Module:Test/doc

This module is used for development.

Even if it works at the moment it might break at any time.

Parser is done (needs a few more finishing touches) so any data that is missing can be easily added.

At the moment the dataset has ThingDefs, BiomeDefs and DamageDefs (filtered).

Description

This module is used to retrieve information from the parsed (and filtered) game's definition files.

Its main purpose is to populate the infoboxes.

Values retrieved are those defined in the files so they may need to be processed to be user friendly. For example "foodType" that holds the value "OmnivoreRoughAnimal" is not entirely helpful. (TODO: This could be automatically converted to something more recognizable.)

Usage

query

The work-horse. Output varies based on use. If simple values are queried it will return the string. If lists are queried it will return nothing but call {{#vardefine}} for all the simple values within it. What got defined can be seen in the page's log.

{{#invoke:Test|query|<def ID>|[...|...|...]|[tag]|[sibling=...]}}

<def ID>

This parameter defines the Def so is mandatory (<> brackets are a hint). It can take two forms:

defName=<defName>

<defName> should be replaced with the actual defName of a Def.

label=<label>

<label> should be replaced with the actual label of a Def.

[...|...|...]

Additional arguments are here to help uniquely identify the final argument <tag>. If the wanted tag is already unique within a Def tree, then additional parameters are not needed.

[tag]

This is the final value to be retrieved.

[sibling=...]

Allows querying for something if we know a sibling value (works only for values at the moment, querying by keys or key/value pairs will most likely be added). It does not have to be at the end because named arguments do not depend on the order. (Might move this functionality to a separate function if the need arises).

The algorithm will return the first value found. If the query generates a list, for now, the default behaviour is to dump the contents of the thing to the log. The log can be accessed when previewing a page you're editing. A hint that this has happened (there is something in the log) is that the module returned the string "table".

Note for abstract Defs: they will automatically get merged with their parents.

count

{{#invoke:Test|count|<def ID>|[...|...|...]|[tag]|[sibling=...]}}

Arguments are the same as for #query. It's basically a wrapped up query.

Because count (if not 0) means that a table was counted - it will also be displayed in the log.

getDefName

Used to retrieve a Def's defName if we know the label. Most of the wiki pages are labels of Defs so this can come in handy.

{{#invoke:Test|getDefName|<label>}}

<label>

Def's label (not case sensitive)

Examples

complete contents of a Def

This is not the complete set as the one available to the game itself. Because a "table" is returned, the contents are in the log.

{{#invoke:Test|query|defName=Hare}}

strings, numbers, booleans

{{#invoke:Test|query|Fox_Fennec|description}}

A small fox originally from the northern part of Earth's Africa continent. It hunts small creatures and has very large ears for cooling itself in the heat.

{{#invoke:Test|query|Fox_Fennec|MoveSpeed}}

4.6

{{#invoke:Test|query|Caribou|herdAnimal}}

true

"herdAnimal" is located in a branch of the main Def called "races" but because it appears nowhere else in the Def no additional parameters are needed to uniquely identify it. The following query retrieves the same data (just as an example) but with the use of an additional argument.

{{#invoke:Test|query|Caribou|race|herdAnimal}}

true

numbered lists (tradeTags)

{{#invoke:Test|query|GuineaPig|tradeTags}}

Query function returned "table" so its contents is displayed in the log (for reference). To get the length:

{{#invoke:Test|count|GuineaPig|tradeTags}}

3

Count also shows the table in the log. To get the second item:

{{#invoke:Test|query|GuineaPig|tradeTags|2}}

AnimalUncommon

sibling queries (lifeStageAges, tools, etc.)

{{#invoke:Test|query|GuineaPig|minAge|sibling=AnimalAdult}}

0.3

Same destination, different road:

{{#invoke:Test|query|GuineaPig|lifeStageAges|3|minAge}}

0.3

Some examples for "tools" (attacks):

{{#invoke:Test|count|Mech_Scyther|tools}}

3

{{#invoke:Test|count|Mech_Scyther|tools|1|capacities}}

2

{{#invoke:Test|query|Mech_Scyther|tools|1|capacities|1}}

Cut

{{#invoke:Test|query|Mech_Scyther|tools|1|capacities|2}}

Stab

{{#invoke:Test|query|Mech_Scyther|power|sibling=LeftBlade}}

20

Same result:

{{#invoke:Test|query|Mech_Scyther|power|sibling=left blade}}

20

Note for the two examples above (sibling=LeftBlade and sibling=left blade): these will retrieve the same data because:

    ["tools"] = {
      {
        ["label"] = "left blade",
        ["capacities"] = {
          "Cut",
          "Stab",
        },
        ["power"] = 20,
        ["cooldownTime"] = 2,
        ["linkedBodyPartsGroup"] = "LeftBlade",
        ["alwaysTreatAsWeapon"] = true,
      },

For the head they might be:

{{#invoke:Test|query|Mech_Scyther|power|sibling=HeadAttackTool}}

9

{{#invoke:Test|query|Mech_Scyther|power|sibling=head}}

9

This is the source data for it:

      {
        ["label"] = "head",
        ["capacities"] = {
          "Blunt",
        },
        ["power"] = 9,
        ["cooldownTime"] = 2,
        ["linkedBodyPartsGroup"] = "HeadAttackTool",
        ["chanceFactor"] = 0.2,
      },

getDefName

{{#invoke:Test|getDefName|fEnNeC foX}}