Module:Number of works: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:05, 14 September 2024

local p = {}

-- Function to get the number of works using a parser function
function p.getWorkCount(frame)
    local category = frame.args.category or ''
    if category == '' then return "0 works" end

    -- Use the PAGESINCATEGORY parser function
    local pages = frame:preprocess('{{PAGESINCATEGORY:' .. category .. '}}')

    -- Return the result formatted
    local result = ''
    if tonumber(pages) == 1 then
        result = "1 work"
    else
        result = pages .. " works"
    end

    return result
end

function p.main(frame)
    return p.getWorkCount(frame)
end

return p

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 local p = {}
--- Table to store local cached results during this execution
+-- Function to get the number of works using a parser function
-local cache = {}
--- Function to get the number of works
 function p.getWorkCount(frame)
      local category = frame.args.category or ''
      if category == '' then return "0 works" end
-     -- Check if we already have the result for this category in local cache
+     -- Use the PAGESINCATEGORY parser function
-    if cache[category] then
+     local pages = frame:preprocess('{{PAGESINCATEGORY:' .. category .. '}}')
-        return cache[category]
-    end
-    -- Perform the expensive call to get the number of pages in the category
-     local pages = mw.site.stats.pagesInCategory(category)
-     -- Format the result
+     -- Return the result formatted
      local result = ''
      if tonumber(pages) == 1 then
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          result = pages .. " works"
      end
-    -- Store the result in the local cache
-    cache[category] = result
      return result