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Usage edit source
DON'T USE THIS, OR ANYTHING LIKE IT. EVER. SERIOUSLY.
*Setting somekey to somevalue (shouldn't see anything): {{#invoke:Sandbox/Jackmcbarn/variables|set|somekey|somevalue}}
*Setting otherk to otherv (shouldn't see anything): {{#invoke:Sandbox/Jackmcbarn/variables|set|otherk|otherv}}
*Getting somekey: {{#invoke:Sandbox/Jackmcbarn/variables|get|somekey}}
*Getting otherk: {{#invoke:Sandbox/Jackmcbarn/variables|get|otherk}}
*Getting somekey: {{#invoke:Sandbox/Jackmcbarn/variables|get|somekey}}
*Getting otherk: {{#invoke:Sandbox/Jackmcbarn/variables|get|otherk}}
*Clearing all variables (shouldn't see anything): {{#invoke:Sandbox/Jackmcbarn/variables|done}}
Produces:
- Setting somekey to somevalue (shouldn't see anything):
 - Setting otherk to otherv (shouldn't see anything):
 - Getting somekey:
 - Getting otherk:
 - Getting somekey:
 - Getting otherk:
 - Clearing all variables (shouldn't see anything):
 
{{#invoke:Sandbox/Jackmcbarn|function_name}}
local p = {}
function p.set(frame)
	frame:extensionTag{name = 'ref', content = frame.args[2], args = { group = 'lower-greek', name = frame.args[1] }}
	return ''
end
function p.get(frame)
	local refText = mw.text.unstrip(frame:extensionTag{name = 'references', args = { group='lower-greek' }})
	local keyMatch = mw.ustring.gmatch(refText, '<li id="cite_note%-([^-]*)%-%d+">')
	local valMatch = mw.ustring.gmatch(refText, '<span class="reference%-text">([^<]*)')
	local variables = {}
	for key in keyMatch do
		variables[key] = valMatch()
		frame:extensionTag{name = 'ref', content = variables[key], args = { group = 'lower-greek', name = key }}
	end
	return variables[frame.args[1]]
end
function p.done(frame)
	frame:extensionTag{name = 'references', args = { group='lower-greek' }}
	return ''
end
return p