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== "Hello world" == |
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* See [[Module:Example]] |
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==Documentation== |
==Documentation== |
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* [[mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|Scribunto Lua reference manual]] (Manual for the Mediawiki implementation) |
* [[mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|Scribunto Lua reference manual]] (Manual for the Mediawiki implementation) |
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* [http://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html#P1 Programming in Lua] ( |
* [http://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html#P1 Programming in Lua] (Official book/introduction to Lua) |
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* [http://lua-users.org/wiki/TutorialDirectory Lua tutorials at lua-users.org] |
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* [[wikt:Wiktionary:Scribunto|Wiktionary:Lua]] on English Wiktionary: contains notes on efficiency and on dealing with Unicode and UTF-8 |
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==How-to guides== |
==How-to guides== |
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* [[Wikipedia:Lua style guide]] – standards to improve the readability of code through consistency |
* [[Wikipedia:Lua style guide]] – standards to improve the readability of code through consistency |
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* [[:File:WMF Tech Talk 2013-02-28 slides - Scribunto presentation.pdf|"What do converted templates look like?" (slideshow)]] |
* [[:File:WMF Tech Talk 2013-02-28 slides - Scribunto presentation.pdf|"What do converted templates look like?" (slideshow)]] |
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* [[Help:Lua debugging]] – a how-to guide about [[debugging]] Lua modules |
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* [[Wikipedia:Lua string functions]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Lua string functions]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Guide to Scribbling]] |
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==Debugging modules== |
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* [[Module:SimpleDebug]] - It allows to collect and view the values of one or several variables and/or customized labels of several points of a lua program. |
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* [[Module:Bananas]]: The simplest possible script, providing a single function with no arguments. |
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* [[Module:BananasArgs]]: Demonstrates how to access and use parameters. |
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== Testing modules == |
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* [[Module:UnitTests]] - used to power many module [[unit test]]s, which are usually found by the name "Module:(your-module-name)/tests". |
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* [[Module:Example/testcases]] – [[Module talk:Example/testcases|Results]] - Unit tests for [[Module:Example]] (the "hello world" module) |
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== Profiling modules and functions == |
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* [[Module:Timing]] – module to do some simple probing of timing issues, mostly to spot and fix load problems |
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==Patterns== |
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* [[:mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#Patterns]] |
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* [[:mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#Ustring_patterns]] |
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* [http://lua-users.org/wiki/PatternsTutorial PatternsTutorial] |
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* REGEX (as applied by [[WP:AWB]]): [[WP:REGEX]] |
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==Wikipedia resources== |
==Wikipedia resources== |
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* [[Special:PrefixIndex/Module:Sandbox]] - allows you to work on a set of files within a sandbox prefix. |
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[[Lua]] (mainspace article) |
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{{Lua programming language}} |
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{{Wikipedia technical help|collapsed}} |
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[[Category:Module help| ]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 16 June 2024
- Help:Lua for beginners
- Help:Lua debugging – about debugging Lua modules
- Wikipedia:Lua style guide – standards to improve the readability of code through consistency
- Module:Sandbox provides a pseudo-namespace for experimenting with Lua modules
"Hello world"[edit]
- See Module:Example
Documentation[edit]
- Scribunto Lua reference manual (Manual for the Mediawiki implementation)
- Programming in Lua (Official book/introduction to Lua)
- Lua tutorials at lua-users.org
- Wiktionary:Lua on English Wiktionary: contains notes on efficiency and on dealing with Unicode and UTF-8
How-to guides[edit]
- Help:Lua for beginners
- Wikipedia:Lua style guide – standards to improve the readability of code through consistency
- "What do converted templates look like?" (slideshow)
- Wikipedia:Lua string functions
- Wikipedia:Guide to Scribbling
Debugging modules[edit]
- Module:SimpleDebug - It allows to collect and view the values of one or several variables and/or customized labels of several points of a lua program.
Testing modules[edit]
- Module:UnitTests - used to power many module unit tests, which are usually found by the name "Module:(your-module-name)/tests".
- Module:Example/testcases – Results - Unit tests for Module:Example (the "hello world" module)
Profiling modules and functions[edit]
- Module:Timing – module to do some simple probing of timing issues, mostly to spot and fix load problems
Patterns[edit]
- mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#Patterns
- mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#Ustring_patterns
- PatternsTutorial
- REGEX (as applied by WP:AWB): WP:REGEX
Wikipedia resources[edit]
- Special:PrefixIndex/Module:Sandbox - allows you to work on a set of files within a sandbox prefix.