local bufficons = {
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\spell_nature_regeneration:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',        --stats
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\spell_holy_wordfortitude:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',         --stamina
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\ability_warrior_battleshout:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',      --attack power
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\ability_rogue_disembowel:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',         --haste
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\spell_holy_magicalsentry:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',         --spell power
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\spell_nature_unyeildingstamina:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',   --crit
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\spell_holy_greaterblessingofkings:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',--mastery
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\inv_elemental_mote_air01:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',         --multistrike
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\spell_holy_mindvision:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',            --versatility
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\trade_alchemy_dpotion_c12:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',        --flask
    '|TInterface\\Icons\\spell_misc_food:22:22:0:0:22:22:2:20:2:20|t',                  --well fed
}

local MMCBFrame = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, UIParent)   --parent it to uiparent so whenever the minimap hides (pet battles) this hides too, even if we're in a group
MMCBFrame:SetWidth(22)                                  --should always be 2 + the size of the icon in spellicons table to keep 1 px border
MMCBFrame:SetPoint("TOPRIGHT", Minimap, "TOPLEFT", -1, 1)   --account for the 1px backdrop around minimap
MMCBFrame:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", Minimap, "BOTTOMLEFT", 1, -1) --account for the 1px backdrop around minimap
MMCBFrame:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")
MMCBFrame:RegisterEvent("GROUP_ROSTER_UPDATE")          --register these two events to match blizz functionality for the consolidated buffsrame
MMCBFrame:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_SPECIALIZATION_CHANGED")

for i = 1, 9 do --9 is number of buff categories
    MMCBFrame.i = CreateFrame("Button", "MMCBButton..i", MMCBFrame) --make 9 buttons on the mmcbframe
    if i == 1 then
        MMCBFrame.i:SetPoint("TOP", MMCBFrame, "TOP", 0, -1)    --start with the first one 1 pixel down to keep the 1 px border
    else
        MMCBFrame.i:SetPoint("TOP", MMCBFrame[i-1], "BOTTOM")   --possibly need to add a spacer in between each one
    end
    MMCBFrame.i.fs = MMCBFrame.i:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY")   --create a texture on each individual button
    MMCBFrame.i.fs:SetAllPoints()
    MMCBFrame.i.fs:SetFont('Fonts\\MORPHEUS.ttf', 10)
    MMCBFrame.i.fs:SetText(bufficons.i)                     --assign the respective texture to each button
end

MMCBFrame:SetScript('OnEvent', function(self, event)
    if event == "UNIT_AURA" then                            --should only be registered when we are in a group (aka the consolidated buff frame should be shown)
        for i = 1, 9 do                                     --parse over the 9 possible classes of buffs
            local spellName = GetRaidBuffTrayAuraInfo(i)    --assign this variable to the first value this Get returns (spellName)
            if spellName then                               --indicative that we have this buff, therefore, we want to make the icon not bright
                MMCBFrame.i.fs:SetAlpha(0.3)
            else
                MMCBFrame.i.fs:SetAlpha(1)                  --indicative that we are missing the buff, make the icon bright, alerting us to request buff
            end
        end
    else                                                    --should fire when our comp changes or i switch specs? I don't get why blizzard registered the spec swap in the check for their conoslidatedbuffs:show/hide code
        if ShouldShowConsolidatedBuffFrame() then               --we're in a group want to start looking at buffs
            MMCBFrame:RegisterUnitEvent("UNIT_AURA", "player")  --unit register unitaura for the player only
            MMCBFrame:Show()                                    --show the frame, cause you know, we dont code 40 lines for nothing
        else
            MMCBFrame:UnregisterEvent("UNIT_AURA")              --we either left the group or the group disbanded, no senseless polling of cpu resources
            MMCBFrame:Hide()                                    --hide the frame, cause, it doesn't help us visually during solo
        end
    end
end)