NameplateColors.lua

-- Author: Ketho (EU-Boulderfist)
-- License: Public Domain

-- friendly nameplate healthbar class colors             (i have disabled this)
DefaultCompactNamePlateFriendlyFrameOptions.useClassColors = false

-- enemy nameplate healthbar hostile colors               (i have enabled this)
SetCVar("ShowClassColorInNameplate", 0)
C_Timer.After(.1, function() -- wait and override any enabled cvar
    DefaultCompactNamePlateEnemyFrameOptions.useClassColors = true
end)

local CLASS_COLORS = CUSTOM_CLASS_COLORS or RAID_CLASS_COLORS
local pvp = {
    Alliance = "\124TInterface/PVPFrame/PVP-Currency-Alliance:16\124t",
    Horde = "\124TInterface/PVPFrame/PVP-Currency-Horde:16\124t",
}

-- friendly/enemy nameplate name colors
hooksecurefunc("CompactUnitFrame_UpdateName", function(frame)
    if not ShouldShowName(frame) then
        frame.name:Hide()
    else
        frame.name:SetText(GetUnitName(frame.unit, true))

        if CompactUnitFrame_IsTapDenied(frame) then
            -- Use grey if not a player and can't get tap on unit
            frame.name:SetVertexColor(0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
        elseif frame.optionTable.colorNameBySelection then
            -- color players without somehow affecting anything else
            if UnitIsPlayer(frame.unit) then
                local name = GetUnitName(frame.unit) -- dont include realm name asterisk for players from the same connected realm
                local isPVP = UnitIsPVP(frame.unit) -- flagged for pvp
                local faction = UnitFactionGroup(frame.unit)

                frame.name:SetText(isPVP and pvp[faction]..name or name)
                -- an enemy could also be from the same faction in ffa/arena/duel
                if UnitIsEnemy("player", frame.unit) then
                    frame.name:SetVertexColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0) -- friendly, white         (changed enemy to white)
                else
                    local _, class = UnitClass(frame.unit)
                    local color = CLASS_COLORS[class]
                    frame.name:SetVertexColor(color.r, color.g, color.b) -- enemy, class colors   (changed freindly to class colors)
                end
            elseif frame.optionTable.considerSelectionInCombatAsHostile and CompactUnitFrame_IsOnThreatListWithPlayer(frame.displayedUnit) then
                frame.name:SetVertexColor(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)
            else
                frame.name:SetVertexColor(UnitSelectionColor(frame.unit, frame.optionTable.colorNameWithExtendedColors))
            end
        end

        frame.name:Show()
    end
end)