Module:HeroData
Documentation for this module may be created at Module:HeroData/doc
local p = {};
local data = mw.loadJsonData("Data:HeroData.json")
-- returns the table of a specific item
function get_json_item(name)
for i,v in pairs(data) do
if (v["Name"] == name) then
return v
end
end
return nil
end
-- returns the table of a specific item, used by external modules
function p.get_json_item(name)
for i,v in pairs(data) do
if (v["Name"] == name) then
return v
end
end
return nil
end
--{{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_stat|HERO_NAME|STAT_NAME}}--
p.get_hero_stat = function(frame)
local hero_name = frame.args[1]
local hero_stat_key = frame.args[2]
local hero = get_json_item(hero_name)
if(hero == nil) then return "Hero Not Found" end
local var_value = hero[hero_stat_key]
if(var_value == nil) then return 0 end
return var_value
end
--If the hero scales with the stat, it returns {{Ss|value}} or {{Ls|value}}, else blank string
--{{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_scalar_str_invoke|HERO_NAME|STAT_NAME}}--
p.get_hero_scalar_str_invoke = function(frame)
local hero_name = frame.args[1]
local hero_stat_key = frame.args[2]
local hero_data = get_json_item(hero_name)
if(hero_data == nil) then return "Hero Not Found" end
return p.get_hero_scalar_str(hero_data, hero_stat_key) --surely theres a better way
end
function p.get_hero_scalar_str(hero, hero_stat_key)
local scaling_type_full
local scaling_data
local scaling_value
local scaling_types = {"Spirit", "Level"}
local scaling_abbrevs = {"Ss", "Ls"}
for index, scaling_type in ipairs(scaling_types) do
scaling_type_full = scaling_type .. "Scaling"
scaling_data = hero[scaling_type_full]
--If the scaling data exists
if (scaling_data ~= nil) then
scaling_value = scaling_data[hero_stat_key]
--If the stat scales
if (scaling_value ~= nil) then
--The hero has a scaling value with this stat
local template_title = "Template:" .. scaling_abbrevs[index] --scaling type's abbreviation
local template_args = {}
template_args["1"] = scaling_value --store in 1st arg for {{{1}}} to grab it from {{SS}} or {{LS}} template
local template_call = mw.getCurrentFrame():expandTemplate{ title = template_title, args = template_args }
return template_call
end
end
end
-- Otherwise return empty string
return ""
end
--{{#invoke:HeroData|write_hero_infobox|HERO_NAME}}--
p.write_hero_infobox = function(frame)
hero_name = frame.args[1]
hero = get_json_item(hero_name)
if(hero == nil) then return "Hero Not Found" end
-- Prepare the arguments for the template
local templateArgs = {}
for stat_name, stat_value in pairs(hero) do
if (type(stat_value) ~= "table") then -- skips complex nested tables
templateArgs[stat_name] = stat_value
end
end
-- Use expandTemplate to evaluate the Infobox_hero template
local templateTitle = mw.title.new("Template:Infobox_hero")
local expandedTemplate = mw.getCurrentFrame():expandTemplate{ title = templateTitle, args = templateArgs }
return expandedTemplate
end
return p