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local index = nil |
local index = nil |
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local return_value = nil |
local return_value = nil |
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local args = frame |
local args = frame.args |
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party = stripToNil(args[1]) or error('parameter 1 should be a party name') |
party = stripToNil(args[1]) or error('parameter 1 should be a party name') |
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function p.main(frame) |
function p.main(frame) |
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return p.fetch(frame |
return p.fetch(frame.args) |
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end |
end |
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Revision as of 19:47, 26 August 2021
Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Political party/doc
local p = {}
local function stripToNil(text)
-- If text is a string, return its trimmed content, or nil if empty.
-- Otherwise return text (which may, for example, be nil).
if type(text) == 'string' then
text = text:match('(%S.-)%s*$')
end
return text
end
function p.fetch(frame)
local party = nil
local index = nil
local return_value = nil
local args = frame.args
party = stripToNil(args[1]) or error('parameter 1 should be a party name')
out_type = stripToNil(args[2]) or error('parameter 2 should be the output type')
index = mw.ustring.sub(party,1,1)
local datamod = mw.loadData('Module:Political names/' .. out_type .. '/' .. index)
local data_all = datamod.full
local data_alt = datamod.alternate
return_value = data_all[party] or data_all[data_alt[party]]
-- If database value doesn't exist, return input
if return_value == nil and frame.args[1] ~= nil then
return_value = error('value not in template. Please request that it be added')
end
return return_value
end
function p.main(frame)
return p.fetch(frame.args)
end
return p