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MediaWiki supports Modules written in Lua (by the extension Scribunto, bundled with 1.34+) which can simplify writing templates a lot. Especially in cases where a lot of calculations must be done efficiently or when loops are inevitable, Lua is the better choice (if not the only one). | MediaWiki supports Modules written in Lua (by the extension Scribunto, bundled with 1.34+) which can simplify writing templates a lot. Especially in cases where a lot of calculations must be done efficiently or when loops are inevitable, Lua is the better choice (if not the only one). | ||
Currently (Dec. 2020) Lua is evaluated on dev.xen.wiki, see [[:dev:Category:Lua modules]] for examples. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||