Module:HeroClassDataParser

HeroClassDataParser Module Documentation

This module provides accessors for **hero class data** stored in `Data:HeroClassData.json`. It allows retrieving stats, skill chances, subclasses, and generating formatted stats boxes for display on the wiki.

Data is **cached on first access** for improved performance.

Functions

getStat(frame)

Retrieves the base value of a stat for a given hero class.

Usage

{{#invoke:HeroClassDataParser|getStat|Knight|attack}}

Parameters

• frame.args[1] – string: hero class name
• frame.args[2] – string: stat key (`attack`, `defence`, `power`, `knowledge`)

Returns

• string: stat value, or empty string if not found

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getPre12(frame)

Retrieves the "pre-12" roll value for a stat.

Usage

{{#invoke:HeroClassDataParser|getPre12|Knight|attack}}

Parameters

• frame.args[1] – hero class name
• frame.args[2] – stat key

Returns

• string: value of statRollPre12 or empty string

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getPost12(frame)

Retrieves the "post-12" roll value for a stat.

Usage

{{#invoke:HeroClassDataParser|getPost12|Knight|attack}}

Parameters

• frame.args[1] – hero class name
• frame.args[2] – stat key

Returns

• string: value of statRollPost12 or empty string

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getSkillChance(frame)

Retrieves the chance of learning a secondary skill for a class.

Usage

{{#invoke:HeroClassDataParser|getSkillChance|Knight|leadershipSkill}}

Parameters

• frame.args[1] – hero class name
• frame.args[2] – skill key

Returns

• string: skill chance, or empty string

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getSubclassName(frame)

Returns the name of a subclass for a class.

Usage

{{#invoke:HeroClassDataParser|getSubclassName|Necromancer|1}}

Parameters

• frame.args[1] – hero class name
• frame.args[2] – number/string: subclass index or name

Returns

• string: subclass name, or empty string

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getSubclassEffect(frame)

Returns the effect description of a subclass.

Usage

{{#invoke:HeroClassDataParser|getSubclassEffect|Necromancer|1}}

Parameters

• frame.args[1] – hero class name
• frame.args[2] – number/string: subclass index or name

Returns

• string: effect description, or empty string

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getSubclassSkill(frame)

Returns a specific skill of a subclass.

Usage

{{#invoke:HeroClassDataParser|getSubclassSkill|Necromancer|Soulweaver|2}}

Parameters

• frame.args[1] – hero class name
• frame.args[2] – string/number: subclass name or index
• frame.args[3] – number: skill index (1-based)

Returns

• string: skill name, or empty string

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statsBox(frame)

Generates an HTML snippet displaying the class's main stats with icons.

Usage

{{#invoke:HeroClassDataParser|statsBox|Knight}}

Parameters

• frame.args[1] – hero class name

Returns

• string: HTML of a vertical stats box

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Internal Functions

• getHeroClassData() – Loads and caches the hero class JSON data from `Data:HeroClassData.json`.
• findHeroClass(className) – Finds and returns the class table by name.

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local p = {}

local heroClassDataCache = nil
local function getHeroClassData()
    if not heroClassDataCache then
        local content = mw.title.new('Data:HeroClassData.json'):getContent() or '{}'
        heroClassDataCache = mw.text.jsonDecode(content)
    end
    return heroClassDataCache
end

local function findHeroClass(className)
    local json = getHeroClassData()
    if not json or not json.heroClasses then return nil end
    for _, class in ipairs(json.heroClasses) do
        if class.name == className then
            return class
        end
    end
    return nil
end

function p.statsBox(frame)
    local class = frame.args[1]
    local cls = findHeroClass(class)
    if not cls then return 'Unknown class: ' .. tostring(class) end

    -- small helper to stringify values
    local function val(v) return tostring(v or '-') end

    local icons = {
        '[[File:Icon Stats Attack.png|28px]]',
        '[[File:Icon Stats Defence.png|28px]]',
        '[[File:Icon Stats Spellpower.png|28px]]',
        '[[File:Icon Stats Inteligence.png|28px]]',
    }

    local values = { val(cls.attack), val(cls.defence), val(cls.power), val(cls.knowledge) }

    local html = '<div class="stats-vertical" style="display:flex; gap:8px; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; width:100%;">'
    for i=1,4 do
        html = html .. string.format('<div style="flex:1; text-align:center;"><div style="font-weight:bold;">%s</div><div style="margin-top:6px;">%s</div></div>', values[i], icons[i])
    end
    html = html .. '</div>'

    return html
end