DAMAGER"
 end
 
 do

ElvUI/Core/Commands.lua

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function E:ChangeRole(role)
 		["tank"]="Tank",
 	}
 	E.Role = roles[lower(role)] or "Melee"
-	print("Role was changed to:", E.Role)
+	E:Print("Role was changed to "..E.Role)
 end
 
 function E:LoadCommands()
@@ -267,12 +267,7 @@ function E:LoadCommands()
 	self:RegisterChatCommand("farmmode", "FarmMode")
 	self:RegisterChatCommand("cleanguild", "MassGuildKick")
 	self:RegisterChatCommand("estatus", "ShowStatusReport")
-
-	self:RegisterChatCommand("role", "ChangeRole")
-	-- This command is added for Ascension. Role checks will be unreliable, but
-	-- this will allow one to set Role manually.
-	-- /role expects one of "melee", "caster", "ranged", "tank"
-	-- and defaults to "melee" if no role is provided.
+	self:RegisterChatCommand("elvrole", "ChangeRole")
 
 	if E.private.actionbar.enable then
 		self:RegisterChatCommand("kb", AB.ActivateBindMode)

ElvUI/Core/Core.lua

@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ function E:Initialize()
 		local msg = format(L["LOGIN_MSG"], self.media.hexvaluecolor, self.media.hexvaluecolor, self.version)
 		if Chat.Initialized then msg = select(2, Chat:FindURL("CHAT_MSG_DUMMY", msg)) end
 		print(msg)
+		E:Print("Use /elvrole [melee, caster, ranged, tank] to optimize the UI for your role. Your current role is "..E.Role)
 	end
 
 	if GetCVar("scriptProfile") ~= "1" then