Module:CodeToText
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-- Module:TranscludeModuleCode
-- Extracts a snippet of content from a specified page using either:
-- 1. A defined line range (from/to parameters)
-- 2. Hook markers like emojis (hook parameter)
--
-- The module finds content between matching instances of the same hook,
-- either on different lines or within the same line. Any emoji can be used
-- as a hook (🪝, 📌, 🔖, 🏷️, 🚩, ⭐, etc.) - just place the same emoji at
-- the beginning and end of the content you want to extract.
--
-- Example:
-- {{#invoke:TranscludeModuleCode|showSnippet|page=Module:Example|hook=⭐}}
local p = {}
-- Cache for previously extracted snippets (persists during a single page render)
local snippetCache = {}
-- Helper function to create a cache key from parameters
local function createCacheKey(pageName, hook, fromLine, toLine)
if hook then
return pageName .. "|hook=" .. hook
else
return pageName .. "|from=" .. tostring(fromLine) .. "|to=" .. tostring(toLine)
end
end
function p.showSnippet(frame)
local pageName = frame.args.page
if not pageName then
return "Error: 'page' parameter is required"
end
local hook = frame.args.hook
-- Fallback to line numbers if hook isn't provided
local fromLine = tonumber(frame.args.from) or 1
local toLine = tonumber(frame.args.to) or fromLine
-- Check cache first for previously extracted snippets
local cacheKey = createCacheKey(pageName, hook, fromLine, toLine)
if snippetCache[cacheKey] then
return snippetCache[cacheKey]
end
local titleObj = mw.title.new(pageName)
if not titleObj then
return "Failed to create mw.title object for '" .. pageName .. "'"
end
local content = titleObj:getContent()
if not content then
return "No content for '" .. pageName .. "'"
end
local result
-- If hook is provided, use it to extract the snippet
if hook then
-- First, check for inline hooks (hooks on the same line)
-- This is more efficient than splitting into lines first
local inlinePattern = hook .. "(.-)" .. hook
local inlineMatch = content:match(inlinePattern)
if inlineMatch then
-- We found inline hooks - use the content between them
result = inlineMatch
else
-- Look for hooks on different lines
local lines = {}
local lineCount = 0
local hookPositions = {}
-- Find all instances of the hook and count lines
local lineNumber = 0
for line in content:gmatch("[^\r\n]+") do
lineNumber = lineNumber + 1
lineCount = lineNumber
if line:find(hook, 1, true) then
table.insert(hookPositions, lineNumber)
end
-- Store all lines for later use
lines[lineNumber] = line
end
if #hookPositions < 2 then
return "Error: Need at least 2 instances of hook '" .. hook .. "' in '" .. pageName .. "'"
end
-- Extract content between first two hook instances (excluding the hook lines)
local startLine = hookPositions[1]
local endLine = hookPositions[2]
-- Always exclude the hook lines
local startIndex = startLine + 1
local endIndex = endLine - 1
-- Pre-allocate snippet table with known size
local snippetSize = math.max(0, endIndex - startIndex + 1)
local snippet = {}
if snippetSize > 0 then
for i = 1, snippetSize do
snippet[i] = lines[startIndex + i - 1]
end
result = table.concat(snippet, "\n")
else
result = ""
end
end
else
-- Fallback to line number-based extraction
-- For line-based extraction, we can be more efficient by only processing the needed lines
local lineNumber = 0
local snippet = {}
local snippetIndex = 0
-- Only process lines up to toLine
for line in content:gmatch("[^\r\n]+") do
lineNumber = lineNumber + 1
-- Skip lines before fromLine
if lineNumber >= fromLine then
-- Stop once we've reached toLine
if lineNumber > toLine then
break
end
snippetIndex = snippetIndex + 1
snippet[snippetIndex] = line
end
end
result = table.concat(snippet, "\n")
end
-- Cache the result before returning
snippetCache[cacheKey] = result
return result
end
return p