Module:Arguments/doc
This is the documentation page for Module:Arguments
This module provides easy processing of arguments passed from #invoke. It is a meta-module, meant for use by other modules, and should not be called from #invoke directly. Its features include:
- Easy trimming of arguments and removal of blank arguments.
- Arguments can be passed by both the current frame and by the parent frame at the same time. (More details below.)
- Arguments can be passed in directly from another Lua module or from the debug console.
- Most features can be customized.
Basic use
First, you need to load the module. It contains one function, named getArgs
.
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
In the most basic scenario, you can use getArgs inside your main function.
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
local p = {}
function p.main(frame)
local args = getArgs(frame)
-- Main module code goes here.
end
return p
However, the recommended practice is to use a function just for processing arguments from #invoke. This means that if someone calls your module from another Lua module you don't have to have a frame object available, which improves performance.
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
local p = {}
function p.main(frame)
local args = getArgs(frame)
return p._main(args)
end
function p._main(args)
-- Main module code goes here.
end
return p
If you want multiple functions to use the arguments, and you also want them to be accessible from #invoke, you can use a wrapper function.
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
local function makeInvokeFunc(funcName)
return function (frame)
local args = getArgs(frame)
return p[funcName](args)
end
end
local p = {}
p.func1 = makeInvokeFunc('_func1')
function p._func1(args)
-- Code for the first function goes here.
end
p.func2 = makeInvokeFunc('_func2')
function p._func2(args)
-- Code for the second function goes here.
end
return p