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-- Check if database value exists |
-- Check if database value exists |
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-- *Not even in database - return given error or input |
-- *Not even in database - return given error or input |
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-- *No color - return error |
-- *No color - return error |
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-- *No shortname/abbrev - return |
-- *No shortname/abbrev - return return first non-blank of abbrev->shortname->input |
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if not party_info then |
if not party_info then |
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return args.error or party |
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if out_type == 'color' then |
if out_type == 'color' then |
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return args.error or error('Value not in template. Please request that it be added.') |
return args.error or error('Value not in template. Please request that it be added.') |
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elseif out_type == 'abbrev' then |
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if party_info['shortname'] ~= "" then |
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return party_info['shortname'] |
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return party |
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end |
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elseif out_type == 'shortname' then |
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if party_info['abbrev'] ~= "" then |
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return party_info['abbrev'] |
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return party |
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return party |
return party |
Revision as of 08:16, 18 November 2021
Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Political party/doc
local p = {}
local categories = {
party_not_in_list = '[[Category:Pages using Political party with unknown party]]',
shortname_not_in_list = '[[Category:Pages using Political party with missing shortname]]',
color_not_in_list = '[[Category:Pages using Political party with missing color]]',
}
local function getFirstLetter(party)
index = mw.ustring.sub(party, 1, 1)
-- Set index for non-A-Z starts
if string.match(index, '%A') then
index = '1'
end
return index
end
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
-- Example of having all the data - color and names - in one table. Requires one page to be edited instead of two when adding a new party.
function p.fetch(frame)
-- Initialise and populate variables
local args = frame.args
local party = stripToNil(args[1]) or error('parameter 1 should be a party name')
local out_type = stripToNil(args[2]) or error('parameter 2 should be the output type')
local index = getFirstLetter(party)
-- Load data from submodule
local data = mw.loadData('Module:Political party/' .. index)
local data_all = data.full
local party_alt = data.alternate[party]
local party_info
if party_alt then
if data_all[party_alt] then
party_info = data_all[party_alt]
else
index = getFirstLetter(party_alt)
data = mw.loadData('Module:Political party/' .. index)
party_info = data.full[party_alt]
end
else
party_info = data_all[party]
end
-- Check if database value exists
-- *Not even in database - return given error or input
-- *No color - return error
-- *No shortname/abbrev - return return first non-blank of abbrev->shortname->input
if not party_info then
return args.error or party
end
local return_value = party_info[out_type]
if return_value == "" then
if out_type == 'color' then
return args.error or error('Value not in template. Please request that it be added.')
elseif out_type == 'abbrev' then
if party_info['shortname'] ~= "" then
return party_info['shortname']
else
return party
end
elseif out_type == 'shortname' then
if party_info['abbrev'] ~= "" then
return party_info['abbrev']
else
return party
end
else
return party
end
end
if out_type == 'color' and string.find(return_value, '#') then
return_value = string.gsub(return_value, '#', '#')
end
return return_value
end
return p