Module:If empty: Difference between revisions

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(update from sandbox, per Template talk:If empty#Backcompat)
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local args = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs(frame, {wrappers = 'Template:If empty', removeBlanks = false})
local args = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs(frame, {wrappers = 'Template:If empty', removeBlanks = false})


-- For backwards compatibility reasons, the first 8 parameters can be unset instead of being blank,
local lastk = 0
-- even though there's really no legitimate use case for this. At some point, this will be removed.
local lowestNil = math.huge
for i = 8,1,-1 do
if args[i] == nil then
args[i] = ''
lowestNil = i
end
end
 
for k,v in ipairs(args) do
for k,v in ipairs(args) do
if v ~= '' then
if v ~= '' then
if lowestNil < k then
-- If any uses of this template depend on the behavior above, add them to a tracking category.
-- This is a rather fragile, convoluted, hacky way to do it, but it ensures that this module's output won't be modified
-- by it.
frame:extensionTag('ref', '[[Category:Instances of Template:If_empty missing arguments]]', {group = 'TrackingCategory'})
frame:extensionTag('references', '', {group = 'TrackingCategory'})
end
return v
return v
end
end
lastk = k
end
end
end
end


return p
return p

Revision as of 04:38, 6 May 2022

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

local p = {}

function p.main(frame)
	local args = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs(frame, {wrappers = 'Template:If empty', removeBlanks = false})

	local lastk = 0
	for k,v in ipairs(args) do
		if v ~= '' then
			return v
		end
		lastk = k
	end

end

return p
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