(fix/Transmission): prevent missing controlledChildren when importing newer groups without their original parent

(cherry picked from commit a8df20ae1f374069d792990fe096e0b788fc0c1c)

WeakAuras/Transmission.lua

@@ -541,7 +541,8 @@ function WeakAuras.Import(inData, target, callbackFunc, linkedAuras)
     return nil, "Invalid import data."
   end
 
-  local highestVersion = data.internalVersion or 0
+  -- Let people install auras that are newer than their version of WeakAuras, even tho it is bad
+  --[[local highestVersion = data.internalVersion or 0
   if children then
     for _, child in ipairs(children) do
       highestVersion = max(highestVersion, child.internalVersion or 0)
@@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ function WeakAuras.Import(inData, target, callbackFunc, linkedAuras)
     -- Do not run PreAdd but still show Import Window
     tooltipLoading = nil;
     return ImportNow(data, children, target, linkedAuras, nil, callbackFunc)
-  end
+  end]]
 
   if version < 2000 then
     if children then

WeakAurasOptions/OptionsFrames/ImportExport.lua

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ local function ConstructImportExport(frame)
         elseif(mode == "table") then
           displayStr = OptionsPrivate.Private.DataToString(id, true);
         end
-        input.editBox:SetMaxBytes(nil); -- Dragonflight doesn't accept nil
+        --input.editBox:SetMaxBytes(nil); Dragonflight doesn't accept nil
         input.editBox:SetScript("OnEscapePressed", function()
           group:Close();
         end);

WeakAurasOptions/OptionsFrames/Update.lua

@@ -290,26 +290,39 @@ end
 local function BuildUidMap(data, children, type)
   children = children or {}
   -- The eventual result
+
+  --- @class UidMapData
+  --- @field originalName auraId The original id of the aura
+  --- @field id auraId The current id of the aura, might have changed due to ids being unique
+  --- @field data auraData The raw data, is non-authoritative on e.g. id, controlledChildren, parent, sortHybridTable
+  --- @field controlledChildren? uid[] A array of child uids
+  --- @field parent? uid The parent uid
+  --- @field sortHybrid boolean? optional bool !! the parent's sortHybridTable is split up and recorded per aura:
+  ---                            nil, if the parent is not a dynamic group
+  ---                            false/true based on the sortHybridTable of the dynamic group
+  --- @field anchorFrameFrame uid? uid of the anchor iff the aura is anchored to another aura that is part of the same
+  ---                              import, otherwise nil
+  --- @field matchedUid uid? for "update", the matched uid. Is from a different domain!
+  --- @field diff any  for "update", the diff and the categories of that diff between the aura and its match
+  --- @field categories? table the categories
+  --- @field index? number helpers that transport data between phase 1 and 2
+  --- @field total? number helpers that transport data between phase 1 and 2
+  --- @field parentIsDynamicGroup? boolean helpers that transport data between phase 1 and 2
+
+  --- @class UidMap
+  --- @field map table<uid, UidMapData>
+  --- @field type "new"|"old"
+  --- @field root uid uid of the root
+  --- @field totalCount number
+  --- @field idToUid table<auraId, uid> maps from id to uid
   local uidMap = {
-    map = { -- per uid
+    --- @type table<uid, UidMapData>
-      -- originalName: The original id of the aura
+    map = {
-      -- id: The current id of the aura, might have changed due to ids being unique
-      -- data: The raw data, contains non-authoritative information on e.g. id, controlledChildren, parent, sortHybridTable
-      -- controlledChildren: A array of child uids
-      -- parent: The parent uid
-      -- sortHybrid: optional bool !! the parent's sortHybridTable is split up and recorded per aura:
-      --             nil, if the parent is not a dynamic group
-      --             false/true based on the sortHybridTable of the dynamic group
-
-      -- matchedUid: for "update", the matched uid. Is from a different domain!
-      -- diff, categories: for "update", the diff and the categories of that diff between the aura and its match
-
-      -- index, total, parentIsDynamicGroup: helpers that transport data between phase 1 and 2
     },
     type = type, -- Either old or new, only used for error checking
-    root = data.uid, -- root: uid of the root
+    root = data.uid,
-    totalCount = #children + 1, -- totalCount: count of members
+    totalCount = #children + 1,
-    idToUid = {} -- idToUid maps from id to uid
+    idToUid = {}
   }
 
   -- Build helper map from id to uid
@@ -348,17 +361,16 @@ local function BuildUidMap(data, children, type)
 
     -- Handle anchorFrameFrame
     if data.anchorFrameType == "SELECTFRAME"
-     and data.anchorFrameFrame
+      and data.anchorFrameFrame
-     and data.anchorFrameFrame:sub(1, 10) == "WeakAuras:"
+      and data.anchorFrameFrame:sub(1, 10) == "WeakAuras:"
-  then
+    then
-    local target = data.anchorFrameFrame:sub(11)
+      local target = data.anchorFrameFrame:sub(11)
-    if idToUid[target] then
+      if idToUid[target] then
-      uidMap.map[data.uid].anchorFrameFrame = idToUid[target]
+        uidMap.map[data.uid].anchorFrameFrame = idToUid[target]
+      end
     end
   end
 
-  end
-
   local function handleSortHybridTable(data)
     if data.regionType == "dynamicgroup" then
       local sortHybridTableByUid = {}
@@ -1380,7 +1392,7 @@ local methods = {
     self:ReleaseChildren()
     self:AddBasicInformationWidgets(data, sender)
 
-    --[[
+    --[[ Let people install auras that are newer than their version of WeakAuras, even tho it is bad
     do
       local highestVersion = data.internalVersion or 0
       if children then
@@ -1546,7 +1558,7 @@ local methods = {
       self:AddChild(linkedAurasText)
     end
 
-    -- Let people install auras that are newer than their version of WeakAuras
+    -- Let people install auras that are newer than their version of WeakAuras, even tho it is bad
     local highestVersion = data.internalVersion or 0
     if children then
       for _, child in ipairs(children) do
@@ -1670,6 +1682,7 @@ local methods = {
     self:AddBasicInformationWidgets(pendingData.data, pendingData.sender)
     self:AddProgressWidgets()
 
+    ---@type {uid: uid, data: auraData, source: string}[]
     local copies = {}
     local pendingPickData
 
@@ -2234,6 +2247,7 @@ local methods = {
 
 local updateFrame
 local function ConstructUpdateFrame(frame)
+  ---@class GroupUpdateFrame: AceGUIFrame
   local group = AceGUI:Create("ScrollFrame");
   group.frame:SetParent(frame);
   group.frame:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", frame, "TOPLEFT", 16, -63);