From eed35fd37d274eb30914a2a7d45955c38b90c8f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: urnati <urnati@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 13:02:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] - "time played" spam fixed (again)...

---
 Titan/TitanUtils.lua |   49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Titan/TitanUtils.lua b/Titan/TitanUtils.lua
index 506c84e..f62653a 100644
--- a/Titan/TitanUtils.lua
+++ b/Titan/TitanUtils.lua
@@ -1897,25 +1897,46 @@ function TitanUtils_DecompressData(data, dataType)
 end
 
 --====== Overload the 'time played' text to Chat to not show 'time played' to Chat
-local requesting = 0
+local orig_ChatFrame_DisplayTimePlayed = function(...) end -- place holder
 
--- Save orignal output to Chat
-local orig_ChatFrame_DisplayTimePlayed = function(...) end
+local requesting = 0
+local function ChatPlayedHelper(...)
+	-- A little clunky but calls done rapidly should sort themselves
+	-- even if the exact call to event does not match.
+	if requesting > 0 then
+		-- Titan requested time played, do not spam Chat
+		requesting = requesting - 1
+	else
+		-- Did not request time played so output
+		---@diagnostic disable-next-line: need-check-nil
+		orig_ChatFrame_DisplayTimePlayed(...)
+	end
+end
 
+if ChatFrameUtil.DisplayTimePlayed then
+	-- Newer API
+	-- Check new first; Old routine exists (deprecated) in new...
 	orig_ChatFrame_DisplayTimePlayed = ChatFrameUtil.DisplayTimePlayed
 
-	ChatFrameUtil.DisplayTimePlayed = function(...) --TimePlayed(...)
-		-- A little clunky but calls done rapidly should sort themselves
-		-- even if the exact call to event does not match.
-		if requesting > 0 then
-			-- Titan requested time played, do not spam Chat
-			requesting = requesting - 1
-		else
-			-- Did not request time played so output
-			---@diagnostic disable-next-line: need-check-nil
-			orig_ChatFrame_DisplayTimePlayed(...)
+	ChatFrameUtil.DisplayTimePlayed = function(...)
+		ChatPlayedHelper(...)
 		end
-	end
+else
+	-- Old Classic
+	orig_ChatFrame_DisplayTimePlayed = ChatFrame_DisplayTimePlayed
+
+	ChatFrame_DisplayTimePlayed = function(...)
+		ChatPlayedHelper(...)
+		end
+end
+
+---Titan Get time played in a general way to not spam Chat
+---@param reason string For debug
+function TitanUtils_GetTimePlayed(reason)
+	requesting = requesting + 1
+
+	RequestTimePlayed()
+end
 
 ---Titan Get time played in a general way to not spam Chat
 ---@param reason string For debug
-- 
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