Module:Data

Module documentation

This module is rated as ready for general use. It has reached a mature form and is thought to be bug-free and ready for use wherever appropriate. It is ready to mention on help pages and other resources as an option for new users to learn. To reduce server load and bad output, it should be improved by sandbox testing rather than repeated trial-and-error editing.

This module allows wikitext to read values from data modules.

Usage

{{#invoke:Data|Module:ModuleName|key1|key2|key3|...}}

Read data value key1.key2.key3 from Module:ModuleName.

local mt = {}

function mt.__index(t, k)
	return function(frame)
		local data = mw.loadData(k)
		local i = 1
		for _,v in ipairs(frame.args) do
			local ty = type(data)
			if ty ~= 'table' then
				local args = {}
				for j = 1, i - 1 do
					args[j] = frame.args[j]
				end
				if frame.args.softfail then
					return '<span class="error">[[Category:Pages with failed Module:Data lookups]]Error: Tried to read index "' .. mw.text.nowiki(v) .. '" of mw.loadData("' .. mw.text.nowiki(k) .. '").' .. mw.text.nowiki(table.concat(args, '.')) .. ', which is a ' .. ty .. '</span>'
				else
					error('Tried to read index "' .. v .. '" of mw.loadData("' .. k .. '").' .. table.concat(args, '.') .. ', which is a ' .. ty)
				end
			end
			data = data[v]
			i = i + 1
		end
		return data
	end
end

return setmetatable({}, mt)