Module:Term

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Uses JSON data

This module uses JSON data pages:

• Module:Term/terms.json

Implements {{Term}}.

Adding new terms

Go to the JSON file linked at the top of this page.

That file contains definitions for terms.

Term is defined with a lowercase key and an object value.

The object value has following format:

{
	"proper name": "[optional] proper term name, for example: LRP",
    "definition": "[optional] term definition",
    "link": "[optional] a page to link the term to",
}

Note that at least a definition or a link should be provided for a term.

---

local p = {}
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs

local terms_json = mw.loadJsonData("Module:Term/terms.json")

local function assert_not_nil(value, error_message)
    if value == nil then
        if error_message == nil then
            error("value is nil")
        else
            error(error_message)
        end
    end
end

-- =========================

-- Lookups term from the json. If a term is defined, returns the object defining it, or `nil` otherwise.
local function lookup_term(term)
	return terms_json[string.lower(term)]
end

-- Generates a term element with a tooltip and/or a link.
function p.main(frame)
	local args = getArgs(frame)
	local term = args[1]
	assert_not_nil(term, "failed to generate term: term not provided")
	
	local term_obj = lookup_term(term)
	if not term_obj then
		error("failed to lookup term: term '" .. term .. "' not defined. Make sure the term is defined in the terms JSON file")	
	end
	
	local term_definition = term_obj["definition"]
	local term_link = term_obj["link"]
	local term_proper_name = term_obj["proper name"] or term
	
	if term_definition == nil and term_link == nil then
		error("failed to generate term: found term in the terms JSON file, but it doesn't have a definition nor a link'" .. term .. "'")
	end
	
	local term_wikitext = term_link == nil and term_proper_name or "[[" .. term_link .. "|" .. term_proper_name .. "]]"
	
	if term_definition == nil then
		-- no definition = return just the link
		return term_wikitext
	else
		-- yes definition = generate a tooltip
		return frame:expandTemplate{
			title = 'Tooltip',
			args = {
				term_wikitext,
				term_definition
			}
		}
	end
end

return p