Module:Module introspection

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Dependencies and functions used

Dependency	Variable	Function(s) used
Module: Arguments	getArgs	getArgs, getArgs

---

-- This module follows [[User:Ganaram inukshuk/Provisional style guide for Lua]]
local getArgs = require("Module:Arguments").getArgs
local p = {}

-- Inspects a module for its functions, its dependencies, and the functions used
-- from those dependencies.

-- Helper function
-- Blanks comments but preserves line numbers
function p.strip_comments(content)
	if not content then return "" end

	local lines = {}
	local in_multiline = false
	local end_pattern

	for line in content:gmatch("([^\n]*)\n") do
		local processed = line
	
		if in_multiline then
			-- Check for end of multi-line comment first
			local s, e = processed:find(end_pattern)
			if s then
				in_multiline = false
				-- Replace only the comment part with spaces
				processed = string.rep(" ", e) .. processed:sub(e + 1)
			else
				-- Entire line is inside comment
				processed = processed:gsub(".", " ")
			end
		else
			local start_eq = processed:match("%-%-%[(=*)%[")
			if start_eq then
				in_multiline = true
				end_pattern = "%]" .. start_eq .. "%]"
				-- Blank from the start of comment to the end of line
				local s, e = processed:find("%-%-%[" .. start_eq .. "%[")
				if s then
					processed = string.rep(" ", #processed)
				end
			else
				processed = processed:gsub("%-%-.*", function(s)
					return string.rep(" ", #s)
				end)
			end
		end
	
		table.insert(lines, processed)
	end

	return table.concat(lines, "\n")
end

-- Helper function
-- Find dependencies for a module, given a preprocessed module's code
function p.find_dependencies(preprocessed_module)
	local deps = {}
	for dep in preprocessed_module:gmatch("require%s*%(%s*['\"]Module:(.-)['\"]%s*%)") do
		table.insert(deps, dep)
	end
	return deps
end

-- Helper function
-- Find functions used by each dependency
function p.find_dependency_functions(preprocessed_module)

	-- Step 1: Find all require statements with optional .function
	local results = {}
	for var, dep, entry in preprocessed_module:gmatch(
		"local%s+([%w_]+)%s*=%s*require%s*%(%s*['\"]Module:(.-)['\"]%s*%)%.?([%w_]*)"
	) do
		local used = {}

		-- Step 2: Check how it's used
		if entry ~= "" then
			-- The module returned a single function: var() usage
			for _ in preprocessed_module:gmatch(var .. "%s*%(") do
				used[entry] = true
			end
		else
			-- The variable is a module table: var.func() usage
			for func in preprocessed_module:gmatch(var .. "%.(%w+)%s*%(") do
				used[func] = true
			end
		end

		-- Step 3: Build result entry
		local func_list = {}
		for f in pairs(used) do table.insert(func_list, f) end
		table.sort(func_list)

		results[dep] = results[dep] or {}
		table.insert(results[dep], {
			variable = var,
			entry = (entry ~= "" and entry or nil),
			functions = func_list
		})
	end

	return results
end

-- Helper function
-- Find functions provided by a module, ignoring nested/local functions
function p.find_functions(preprocessed_content)

	-- Iterate through file and find each function and the line found at
	local funcs = {}
	if preprocessed_content then
		local line_num = 0
		for line in preprocessed_content:gmatch("([^\n]*)\n?") do		-- Make sure gmatch does not skip blank lines
			line_num = line_num + 1

			-- Match functions defined as function p.name(
			local name = line:match("function%s+[%w_]+%.([%w_]+)%s*%(")
			if name then
				table.insert(funcs, {name = name, line = line_num})
			end

			-- Match functions defined as p.name = function(
			name = line:match("[%w_]+%.([%w_]+)%s*=%s*function%s*%(")
			if name then
				table.insert(funcs, {name = name, line = line_num})
			end
		end
	end

	return funcs
end

-- Helper function; builds the table of dependencies
-- All dependencies are included regardless of use
function p.make_dependency_table(deps, dep_functions)
	
	local dep_lines = {}
	table.insert(dep_lines, '{| class="wikitable sortable"')
	table.insert(dep_lines, '|+ Dependencies and functions used')
	table.insert(dep_lines, "! Dependency")
	table.insert(dep_lines, "! Variable")
	table.insert(dep_lines, "! Function(s) used")
	
	for _, dep in ipairs(deps) do
		local dep_link = string.format("[[Module: %s]]", dep)
		local usages = dep_functions[dep]
		if usages and #usages > 0 then
			for _, usage in ipairs(usages) do
				local func_str = table.concat(usage.functions, ", ")
				if usage.entry then
					func_str = usage.entry .. (func_str ~= "" and (", " .. func_str) or "")
				end
				table.insert(dep_lines, "|-")
				table.insert(dep_lines, "| " .. dep_link)
				table.insert(dep_lines, "| " .. usage.variable)
				table.insert(dep_lines, "| " .. (func_str ~= "" and func_str or "''dependency not used''"))
			end
		else
			table.insert(dep_lines, "|-")
			table.insert(dep_lines, "| " .. dep_link)
			table.insert(dep_lines, "| -")
			table.insert(dep_lines, "| ''dependency not used''")
		end
	end

	table.insert(dep_lines, '|}')
	
	return dep_lines
end

-- Helper function
-- Lists module's own functions
function p.make_function_table(module_name, module_functions)
	
	local func_lines = {}
	local func_class = "wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
	
	if #module_functions > 20 then
		func_class = func_class .. " mw-collapsed"
	end
	table.insert(func_lines, "{| class=\"" .. func_class .. "\"")
	table.insert(func_lines, "|+ Functions provided by this module")
	table.insert(func_lines, "! Function")
	table.insert(func_lines, "! Line")

	for _, f in ipairs(module_functions) do
		local link = string.format("[[Module:%s#L-%d|%s]]", module_name, f.line, f.name)
		
		-- If the function is the main function, add "main" to that cell
		if f.name == main_function then
			link = link .. " '''(main)'''"
		end
		
		table.insert(func_lines, "|-")
		table.insert(func_lines, "| " .. link)
		table.insert(func_lines, "| " .. f.line)
	end
	table.insert(func_lines, "|}")
	
	return func_lines
end

-- Main function; to be called by wrapper
function p._module_introspection(args)
	local args = args or {}
	local module_name   = args["module_name"  ] or "Numlinks"
	local main_function = args["main_function"]
	
	-- Preprocess module and blank-out comments
	local title = mw.title.new('Module:' .. module_name)
	local preprocessed_content = title:getContent()
	preprocessed_content = p.strip_comments(preprocessed_content)		-- Blank-out comments
	
	-- Get dependencies, their functions used, then build a table
	local deps = p.find_dependencies(preprocessed_content)
	local dep_functions = p.find_dependency_functions(preprocessed_content)
	local dep_lines = p.make_dependency_table(deps, dep_functions)

	-- Get module's functions, then build a table using that information
	local module_functions = p.find_functions(preprocessed_content)
	local func_lines = p.make_function_table(module_name, module_functions)

	-- Return the tables as strings
	return table.concat(dep_lines, "\n"), table.concat(func_lines, "\n")
end


-- Wrapper function for modules
function p.module_introspection(frame)
	-- Extract arguments using getArgs
	local args = getArgs(frame)

	-- Get module name from arguments, or default to current page
	local module_name = args["module_name"] or mw.title.getCurrentTitle().text

	-- Strip trailing "/doc" if the template is used on a documentation subpage
	module_name = module_name:gsub("/doc$", "")
	
	-- Normalize module name so it can be used to find the main function, which
	-- is assumed to be the same name as the module. Module assumes snake_case
	-- is used for function names. (If this fails, it can be entered manually.)
	local normalized_name = module_name:gsub("[^%w]", "_"):lower()
	local main_function = args["main_function"] or "_" .. normalized_name
	
	-- Call the introspection function
	local dep_table, func_table = p._module_introspection({
		["module_name"]   = module_name,
		["main_function"] = main_function,
	})

	-- Return combined tables
	return dep_table .. "\n" .. func_table .. "\n"
end

return p