Module:About

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

local mArguments --initialize lazily
local mHatnote = require('Module:Hatnote/sandbox') --sandbox since we use mHatnote._forSee(). Blocks removing from alpha.
local libraryUtil = require('libraryUtil')
local checkType = libraryUtil.checkType
local p = {}

--A passthrough that gets args from the frame and all
function p.about (frame)
	mArguments = require('Module:Arguments')
	args = mArguments.getArgs(frame)
	return p._about(args)
end

--Produces "about" hatnote. No options or defaults yet, but the machinery's there.
function p._about (args, options)
	checkType('_about', 1, args, 'table', true)
	args = args or {}
	checkType('_about', 2, options, 'table', true)
	options = options or {}
	local defaultOptions = {
		--whatever
	}
	for k, v in pairs(defaultOptions) do
		if options[k] == nil then options[k] = v end
	end

	local pageTypeStrings = {
		[0] = 'article',
		[14] = 'category'
	}
	local pageType = (args.section and 'section') or
		pageTypeStrings[mw.title.getCurrentTitle().namespace] or
		'page'

	local about = ''
	if args[1] then
		about = string.format('This %s is about %s. ', pageType, args[1])
	end

	local forSee = mHatnote._forSee(args, 2)

	return mHatnote._hatnote(about .. forSee)
end

return p