Module:Sandbox/Uanfala/xpd

This is more of an editing test than a proper module. It serves the same broad function as {{demo}} and {{xpd}}. Each of these three tools has its own set of peculiarities and defects. If one of them breaks under some circumstances, try one of the other two.

---

--For some reason I couldn't get {{xpd}} to deal with named parameters
local p = {}
defaultSeparator = "\n\n"

function p.xpd(frame)
	tmp, tlx = "", ""
	args={}
	for k,v in pairs(frame.args) do
		if k == 1 then
			templateName = v
			tlx = "{{" .. templateName
		elseif type(k) == "number" then
			args[k-1] = v
			tlx = tlx .. "|" .. v
		elseif k == "separator" and not separator then
			separator = v
		else
			args[k] = v
			tlx = tlx .. "|" .. k .. " = " .. v
		end
	end
	if not separator then separator = defaultSeparator end
	tlx = tlx .. "}}"
	return "<pre>" .. tlx .. "</pre>" .. separator .. frame:expandTemplate{title = templateName, args = args}
end

return p