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Module:Category handler

3,580 bytes added, 01:13, 25 June 2013
start a replacement for Template:Category handler
local basepageSubpage = require('Module:Basepage subpage').main

-- Configuration data.
local cfg = {}

cfg.nocat = 'nocat'
cfg.categories = 'categories'
cfg.subpage = 'subpage'
cfg.page = 'page'
cfg.category2 = 'category2'
cfg.all = 'all'
cfg.main = 'main'
cfg.other = 'other'

-- Module start.
local p = {}
local args = {}

-- Get the page object. This will return the page object for the page
-- specified, or nil if there are errors in the title or if the
-- expensive function count has been exceeded.
local function getPageObject()
-- Get the title object for args.page if it is specified. Otherwise
-- get the title object for the current page.
if args[cfg.page] then
-- Get the page object, passing the function through pcall
-- in case we are over the expensive function count limit.
local noError, pageObject = pcall(mw.title.new, args[cfg.page])
if not noError then
return nil
else
return pageObject
end
else
return mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
end
end

-- Find whether we need to return a category or not.
local function needsCategory( pageObject )
if not pageObject then return end
if args[cfg.nocat] == 'true'
or ( args[cfg.category2] and args[cfg.category2] ~= 'yes' )
or ( args[cfg.subpage] == 'no' and pageObject.isSubpage )
or ( args[cfg.subpage] == 'only' and not pageObject.isSubpage ) then
return false
else
return true
end
end

-- Find whether we need to check the blacklist or not.
local function needsBlacklistCheck()
if args[cfg.nocat] == 'false'
or args[cfg.categories] == 'yes'
or args[cfg.category2] == 'yes' then
return false
else
return true
end
end

local function _main()
local pageObject = getPageObject()
if not needsCategory( pageObject ) then return end

return needsBlacklistCheck()
end

-- Process the arguments.
function p.main(frame)
-- If called via #invoke, use the args passed into the invoking
-- template, or the args passed to #invoke if any exist. Otherwise
-- assume args are being passed directly in.
local origArgs
if frame == mw.getCurrentFrame() then
origArgs = frame:getParent().args
for k, v in pairs( frame.args ) do
origArgs = frame.args
break
end
else
origArgs = frame
end

-- The following don't need blank values preserved:
-- nocat
-- categories
-- subpage
-- page
-- positional parameters (1-10)

-- The following *do* need blank values preserved
-- category2
-- all
-- other
-- main
-- all the namespace parameters

-- Trim whitespace and remove blank arguments for the following args:
-- 1, 2, 3 etc., "nocat", "categories", "subpage", and "page".
for k, v in pairs(origArgs) do
v = mw.text.trim(v) -- Trim whitespace.
if type(k) == 'number'
or k == cfg.nocat
or k == cfg.categories
or k == cfg.subpage
or k == cfg.page then
if v ~= '' then
args[k] = v
end
else
args[k] = v
end
end

-- Lower-case "nocat", "categories", "category2", and "subpage".
local lowercase = { cfg.nocat, cfg.categories, cfg.category2, cfg.subpage }
for _, v in ipairs( lowercase ) do
if args[v] then
args[v] = mw.ustring.lower( args[v] )
end
end

return _main()
end

return p
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