Module:Sports table/doc

This Lua-based module is meant to build group and league tables for sports as well. Note that this module is used extensively, so test potential changes rigorously in the sandbox and please ensure consensus exists before implementing major changes. The rest of this documentation explains how the set-up of the module. Refer to individual style pages for detailed usage instructution

Usage

The basic command is {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=XXX}} where XXX refers to the particular style chosen. Refer to these specific styles pages for details about how to use this module.

Styles

Available styles are:

General styles

• WDL (For tables with a win-draw-loss system)
• WL (For tables with a win-loss system)
• WL OT (For tables with a win-loss system that gives different weights to overtime wins)
• WL OTL tiebreak (For tables with a win-loss-OT loss system and a separate tiebreak column)

Sport or league specific styles

• Volleyball (For tables with volleyball system, including sets, setpoints and different points for different types of wins)
• Football (soccer) was the first creation. This style is renamed to WDL

Selective transclusion

To selectively transclude the table in an article, use the following

In the parent article

<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|section=Table A
|...
}}</onlyinclude>

In the child article, which transcludes the table from the parent article

{{:Parent article|transcludesection=Table A|showteam=ABC}}

You may use any label for the section, but they must be the same label in the two articles.

For a working example, see 2016 International Champions Cup#Tables and 2016–17 Borussia Dortmund season#International Champions Cup.

More styles?

The module uses Lua to create the tables. Most functionality is obtained from the main module, but specific column formatting comes from the style sub-modules. The existing styles can handle a lot of different options. In case you need additional options it could be useful to create a new style. Note that some tweaking of an existing style could give you the functionality you need, rather than creating a completely new style. In case you do create a new style, you might want to refer to the Lua reference manual.