Module:SocialMedia

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

-- Reusable social media component meant to be called from other modules

local sf = {}

-- This section defines the social platforms; can be added or deleted without consequence
-- param = handle for the platform; for "x", we also accept "twitter" for legacy pursposes
-- icon  = wiki file for the icon
-- prefix = URL prefix
-- label  = used for alt text/screen readers
local socialPlatforms = {
    {
        param  = "facebook",
        icon   = "File:SocialFacebookIcon.svg",
        prefix = "https://www.facebook.com/",
        label  = "Facebook"
    },
    {
        param  = "instagram",
        icon   = "File:SocialInstagramIcon.svg",
        prefix = "https://www.instagram.com/",
        label  = "Instagram"
    },
    {
        param  = "linkedin",
        icon   = "File:SocialLinkedInIcon.svg",
        prefix = "https://www.linkedin.com/",
        label  = "LinkedIn"
    },
    {
        param  = "telegram",
        icon   = "File:SocialTelegramIcon.svg",
        prefix = "https://t.me/",
        label  = "Telegram"
    },
    {
        param  = "threads",
        icon   = "File:SocialThreadsIcon.svg",
        prefix = "https://www.threads.net/",
        label  = "Threads"
    },
    {
        param  = "tiktok",
        icon   = "File:SocialTikTokIcon.svg",
        prefix = "https://www.tiktok.com/",
        label  = "TikTok"
    },
    {
        -- Multiple aliases: the editor can supply "x" or "twitter"
        param  = { "x", "twitter" },
        icon   = "File:SocialXIcon.svg",
        prefix = "https://x.com/",
        label  = "X (Twitter)"
    },
    {
        param  = "youtube",
        icon   = "File:SocialYouTubeIcon.svg",
        prefix = "https://www.youtube.com/",
        label  = "YouTube"
    },
}

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-- Helper to find the first non-empty user handle from a param or table of params
-- If param is a single string (e.g. "facebook"), we do args["facebook"]
-- If it's a table like { "x", "twitter" }, we check args["x"] then args["twitter"]
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local function getUserHandle(args, param)
    if type(param) == "string" then
        return args[param]
    else
        -- param is a table of aliases
        for _, alias in ipairs(param) do
            local handle = args[alias]
            if handle and handle ~= "" then
                return handle
            end
        end
        return nil
    end
end

-- Helper function to build a clickable icon link with alt text for accessibility using wikitext syntax: [[File:Something.png|16px|alt=ALT_TEXT|link=URL]]
local function buildIconLink(iconFile, altText, url)
    return string.format("[[%s|16px|alt=%s|link=%s]]", iconFile, altText, url)
end

-- Main render function, takes a table of arguments (handles), returns wiki markup with social icons
function sf.render(args)
    local icons = {}

    for _, platform in ipairs(socialPlatforms) do
        -- Retrieve the handle from any of the defined param aliases
        local handle = getUserHandle(args, platform.param)
        if handle and handle ~= "" then
            local url = platform.prefix .. handle
            -- Build an icon link, passing label as alt text
            local iconLink = buildIconLink(platform.icon, platform.label, url)
            table.insert(icons, iconLink)
        end
    end

    -- If no handles were provided, return nothing (empty string).
    if #icons == 0 then
        return ""
    end

    -- Otherwise, return a table row
    local iconString = table.concat(icons, "   ")
    local row = table.concat({
        "|-",
        "| ",  -- Label on the left
        "| " .. iconString -- Icons on the right
    }, "\n")

    return row
end

return sf