Module:WP explained

require('strict');

local getArgs = require ('Module:Arguments').getArgs;local mRedirect = require ('Module:Redirect') local namespaces =

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Returns a string where all of lua's magic characters have been escaped. This is important because functions likestring.gsub treat their pattern and replace strings as patterns, not literal strings.

local function escape_lua_magic_chars (argument) argument = argument:gsub("%%", "%%%%"); -- replace % with %% argument = argument:gsub("([%^%$%(%)%.%[%]%*%+%-%?])", "%%%1"); -- replace all other lua magic pattern characters return argument;end

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local function err (error_msg) return '

' .. error_msg .. ' (help)'; -- tamer, less strident error messagesend

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local function get_content (title, label) local content; local title_obj = mw.title.new (title); -- get title object for