Module:Module sandbox
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![]() | Welcome to Module:Module sandbox, a Wikipedia module sandbox. This page is itself a module, and it allows you to carry out experiments related to module editing. If you wish to experiment with article editing, use the Wikipedia Sandbox or your own user sandbox.
To edit, click the edit tab above, make your changes and click the Publish changes button when finished. Click here to reset the sandbox. Please do not place malicious Lua code here, or copyrighted, offensive, illegal or libelous content in the sandboxes. For assistance with Lua coding, try the technical forum at the Village Pump. There are also several template sandboxes you can use to carry out experiments:
You can also conduct tests using the Wikipedia Sandbox. For instance, to invoke this module there, edit it so that it includes: {{#invoke:Module sandbox}} |
More info
Sandbox games |
Usage
{{#invoke:Module sandbox|function_name}}
Example
{{#invoke:Module sandbox|main}}
yields:
Hello world!
Documentation
Package items
sandbox.hello_world(name)
(function)- Prints hello world
- Parameter:
name
Person to address (string) - Returns: hello world string
- TODO: make it say "Hello, [name]".
sandbox.main(frame)
(function)- Main entrypoint.
- Parameter:
frame
calling frame (table) - Returns: output wikitext
--- {{Module sandbox heading}}
--
-- @module sandbox
-- @alias p
local p = {}
--- Prints hello world
-- @function p.hello_world
-- @todo make it say "Hello, [name]".
-- @param {string} name Person to address
-- @return hello world string
p.hello_world = function(name)
return "Hello world!"
end
--- Main entrypoint.
-- @function p.main
-- @param {table} frame calling frame
-- @return output wikitext
p.main = function(frame)
local args = frame.args
return p.hello_world(args[1] or "")
end
return p