tables work, passing framerefs does not

core/bar.lua

@@ -38,38 +38,6 @@ local function frame_Create(id)
 		self:GetFrameRef('dragFrame'):SetAttribute('state-destroy', newstate)
 	]])
 
-	-- load many state attributes
-	frame:SetAttribute('lodas', [[
-		local state = self:GetAttribute('state-main') or 'default'
-
-		for i = 1, select('#', ...) do
-			local id = select(i, ...)
-			self:RunAttribute('loda', id, state)
-		end
-	]])
-
-	frame:SetAttribute('loda', [[
-		local id, state = ...
-		state = state or 'default'
-
-		local oldVal = self:GetAttribute('state-' .. id)
-		local newVal = self:RunAttribute('geta', id, state)
-		if oldVal ~= newVal then
-			self:SetAttribute('state-' .. id, newVal)
-		end
-	]])
-
-	frame:SetAttribute('geta', [[
-		local id, state = ...
-		state = state or 'default'
-
-		local v = self:GetAttribute(id .. '-' .. state)
-		if v == nil then
-			return self:GetAttribute(id .. '-default')
-		end
-		return v
-	]])
-
 	frame:SetAttribute('_onstate-enable', [[
 		self:ChildUpdate('state-enable', newstate)
 		self:GetFrameRef('dragFrame'):SetAttribute('state-enable', newstate)
@@ -105,6 +73,39 @@ local function frame_Create(id)
 		self:GetFrameRef('dragFrame'):CallMethod('UpdateColor')
 	]])
 
+
+	-- load many state attributes
+	frame:SetAttribute('lodas', [[
+		local state = self:GetAttribute('state-main') or 'default'
+
+		for i = 1, select('#', ...) do
+			local id = select(i, ...)
+			self:RunAttribute('loda', id, state)
+		end
+	]])
+
+	frame:SetAttribute('loda', [[
+		local id, state = ...
+		state = state or 'default'
+
+		local oldVal = self:GetAttribute('state-' .. id)
+		local newVal = self:RunAttribute('geta', id, state)
+		if oldVal ~= newVal then
+			self:SetAttribute('state-' .. id, newVal)
+		end
+	]])
+
+	frame:SetAttribute('geta', [[
+		local id, state = ...
+		state = state or 'default'
+
+		local v = self:GetAttribute(id .. '-' .. state)
+		if v == nil then
+			return self:GetAttribute(id .. '-default')
+		end
+		return v
+	]])
+
 	frame:SetAttribute('reposition', [[
 		self:ClearAllPoints()
 

core/majorTom.lua

@@ -38,8 +38,13 @@ controller:SetAttribute('_onstate-lock', [[
 
 --adds the given frame to control by majorTom
 controller:SetAttribute('addFrame', [[
-	local frameId = ...
-	local f = self:GetFrameRef('frame-' .. frameId)
+	local f = self:GetFrameRef('addFrame')
+
+	if not myFrames then
+		myFrames = table.new()
+	end
+	myFrames[f:GetAttribute('id')] = f
+
 
 	f:SetParent(self)
 	f:SetAttribute('state-main', self:GetAttribute('state-main'))
@@ -49,26 +54,19 @@ controller:SetAttribute('addFrame', [[
 
 controller:SetAttribute('delFrame', [[
 	local f = self:GetFrameRef('delFrame')
+	if myFrames then
+		myFrames[f:GetAttribute('id')] = nil
+	end
 
 	f:SetAttribute('state-destroy', true)
 	f:SetParent(nil)
 	f:Hide()
 ]])
 
-controller:SetAttribute('getFrame', [[
-	local frameId = ...
-	if frameId then
-		local f = self:GetFrameRef('frame-' .. frameId)
-		if not f:GetAttribute('destroy') then
-			return f
-		end
-	end
-]])
-
 controller:SetAttribute('placeFrame', [[
 	local frameId, point, relFrameId, relPoint, xOff, yOff = ...
-	local frame = self:GetFrameRef('frame-' .. frameId)
-	local relFrame = self:GetFrameRef('frame-' .. relFrameId)
+	local frame = myFrames[tonumber(frameId) or frameId]
+	local relFrame =  myFrames[tonumber(relFrameId) or relFrameId]
 
 	if frame and relFrame then
 		frame:SetPoint(point, relFrame, relPoint, xOff, yOff)
@@ -81,9 +79,8 @@ local TCFB = select(2, ...)
 TCFB.MajorTom = {
 	--add frame to state control
 	addFrame = function(self, frame)
-		local frameId = frame:GetAttribute('id')
-		controller:SetFrameRef('frame-' .. frameId, frame)
-		controller:Execute(string.format([[ self:RunAttribute('addFrame', '%s') ]], frameId))
+		controller:SetFrameRef('addFrame', frame)
+		controller:Execute([[ self:RunAttribute('addFrame') ]])
 	end,
 
 	--remove frame from state control