Module:TemplateStarter
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Documentation for this module may be created at Module:TemplateStarter/doc
-- Module:TemplateStarter
-- Generates empty template structures for new pages using ConfigRepository
local p = {}
-- Required modules
local ConfigRepository = require('Module:ConfigRepository')
-- Generate empty template wikitext from template type
function p.generateTemplate(templateType)
-- Get configuration for the template type
local config = ConfigRepository.getConfig(templateType)
-- Check if template exists
if not config or not config.fields then
return string.format("Error: Template type '%s' not found in ConfigRepository", templateType)
end
-- Start building the template
local lines = {"{{" .. templateType}
-- Process each field
for _, field in ipairs(config.fields) do
-- Skip hidden fields
if not field.hidden then
-- Handle fields with multiple keys
local fieldKey = field.key or (field.keys and field.keys[1])
if fieldKey then
table.insert(lines, string.format("|%s = ", fieldKey))
end
end
end
-- Close the template
table.insert(lines, "}}")
-- Join with newlines
return table.concat(lines, "\n")
end
-- Main function to be called from wiki
function p.main(frame)
local args = frame.args
local parent = frame:getParent()
local pargs = parent and parent.args or {}
-- Get parameters (check both direct and parent args)
local articleName = args.articleName or pargs.articleName or args[1] or pargs[1]
local templateType = args.templateType or pargs.templateType or args[2] or pargs[2]
-- Validate inputs
if not articleName or articleName == "" then
return "Error: Article name is required"
end
if not templateType or templateType == "" then
return "Error: Template type is required"
end
-- Generate the template content
local content = p.generateTemplate(templateType)
-- For testing, return the generated content in a pre block
return string.format('<pre>Page: %s\n\n%s</pre>', articleName, content)
end
-- Generate a form with copy-paste content
function p.createLink(frame)
local args = frame.args
local parent = frame:getParent()
local pargs = parent and parent.args or {}
-- Get parameters
local articleName = args.articleName or pargs.articleName or args[1] or pargs[1]
local templateType = args.templateType or pargs.templateType or args[2] or pargs[2]
-- Validate inputs
if not articleName or articleName == "" then
return "Error: Article name is required"
end
if not templateType or templateType == "" then
return "Error: Template type is required"
end
-- Generate the template content
local content = p.generateTemplate(templateType)
-- Check if content is an error
if content:match("^Error:") then
return content
end
-- Create edit URL (without preload since that doesn't work via URL)
local editUrl = mw.uri.fullUrl(articleName, {
action = 'edit',
summary = 'Creating new ' .. templateType .. ' page'
})
-- Generate a unique ID for the textarea
local textareaId = "template-content-" .. mw.hash.hashValue('md5', articleName .. templateType)
-- Return a form with the content and a button
return string.format(
'<div class="template-starter-create" style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; padding: 15px; margin: 10px 0; background: #f8f9fa;">' ..
'<h4 style="margin-top: 0;">Create: %s</h4>' ..
'<p>Template type: <b>%s</b></p>' ..
'<div style="margin: 10px 0;">' ..
'<label for="%s" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;"><b>Step 1:</b> Copy this template code:</label>' ..
'<textarea id="%s" readonly style="width: 100%%; height: 200px; font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px;">%s</textarea>' ..
'</div>' ..
'<p><b>Step 2:</b> Click the button below to create the page, then paste the template code:</p>' ..
'<span class="plainlinks">[%s <span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive">Create Page "%s"</span>]</span>' ..
'</div>',
mw.text.nowiki(articleName),
templateType,
textareaId,
textareaId,
mw.text.nowiki(content),
tostring(editUrl),
mw.text.nowiki(articleName)
)
end
-- Generate a dynamic preload template
function p.preload(frame)
local args = frame.args
local templateType = args.templateType or args[1]
if not templateType then
return "<!-- No template type specified -->"
end
return p.generateTemplate(templateType)
end
-- Create an InputBox-style form
function p.createForm(frame)
local args = frame.args
local templateType = args.templateType or args[1] or "Person"
-- Generate a unique ID for this form instance
local formId = "templatestarter-" .. os.time()
return string.format([[
<div class="template-starter-form">
<inputbox>
type=create
default=%s/
buttonlabel=Create %s Page
placeholder=Enter page name...
width=40
preload=Template:TemplateStarter/%s
editintro=Template:TemplateStarter/EditIntro
</inputbox>
</div>
]], templateType, templateType, templateType)
end
-- Get list of available templates
function p.getAvailableTemplates()
local templates = {}
for templateName, _ in pairs(ConfigRepository.templates) do
table.insert(templates, templateName)
end
table.sort(templates)
return templates
end
-- Test function to list available templates
function p.listTemplates(frame)
local templates = p.getAvailableTemplates()
return "Available templates: " .. table.concat(templates, ", ")
end
return p