Difference between revisions of "Module:Item timeline by year"
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local p = {} | local p = {} | ||
| + | -- Function to check if an article exists | ||
| + | function article_exists(article) | ||
| + | local exists = mw.title.new(article) | ||
| + | |||
| + | if exists and exists.exists then | ||
| + | return true | ||
| + | else | ||
| + | return false | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | |||
| + | -- Function to generate a fancy list :3 | ||
function p.generate(f) | function p.generate(f) | ||
| + | local startYear = 2007 -- Game release | ||
| + | local currentYear = tonumber(os.date("%Y")) | ||
| + | |||
local output = {} | local output = {} | ||
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local if_lang = f:expandTemplate{title='If lang'} | local if_lang = f:expandTemplate{title='If lang'} | ||
| + | -- Determine the number of years grouped together in each "section" of the timeline | ||
| + | -- Defaults to 6 because I like it | ||
| + | local split = tonumber(f.args[1]) or 6 | ||
| + | |||
for year = startYear, currentYear, split do | for year = startYear, currentYear, split do | ||
table.insert(output, '<div style="display:inline-table">') | table.insert(output, '<div style="display:inline-table">') | ||
for y = year, math.min(year + split - 1, currentYear) do | for y = year, math.min(year + split - 1, currentYear) do | ||
| − | table.insert(output, string.format(':* [[ | + | local title = string.format("Item timeline in %d", y) |
| + | |||
| + | if article_exists(title) then | ||
| + | table.insert(output, string.format(':* [[%s%s|%d]]', title, if_lang, y)) | ||
| + | end | ||
end | end | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 21 March 2024
Usage
{{#invoke:Item timeline by year|list}}produces:
{{#invoke:Item timeline by year|list|12}}produces:
{{#invoke:Item timeline by year|list|1}}produces:
{{#invoke:Item timeline by year|list|9999}}produces:
local p = {}
-- Function to check if an article exists
function article_exists(article)
local exists = mw.title.new(article)
if exists and exists.exists then
return true
else
return false
end
end
-- Function to generate a fancy list :3
function p.generate(f)
local startYear = 2007 -- Game release
local currentYear = tonumber(os.date("%Y"))
local output = {}
local if_lang = f:expandTemplate{title='If lang'}
-- Determine the number of years grouped together in each "section" of the timeline
-- Defaults to 6 because I like it
local split = tonumber(f.args[1]) or 6
for year = startYear, currentYear, split do
table.insert(output, '<div style="display:inline-table">')
for y = year, math.min(year + split - 1, currentYear) do
local title = string.format("Item timeline in %d", y)
if article_exists(title) then
table.insert(output, string.format(':* [[%s%s|%d]]', title, if_lang, y))
end
end
table.insert(output, '</div>')
end
return table.concat(output, "\n")
end
return p
