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local arguments = {}
 
local arguments = {}
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local nilArg = {} -- Used for memoizing nil arguments in metaArgs.
  
 
-- Generate four different tidyVal functions, so that we don't have to check the
 
-- Generate four different tidyVal functions, so that we don't have to check the
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return val
 
return val
 
end
 
end
 
local function matchesTitle(given, title)
 
local tp = type( given )
 
return (tp == 'string' or tp == 'number') and mw.title.new( given ).prefixedText == title
 
end
 
 
local translate_mt = { __index = function(t, k) return k end }
 
  
 
function arguments.getArgs(frame, options)
 
function arguments.getArgs(frame, options)
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--[[
 
--[[
-- Set up argument translation.
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-- Get the arguments from the frame object if available. If the frame object
--]]
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-- is not available, we are being called from another Lua module or from the
options.translate = options.translate or {}
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-- debug console, so assign the args to a new variable so we can
if getmetatable(options.translate) == nil then
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-- differentiate them.
setmetatable(options.translate, translate_mt)
 
end
 
if options.backtranslate == nil then
 
options.backtranslate = {}
 
for k,v in pairs(options.translate) do
 
options.backtranslate[v] = k
 
end
 
end
 
if options.backtranslate and getmetatable(options.backtranslate) == nil then
 
setmetatable(options.backtranslate, {
 
__index = function(t, k)
 
if options.translate[k] ~= k then
 
return nil
 
else
 
return k
 
end
 
end
 
})
 
end
 
 
 
--[[
 
-- Get the argument tables. If we were passed a valid frame object, get the
 
-- frame arguments (fargs) and the parent frame arguments (pargs), depending
 
-- on the options set and on the parent frame's availability. If we weren't
 
-- passed a valid frame object, we are being called from another Lua module
 
-- or from the debug console, so assume that we were passed a table of args
 
-- directly, and assign it to a new variable (luaArgs).
 
 
--]]
 
--]]
 
local fargs, pargs, luaArgs
 
local fargs, pargs, luaArgs
 
if type(frame.args) == 'table' and type(frame.getParent) == 'function' then
 
if type(frame.args) == 'table' and type(frame.getParent) == 'function' then
if options.wrappers then
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if not options.parentOnly then
--[[
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fargs = frame.args
-- The wrappers option makes Module:Arguments look up arguments in
+
end
-- either the frame argument table or the parent argument table, but
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if not options.frameOnly then
-- not both. This means that users can use either the #invoke syntax
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pargs = frame:getParent().args
-- or a wrapper template without the loss of performance associated
 
-- with looking arguments up in both the frame and the parent frame.
 
-- Module:Arguments will look up arguments in the parent frame
 
-- if it finds the parent frame's title in options.wrapper;
 
-- otherwise it will look up arguments in the frame object passed
 
-- to getArgs.
 
--]]
 
local parent = frame:getParent()
 
if not parent then
 
fargs = frame.args
 
else
 
local title = parent:getTitle():gsub('/sandbox$', '')
 
local found = false
 
if matchesTitle(options.wrappers, title) then
 
found = true
 
elseif type(options.wrappers) == 'table' then
 
for _,v in pairs(options.wrappers) do
 
if matchesTitle(v, title) then
 
found = true
 
break
 
end
 
end
 
end
 
 
 
-- We test for false specifically here so that nil (the default) acts like true.
 
if found or options.frameOnly == false then
 
pargs = parent.args
 
end
 
if not found or options.parentOnly == false then
 
fargs = frame.args
 
end
 
end
 
else
 
-- options.wrapper isn't set, so check the other options.
 
if not options.parentOnly then
 
fargs = frame.args
 
end
 
if not options.frameOnly then
 
local parent = frame:getParent()
 
pargs = parent and parent.args or nil
 
end
 
 
end
 
end
 
if options.parentFirst then
 
if options.parentFirst then
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end
 
end
  
-- Set the order of precedence of the argument tables. If the variables are
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-- Set up the args and metaArgs tables. args will be the one accessed from
-- nil, nothing will be added to the table, which is how we avoid clashes
+
-- functions, and metaArgs will hold the actual arguments. The metatable
-- between the frame/parent args and the Lua args.
+
-- connects the two together.
local argTables = {fargs}
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local args, metaArgs, metatable = {}, {}, {}
argTables[#argTables + 1] = pargs
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setmetatable(args, metatable)
argTables[#argTables + 1] = luaArgs
 
  
 
--[[
 
--[[
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end
 
end
  
--[[
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local function mergeArgs(iterator, tables)
-- Set up the args, metaArgs and nilArgs tables. args will be the one
 
-- accessed from functions, and metaArgs will hold the actual arguments. Nil
 
-- arguments are memoized in nilArgs, and the metatable connects all of them
 
-- together.
 
--]]
 
local args, metaArgs, nilArgs, metatable = {}, {}, {}, {}
 
setmetatable(args, metatable)
 
 
 
local function mergeArgs(tables)
 
 
--[[
 
--[[
 
-- Accepts multiple tables as input and merges their keys and values
 
-- Accepts multiple tables as input and merges their keys and values
-- into one table. If a value is already present it is not overwritten;
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-- into one table using the specified iterator. If a value is already
-- tables listed earlier have precedence. We are also memoizing nil
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-- present it is not overwritten; tables listed earlier have precedence.
-- values, which can be overwritten if they are 's' (soft).
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-- We are also memoizing nil values, but those values can be
 +
-- overwritten.
 
--]]
 
--]]
 
for _, t in ipairs(tables) do
 
for _, t in ipairs(tables) do
for key, val in pairs(t) do
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for key, val in iterator(t) do
if metaArgs[key] == nil and nilArgs[key] ~= 'h' then
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local metaArgsVal = metaArgs[key]
 +
if metaArgsVal == nil or metaArgsVal == nilArg then
 
local tidiedVal = tidyVal(key, val)
 
local tidiedVal = tidyVal(key, val)
 
if tidiedVal == nil then
 
if tidiedVal == nil then
nilArgs[key] = 's'
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metaArgs[key] = nilArg
 
else
 
else
 
metaArgs[key] = tidiedVal
 
metaArgs[key] = tidiedVal
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end
 
end
 
end
 
end
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-- Set the order of precedence of the argument tables. If the variables are
 +
-- nil, nothing will be added to the table, which is how we avoid clashes
 +
-- between the frame/parent args and the Lua args.
 +
local argTables = {fargs}
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argTables[#argTables + 1] = pargs
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argTables[#argTables + 1] = luaArgs
  
 
--[[
 
--[[
 
-- Define metatable behaviour. Arguments are memoized in the metaArgs table,
 
-- Define metatable behaviour. Arguments are memoized in the metaArgs table,
-- and are only fetched from the argument tables once. Fetching arguments
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-- and are only fetched from the argument tables once. Nil arguments are
-- from the argument tables is the most resource-intensive step in this
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-- also memoized using the nilArg variable in order to increase performance.
-- module, so we try and avoid it where possible. For this reason, nil
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-- Also, we keep a record in the metatable of when pairs and ipairs have
-- arguments are also memoized, in the nilArgs table. Also, we keep a record
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-- been called, so we do not run pairs and ipairs on fargs and pargs more
-- in the metatable of when pairs and ipairs have been called, so we do not
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-- than once. We also do not run ipairs on fargs and pargs if pairs has
-- run pairs and ipairs on the argument tables more than once. We also do
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-- already been run, as all the arguments will already have been copied
-- not run ipairs on fargs and pargs if pairs has already been run, as all
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-- over.
-- the arguments will already have been copied over.
 
 
--]]
 
--]]
  
 
metatable.__index = function (t, key)
 
metatable.__index = function (t, key)
--[[
 
-- Fetches an argument when the args table is indexed. First we check
 
-- to see if the value is memoized, and if not we try and fetch it from
 
-- the argument tables. When we check memoization, we need to check
 
-- metaArgs before nilArgs, as both can be non-nil at the same time.
 
-- If the argument is not present in metaArgs, we also check whether
 
-- pairs has been run yet. If pairs has already been run, we return nil.
 
-- This is because all the arguments will have already been copied into
 
-- metaArgs by the mergeArgs function, meaning that any other arguments
 
-- must be nil.
 
--]]
 
if type(key) == 'string' then
 
key = options.translate[key]
 
end
 
 
local val = metaArgs[key]
 
local val = metaArgs[key]
if val ~= nil then
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if metatable.donePairs or val ~= nil then
return val
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--[[
elseif metatable.donePairs or nilArgs[key] then
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-- We have either memoized the argument already, or pairs has been
return nil
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-- called, meaning that mergeArgs has already copied all of the
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-- available arguments into the metaArgs table. We need to check for
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-- pairs as we can't memoize nils to the metaArgs table while pairs
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-- is iterating. Adding new instances of nilArg to the metaArgs
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-- table while pairs is iterating over it produces undefined
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-- behaviour in the next() function.
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--]]
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if val == nilArg then
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return nil
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else
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return val
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end
 
end
 
end
 
for _, argTable in ipairs(argTables) do
 
for _, argTable in ipairs(argTables) do
 
local argTableVal = tidyVal(key, argTable[key])
 
local argTableVal = tidyVal(key, argTable[key])
if argTableVal ~= nil then
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if argTableVal == nil then
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metaArgs[key] = nilArg
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else
 
metaArgs[key] = argTableVal
 
metaArgs[key] = argTableVal
 
return argTableVal
 
return argTableVal
 
end
 
end
 
end
 
end
nilArgs[key] = 'h'
 
 
return nil
 
return nil
 
end
 
end
  
 
metatable.__newindex = function (t, key, val)
 
metatable.__newindex = function (t, key, val)
-- This function is called when a module tries to add a new value to the
 
-- args table, or tries to change an existing value.
 
if type(key) == 'string' then
 
key = options.translate[key]
 
end
 
 
if options.readOnly then
 
if options.readOnly then
 
error(
 
error(
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)
 
)
 
elseif val == nil then
 
elseif val == nil then
--[[
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metaArgs[key] = nilArg -- Memoize nils.
-- If the argument is to be overwritten with nil, we need to erase
 
-- the value in metaArgs, so that __index, __pairs and __ipairs do
 
-- not use a previous existing value, if present; and we also need
 
-- to memoize the nil in nilArgs, so that the value isn't looked
 
-- up in the argument tables if it is accessed again.
 
--]]
 
metaArgs[key] = nil
 
nilArgs[key] = 'h'
 
 
else
 
else
 
metaArgs[key] = val
 
metaArgs[key] = val
end
 
end
 
 
local function translatenext(invariant)
 
local k, v = next(invariant.t, invariant.k)
 
invariant.k = k
 
if k == nil then
 
return nil
 
elseif type(k) ~= 'string' or not options.backtranslate then
 
return k, v
 
else
 
local backtranslate = options.backtranslate[k]
 
if backtranslate == nil then
 
-- Skip this one. This is a tail call, so this won't cause stack overflow
 
return translatenext(invariant)
 
else
 
return backtranslate, v
 
end
 
 
end
 
end
 
end
 
end
  
 
metatable.__pairs = function ()
 
metatable.__pairs = function ()
-- Called when pairs is run on the args table.
 
 
if not metatable.donePairs then
 
if not metatable.donePairs then
mergeArgs(argTables)
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mergeArgs(pairs, argTables)
 
metatable.donePairs = true
 
metatable.donePairs = true
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metatable.doneIpairs = true
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end
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return function (t, k)
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local nk, val = next(metaArgs, k)
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if val == nilArg then
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val = nil
 +
end
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return nk, val
 
end
 
end
return translatenext, { t = metaArgs }
 
 
end
 
end
  
local function inext(t, i)
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metatable.__ipairs = function ()
-- This uses our __index metamethod
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if not metatable.doneIpairs then
local v = t[i + 1]
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mergeArgs(ipairs, argTables)
if v ~= nil then
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metatable.doneIpairs = true
return i + 1, v
 
 
end
 
end
end
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return function (t, i)
 
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local val = metaArgs[i + 1]
metatable.__ipairs = function (t)
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if val == nil then
-- Called when ipairs is run on the args table.
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return nil
return inext, t, 0
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elseif val == nilArg then
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val = nil
 +
end
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return i + 1, val
 +
end, nil, 0
 
end
 
end
  

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