Module:Abilities/icon
Overview edit
Searches for an icon based on the (English) name of the ability
Usage edit
Submodules edit
Abilities - Simple functions. Eg. getting ability name
Abilities/utils - Common internal functions that are shared amongst any Abilities/ modules
Abilities/card - Generates hero ability cards
Abilities/icon - Searches for an icon based on the (English) name of the ability
Abilities/details table (WIP) - Generates details table to show raw ability data
local data = mw.loadJsonData("Data:AbilityCards.json")
local p = {}
--Write's an ability link for a given ability name in english
--Siphon Life --> Abrams#(1)_Siphon_Life
function ability_to_hyperlink(ability_name_to_search)
if (ability_name_to_search == nil) then return "No ability name provided" end
local hero_name
local ability_name
-- Iterate heros
for hero_key, hero_data in pairs(data) do
-- Iterate abilities
hero_name = hero_data["Name"]
for ability_num, ability_data in pairs(hero_data) do
if (ability_num ~= "Name") then
ability_name = ability_data["Name"]
if (ability_name == ability_name_to_search) then
-- Ability number and hero found
-- "Siphon Life" > "Siphon_Life"
ability_name = ability_name:gsub(" ", "_")
return hero_name .. "#(" .. ability_num .. ")_" .. ability_name
end
end
end
end
return nil
end
--Writes an ability's icon from its name
--Shoulder Charge --> [[File:Shoulder Charge.png|link=Abrams#(1)_Shoulder_Charge|size=20px]] [[Abrams...|Shoulder Charge]]
p.write_ability_icon = function(frame)
local ability_name = frame.args[1]
local custom_display_text = frame.args[2]
if (custom_display_text == nil or custom_display_text == "") then custom_display_text = ability_name end
local size = 20
local hyperlink = ability_to_hyperlink(ability_name)
if (hyperlink == nil) then return "Ability " .. ability_name .. " not found" end
local icon = "[[File:" .. ability_name .. ".png|link=" .. hyperlink .. "|" .. size .. "px]]"
icon = '<span style="position: relative; bottom: 2px; filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%);">' .. icon .. '</span>'
local link = "[[" .. hyperlink .. "|" .. custom_display_text .. "]]"
return icon .. " " .. link
end
return p