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Revision as of 13:21, 12 January 2025

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local p = {}

function p.generateCategories(frame)
    local baseCategory = frame.args[1] or ""

    if baseCategory == "" then
        return "Error: No base category provided."
    end

    -- Determine the type based on the base category name
    local type = baseCategory:match("spells") or baseCategory:match("skills")
    if not type then
        return "Error: Unable to determine type ('spells' or 'skills') from category name."
    end

    -- Determine the parent category by replacing the detected type with "abilities"
    local parentCategory = baseCategory:gsub(type, "abilities")

    -- Attempt to retrieve the content of the parent category
    local parentPage = mw.title.new(parentCategory)
    if not parentPage then
        return "Error: Unable to access the parent category page object: " .. parentCategory
    end

    local parentContent = parentPage:getContent()
    if not parentContent then
        return "Error: Unable to retrieve the content of the parent category: " .. parentCategory
    end

    -- Replace every instance of "abilities]]" with the detected type (e.g., "spells]]" or "skills]]")
    local updatedContent = parentContent:gsub("abilities%]%]", type .. "]]")

    -- Return the updated content
    return updatedContent
end

return p

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     end
+    -- Replace every instance of "abilities]]" with the detected type (e.g., "spells]]" or "skills]]")
-    -- Split the content into lines
-    local lines = mw.text.split(parentContent, "\n")
+    local updatedContent = parentContent:gsub("abilities%]%]", type .. "]]")
-    local categories = {}
+    -- Return the updated content
-    -- Iterate over each line to find category links
+    return updatedContent
-    for _, line in ipairs(lines) do
-        if mw.ustring.find(line, "%[%[Category:") then
-            -- Extract the category name
-            local categoryName = mw.ustring.match(line, "%[%[Category:([^|%]]+)")
-            if categoryName then
-                -- Replace "abilities" with the detected type in the category name
-                local updatedCategory = categoryName:gsub("abilities", type)
-                table.insert(categories, "[[Category:" .. updatedCategory .. "]]")
-            end
-        end
-    end
-    -- Return the updated categories as a newline-separated string
-    return table.concat(categories, "\n")
 end