Module:Template wrapper explained

require('strict');

local error_msg = '

|_template= missing or empty';

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scan through tbl looking for value; return true if found, false else

local function is_in_table (tbl, value) for k, v in pairs (tbl) do if v

value then return true end end return false;end

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adds parameter name and its value to args table according to the state of boolean list argument; kv pair fortemplate execution; k=v string for template listing.

local function add_parameter (k, v, args, list) if list then table.insert(args, table.concat); -- write parameter names and values to args table as string else args[k] = v; -- copy parameters to args table endend

--_alias-map= has the form: |_alias-map=where is a comma-separated list of alias / canonical parameter name pairs in the form : where: is the local template's parameter name (alias) is the target template's parameter name (canonical) for enumerated parameters place an octothorp (#) where the enumerator digits are placed in the parameter names: :

local function alias_map_get (_alias_map) local T = mw.text.split (_alias_map, '%s*,%s*'); -- convert the comma-separated list into a table of alias pairs local mapped_aliases = ; -- mapped aliases will go here local l_name, t_name; -- parameter names for _, alias_pair in ipairs (T) do -- loop through the table of alias pairs l_name, t_name = alias_pair:match ('(.-)%s*:%s*(.+)'); -- from each pair, get local and target parameter names if l_name and t_name then -- if both are set if tonumber (l_name) then l_name = tonumber (l_name); -- convert number-as-text to a number end mapped_aliases[l_name] = t_name; -- add them to the map table end end

return mapped_aliases;end

--_template= parameter (name of the working template); nil else

local function frame_args_get (frame_args, args, list) local template;

for k, v in pairs (frame_args) do -- here we get the wrapper template's 'default' parameters if 'string'

type (k) and (v and ( ~= v)) then -- do not pass along positional or empty parameters if '_template'

k then template = v; -- save the name of template that we are wrapping elseif '_exclude' ~= k and '_reuse' ~= k and '_include-positional' ~= k and '_alias-map' ~= k then -- these already handled so ignore here; add_parameter (k, v, args, list); -- add all other parameters to args in the style dictated by list end end end

return template; -- return contents of |_template= parameterend

--[=[--------------------------< P F R A M E _ A R G S _ G E T >------------------------------------------------ Fetches the wrapper template's 'live' parameters; adds live parameters that aren't members of the exclude table to args table; positional parameters may not be excluded no return value ]=]

local function pframe_args_get (pframe_args, args, exclude, _include_positional, list) for k, v in pairs (pframe_args) do if 'string'

type (k) and not is_in_table (exclude, k) then -- do not pass along excluded parameters if v and ( ~= v) then -- pass along only those parameters that have assigned values if 'unset'

v:lower then -- special keyword to unset 'default' parameters set in the wrapper template v = ; -- unset the value in the args table end add_parameter (k, v, args, list) -- add all other parameters to args in the style dictated by list; alias map only supported for local-template parameters end end end

if _include_positional then for i, v in ipairs (pframe_args) do -- pass along positional parameters if 'unset'

v:lower then -- special keyword to unset 'default' parameters set in the wrapper template v = ; -- unset the value in the args table end add_parameter (i, v, args, list); end endend

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Collect the various default and live parameters into args styled according to boolean list.

returns name of the working or listed template or nil for an error message

local function _main (frame, args, list) local template; local exclude = ; -- table of parameter names for parameters that are not passed to the working template local reuse_list = ; -- table of pframe parameter names whose values are modified before they are passed to the working template as the same name local alias_map = ; -- table that maps parameter aliases to working template canonical parameter names local _include_positional; if frame.args._exclude and ( ~= frame.args._exclude) then -- if there is |_exclude= and it's not empty exclude = mw.text.split (frame.args._exclude, "%s*,%s*"); -- make a table from its contents end -- TODO: |_reuse= needs a better name (|_reuse=) if frame.args._reuse and ( ~= frame.args._reuse) then -- if there is |_reuse= and it's not empty reuse_list = mw.text.split (frame.args._reuse, "%s*,%s*"); -- make a table from its contents end

if frame.args['_alias-map'] and ( ~= frame.args['_alias-map']) then -- if there is |_alias-map= and it's not empty alias_map = alias_map_get (frame.args['_alias-map']); -- make a table from its contents end

template = frame_args_get (frame.args, args, list); -- get parameters provided in the if nil

template or

template then -- this is the one parameter that is required by this module return nil; -- not present, tell calling function to emit an error message end _include_positional = 'yes'

frame.args['_include-positional']; -- when true pass all positional parameters along with non-excluded named parameters to ... -- ... the working template; positional parameters are not excludable local _pframe_args = frame:getParent.args; -- here we get the wrapper template's 'live' parameters from pframe.args local pframe_args = ; -- a local table that we can modify

for k, v in pairs (_pframe_args) do -- make a copy that we can modify pframe_args[k] = v; end -- here we look for pframe parameters that are aliases of canonical parameter names; when found-- we replace the alias with the canonical. We do this here because the reuse_list works on-- canonical parameter names so first we convert alias parameter names to canonical names and then-- we remove those canonical names from the pframe table that are reused (provided to the working-- template through the frame args table)

for k, v in pairs (alias_map) do -- k is alias name, v is canonical name if pframe_args[k] then -- if pframe_args has parameter with alias name pframe_args[v] = _pframe_args[k]; -- create new canonical name with alias' value pframe_args[k] = nil; -- unset the alias end end

for k, v in pairs (pframe_args) do -- do enumerated parameter alias -> canonical translation if 'string'

type (k) then -- only named parameters can be enumerated if alias_map[k..'#'] then -- non-enumerated alias matches enumerated parameter pattern? enumerator at end only pframe_args[alias_map[k..'#']:gsub('#', )] = v; -- remove '#' and copy parameter to pframe_args table pframe_args[k] = nil; -- unset the alias elseif k:match ('%d+') then -- if this parameter name contains digits local temp = k:gsub ('%d+', '#'); -- make a copy; digits replaced with single '#' local enum = k:match ('%d+'); -- get the enumerator if alias_map[temp] then -- if this parameter is a recognized enumerated alias pframe_args[alias_map[temp]:gsub('#', enum)] = v; -- use canonical name and replace '#' with enumerator and add to pframe_args pframe_args[k] = nil; -- unset the alias end end end end

-- pframe parameters that are _reused are 'reused' have the form something like this:-- |chapter=-- where a parameter in the wrapping template is modified and then passed to the working template-- using the same parameter name (in this example |chapter=)

-- remove parameters that will be reused for k, v in ipairs (reuse_list) do -- k is numerical index, v is canonical parameter name to ignore if pframe_args[v] then -- if pframe_args has parameter that should be ignored pframe_args[v] = nil; -- unset the ignored parameter end end

pframe_args_get (pframe_args, args, exclude, _include_positional, list); -- add parameters and values to args that are not listed in the exclude table

return template; -- args now has all default and live parameters, return working template nameend

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Template entry point. Call this function to 'execute' the working template

local function wrap (frame) local args = ; -- table of default and live parameters and their values to be passed to the wrapped template local template; -- the name of the working template

template = _main (frame, args, false); -- get default and live parameters and the name of the working template if not template then -- template name is required return error_msg; -- emit error message and abandon if template name not present end

return frame:expandTemplate ; -- render the working templateend

--

local function list(frame, do_link) local args = ; -- table of default and live parameters and their values to be passed to the listed template local template; -- the name of the listed template

template = _main (frame, args, true); -- get default and live parameters and the name of the listed template if not template then -- template name is required return error_msg; -- emit error message and abandon if template name not present end if do_link then template = ('%s'):format(frame:expandTemplate, template) end table.sort(args) for i = 1, #args do local stripped = args[i]:match('^' .. i .. '=([^=]*)$') if stripped then args[i] = stripped else break end end return frame:preprocess(table.concat(