Module:Purge/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Module:Purge.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original module page.

This module is rated as ready for general use. It has reached a mature state, is considered relatively stable and bug-free, and may be used wherever appropriate. It can be mentioned on help pages and other Wikipedia resources as an option for new users. To minimise server load and avoid disruptive output, improvements should be developed through sandbox testing rather than repeated trial-and-error editing.

This Lua module is used in system messages, and on approximately 567,000 pages.
Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface.
To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the module's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own module sandbox. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This module produces a link to purge a page's cache. This is usually the current page, but can be another page.

Usage

From wiktext

From wikitext, this module should be accessed via Template:Purge. Please see the template page for documentation.

From Lua

From Lua, first you need to load the module:

local mPurge = require('Module:Purge')

Then you can create purge links with the _main function:

mPurge._main(args)

args is a table of arguments, identical to the ones accepted by Template:Purge. Please see the template documentation for more details.