Module:TemplateStructure

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:TemplateStructure/doc

local p = {}

--[[
    p.render(args, config)
    
    Renders a table using a modular, block-based approach.
    
    Parameters:
      args   - Table of template parameters (passed to each block function).
      config - Table containing configuration options:
          tableClass: (string) CSS class for the table.
                      Default: "template-table"
          tableAttrs: (string) Additional attributes for the table tag.
                      Default: 'cellpadding="2"'
                      Note: Using cellpadding here is a legacy technique that ensures
                      a minimum amount of spacing in table cells, which helps maintain
                      readability and consistent rendering across different skins and
                      browsers. It can be overridden via config if desired.
          blocks:     (array) An ordered list of functions (blocks) that generate table rows.
                      Each block function should accept (args, config) and return a string.
    
    Returns:
      A string containing the full wikitext markup for the table.
]]
function p.render(args, config)
    config = config or {}
    local tableClass = config.tableClass or "template-table"
    local tableAttrs = config.tableAttrs or 'cellpadding="2"'
    local blocks = config.blocks or {}

    -- Begin the table markup.
    local result = {}
    table.insert(result, string.format('{| class="%s" %s', tableClass, tableAttrs))
    
    -- Process each block function in the supplied order.
    for i, block in ipairs(blocks) do
        if type(block) == "function" then
            local blockOutput = block(args, config)
            if blockOutput and blockOutput ~= "" then
                table.insert(result, blockOutput)
            end
        else
            mw.log("Warning: Block #" .. i .. " is not a function and will be skipped.")
        end
    end
    
    table.insert(result, "|}")
    return table.concat(result, "\n")
end

return p