Module:UserLinks
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This module generates links about a given user. It is used to generate templates such as {{user}}, {{user5}}, and {{admin}}, usually through its wrapper template {{user-multi}}.
Functions
Main
The main
function implements the {{user-multi}} template. It generates a list of links about a given user. Please see the template page for documentation.
Single
The single
function generates a single link about a given user. See {{user-multi/link}} for documentation.
Porting to other wikis
If you want to use this module on another wiki, there are a few modules that you must also copy across, and some that can be used but are not essential.
Required modules:
- Module:UserLinks
- Module:UserLinks/shared
- Module:UserLinks/config
- Module:Arguments
- Module:Yesno
- Module:Toolbar
- Module:InterwikiTable
- Module:TableTools (optional in Module:UserLinks, but required by Module:Toolbar)
Optional modules:
- Module:UserLinks/extra - used for testing new link functions before they are moved to the main module.
- Module:Category handler - if an error occurs, and this module is present, pages are not categorised if they match the module's blacklist.
After you have copied over the necessary modules, you should adjust the configuration settings in Module:UserLinks/config for your language and for your wiki's setup.
local ToolbarBuilder = require('Module:Toolbar')
local interwikiTable = mw.loadData("Module:InterwikiTable")
local u = {} -- Table for user-data helper strings.
local trackingCategories = {} -- Table for storing the tracking categories.
local demo
-- Define a custom error message for this module.
local function err(msg, section)
local help
if section then
help = ' ([[Template:User-multi#' .. section .. '|help]])'
else
help = ''
end
local cat
if demo == 'yes' then
cat = ''
else
cat = '[[Category:UserLinks transclusions with errors]]'
end
return '<span class="error">[[Template:User-multi|User-multi]] error: ' .. msg
.. help .. '.</span>' .. cat
end
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-- To add more link types, write a function that produces an individual link, and put --
-- it at the bottom of the list below. Then, add a link code for your function to the --
-- "linktypes" table. Try and make the code three letters or less. There are a number --
-- of helper strings available for writing the functions: --
-- --
-- u.username The plain username. If the username is not present then the --
-- module returns an error. --
-- u.usernameHtml The username html-encoded. Spaces are encoded with plus signs. --
-- u.project The project name. Nil if not specified. --
-- u.lang The language code. Nil if not specified. --
-- u.interwiki The interwiki prefix, consisting of the project and language --
-- values, separated by colons, e.g. ":wikt:es:". If no project --
-- or language values are found, this is the blank string, "". --
-- u.projectCode If a valid project is specified, this is the code for that --
-- project in [[Module:InterwikiTable]]. Otherwise this is nil. --
-- u.projectLong The long project name, e.g. "wikipedia" or "wikibooks". If --
-- not specified the default is "wikipedia". --
-- u.toolLang The language code for use with toolserver or labs tools. The --
-- default is "en". --
-- --
-- If you want more helper strings, you can define them in the generateUserDataStrings --
-- function below. --
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-- LINK FUNCTIONS START --
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local function makeUserLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'User:' .. u.username .. '|' .. u.username .. ']]'
end
local function makeTalkLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'User talk:' .. u.username .. '|talk]]'
end
local function makeContribsLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Contributions/' .. u.username .. '|contribs]]'
end
local function makeCountLink()
return '[//tools.wmflabs.org/xtools/pcount/index.php?name=' .. u.usernameHtml
.. '&lang=' .. u.toolLang
.. '&wiki=' .. u.projectLong
.. ' count]'
end
local function makeMovesLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log/move/' .. u.username .. '|page moves]]'
end
local function makeLogsLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log/' .. u.username .. '|logs]]'
end
local function makeBlockLogLink()
local url = mw.uri.fullUrl(u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log/block', 'page=User:' .. u.usernameHtml)
return '[' .. tostring(url) .. ' block log]'
end
local function makeBlocksLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log/block/' .. u.username .. '|blocks]]'
end
local function makeBlockUserLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Block/' .. u.username .. '|block user]]'
end
local function makeCentralAuthLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:CentralAuth/' .. u.username .. '|central auth]]'
end
local function makeDeletedContribsLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:DeletedContributions/' .. u.username .. '|deleted contribs]]'
end
local function makeEmailLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Emailuser/' .. u.username .. '|email]]'
end
local function makeEditSummariesLink()
return '[http://toolserver.org/~tparis/editsummary/index.php?name=' .. u.usernameHtml
.. '&lang=' .. u.toolLang
.. '&wiki=' .. u.projectLong
.. ' edit summaries]'
end
local function makeDeletionsLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log/delete/' .. u.username .. '|deletions]]'
end
local function makeListUserLink()
local url = mw.uri.fullUrl(u.interwiki .. 'Special:ListUsers', 'limit=1&username=' .. u.usernameHtml)
return '[' .. tostring(url) .. ' list user]'
end
local function makeSulLink()
return '[[sulutil:' .. u.username .. '|global contribs]]'
end
local function makeTargetLogsLink()
local url = mw.uri.fullUrl(u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log', 'page=User:' .. u.usernameHtml)
return '[' .. tostring(url) .. ' target logs]'
end
local function makeEditFilterLogLink()
local url = mw.uri.fullUrl(u.interwiki .. 'Special:AbuseLog', 'wpSearchUser=' .. u.usernameHtml)
return '[' .. tostring(url) .. ' edit filter log]'
end
local function makeProtectionsLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log/protect/' .. u.username .. '|protections]]'
end
local function makeRightsLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log/rights/' .. u.username .. '|rights]]'
end
local function makeRenamesLink()
return '[[' .. u.interwiki .. 'Special:Log/renameuser/' .. u.username .. '|renames]]'
end
local function makeRfaLink()
if u.project or u.lang then
table.insert( trackingCategories, '[[Category:UserLinks transclusions with unresolvable interwiki links]]' )
end
return '[[Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/' .. u.username .. '|RfA]]'
end
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-- LINK FUNCTIONS END --
-- To enable new link functions, add the code to the "linktypes" table directly below. --
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local linktypes = {
{'t' , makeTalkLink},
{'c' , makeContribsLink},
{'ct' , makeCountLink},
{'m' , makeMovesLink},
{'l' , makeLogsLink},
{'bl' , makeBlockLogLink},
{'bls' , makeBlocksLink},
{'bu' , makeBlockUserLink},
{'ca' , makeCentralAuthLink},
{'dc' , makeDeletedContribsLink},
{'e' , makeEmailLink},
{'es' , makeEditSummariesLink},
{'del' , makeDeletionsLink},
{'lu' , makeListUserLink},
{'sul' , makeSulLink},
{'tl' , makeTargetLogsLink},
{'efl' , makeEditFilterLogLink},
{'pr' , makeProtectionsLink},
{'rl' , makeRightsLink},
{'ren' , makeRenamesLink},
{'rfa' , makeRfaLink}
}
local function getLink(linktype)
local linkNumber
for i, value in ipairs(linktypes) do
if value[1] == linktype then
linkNumber = i
break
end
end
if not linkNumber then
return err('"' .. linktype .. '" is not a valid link code', 'Not a valid link code')
end
local result = linktypes[linkNumber][2]()
if type(result) ~= 'string' then
return err(
'the function for code "' .. linktype .. '" did not return a string value',
'Function did not return a string value'
)
end
return result
end
local function makeToolbar(args)
local targs = {}
local numArgsExist = false
for k, v in pairs(args) do
if type(k) == 'number' then
numArgsExist = true
targs[k] = getLink(v)
end
end
targs.style = args.small and 'font-size: 90%;'
targs.separator = args.separator or 'dot'
if numArgsExist == false then
return nil -- Don't return a toolbar if no numeric arguments exist.
else
return ToolbarBuilder.main(targs)
end
end
-- This function finds whether a string is a valid interwiki project prefix.
-- If the string is valid, the function outputs two values: true, and the site code
-- used in [[Module:InterwikiTable]]. If the string is valid, the function outputs
-- false and nil.
local function isKnownProject(prefix)
for projectCode, projectVal in pairs(interwikiTable) do
for _, iwCode in ipairs(projectVal.iw_prefix) do
if iwCode == prefix then
return true, projectCode
end
end
end
return false, nil
end
local function generateUserDataStrings(args)
-- If the username is absent or blank, return an error and a tracking category.
if args.user == '' or (not args.user and (not args.User or args.User == '')) then
return err('no username detected', 'No username detected')
else
u.username = args.user or args.User
end
-- Get other basic user data strings.
u.project = args.Project or args.project
u.lang = args.lang or args.Lang
if u.lang then
if mw.language.isKnownLanguageTag(u.lang) then
table.insert(trackingCategories, '[[Category:UserLinks transclusions with language parameters]]')
else
return err('"' .. u.lang .. '" is not a valid language code', 'Not a valid language code')
end
end
-- Process the project value if it is present.
if u.project then
table.insert( trackingCategories, '[[Category:UserLinks transclusions with project parameters]]' )
-- If u.project is a known project, we only need to get the project code. If the project
-- isn't known, first check whether it is a valid language code, and if not then see if it's
-- an interwiki code separated by colons, e.g. "wikt:es".
local uprojectIsKnownProject, uprojectProjectCode = isKnownProject(u.project)
if uprojectIsKnownProject then
u.projectCode = uprojectProjectCode
else
if mw.language.isKnownLanguageTag(u.project) then
u.lang = u.project
u.project = nil
else
local pref1, pref2 = mw.ustring.match( u.project, '^(%w+):(%w+)$' )
if pref1 and pref2 then
local pref1IsKnownProject, pref1ProjectCode = isKnownProject(pref1)
local pref2IsKnownProject, pref2ProjectCode = isKnownProject(pref2)
if pref1IsKnownProject
and mw.language.isKnownLanguageTag(pref2)
and interwikiTable[pref1ProjectCode].takes_lang_prefix then
u.project = pref1
u.lang = pref2
u.projectCode = pref1ProjectCode
table.insert(
trackingCategories,
'[[Category:UserLinks transclusions with project parameters containing language codes]]'
)
elseif pref2IsKnownProject
and mw.language.isKnownLanguageTag(pref1)
and interwikiTable[pref2ProjectCode].takes_lang_prefix then
u.project = pref2
u.lang = pref1
u.projectCode = pref2ProjectCode
table.insert(
trackingCategories,
'[[Category:UserLinks transclusions with project parameters containing language codes]]'
)
else
return err(
'"' .. u.project .. '" is not a valid interwiki prefix',
'Not a valid interwiki prefix'
)
end
else
return err(
'"' .. u.project .. '" is not a valid interwiki prefix',
'Not a valid interwiki prefix'
)
end
end
end
end
-- Generate the interwiki prefix. This includes colons.
if u.project or u.lang then
u.interwiki = ''
if u.project then
u.interwiki = u.interwiki .. ':' .. u.project
end
if u.lang then
u.interwiki = u.interwiki .. ':' .. u.lang
end
u.interwiki = u.interwiki .. ':'
else
u.interwiki = ''
end
-- Generate the other helper strings.
u.usernameHtml = mw.uri.encode(u.username) -- Html-encoded username. Spaces are encoded as pluses.
if u.project then
local prefixes = interwikiTable[u.projectCode].iw_prefix
u.projectLong = prefixes[2] or prefixes[1] -- A bit of a hack, but should find the long prefix name most of the time.
else
u.projectLong = 'wikipedia'
end
u.toolLang = u.lang or 'en' -- set the default language for tools on the toolserver or labs.
end
local function generateTrackingCategories()
if demo == 'yes' then
return ''
else
return table.concat(trackingCategories)
end
end
-- This function generates a table of all available link types, with their previews.
-- It is used in the module documentation.
local function getLinkTable(args)
demo = args.demo -- Set the demo variable.
-- Generate the user data strings and return any errors.
local dataStringError = generateUserDataStrings(args)
if dataStringError then
return dataStringError
end
-- Build a table of all of the links.
local result = '<table class="wikitable plainlinks sortable">'
.. '\n<tr><th>Code</th><th>Preview</th></tr>'
for i, value in ipairs(linktypes) do
local code = value[1]
result = result .. "\n<tr><td>'''" .. code .. "'''</td><td>" .. getLink(code) .. '</td></tr>'
end
result = result .. '\n</table>'
return result
end
local function getSingleLink(args)
demo = args.demo -- Set the demo variable.
-- Generate the user data strings and return any errors.
local dataStringError = generateUserDataStrings(args)
if dataStringError then
return dataStringError
end
local linktype = args[1]
if not linktype then
return err('no link type specified')
end
local result = getLink(linktype)
result = result .. generateTrackingCategories()
return result
end
local function getLinks(args)
demo = args.demo -- Set the demo variable.
-- Generate the user data strings and return any errors.
local dataStringError = generateUserDataStrings(args)
if dataStringError then
return dataStringError
end
-- Build the template output.
local result = makeToolbar(args) -- Get the toolbar contents.
if result then
if args.sup then
result = '<sup>' .. result .. '</sup>'
end
result = ' ' .. result
else
result = '' -- If there are no links specified, don't return the toolbar at all.
end
result = '<span>' .. makeUserLink() .. result .. '</span>'
result = result .. generateTrackingCategories()
return result
end
local function makeWrapper(func)
return function (frame)
-- If called via #invoke, use the args passed into the invoking template.
-- Otherwise, for testing purposes, assume args are being passed directly in.
local origArgs
if frame == mw.getCurrentFrame() then
origArgs = frame:getParent().args
for k, v in pairs(frame.args) do
origArgs = frame.args
break
end
else
origArgs = frame
end
-- Strip whitespace, and treat blank arguments as nil.
-- 'user', 'User', and 'separator' have different behaviour depending on
-- whether they are blank or nil, so keep them as they are.
local args = {}
for k, v in pairs(origArgs) do
v = mw.text.trim(v)
if v ~= '' or k == 'user' or k == 'User' or k == 'separator' then
args[k] = v
end
end
return func(args)
end
end
return {
main = makeWrapper(getLinks),
single = makeWrapper(getSingleLink),
linktable = makeWrapper(getLinkTable)
}