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corrected some syntax mistakes, added a simpler for loop which should also be more flexible for multiple entry outputs.
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-- Next function planned will convert displayName to dataName first. More useful for humans.
-- Next function planned will convert displayName to dataName first. More useful for humans.
local illusdataName = frame.args[1]
local illusdataName = frame.args[1]
if illusdataName[illusData] then
if illusdataData[illusdataName] then
-- Am just infering that "j" counts entries for a key (no idea about correct syntax here really).
local Illustrations = {}
local Illustrations = {}
for j = 0, 5 do
        for j, file in ipairs(illusData[illusdataName]) do
local illusFile = {}
            if file ~= '' then
if illusData[illusdataName][j] and illusData[illusdataName][j] ~= '' then
                tinsert(Illustrations, file)
tinsert(Illustrations,illusData[illusFile][j])
            end
end
        end
end
-- Emulated this from NationLister and hoping it will just work with the table formatting stripped...
-- Emulated this from NationLister and hoping it will just work with the table formatting stripped...
local returnString = 'Illustrations: '
local returnString = 'Illustrations: '

Revision as of 14:25, 9 December 2025

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Illustration/doc

-- This is meant to be a way to reference and use the illustrations in the game easily on the wiki and inside other templates.
-- No idea what I'm doing really, and need a break, so just leaving whatever this is here for now.

local p = {}

-- Almost 1500 lines, probably want to split into categories for more specific functions to use efficiently?
local illusData = mw.loadData('Module:Illustration/data')
-- Syntax borrowed from modules this one is emulating.
-- Commenting out for use later ##local ssub = string.sub
local tinsert = table.insert
local tconcat = table.concat

-- Currently just trying to get this to output all entries for a key into a readable string, to test the basics work.
function p.Illusnametest (frame)
	-- This just checks matching dataName. More useful within other modules/templates.
	-- Next function planned will convert displayName to dataName first. More useful for humans.
	local illusdataName = frame.args[1]
	if illusdataData[illusdataName] then
		local Illustrations = {}
        for j, file in ipairs(illusData[illusdataName]) do
            if file ~= '' then
                tinsert(Illustrations, file)
            end
        end
		-- Emulated this from NationLister and hoping it will just work with the table formatting stripped...
		local returnString = 'Illustrations: '
		returnString = returnString .. tconcat(Illustrations, ' , ')
		returnString = returnString .. 'Did this work?'
	end
end

return p