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(fix undefined next() behaviour bug by checking for metatable.donePairs in the __index metamethod; also, format the module so it fits into 80 characters)
(memoize nils using a separate nilArgs table; this fixes a bug where nil values were being iterated over with pairs())
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local arguments = {}
 
local arguments = {}
 
local nilArg = {} -- Used for memoizing nil arguments in metaArgs.
 
  
 
-- Generate four different tidyVal functions, so that we don't have to check the
 
-- Generate four different tidyVal functions, so that we don't have to check the
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luaArgs = frame
 
luaArgs = frame
 
end
 
end
 
+
-- Set up the args and metaArgs tables. args will be the one accessed from
+
-- Set the order of precedence of the argument tables. If the variables are
-- functions, and metaArgs will hold the actual arguments. The metatable
+
-- nil, nothing will be added to the table, which is how we avoid clashes
-- connects the two together.
+
-- between the frame/parent args and the Lua args.
local args, metaArgs, metatable = {}, {}, {}
+
local argTables = {fargs}
setmetatable(args, metatable)
+
argTables[#argTables + 1] = pargs
 +
argTables[#argTables + 1] = luaArgs
  
 
--[[
 
--[[
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end
 
end
 
end
 
end
 +
 +
--[[
 +
-- Set up the args, metaArgs and nilArgs tables. args will be the one
 +
-- accessed from functions, and metaArgs will hold the actual arguments. Nil
 +
-- arguments are memoized in nilArgs, and the metatable connects all of them
 +
-- together.
 +
--]]
 +
local args, metaArgs, nilArgs, metatable = {}, {}, {}, {}
 +
setmetatable(args, metatable)
  
 
local function mergeArgs(iterator, tables)
 
local function mergeArgs(iterator, tables)
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for _, t in ipairs(tables) do
 
for _, t in ipairs(tables) do
 
for key, val in iterator(t) do
 
for key, val in iterator(t) do
local metaArgsVal = metaArgs[key]
+
if metaArgs[key] == nil then
if metaArgsVal == nil or metaArgsVal == nilArg then
 
 
local tidiedVal = tidyVal(key, val)
 
local tidiedVal = tidyVal(key, val)
 
if tidiedVal == nil then
 
if tidiedVal == nil then
metaArgs[key] = nilArg
+
nilArgs[key] = true
 
else
 
else
 
metaArgs[key] = tidiedVal
 
metaArgs[key] = tidiedVal
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end
 
end
 
end
 
end
 
-- Set the order of precedence of the argument tables. If the variables are
 
-- nil, nothing will be added to the table, which is how we avoid clashes
 
-- between the frame/parent args and the Lua args.
 
local argTables = {fargs}
 
argTables[#argTables + 1] = pargs
 
argTables[#argTables + 1] = luaArgs
 
  
 
--[[
 
--[[
 
-- Define metatable behaviour. Arguments are memoized in the metaArgs table,
 
-- Define metatable behaviour. Arguments are memoized in the metaArgs table,
-- and are only fetched from the argument tables once. Nil arguments are
+
-- and are only fetched from the argument tables once. Fetching arguments
-- also memoized using the nilArg variable in order to increase performance.
+
-- from the argument tables is the most resource-intensive step in this
-- Also, we keep a record in the metatable of when pairs and ipairs have
+
-- module, so we try and avoid it where possible. For this reason, nil
-- been called, so we do not run pairs and ipairs on fargs and pargs more
+
-- arguments are also memoized, in the nilArgs table. Also, we keep a record
-- than once. We also do not run ipairs on fargs and pargs if pairs has
+
-- in the metatable of when pairs and ipairs have been called, so we do not
-- already been run, as all the arguments will already have been copied
+
-- run pairs and ipairs on the argument tables more than once. We also do
-- over.
+
-- not run ipairs on fargs and pargs if pairs has already been run, as all
 +
-- the arguments will already have been copied over.
 
--]]
 
--]]
  
 
metatable.__index = function (t, key)
 
metatable.__index = function (t, key)
 +
--[[
 +
-- Fetches an argument when the args table is indexed. First we check
 +
-- to see if the value is memoized, and if not we try and fetch it from
 +
-- the argument tables. When we check memoization, we need to check
 +
-- metaArgs before nilArgs, as both can be non-nil at the same time.
 +
-- If the argument is not present in metaArgs, we also check whether
 +
-- pairs has been run yet. If pairs has already been run, we return nil.
 +
-- This is because all the arguments will have already been copied into
 +
-- metaArgs by the mergeArgs function, meaning that any other arguments
 +
-- must be nil.
 +
--]]
 
local val = metaArgs[key]
 
local val = metaArgs[key]
if metatable.donePairs or val ~= nil then
+
if val ~= nil then
--[[
+
return val
-- We have either memoized the argument already, or pairs has been
+
elseif metatable.donePairs or nilArgs[key] then
-- called, meaning that mergeArgs has already copied all of the
+
return nil
-- available arguments into the metaArgs table. We need to check for
 
-- pairs as we can't memoize nils to the metaArgs table while pairs
 
-- is iterating. Adding new instances of nilArg to the metaArgs
 
-- table while pairs is iterating over it produces undefined
 
-- behaviour in the next() function.
 
--]]
 
if val == nilArg then
 
return nil
 
else
 
return val
 
end
 
 
end
 
end
 
for _, argTable in ipairs(argTables) do
 
for _, argTable in ipairs(argTables) do
 
local argTableVal = tidyVal(key, argTable[key])
 
local argTableVal = tidyVal(key, argTable[key])
 
if argTableVal == nil then
 
if argTableVal == nil then
metaArgs[key] = nilArg
+
nilArgs[key] = true
 
else
 
else
 
metaArgs[key] = argTableVal
 
metaArgs[key] = argTableVal
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metatable.__newindex = function (t, key, val)
 
metatable.__newindex = function (t, key, val)
 +
-- This function is called when a module tries to add a new value to the
 +
-- args table, or tries to change an existing value.
 
if options.readOnly then
 
if options.readOnly then
 
error(
 
error(
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)
 
)
 
elseif val == nil then
 
elseif val == nil then
metaArgs[key] = nilArg -- Memoize nils.
+
--[[
 +
-- If the argument is to be overwritten with nil, we need to erase
 +
-- the value in metaArgs, so that __index, __pairs and __ipairs do
 +
-- not use a previous existing value, if present; and we also need
 +
-- to memoize the nil in nilArgs, so that the value isn't looked
 +
-- up in the argument tables if it is accessed again.
 +
--]]
 +
metaArgs[key] = nil
 +
nilArgs[key] = true -- Memoize nils.
 
else
 
else
 
metaArgs[key] = val
 
metaArgs[key] = val
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metatable.__pairs = function ()
 
metatable.__pairs = function ()
 +
-- Called when pairs is run on the args table.
 
if not metatable.donePairs then
 
if not metatable.donePairs then
 
mergeArgs(pairs, argTables)
 
mergeArgs(pairs, argTables)
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metatable.doneIpairs = true
 
metatable.doneIpairs = true
 
end
 
end
return function (t, k)
+
return pairs(metaArgs)
local nk, val = next(metaArgs, k)
 
if val == nilArg then
 
val = nil
 
end
 
return nk, val
 
end
 
 
end
 
end
  
 
metatable.__ipairs = function ()
 
metatable.__ipairs = function ()
 +
-- Called when ipairs is run on the args table.
 
if not metatable.doneIpairs then
 
if not metatable.doneIpairs then
 
mergeArgs(ipairs, argTables)
 
mergeArgs(ipairs, argTables)
 
metatable.doneIpairs = true
 
metatable.doneIpairs = true
 
end
 
end
return function (t, i)
+
return ipairs(metaArgs)
local val = metaArgs[i + 1]
 
if val == nil then
 
return nil
 
elseif val == nilArg then
 
val = nil
 
end
 
return i + 1, val
 
end, nil, 0
 
 
end
 
end
  

Revision as of 03:30, 18 April 2014

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

-- This module provides easy processing of arguments passed to Scribunto from
-- #invoke. It is intended for use by other Lua modules, and should not be
-- called from #invoke directly.

local libraryUtil = require('libraryUtil')
local checkType = libraryUtil.checkType

local arguments = {}

-- Generate four different tidyVal functions, so that we don't have to check the
-- options every time we call it.

local function tidyValDefault(key, val)
	if type(val) == 'string' then
		val = val:match('^%s*(.-)%s*$')
		if val == '' then
			return nil
		else
			return val
		end
	else
		return val
	end
end

local function tidyValTrimOnly(key, val)
	if type(val) == 'string' then
		return val:match('^%s*(.-)%s*$')
	else
		return val
	end
end

local function tidyValRemoveBlanksOnly(key, val)
	if type(val) == 'string' then
		if val:find('%S') then
			return val
		else
			return nil
		end
	else
		return val
	end
end

local function tidyValNoChange(key, val)
	return val
end

function arguments.getArgs(frame, options)
	checkType('getArgs', 1, frame, 'table', true)
	checkType('getArgs', 2, options, 'table', true)
	frame = frame or {}
	options = options or {}

	--[[
	-- Get the arguments from the frame object if available. If the frame object
	-- is not available, we are being called from another Lua module or from the
	-- debug console, so assign the args to a new variable so we can
	-- differentiate them.
	--]]
	local fargs, pargs, luaArgs
	if type(frame.args) == 'table' and type(frame.getParent) == 'function' then
		if not options.parentOnly then
			fargs = frame.args
		end
		if not options.frameOnly then
			pargs = frame:getParent().args
		end
		if options.parentFirst then
			fargs, pargs = pargs, fargs
		end
	else
		luaArgs = frame
	end
	
	-- Set the order of precedence of the argument tables. If the variables are
	-- nil, nothing will be added to the table, which is how we avoid clashes
	-- between the frame/parent args and the Lua args.	
	local argTables = {fargs}
	argTables[#argTables + 1] = pargs
	argTables[#argTables + 1] = luaArgs

	--[[
	-- Generate the tidyVal function. If it has been specified by the user, we
	-- use that; if not, we choose one of four functions depending on the
	-- options chosen. This is so that we don't have to call the options table
	-- every time the function is called.
	--]]
	local tidyVal = options.valueFunc
	if tidyVal then
		if type(tidyVal) ~= 'function' then
			error(
				"bad value assigned to option 'valueFunc'"
					.. '(function expected, got '
					.. type(tidyVal)
					.. ')',
				2
			)
		end
	elseif options.trim ~= false then
		if options.removeBlanks ~= false then
			tidyVal = tidyValDefault
		else
			tidyVal = tidyValTrimOnly
		end
	else
		if options.removeBlanks ~= false then
			tidyVal = tidyValRemoveBlanksOnly
		else
			tidyVal = tidyValNoChange
		end
	end

	--[[
	-- Set up the args, metaArgs and nilArgs tables. args will be the one
	-- accessed from functions, and metaArgs will hold the actual arguments. Nil
	-- arguments are memoized in nilArgs, and the metatable connects all of them
	-- together.
	--]]
	local args, metaArgs, nilArgs, metatable = {}, {}, {}, {}
	setmetatable(args, metatable)

	local function mergeArgs(iterator, tables)
		--[[
		-- Accepts multiple tables as input and merges their keys and values
		-- into one table using the specified iterator. If a value is already
		-- present it is not overwritten; tables listed earlier have precedence.
		-- We are also memoizing nil values, but those values can be
		-- overwritten.
		--]]
		for _, t in ipairs(tables) do
			for key, val in iterator(t) do
				if metaArgs[key] == nil then
					local tidiedVal = tidyVal(key, val)
					if tidiedVal == nil then
						nilArgs[key] = true
					else
						metaArgs[key] = tidiedVal
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end

	--[[
	-- Define metatable behaviour. Arguments are memoized in the metaArgs table,
	-- and are only fetched from the argument tables once. Fetching arguments
	-- from the argument tables is the most resource-intensive step in this
	-- module, so we try and avoid it where possible. For this reason, nil
	-- arguments are also memoized, in the nilArgs table. Also, we keep a record
	-- in the metatable of when pairs and ipairs have been called, so we do not
	-- run pairs and ipairs on the argument tables more than once. We also do
	-- not run ipairs on fargs and pargs if pairs has already been run, as all
	-- the arguments will already have been copied over.
	--]]

	metatable.__index = function (t, key)
		--[[
		-- Fetches an argument when the args table is indexed. First we check
		-- to see if the value is memoized, and if not we try and fetch it from
		-- the argument tables. When we check memoization, we need to check
		-- metaArgs before nilArgs, as both can be non-nil at the same time.
		-- If the argument is not present in metaArgs, we also check whether
		-- pairs has been run yet. If pairs has already been run, we return nil.
		-- This is because all the arguments will have already been copied into
		-- metaArgs by the mergeArgs function, meaning that any other arguments
		-- must be nil.
		--]]
		local val = metaArgs[key]
		if val ~= nil then
			return val
		elseif metatable.donePairs or nilArgs[key] then
			return nil
		end
		for _, argTable in ipairs(argTables) do
			local argTableVal = tidyVal(key, argTable[key])
			if argTableVal == nil then
				nilArgs[key] = true
			else
				metaArgs[key] = argTableVal
				return argTableVal
			end
		end
		return nil
	end

	metatable.__newindex = function (t, key, val)
		-- This function is called when a module tries to add a new value to the
		-- args table, or tries to change an existing value.
		if options.readOnly then
			error(
				'could not write to argument table key "'
					.. tostring(key)
					.. '"; the table is read-only',
				2
			)
		elseif options.noOverwrite and args[key] ~= nil then
			error(
				'could not write to argument table key "'
					.. tostring(key)
					.. '"; overwriting existing arguments is not permitted',
				2
			)
		elseif val == nil then
			--[[
			-- If the argument is to be overwritten with nil, we need to erase
			-- the value in metaArgs, so that __index, __pairs and __ipairs do
			-- not use a previous existing value, if present; and we also need
			-- to memoize the nil in nilArgs, so that the value isn't looked
			-- up in the argument tables if it is accessed again.
			--]]
			metaArgs[key] = nil
			nilArgs[key] = true -- Memoize nils.
		else
			metaArgs[key] = val
		end
	end

	metatable.__pairs = function ()
		-- Called when pairs is run on the args table.
		if not metatable.donePairs then
			mergeArgs(pairs, argTables)
			metatable.donePairs = true
			metatable.doneIpairs = true
		end
		return pairs(metaArgs)
	end

	metatable.__ipairs = function ()
		-- Called when ipairs is run on the args table.
		if not metatable.doneIpairs then
			mergeArgs(ipairs, argTables)
			metatable.doneIpairs = true
		end
		return ipairs(metaArgs)
	end

	return args
end

return arguments