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Annwan at 18:18, 5 January 2026

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	<code>def(value, default)</code>		<code>def(value, default)</code>
	:Returns <code>value</code> if it is not <code>nil</code> or <code>""</code>, and <code>default</code>otherwise		:Returns <code>value</code> if it is not <code>nil</code> or <code>""</code>, and <code>default</code>otherwise

	<code>_a(arg)</code>		<code>_a(arg)</code>
	:Extracts the argument from the common ways mediawiki passes arguments to modules:		:Extracts the argument from the common ways mediawiki passes arguments to modules:
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	:* if <code>arg</code> is a table and that table has a <code>args</code> field, <code>arg.args[1]</code> is returned (Called from MediaWiki’s <nowiki>{{#invoke:}}</nowiki> parser function)		:* if <code>arg</code> is a table and that table has a <code>args</code> field, <code>arg.args[1]</code> is returned (Called from MediaWiki’s <nowiki>{{#invoke:}}</nowiki> parser function)
	:* if <code>arg</code> is a table but doesn’t contain an <code>args</code> field, <code>args[1]</code> is returned (Called with a table as an argument list<ref>Some mediawiki functions do that, idk why — Annwan</ref>)		:* if <code>arg</code> is a table but doesn’t contain an <code>args</code> field, <code>args[1]</code> is returned (Called with a table as an argument list<ref>Some mediawiki functions do that, idk why — Annwan</ref>)

	<code>date(y, m, d, short = false)</code>		<code>date(y, m, d, short = false)</code>
	:Formats a date.		:Formats a date.
	:If <code>short</code> is set to <code>true</code>, uses shortened months name instead of full length month names.		:If <code>short</code> is set to <code>true</code>, uses shortened months name instead of full length month names.

			<code>find(tab, field, val)</code>
			:Locate an entry in a list of table (useful for search through json data)
			:'''Parameters'''
			::<code>tab: table</code>: the list to search through
			::<code>field: any</code>: the field in the objects to search by
			::<code>value: any</code>: the value to match against
			:'''Returns'''
			::<code>nil, nil</code> if the value wasn't found
			::<code>index, value</code>: the <code>index</code> at which the match is, and its <code>value</code>

Annwan at 11:02, 23 September 2025

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	<code>date(y, m, d, short = false)</code>		<code>date(y, m, d, short = false)</code>
	:Formats a date.		:Formats a date.
	:If <code>short</~~text~~> is set to <code>true</code>, uses shortened months name instead of full length month names.		:If <code>short</code> is set to <code>true</code>, uses shortened months name instead of full length month names.

Annwan at 11:02, 23 September 2025

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	:* if <code>arg</code> is a table and that table has a <code>args</code> field, <code>arg.args[1]</code> is returned (Called from MediaWiki’s <nowiki>{{#invoke:}}</nowiki> parser function)		:* if <code>arg</code> is a table and that table has a <code>args</code> field, <code>arg.args[1]</code> is returned (Called from MediaWiki’s <nowiki>{{#invoke:}}</nowiki> parser function)
	:* if <code>arg</code> is a table but doesn’t contain an <code>args</code> field, <code>args[1]</code> is returned (Called with a table as an argument list<ref>Some mediawiki functions do that, idk why — Annwan</ref>)		:* if <code>arg</code> is a table but doesn’t contain an <code>args</code> field, <code>args[1]</code> is returned (Called with a table as an argument list<ref>Some mediawiki functions do that, idk why — Annwan</ref>)
			<code>date(y, m, d, short = false)</code>
			:Formats a date.
			:If <code>short</text> is set to <code>true</code>, uses shortened months name instead of full length month names.

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<code>def(value, default)</code>

:Returns <code>value</code> if it is not <code>nil</code> or <code>""</code>, and <code>default</code>otherwise

<code>_a(arg)</code>

:Extracts the argument from the common ways mediawiki passes arguments to modules:

:* if <code>arg</code> is not a table, it is returned as is (Called from Lua like a function)

:* if <code>arg</code> is a table and that table has a <code>args</code> field, <code>arg.args[1]</code> is returned (Called from MediaWiki’s <nowiki>{{#invoke:}}</nowiki> parser function)

:* if <code>arg</code> is a table but doesn’t contain an <code>args</code> field, <code>args[1]</code> is returned (Called with a table as an argument list<ref>Some mediawiki functions do that, idk why — Annwan</ref>)