Module:HeroList

Description

This module generates an automated table of heroes belonging to a specific faction. It dynamically retrieves localization for hero names, classes, and specializations, and formats the starting skills and spells into a clean, sortable layout.

Usage

The module is invoked via the display function:

{{#invoke:HeroList|display|faction=...|language=...}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
faction	The name of the faction (as stored in the Translation table).	faction=Necropolis
language	Forces the Wiki language (if omitted, it detects the page suffix).	language=fr

Key Features

• Dynamic Localization: Translates headers (Name, Class, etc.) and hero-specific data (Names, Skills, Spells) based on the provided language.
• Automatic Formatting:
  • Displays hero portraits and icons.
  • Formats specializations with tooltips showing descriptions.
  • Lists starting skills and spells as link-lists with icons.
• Sorting Support: The table uses the sortable class, allowing users to reorder heroes based on columns.
• Data Cleanup: Automatically filters out campaign, tutorial, and internal testing heroes (e.g., cm_fun).

Implementation Example

To display all heroes of the "Necropolis" faction:

== Necropolis Heroes ==
{{#invoke:HeroList|display|faction=Necropolis}}

Technical Notes

• The module queries the Hero table and joins data with the Translation table.
• It uses sortable tables; ensure the MediaWiki "Sortable" extension is active for full functionality.
• Specialization icons are automatically inferred from the HeroSpecialization table and formatted to match faction naming conventions.

Examples

{{#invoke:HeroList|display|faction=Necropolis}}

Portrait	Nom	Classe	Spécialisation

{{#invoke:HeroList|display|faction=Grove|language=ja}}

Portrait	Nom	Classe	Spécialisation

---

local p = {}

function p.display(frame)
    -- 1. Paramètres
    local faction = frame.args.faction
    local lang = frame:preprocess("{{int:lang}}") -- Détecte la langue du wiki
    if lang == "" then lang = "en" end

    -- 2. Récupération des héros
    local heroes = mw.ext.cargo.query("Hero", "id, name_sid, class_id, specialization_id", {
        where = string.format("faction = '%s'", faction),
        orderBy = "id"
    })

    -- 3. Construction du tableau
    local html = {'{| class="wikitable sortable"', '! Portrait !! Nom !! Classe !! Spécialisation'}
    
    for _, h in ipairs(heroes) do
        -- Récupération du nom traduit
        local trans = mw.ext.cargo.query("Translation", "name", {
            where = string.format("target_id = '%s' AND language = '%s'", h.name_sid, lang),
            limit = 1
        })
        local name = (trans and #trans > 0) and trans[1].name or h.name_sid
        
        -- Récupération du nom anglais pour le fichier image
        local trans_en = mw.ext.cargo.query("Translation", "name", {
            where = string.format("target_id = '%s' AND language = 'en'", h.name_sid),
            limit = 1
        })
        local file_name = (trans_en and #trans_en > 0) and trans_en[1].name or h.id
        
        table.insert(html, "|-")
        table.insert(html, string.format('| [[File:%s.png|70px]]', file_name))
        table.insert(html, string.format('| [[%s|%s]]', file_name, name))
        table.insert(html, string.format('| %s', h.class_id))
        table.insert(html, string.format('| %s', h.specialization_id))
    end
    
    table.insert(html, "|}")
    return table.concat(html, "\n")
end

return p