Module:URL/doc

This is the documentation page for Module:URL

This Lua module is used in MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-URL, and on approximately 681,000 pages, or roughly 770% of all pages.
Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Elite Dangerous Wiki user interface.
To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the module's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own module sandbox. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This module is rated as ready for general use. It has reached a mature state, is considered relatively stable and bug-free, and may be used wherever appropriate. It can be mentioned on help pages and other Wikipedia resources as an option for new users. To minimise server load and avoid disruptive output, improvements should be developed through sandbox testing rather than repeated trial-and-error editing.

This module implements {{URL}} and {{URL2}}. Please see the template page for documentation.

Lua interface

The p._url(url, text, msg) function may be used by other Lua modules. It returns a formatted Wikitext for the given URL, made suitable for line wrapping using . It takes the following parameters:

url: REQUIRED. The URL to format.
text: OPTIONAL. Display text to put in the Wikitext link. Defaults to a pretty version of the URL.
msg: OPTIONAL. String. If content is false, n or N, do not emit a help message (using {{tlx}}) when URL is not given.

Example

The following module emits a prettified link to log the user out. It will wrap correctly to most widths.

local url = require('Module:URL')._url
local p = {}

p.main = function(frame)
    return url("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:UserLogout")
end

return p

Module:URL/doc

Lua interface

Example

See also