Module:Template translation

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Revision as of 18:31, 24 May 2013 by what>Guillom (default to English to avoid showing the <translate> tags)
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-- THIS IS ALPHA CODE. USE CAREFULLY.

local p = {}

function p.renderTranslatedTemplate(frame)

   --[[ If on a translation subpage (like Foobar/de), this function renders
       a given template in the same language, if the translation is available.
       Otherwise, the template is rendered in its default language, without
       modification.
       This is aimed at replacing the current implementation of Template:TNT.
       ]]
   
   local template = frame.args['template']
   local langcode = '/en'
   
   -- Get the last subpage
   local subpage = mw.title.getCurrentTitle().subpageText
   
   --[[ If the subpage is a valid language code, check if a translation of the
       template exists in that language; if so, put it in langcode ]]
   
   if ( mw.language.isKnownLanguageTag( subpage ) )
   then
       local translation = mw.title.new( template..'/'..subpage, 'Template' )
       if ( translation.id ~= 0)
       then
           langcode='/'..subpage
       end
   end
   -- Render the template
   return frame:expandTemplate{ title = template..langcode, args = frame.args }
   

end

return p