Module:Template translation

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Template translation/doc

-- THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. DO NOT USE.

local p = {}

function p.renderTranslatedTemplate(frame)
    --[[ If on a translation subpage (like Foobar/de), this function renders
        a given template in the same language, if the translation is available.
        Otherwise, the template is rendered in its default language, without
        modification.
        This is aimed at replacing the current implementation of Template:TNT.
        ]]
    
    local template = frame.args['template']
    local langcode = ''
    
    -- Get the last subpage
    local subpage = mw.title.getCurrentTitle().subpageText
    
    --[[ If the subpage is a valid language code, check if a translation of the
        template exists in that language; if so, put it in langcode ]]
    
    if ( mw.language.isKnownLanguageTag( subpage ) )
    then
        local translation = mw.title.new( template..'/'..subpage, 'Template' )
        if ( translation.id ~= 0)
        then
            langcode='/'..subpage
        end
    end

    -- Render the template
    return frame:expandTemplate{ title = template..langcode, args = frame.args }
    
end

function p.debug (frame)
    return frame:expandTemplate{ title = frame.args['template'], args = frame.args }
end

return p