Module:Biota infobox/param
Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Biota infobox/param/doc
require('Module:No globals')
local p = {}
local templateArgs = {}
local info = {}
local paramData = require( 'Module:Biota infobox/data' ) -- contains the taxon ranks in order
-- call parameter checking independently of taxobox display
function p.main(frame)
p._getArgs(frame)
return info.parameterCategory
end
-- get parameters for calling function
function p.getArgs(frame, args, localinfo)
templateArgs = args
info = localinfo
p._getArgs(frame)
end
-- get the arguments and check them in vaious ways
function p._getArgs(frame)
local parents = mw.getCurrentFrame():getParent()
local tempArgs={} -- local copy of arguments that will be checked (empty, aliases, invalid)
-- get copy of parent arguments, aliasing spaces for underscores
for k,v in pairs(parents.args) do
if type (k) == 'string' then -- no positional parameters
--v = v:match('^%s*(.-)%s*$') -- include trimming (only needed for positional parameters)
if v and (v ~= "") then -- check for content
local j = k:gsub( " ", "_") -- substitute spaces with underscore (aliases)
tempArgs[j]=v -- parents.args[k]
end
end
end
-- do we need to check frame args?
for k,v in pairs(frame.args) do
if v and v ~= "" then --check for content
tempArgs[k]=v
end
end
-- parameters that can be set without a value, e.g. |extinct=
if parents.args['extinct'] and parents.args['extinct'] == "" then templateArgs['extinct'] = "" end
if parents.args['auto'] or frame.args['auto'] then
info.auto = parents.args['auto'] or frame.args['auto'] -- keep template parameters seperate from control flow arguments
end
p.preprocessArgs(tempArgs) -- check aliases, check valid parameters for calling template
end
function p.preprocessArgs(tempArgs) -- handles aliases ajc validates parameters
info.parameterCategory = "" -- initialise empty string for tracking categories
p.aliasParams(tempArgs) -- check parameters for aliases
p.validateParams(tempArgs) -- check parameters for invalid parameters (from allowed list)
p._checkParameters(tempArgs) -- check manual taxon ranks, orphaned parameters and invalid combinations
end
--[[ -------------------------------------------------------------------
function p.aliasParams(tempArgs)
-- alias of spaces to underscores handled in getArgs()
-- uses alias list from the data subpage (param.aliasmap)
-- e.g. local aliasMap = { ['fossil_range'] = 'temporal_range',
['colour_as'] = 'color_as', ... }
]]
function p.aliasParams(tempArgs)
-- change parameters using alias map
for k,v in pairs(paramData.aliasMap) do
if tempArgs[k] then -- if templateArgs has parameter with alias name
tempArgs[v] = tempArgs[k]; -- create new element with alias' value as key
tempArgs[k] = nil; -- delete the alias
end
end
--[[ alias: change parameters using spaces instead of underscores
local localArgs = {} -- Note: adding new keys while iterating over a table gives unpredictable results
for k,v in pairs(templateArgs) do
if type(k)=='string' then
local j,n = string.gsub(k, " ", "_") -- substitute spaces
if n > 0 then --if j ~= k then -- if substitution made
localArgs[j] = v -- create new key with underscore
localArgs[k] = nil; -- delete old key with space
else
localArgs[k] = v
end
end
end
templateArgs = localArgs -- now copy the corrected table
--templateArgs['debug'] = mw.dumpObject (templateArgs)
--]]
end
--[[ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function p.validateParams(tempArgs)
- uses list of valid parametere accepted by template (from data subpage)
params.validList = {
automatictaxobox = params.validAutomatictaxobox,
speciesbox = params.validSpeciesbox,
subspeciesbox = params.validSubspeciesbox,
infraspeciesbox = params.validInfraspeciesbox, }
- invalid parameters are retaining in tempArgs
]]
function p.validateParams(tempArgs)
local validParamsList = paramData.validList[info.auto]
if type(validParamsList) == 'table' then -- if checklist for valid parameters
for k,v in pairs(validParamsList) do
if tempArgs[v] then -- v contains the name of valid parameter key
templateArgs[v] = tempArgs[v]
tempArgs[v] = nil -- delete so only invalid arguments left in tempArgs
end -- TODO use these for tracking categories (partially done)
end
tempArgs['auto'] = nil -- this if not on tracking list but used internally
if #tempArgs then -- table not empty -- if next(tempArgs) ~= nil then
templateArgs['debug'] = mw.dumpObject(tempArgs)
info.parameterCategory = info.parameterCategory .. "[[Category:Automatic taxobox with unsupported parameters]]"
end
else -- checklist for valid parameters not available for this option
for k,v in pairs(tempArgs) do
templateArgs[k] = v
end
end
--DISABLE the parameter checking is currently being call from the template (this is temporary)
-- this function checks for bad combinations (e.g. genus without species)
--info.parameterCategory = p._checkParameters(frame)
end
-------------------------------------- CATEGORY FUNCTIONS --------------------------------
-- function for external invoke
function p.checkParameters(frame)
p.getArgs(frame) -- populates templateArgs[] with parameters, after alias checking and validation of supported parameters
-- then calls p._checkParameters for addition parameter checking
return info.parameterCategory -- return tracking categories
end
-- function that checks for extraneous parameters
function p._checkParameters(tempArgs)
local categoryString = ""
-- (1) check for speciesbox with taxon and (genus or species)
if info.auto == "speciesbox" then
if templateArgs['taxon'] and (templateArgs['genus'] or templateArgs['species']) then
categoryString = categoryString .. "[[Category:Speciesboxes using taxon with genus or species parameters]]"
end
end
-- (2) check for manual taxobox parameters
for k,v in pairs(paramData.taxonRanks) do --run through manual taxobox parameter list
if v == 'genus' then break end -- don't check at genus and below
if tempArgs[v] then -- use tempArgs as these won't have been validated (produces redundant category?)
categoryString = categoryString .. "[[Category:Automatic taxoboxes using manual rank parameters]]"
end
end
local orphan = false
local dependentParams = {
image_caption = 'image', image_alt = 'image', image_upright = 'image', image_width = 'image',
image2_caption = 'image2', image2_alt = 'image2', image2_upright = 'image2', image2_width = 'image2',
range_map_caption = 'range_map', range_map_alt = 'range_map', range_map_upright = 'range_map', range_map_width = 'range_map',
range_map2_caption = 'range_map2', range_map2_alt = 'range_map2', range_map2_upright = 'range_map2', range_map2_width = 'range_map2',
range_map3_caption = 'range_map3', range_map3_alt = 'range_map3', range_map3_upright = 'range_map3', range_map3_width = 'range_map3',
range_map4_caption = 'range_map4', range_map4_alt = 'range_map4', range_map4_upright = 'range_map4', range_map4_width = 'range_map4',
}
for k,v in pairs(dependentParams) do
if templateArgs[k] and not templateArgs[v] then orphan = true end
--templateArgs[k] = nil -- delete orphaned variable
end
if orphan then
categoryString = categoryString .. "[[Category:Automatic taxoboxes with orphaned dependent parameters]]"
end
-- paraphyletic groups using manual taxonomy
--categoryString = categoryString .. "[[Category:" .. mw.getCurrentFrame():getParent():getTitle() .."]]"
if mw.getCurrentFrame():getParent():getTitle() == "Template:Paraphyletic group" then
if info.auto ~= "yes" and info.auto ~= "virus" then
categoryString = categoryString .. "[[Category:Paraphyletic group infoboxes with manual taxonomy]]"
end
--categoryString = categoryString .. "[[Category:Paraphyletic group infoboxes]]"
end
-- add to category list
info.parameterCategory = info.parameterCategory .. categoryString
--return categoryString
end
return p