Sythan: Create structured SRV infobox module

2026-08-29T13:33:03Z

Create structured SRV infobox module

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-- Module:SRVs
-- Structured Surface Recon Vehicle helpers.
-- Canonical SRV data lives in Module:Data/SRVs/<Name>.

local p = {}

local FIELD_ORDER = {
{ key = 'manufacturer', label = 'Manufacturer', group = 'SRV' },
{ key = 'vehicle_type', label = 'Vehicle type' },
{ key = 'primary_role', label = 'Primary role' },
{ key = 'crew', label = 'Crew' },
{ key = 'hangar', label = 'Hangar requirement' },
{ key = 'release', label = 'Release' },
{ key = 'availability', label = 'Availability' },

{ key = 'mass', label = 'Mass', group = 'SPECIFICATIONS' },
{ key = 'hull', label = 'Hull' },
{ key = 'shields', label = 'Shields' },
{ key = 'speed', label = 'Speed' },
{ key = 'boost_speed', label = 'Boost speed' },
{ key = 'cargo', label = 'Cargo' },
{ key = 'weapons', label = 'Weapons' },
{ key = 'utility_equipment', label = 'Utility equipment' },
}

local function isNonEmpty(value)
return value ~= nil and value ~= ''
end

local function dataTitleFor(name)
return 'Module:Data/SRVs/' .. name
end

local function loadRecord(name)
local ok, data = pcall(mw.loadData, dataTitleFor(name))
if ok and type(data) == 'table' then
return data
end
return { name = name }
end

local function fmt(value)
if not isNonEmpty(value) then
return nil
end
if type(value) == 'table' then
if #value == 0 then
return nil
end
return table.concat(value, '<br>')
end
return tostring(value)
end

function p.infobox(frame)
local parent = frame:getParent()
local args = parent and parent.args or frame.args
local title = mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
local name = args.name or title.text
local record = loadRecord(name)

local params = {
name = args.name or record.name or name,
image = args.image or record.image or '',
}

local row = 1
for _, field in ipairs(FIELD_ORDER) do
local value = record[field.key]
if isNonEmpty(args[field.key]) then
value = args[field.key]
end
value = fmt(value)
if isNonEmpty(value) then
if field.group then
params['group' .. row] = field.group
end
params['label' .. row] = field.label
params['row' .. row] = value
row = row + 1
end
end

return frame:expandTemplate{ title = 'Infobox', args = params }
end

return p

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Sythan: Create structured SRV infobox module