Module:Template translation: Difference between revisions

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m (arguments still need to be copied (they are not a proper table))
m (supplement for TNTN (to be used to solve self-recursions of TNT, with translatable templates trying to transclude other translatable templates also with TNT))
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end
end


--[[If on a translation subpage (like Foobar/de), this function renders
--[[If on a translation subpage (like Foobar/de), this function returns
a given template in the same language, if the translation is available.
a given template in the same language, if the translation is available.
Otherwise, the template is rendered in its default language, without
Otherwise, the template is returned in its default language, without
modification.
modification.
This is aimed at replacing the current implementation of Template:TNT.
This is aimed at replacing the current implementation of Template:TNTN.

This version does not expand the returned template name: this solves the
problem of self-recursion in TNT when translatable templates need themselves
to transclude other translable templates (such as Tnavbar).
]]
]]
function this.renderTranslatedTemplate(frame)
function this.getTranslatedTemplate(frame)
local args = frame.args
local args = frame.args
local pagename = args['template']
local pagename = args['template']
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end
end
end
end
-- At this point the title should exist
return title.prefixedText, title.id ~= nil
end

--[[If on a translation subpage (like Foobar/de), this function renders
a given template in the same language, if the translation is available.
Otherwise, the template is rendered in its default language, without
modification.
This is aimed at replacing the current implementation of Template:TNT.
Note that translatable templates cannot transclude themselves other
⚫
-- At this point the title should exist, otherwise render a red link to the missing page (resolved in its assumed namespace)
translatable templates, as it will recurse on TNT. Use TNTN instead
if title.id == nil
to return only the effective template name to expand externally, with
then
template parameters also provided externally.
⚫
return '[[' .. title.prefixedText .. ']]'
end
]]
function this.renderTranslatedTemplate(frame)
local title, found = this.getTranslatedTemplate(frame)
-- At this point the title should exist prior to performing the expansion
⚫
-- of the template, otherwise render a red link to the missing page
-- (resolved in its assumed namespace). If we don't tet this here, a
-- script error would be thrown. Returning a red link is consistant with
-- MediaWiki behavior when attempting to transclude inexistant templates.
if not found then
⚫
return '[[' .. title .. ']]'
end

-- Copy args pseudo-table to a proper table so we can feed it to expandTemplate.
-- Copy args pseudo-table to a proper table so we can feed it to expandTemplate.
-- Then render the pagename.
-- Then render the pagename.
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end
end
end
end
arguments['template'] = title.prefixedText -- override the existing parameter of the base template name supplied with the full name of the actual template expanded
arguments['template'] = title -- override the existing parameter of the base template name supplied with the full name of the actual template expanded
arguments['namespace'] = nil -- discard the specified namespace override
arguments['namespace'] = nil -- discard the specified namespace override
arguments['uselang'] = args['uselang'] -- argument forwarded into parent frame
arguments['uselang'] = args['uselang'] -- argument forwarded into parent frame
arguments['noshift'] = args['noshift'] -- argument forwarded into parent frame
arguments['noshift'] = args['noshift'] -- argument forwarded into parent frame
return frame:expandTemplate{title = ':' .. title.prefixedText, args = arguments}
return frame:expandTemplate{title = ':' .. title, args = arguments}
end
end


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