Patch 5.4.1/API changes

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This article covers the cumulative AddOn UI Customization and Macro API changes after WoW 5.4.0 through 5.4.8 for Mists of Pandaria (Mists/MoP). See API change summaries for a list of API change summaries for all patches.
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Breaking Changes

• GetCVar("realmName") appears to have been removed, returning nil. Can use GetRealmName().
• In patch 5.4.2.17688: Added support for common GlueXML and FrameXML code has moved some files and dependencies to 'SharedXML' folder in the game data, and changed the load paths for several elements. This change went live with patch 5.4.2.17645, which is in the current set of 'live' client patches as of patch 5.4.2.17688.
• In patch 5.4.8, calling SetUIVisibility(false) is now "protected". Setting 'true' is still not protected.

Bugs

• In 5.4.7.17898 patch (currently through game version 18019) is a XML element case error in common file SharedUIPanelTemplates.xml for UIPanelGoldButtonTemplate, where 'OnMouseDown' and 'OnMouseUp' are actually spelled 'OnMousedown' and 'OnMouseup'.

Additions

• Changes to support Connected Realms

Important Notes

• For those still unaware, the Blizzard WoW AddOn Kit are no longer updated. See notes on Interface AddOn Kit for notes on using the console to extract the files locally.

Blue Posts

• Patch 5.4.1, almost no official API change posts this time. See Wow Interface for community discussion and summaries on any Patch 5.4.1 API changes.
• Patch 5.4.8, mention of securing SetUIVisibility(false) .

Coalesced and Connected Realms

See Connected Realms and Coalesced Realms.