View source for Module:Loops

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-- Lua module implementing features similar to [[mw:Extension:Loops]].
--
-- @module lööps
-- @alias  loops
-- @author [[User:ExE Boss]]
-- @require [[Module:TableTools]]
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local libraryUtil = require("libraryUtil");
local tableTools  = require("Module:TableTools");

local checkType = libraryUtil.checkType;
local checkTypeForNamedArg = libraryUtil.checkTypeForNamedArg;

local ustring = mw.ustring;
local loops = {};

local function userError(message)
	return '<strong class="error">' .. message .. '</strong>';
end

local function escapePattern(pattern)
	return ustring.gsub(pattern, "([%(%)%.%%%+%-%*%?%[%^%$%]])", "%%%1")
end

local function isFrame(frame)
	return type(frame) == "table"
		and type(frame.args) == "table"
		and type(frame.getParent) == "function";
end

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-- Preprocesses text escaped using the [[mw:Extension:DynamicPageList3]] method.
--
-- @function loops._preprocess
-- @param {Frame} frame
-- @param {string} msg
-- @return {string}
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local function preprocess(frame, msg)
	msg = ustring.gsub(msg, "«", "<");
	msg = ustring.gsub(msg, "»", ">");
	msg = ustring.gsub(msg, "¦", "|");
	msg = ustring.gsub(msg, "²{", "{{");
	msg = ustring.gsub(msg, "}²", "}}");
	return frame:preprocess(msg);
end
loops._preprocess = preprocess;

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-- @param {Frame|table} args
-- @return {number}
-- @usage {{#invoke:Loops|numArgs}}
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function loops.numArgs(frame)
	checkType("numArgs", 1, frame, "table");
	local args;
	if (isFrame(frame)) then
		args = (frame:getParent() or frame).args;
	else
		args = frame;
	end
	return tableTools.length(args);
end

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-- @param {Frame} args
-- @return {string}
--
-- @usage {{#invoke:Loops|forNumArgs|template string}}
-- @usage {{#invoke:Loops|forNumArgs|value pattern|template string}}
-- @usage {{#invoke:Loops|forNumArgs|key pattern|value pattern|template string}}
-- @usage
--  {{#invoke:Loops|forNumArgs
--  | template = template string
--  }}
-- @usage
--  {{#invoke:Loops|forNumArgs
--  | value    = value pattern
--  | template = template string
--  }}
-- @usage
--  {{#invoke:Loops|forNumArgs
--  | key      = key pattern
--  | template = template string
--  }}
-- @usage
--  {{#invoke:Loops|forNumArgs
--  | key      = key pattern
--  | value    = value pattern
--  | template = template string
--  }}
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function loops.forNumArgs(frame)
	local frameArgs, parentArgs;
	checkType("numArgs", 1, frame, "table");
	if (isFrame(frame)) then
		frameArgs  = frame.args;
		parentArgs = frame:getParent().args;
	else
		return error("forNumArgs only supports invocation");
	end

	local kPattern, vPattern, template;
	local frameNumArgs = tableTools.length(frameArgs);
	if (frameNumArgs >= 3) then
		kPattern = frameArgs[1];
		vPattern = frameArgs[2];
		template = frameArgs[3];
	elseif (frameNumArgs >= 2) then
		vPattern = frameArgs[1];
		template = frameArgs[2];
	else
		template = frameArgs[1];
	end

	kPattern = frameArgs.key      or kPattern;
	vPattern = frameArgs.value    or vPattern;
	template = frameArgs.template or template;

	checkTypeForNamedArg("forNumArgs", "key",      kPattern, "string", true);
	checkTypeForNamedArg("forNumArgs", "value",    vPattern, "string", true);
	checkTypeForNamedArg("forNumArgs", "template", template, "string", true);

	if (template == nil) then
		return userError("Must supply template parameter to forNumArgs");
	end

	vPattern = vPattern or "$1";
	if (kPattern ~= nil) then
		if (#kPattern > 0) then
			if (kPattern == vPattern) then
				return userError("key pattern must be different from value pattern");
			end
			kPattern = escapePattern(kPattern);
		else
			kPattern = nil;
		end
	elseif (vPattern ~= "$2") then
		kPattern = "%$2";
	end
	if (#vPattern == 0) then
		vPattern = nil;
	else
		vPattern = escapePattern(vPattern);
	end

	local result = {};
	local v, msg;
	for k = 1, tableTools.length(parentArgs) do
		v = parentArgs[k];
		if (v ~= nil) then
			msg = template;
			if (kPattern) then
				msg = ustring.gsub(msg, kPattern, (ustring.gsub(tostring(k), "%%", "%%%%")));
			end
			if (vPattern) then
				msg = ustring.gsub(msg, vPattern, (ustring.gsub(tostring(v), "%%", "%%%%")));
			end
			result[#result + 1] = preprocess(frame, msg);
		end
	end

	return table.concat(result);
end

return loops;
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