Module:Shim

This Lua module is used on approximately 150,000 pages.
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. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This module is rated as ready for general use. It has reached a mature form and is thought to have only few to no bugs and is ready for use wherever appropriate. It is ready to mention on help pages and other essential Wikipedia resources as an option for new users to learn. To reduce server load and bad output as well as confusion, it should be improved by sandbox testing rather than repeated trial-and-error editing.

This module is subject to page protection. It is a highly visible module in use by a very large number of pages, and/or is substituted very frequently. Because vandalism or mistakes would affect many pages, and even trivial editing might cause substantial load on the servers, it is protected from editing.

This module is used by {{Shim}} to trigger a notification to one or several registered user(s) you are replying to in a discussion.

local p = {}

local function makeError(msg)
	msg ='Error in [[Template:Reply to]]: ' .. msg
	return mw.text.tag('strong', {['class']='error'}, msg)
end

function p.replyto(frame)
	local origArgs = frame:getParent().args
	local args = {}
	local maxArg = 1
	local usernames = 0
	for k, v in pairs(origArgs) do
		if type(k) == 'number' then
			if mw.ustring.match(v,'%S') then
				if k > maxArg then maxArg = k end
				usernames = usernames + 1
				local title = mw.title.new(v)
				if not title then return makeError('Input contains forbidden characters.') end
				args[k] = title.rootText
			end
		elseif v == '' and k:sub(0,5) == 'label' then
			args[k] = '&#x200B;'
		else
			args[k] = v
		end
	end

	if usernames > (tonumber(frame.args.max) or 50) then
		return makeError(string.format(
			'More than %s names specified.',
			tostring(frame.args.max or 50)
		))
	else
		if usernames < 1 then
			if frame.args.example then args[1] = frame.args.example else return makeError('Username not given.') end
		end
		args['label1'] = args['label1'] or args['label']
		local isfirst = true
		local outStr = args['prefix'] or '@'
		for i = 1, maxArg do
			if args[i] then
				if isfirst then
					isfirst = false
				else
					if ( (usernames > 2) or ((usernames == 2) and (args['c'] == '')) ) then outStr = outStr..', ' end
					if i == maxArg then outStr = outStr..' '..(args['c'] or 'and') .. ' ' end
				end
				outStr = string.format(
					'%s[[User:%s|%s]]',
					outStr,
					args[i],
					args['label'..tostring(i)] or args[i]
				)
			end
		end
		outStr = outStr..(args['p'] or ':')
		return mw.text.tag('span', {['class']='template-ping'}, outStr)
	end
end

return p