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no need for args, remove anything in
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--converts text with wikilinks to plain text, e.g "[[foo|gah]] is [[bar]]" to "gah is bar"
--converts text with wikilinks to plain text, e.g "[[foo|gah]] is [[bar]]" to "gah is bar"
--also strips out flags and images if desired
--removes anything enclosed in tags and files
local p = {}
local p = {}
function p.main(frame)
function p.main(frame)
text = frame.args[1]
text = frame.args[1]
if args.flag then text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '<span class="flagicon">.-</span>', '') end --strip out flags
text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '<.->.-<.->', '') --strip out flags, plus any other tags, e.g footnotes
if args.file then text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[%[File:.-%]%]', '') end --strip out files
text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[%[File:.-%]%]', '') --strip out files
text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[%[.-|', '') --strip out piped link text
text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[%[.-|', '') --strip out piped link text
text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[', '') --then strip out remaining [ and ]
text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[', '') --then strip out remaining [ and ]

Revision as of 15:14, 13 April 2018

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

--converts text with wikilinks to plain text, e.g "[[foo|gah]] is [[bar]]" to "gah is bar"
--removes anything enclosed in tags and files
local p = {}
function p.main(frame)
	text = frame.args[1]
	text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '<.->.-<.->', '') --strip out flags, plus any other tags, e.g footnotes
	text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[%[File:.-%]%]', '') --strip out files
	text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[%[.-|', '') --strip out piped link text
	text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%[', '') --then strip out remaining [ and ]
	text = mw.ustring.gsub (text, '%]', '')
	return text
end
return p