Module:Government/list

Documentation [edit]

This is a data module to be used with mw.loadData. It parses the regular text list and returns the formatted data structure. This is meant to be an easy way to keep external lists in sync with the wiki.

See the comments at the top for how to modify the list. Only edit between the marked lines. Please check for errors before saving.

If changes to functionality are needed, please contact an administrator.

The above documentation is transcluded from Module:Government/list/doc.

--The list must follow this format:
--  *Game/category blocks separated by a series of at least one hyphen on its own line
--  *Game/category name on its own line at the beginning of the block
--  *Each position on its own line as follows:
--     position name - position holder(s) separated by a comma and space
--     Optionally, each position holder can have a specialization specified in square brackets preceded by a space, e.g.
--       Position - Person [duties], Some Guy, Other Person [other duties]
--       Therefore, names cannot contain square brackets.
--  *Do not pluralize position names, and don't use abbreviations. These are added in Module:Government.
--  *For a position that is defined but currently vacant, leave the line blank after the separator ( - ).
--  *Empty lines can be used for readability and will be ignored.
--The intention is that the list can be maintained elsewhere and copy-pasted here when an update is needed, or vice versa.
--To smoke-test changes, type =p in the console below and press Enter. It should return "table".

--only edit below the following line
local list = [=[

----
Community

Executive - Lord of Darkness, Frawley, Jesse End, Gandroff
Director - Marina [NationStates], Ender [Events], Xoriet [Moderation]
Senior Moderator - Dan100, Marina, saxasm, Xoriet
Moderator - Callisto, Greatkitteh, Nijil1

----
NationStates

Empress - Marina
Regent - Syberis
Senator of Military Affairs - Ender, Greatkitteh
Senator of Internal Affairs - Greyghost, Honourbound, Dio
Senator of Foreign Affairs - Callisto
Senate Advisor - Ivan Moldavi, Lord of Darkness

Praefectus - Chi

----
Cyber Nations

Emperor - Lord of Darkness
Regent - Jesse End
Imperial Officer - SeasonsofLove
Counselor - Emperor Ice

Exarch - jgolla, Llednar Twem, Edward I, Amyameretta

General - Eclipse
Colonel - 

Prefect - Madd
Tribune - Knight

----
Torn

Emperor - JesseEnd
Regent - Selina
Imperial Officer of Economic Affairs - OsRavan
Imperial Officer of Internal Affairs - 
Imperial Officer of Military Affairs - Callisto, Lord of Darkness
Governor (Strength) - Pep_9090
Governor (Prosperity) - Nijil1
Governor (Endurance) - Elegarth
Governor (Valour) - Terekhov
Councilor (Strength) - Severisen
Councilor (Prosperity) - Grease_Monkey, ortibeX
Councilor (Endurance) - Calirin
Councilor (Valour) - DeathlySmokey, Brutus5149, PANDA-
Councilor (Serenity) - looneylew
Advisor - jgolla

General - 
Colonel - Gandroff, sngg, pixxie, TowerQueen
Captain - 

Provost - Selina
Deputy Provost (Instructors) - DeathlySmokey
Deputy Provost (Recruitment) - Fearax

Pacific Financial Executive - Nerdypeep
Deputy Executive - Grease_Monkey, Iceknave

]=]--only edit above this line

--the separator between position names and occupants
local sep = ' - '

local function strip(s)
	--trim, lowercase, and remove non-alphanumeric characters. Also used in base module
	return mw.text.trim(mw.ustring.gsub(mw.ustring.lower(s or ''), '%W', ''))
end

local struct = {}
for game in mw.text.gsplit(list, '\n%-+\n') do
	local title = nil
	local positions = {}
	for line in mw.text.gsplit(game, '\n') do
		line = mw.text.trim(line)
		if line ~= '' then
			if not title then
				title = line
			else
				local incumbent
				local subStart, subEnd = mw.ustring.find(line, sep, 1, true)
				if not subStart or not subEnd then
					--Check if separator is the last thing on the line (means vacant position)
					line = line .. ' '
					subStart, subEnd = mw.ustring.find(line .. ' ', sep, 1, true)
					if not subStart or not subEnd then
						return '<span class="error">Parse error in [[Module:Government/list]]: ' .. line .. '</span>'
					else
						--Expected format in parent module for vacant position
						incumbent = ''
					end
				else
					incumbent = mw.text.trim(mw.ustring.sub(line, subEnd + 1))
				end
				positions[strip(mw.ustring.sub(line, 1, subStart - 1))] = incumbent
			end
		end
	end
	if title then
		struct[strip(title)] = positions
	end
end

return struct