local function CreateBar(unit, uf, name, db)  -- create status bars for health or power
		local f = uf[name]
		local ishp = (name == "hpbar")
		if db.hide or (name == "mpbar" and UnitPowerMax(unit) > 0) then
			if f then
				f:Hide()
				Stuf:RegisterElementRefresh(uf, name, (ishp and "healthelements") or "powerelements", nil)
			end
			return
		end
		if not f then
			f = Stuf:CreateBase(unit, uf, name, db)
			f.bg = f:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
			f.bg:SetAllPoints(f)
			f.barbase = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, uf)
			f.bar = f:CreateTexture(nil, "ARTWORK")

			uf.refreshfuncs[name] = UpdateStatusBar
			uf.refreshfuncs["barcolors"] = UpdateBarColors
		else
			f:Show()
		end
		if db.fade and not f.barfade then
			f.barfade = f:CreateTexture(nil, "BORDER")
		end
		if ishp then
			if db.inc then
				f.incbar = f.incbar or f:CreateTexture(nil, "ARTWORK")
				f.incbar:SetAlpha(1)
				Stuf:AddEvent("UNIT_HEAL_PREDICTION", IncomingHeal)
			elseif f.incbar then
				f.incbar:SetAlpha(0)
			end
		end

		-- five second rule mana tick
		if unit == "player" and not ishp and not db.hidemanatick and CLS ~= "HUNTER" and CLS ~= "ROGUE" and CLS ~= "WARRIOR" and CLS ~= "DEATHKNIGHT" then
			if not f.spark then
				local spark = f:CreateTexture(nil, "OVERLAY")
				spark:SetTexture("Interface\\CastingBar\\UI-CastingBar-Spark")
				spark:SetBlendMode("ADD")
				f.spark = spark

				local lastmana, fivestart, recentcast = 1000000, 0, 0
				local function SparkOnUpdate(this, a1)
					local frac = (GetTime() - fivestart) * 0.2062
					if frac > 1 then
						f.barbase:SetScript("OnUpdate", nil)
						spark:Hide()
					else
						spark:SetAlpha(frac > 0.1 and frac or 0.1)
						spark:SetSparkPoint(f.bvalue * frac)
					end
				end
				local function manatick(unit)
					if unit ~= "player" or not showtick then return end
					if not uf or uf.hidden then return end
					if uf.cache.powertype ~= 0 then
						spark:Hide()
						f.barbase:SetScript("OnUpdate", nil)
						return
					end
					local current = UnitPower(unit)
					if current < lastmana and GetTime() - recentcast < 0.6 then
						fivestart = recentcast
						recentcast = 0
						spark:Show()
						f.barbase:SetScript("OnUpdate", SparkOnUpdate)
					end
					lastmana = current
				end
				Stuf:AddEvent("UNIT_SPELLCAST_SUCCEEDED", function(unit)
					if unit == "player" and showtick then
						recentcast = GetTime()
					end
				end)
				Stuf:AddEvent("UNIT_POWER", manatick)
				uf.refreshfuncs["manatick"] = manatick
				Stuf:RegisterElementRefresh(uf, "manatick", "powercolorelements", true)
			end
			showtick = true
		elseif f.spark and db.hidemanatick then
			f.spark:Hide()
			showtick = nil
		end

		UpdateBarLook(unit, uf, f, db)

		if f.spark then
			f.spark:Hide()
			if db.vertical then
				if db.reverse then
					f.spark.SetSparkPoint = function(this, value) this:SetPoint("CENTER", f.barbase, "TOP", 0, -value) end
				else
					f.spark.SetSparkPoint = function(this, value) this:SetPoint("CENTER", f.barbase, "BOTTOM", 0, value) end
				end
			else
				if db.reverse then
					f.spark.SetSparkPoint = function(this, value) this:SetPoint("CENTER", f.barbase, "RIGHT", -value, 0) end
				else
					f.spark.SetSparkPoint = function(this, value) this:SetPoint("CENTER", f.barbase, "LEFT", value, 0) end
				end
			end
		end
		local barcm, bgcm = db.barcolormethod or "blah", db.bgcolormethod or "blah"
		f.barth = (barcm == "hpthreshold" or barcm == "hpthresholddark") and barcm or nil
		f.bgth = (bgcm == "hpthreshold" or bgcm == "hpthresholddark") and bgcm or nil

		if not ishp and (strmatch(barcm, "power") or strmatch(bgcm, "power")) then
			f.colorchanges = true
			Stuf:RegisterElementRefresh(uf, "barcolors", "powercolorelements", true)
		end
		if strmatch(barcm, "reaction") or strmatch(bgcm, "reaction") then
			f.colorchanges = true
			Stuf:RegisterElementRefresh(uf, "barcolors", "reactionelements", true)
		end
		Stuf:RegisterElementRefresh(uf, name, ishp and "healthelements" or "powerelements", true)
		if Stuf.inworld then
			UpdateStatusBar(unit, uf, f, true, uf.cache[ishp and "frachp" or "fracmp"])
		end
	end