Module:Flags/sandbox

local p = {}

-- Loading the flag translations module -- local translations = mw.loadData("Module:Flags/LocaleData") local master = mw.loadData("Module:Flags/MasterData")

-- check if name is an original name in translation.fullname and -- return its value, otherwise return nil function check_translation(name) local link for translation, commonsName in pairs(translations.fullName) do       if commonsName == name then link = translation break --if found break out from the loop end end return link end

-- Size of flag -- -- Function to define the default size for the flag if needed function defaultSize --todo: move exception to Module:Flags/MasterData local sizeExceptions = { "Nepal", "Switzerland", "the Vatican City", } local size = "20x22px" --initialize with default value for some,exceptions in pairs(sizeExceptions) do       if commonsName == exceptions then size = "20x17px" break --if found break out from loop end end return size end

-- Assigning the parameter to a flag and a link function p.flag(territory) --always declare local variable, they are more efficient and dont pollute global namespace local commonsName local flagOf = "Flag_of_" -- Converts "Flag of" in a variable in order to accept images that don't follow this name schema local link = "" -- more efficient to access local flag_code = territory.args[1] or "" -- Searching in the master table only. -- 2 letter code search if #flag_code == 2 then -- try to assign a value to commonsName and check for nil value commonsName = master.twoLetter[flag_code] --if check_translation return nil then it will execute the or part and assign commonsName to link if commonsName then link = check_translation(commonsName) or commonsName; end elseif #flag_code == 3 then -- 3 letter code search commonsName = master.threeLetter[flag_code] if commonsName then link = check_translation(commonsName) or commonsName; end end -- check if commonsName is still nil if commonsName == nil then -- check master.fullName table commonsName = master.fullName[flag_code] if commonsName then link = check_translation(commonsName) or commonsName; else -- Searching in FlagTranslations commonsName = translations.fullName[flag_code] if commonsName then link = flag_code else -- Fallback to Commons when the parameter doesn't have an entry in the tables commonsName = flag_code link = flag_code end end end

-- Variant check for historical flags -- local variant = territory.args[3] if variant and variant ~= "" then commonsName = master.variant[commonsName .. "|" .. variant] flagOf="" end

-- Label check -- variant = territory.args[2] if variant and variant ~="" then commonsName = master.variant[commonsName .. "|" .. variant] flagOf="" end

-- Digesting Commons flag files not following the format "Flag of " -- These filenamess must be preceded by "File:" in the table values.

if commonsName ~= nil and string.find( commonsName, "File:", 1 ) == 1 then commonsName = string.sub( commonsName, 6) flagOf="" end

-- Fallback for non-identified variant/label flags -- if commonsName == nil then commonsName = "Flag of None" end

-- Border for everybody except Nepal and Ohio -- todo: move exception to Module:Flags/MasterData local border = "border|" if commonsName == "Nepal" or commonsName == "Ohio" then border = "" end

-- Checking whether a size parameter has been introduced, otherwise set default if territory.args[4]:find("px", -2) ~= nil then size = territory.args[4] else size = defaultSize(commonsName) end

-- Customizing the link openBrackets = ""   closeBrackets = "" if territory.args[5] == "" then flagLink = "" textLink = "" openBrackets = "" closeBrackets = "" elseif territory.args[5] ~= "" then flagLink = territory.args[5] textLink = territory.args[5] .. "|"   else flagLink = link textLink = link .. "|"   end

-- Text in addition to flag if territory.args[6] == "" then text = " " .. openBrackets .. link .. closeBrackets elseif territory.args[6] ~= "" then text = " " .. openBrackets .. textLink .. territory.args[6] .. closeBrackets else text = "" end

return '' .. text end return p