This module will transclude a POTD template, such as Template:POTD/2024-08-02 or Template:POTD protected/2024-08-02, detecting when that day has multiple pictures and transcluding all of the options. Its primary purpose is to be used in conjunction with a cascade-protected page to ensure that all of the multiple pictures are cascade-protected during the time that the POTD is on the main page, rather than only the one that was randomly chosen the last time the main page was reparsed.
Usage
{{#invoke:POTD transcluder|transclude|POTD template page title}}
local p = {}
function p.transclude( frame )
local page = frame.args1 or error( 'No page was specified' )
local wikitext = mw.title.new( page ):getContent()
if wikitext == nil then
return '[[:' .. page .. ']] does not exist'
end
local n = string.match( wikitext, '^{{POTD/%d%d%d%d%-%d%d%-%d%d/{{#invoke:random|number|(%d+)}}|{{{1|{{{style|default}}}}}}}}' )
if n == nil then
n = string.match( wikitext, '^{{POTD protected/%d%d%d%d%-%d%d%-%d%d/{{#invoke:random|number|(%d+)}}|{{{1|{{{style|default}}}}}}}}' )
end
if n == nil then
return frame:expandTemplate{ title = page, args = { 'row' } }
end
local t = {}
for i = 1, tonumber( n ) do
ti = frame:expandTemplate{ title = page .. '/' .. i, args = { 'row' } }
end
return table.concat( t, "\n" )
end
return p
This module will transclude a POTD template, such as Template:POTD/2024-08-02 or Template:POTD protected/2024-08-02, detecting when that day has multiple pictures and transcluding all of the options. Its primary purpose is to be used in conjunction with a cascade-protected page to ensure that all of the multiple pictures are cascade-protected during the time that the POTD is on the main page, rather than only the one that was randomly chosen the last time the main page was reparsed.
Usage
{{#invoke:POTD transcluder|transclude|POTD template page title}}
local p = {}
function p.transclude( frame )
local page = frame.args1 or error( 'No page was specified' )
local wikitext = mw.title.new( page ):getContent()
if wikitext == nil then
return '[[:' .. page .. ']] does not exist'
end
local n = string.match( wikitext, '^{{POTD/%d%d%d%d%-%d%d%-%d%d/{{#invoke:random|number|(%d+)}}|{{{1|{{{style|default}}}}}}}}' )
if n == nil then
n = string.match( wikitext, '^{{POTD protected/%d%d%d%d%-%d%d%-%d%d/{{#invoke:random|number|(%d+)}}|{{{1|{{{style|default}}}}}}}}' )
end
if n == nil then
return frame:expandTemplate{ title = page, args = { 'row' } }
end
local t = {}
for i = 1, tonumber( n ) do
ti = frame:expandTemplate{ title = page .. '/' .. i, args = { 'row' } }
end
return table.concat( t, "\n" )
end
return p