Module:ItemsByStat

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:ItemsByStat/doc

local p = {}
local AllItemData = mw.loadJsonData("Data:ItemData.json")

local selectByStat = function(stat)
	local inKeys = {"Name","Tier","Cost","Slot",stat}
	local outData = {}
	for x=1,#inKeys do
		outData[x] = {}
	end
	local i = 1
	
	for m,itemData in pairs(AllItemData) do
		for itemFieldName,n in pairs(itemData) do
			if itemFieldName == stat then 
				for x = 1,#inKeys do
					outData[x][i] = itemData[inKeys[x]]
				end
				i = i+1
				break
			end
		end
	end
	return outData
end

p.tablefy = function(frame)
	local stat = frame.args[1]
	local tableData = selectByStat(stat)
	local outString = ""
	for i=1,5 do
		outString = tableData[1][i]..tableData[2][i]..tableData[3][i]..tableData[4][i]..tableData[5][i].."\n\n"
	end
	return outString
end

return p