This is the documentation page for Module:PersonPaperList
Overview
This Lua module is designed for use in a MediaWiki environment. It provides functionality to execute a SPARQL query and present its results in an HTML table format. The module is particularly tailored for generating tables from SPARQL query results, relevant to specific entities identified by a dynamic parameter.
Dependencies
- SPARQL Module: Used to execute SPARQL queries.
- mw.html Module: Utilized for generating HTML content, specifically tables.
Module Functions
buildTableFromSparql(frame)
Generates an HTML table based on the results of a SPARQL query.
- Parameters
- * frame: The frame object containing arguments passed to the module.
- Behavior
- * Extracts target1 from frame.args[1]. If target1 is not provided or is empty, the function returns "No records found".
- * Constructs and executes a SPARQL query using the target1 value. The query retrieves publication dates and work details related to target1.
- * Handles errors in SPARQL query execution and logs them.
- * Converts the SPARQL query results (JSON format) into a Lua table.
- * Generates an HTML table with predefined headers ("Publication", "Date of Publication") and returns it as a string.
trimAndLower(str)
Utility function for string manipulation.
- Parameters
- * str: The string to be processed.
- Returns
- * The trimmed and lowercased version of the input string.
convertJsonToTable(jsonResults)
Converts SPARQL query results in JSON format into a Lua table.
- Parameters
- * jsonResults: JSON object containing SPARQL query results.
- Returns
- * A Lua table representing the SPARQL query results.
createHtmlTableWithMergedCols(dataTable, headers)
Creates an HTML table from a Lua data table, with specific column handling.
- Parameters
- * dataTable: The data table from which the HTML table will be generated.
- * headers: A table containing header names for the HTML table.
- Behavior
- * Generates an HTML table with provided headers.
- * Merges the first two columns of data into a single column in the resultant HTML table.
- * Skips the third column and includes subsequent columns in the HTML table.
- * Returns the HTML table as a string.
Return Value
The module returns a table containing the converted information (publication name and date).
Usage Example
{{#invoke:ModuleName|buildTableFromSparql|Arguments}}
Replace ModuleName with the actual name of the module when invoking it in a MediaWiki template or page. Arguments should be replaced with the appropriate arguments as required by the module's functionality.
Note: For the Debug console, you can use this:
local mockFrame = { args = { 'Q161115'} }
p.buildTableFromSparql(mockFrame)
