This module is used for generating category boilerplate templates. It is not meant to be used directly. Rather, each template will have its own submodule, which handles the specifics of that template.
This documentation only covers the generics of the category tree system. If you are looking for documentation on a specific template, or on how to add or modify category information, see the documentation of that template.
The category tree module is invoked as:
{{#invoke:category tree|show|template=name of the template|...other parameters...}}
Every template that uses this module should have a submodule of this module with the name given in the |template=
parameter. At present, only three such templates exist:
{{poscatboiler}}
uses Module:category tree/poscatboiler{{topic cat}}
uses Module:category tree/topic cat{{ws topic cat}}
uses Module:category tree/ws topic catThe submodule should export a function named new
which takes a single parameter: a table named info
that contains the various parameters that were passed to the template initially. This function should return a new Category
object representing those parameters, or nil
if the combination of parameters was not valid (i.e. no such category exists).
The module is based on the principle of two main kinds of category:
Basic categories belong to a specific language (or similar) and are the "regular" categories. Examples are: Category:English nouns, Category:French templates, Category:nl:Linguistics, Category:English terms derived from Japanese, Category:Latin script characters.
Umbrella categories do not have a code, but contain all basic categories of their label, one for each code. These are the "by language" type categories. Examples are: Category:Nouns by language, Category:Templates by language, Category:Linguistics, Category:Terms derived from Japanese by language, Category:Characters by script.
Some templates also distinguish a third type of category, the fundamental category. This category is used as the parent category for umbrella categories.
Category objects are returned by each submodule's new
function. They represent a single category in the tree. A category object has a variety of methods which may be called on it to ask for information about the category.
getBreadcrumbName()
Returns the name that is used for the category in the "breadcrumbs" at the top of the category page.
getDataModule()
Returns the name of the module which contains the data for this category. This is used to create an "edit" link on the category, which allows users to find and edit the information more easily.
canBeEmpty()
Returns true
either if the category contains pages but might be empty or if the category only contains categories, otherwise returns false
.
getCategoryName()
Returns the name of the category that this category object represents.
getDescription()
Returns the description text that is shown at the top of the category page. If the category has no description, this returns nil
.
getParents()
Returns a table of the parent categories of this category. Each element in the table is a table itself, with two elements:
.name
.sort
If the category has no parents, this returns nil
.
If there are two or more parent categories, the first will be used to generate the breadcrumbs that are displayed at the top of the category page. For example, Category:English language is in numerous categories (All languages, West Germanic languages, Latin script languages, Braille script languages, and so on), but the first category, All languages, is the one displayed in the breadcrumbs: Fundamental » All languages » English language.
getChildren()
Returns a table of the child categories of this category. Each element in the table is a category object representing the child category. If the category has no children, this returns nil
.
getUmbrella()
Returns a category object for the current category's corresponding umbrella category. If the current category is already an umbrella category, this returns nil
. It also returns nil
if the category has no umbrella category.
getAppendix()
Returns an appendix link (such as Appendix:French verbs) if the page exists, else returns nil
.
getTOCTemplateName()
Returns the title for a template used as table of contents with the namespace prefix.
The table of contents is designed for categories with terms in a certain language, The TOC template should be a small, one-line template; a larger template will be used if available with the suffix /full. For example, if getTOCTemplateName() returns Template:en-categoryTOC, {{en-categoryTOC}}
will be used as the small table of contents template (for categories with more than 200 but less than 2500 entries) and {{en-categoryTOC/full}}
as the full table of contents template (for categories with more than 2500 entries).
If the function returns nil
, no such template will be used.
-- Prevent substitution.
if mw.isSubsting() then
return require("Module:unsubst")
end
local export = {}
local m_str_utils = require("Module:string utilities")
local m_template_parser = require("Module:template parser")
local m_utilities = require("Module:utilities")
local class_else_type = m_template_parser.class_else_type
local concat = table.concat
local deepcopy = require("Module:table").deepcopy
local full_url = mw.uri.fullUrl
local insert = table.insert
local new_title = mw.title.new
local pages_in_category = mw.site.stats.pagesInCategory
local parse = m_template_parser.parse
local remove_comments = m_str_utils.remove_comments
local sort = table.sort
local split = m_str_utils.split
local string_sort = require("Module:collation").string_sort
local trim = m_str_utils.trim
local uupper = m_str_utils.upper
local yesno = require("Module:yesno")
local current_frame = mw.getCurrentFrame()
local current_title = mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
local inFundamental = mw.loadData("Module:category tree/data")
local namespace = current_title.namespace
local poscatboiler = "poscatboiler"
local topic_cat = "topic cat"
local ws_topic_cat = "ws topic cat"
local extra_args_error = "Extra arguments to {{((}}auto cat{{))}} are not allowed for this category."
function export.split_lang_label(title_text)
local getByCanonicalName = require("Module:languages").getByCanonicalName
-- Progressively remove a word from the potential canonical name until it
-- matches an actual canonical name.
local words = split(title_text, " ", true)
for i = #words - 1, 1, -1 do
local lang = getByCanonicalName(concat(words, " ", 1, i))
if lang then
return lang, concat(words, " ", i + 1)
end
end
return nil, title_text
end
local function show_error(text)
return require("Module:message box").maintenance(
"red",
"]",
"This category is not defined in Wiktionary's category tree.",
text
)
end
-- Show the text that goes at the very top right of the page.
local function show_topright(current)
return current.getTopright and current:getTopright() or nil
end
local function link_box(content)
return ("<div class=\"noprint plainlinks\" style=\"float: right; clear: both; margin: 0 0 .5em 1em; background: var(--wikt-palette-paleblue, #f9f9f9); border: 1px var(--border-color-base, #aaaaaa) solid; margin-top: -1px; padding: 5px; font-weight: bold;\">%s</div>"):format(content)
end
local function show_editlink(current)
return link_box((""):format(tostring(full_url(current:getDataModule(), "action=edit"))))
end
function show_related_changes()
local title = current_title.fullText
return link_box((""):format(
tostring(full_url("Special:RecentChangesLinked", {
target = title,
showlinkedto = 0,
})),
title
))
end
local function show_pagelist(current)
local namespace = "namespace="
local info = current:getInfo()
local lang_code = info.code
if info.label == "citations" or info.label == "citations of undefined terms" then
namespace = namespace .. "Citations"
elseif lang_code then
local lang = require("Module:languages").getByCode(lang_code, true, nil, nil, true)
if lang then
-- Proto-Norse (gmq-pro) is the probably language with a code ending in -pro
-- that's intended to have mostly non-reconstructed entries.
if (lang_code:find("%-pro$") and lang_code ~= "gmq-pro") or lang:hasType("reconstructed") then
namespace = namespace .. "Reconstruction"
elseif lang:hasType("appendix-constructed") then
namespace = namespace .. "Appendix"
end
end
elseif info.label:match("templates") then
namespace = namespace .. "Template"
elseif info.label:match("modules") then
namespace = namespace .. "Module"
elseif info.label:match("^Wiktionary") or info.label:match("^Pages") then
namespace = ""
end
return ([=[
{| id="newest-and-oldest-pages" class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="float: right; clear: both; margin: 0 0 .5em 1em;"
! Newest and oldest pages
|-
| id="recent-additions" style="font-size:0.9em;" | '''Newest pages ordered by last ]:'''
%s
|-
| id="oldest-pages" style="font-size:0.9em;" | '''Oldest pages ordered by last edit:'''
%s
|}]=]):format(
current_frame:extensionTag(
"DynamicPageList",
([=[
category=%s
%s
count=10
mode=ordered
ordermethod=categoryadd
order=descending]=]
):format(current_title.text, namespace)
),
current_frame:extensionTag(
"DynamicPageList",
([=[
category=%s
%s
count=10
mode=ordered
ordermethod=lastedit
order=ascending]=]
):format(current_title.text, namespace)
)
)
end
-- Show navigational "breadcrumbs" at the top of the page.
local function show_breadcrumbs(current)
local steps = {}
-- Start at the current label and move our way up the "chain" from child to parent, until we can't go further.
while current do
local category, display_name, nocap
if type(current) == "string" then
category = current
display_name = current:gsub("^Category:", "")
else
if not current.getCategoryName then
error("Internal error: Bad format in breadcrumb chain structure, probably a misformatted value for `parents`: " ..
mw.dumpObject(current))
end
category = "Category:" .. current:getCategoryName()
display_name, nocap = current:getBreadcrumbName()
end
if not nocap then
display_name = mw.getContentLanguage():ucfirst(display_name)
end
insert(steps, 1, ("]"):format(category, display_name))
-- Move up the "chain" by one level.
if type(current) == "string" then
current = nil
else
current = current:getParents()
end
if current then
current = current.name
elseif inFundamental then
current = "Category:Fundamental"
end
end
local templateStyles = require("Module:TemplateStyles")("Module:category tree/styles.css")
local ol = mw.html.create("ol")
for i, step in ipairs(steps) do
local li = mw.html.create("li")
if i ~= 1 then
local span = mw.html.create("span")
:attr("aria-hidden", "true")
:addClass("ts-categoryBreadcrumbs-separator")
:wikitext(" » ")
li:node(span)
end
li:wikitext(step)
ol:node(li)
end
return templateStyles .. tostring(mw.html.create("div")
:attr("role", "navigation")
:attr("aria-label", "Breadcrumb")
:addClass("ts-categoryBreadcrumbs")
:node(ol))
end
local function show_also(current)
local also = current._info.also
if also and #also > 0 then
return ('<div style="margin-top:-1em;margin-bottom:1.5em">%s</div>'):format(require("Module:also").main(also))
end
return nil
end
-- Show a short description text for the category.
local function show_description(current)
return current.getDescription and current:getDescription() or nil
end
local function show_appendix(current)
local appendix = current.getAppendix and current:getAppendix()
return appendix and ("For more information, see ]."):format(appendix) or nil
end
local function sort_children(child1, child2)
return string_sort(uupper(child1.sort), uupper(child2.sort))
end
-- Show a list of child categories.
local function show_children(current)
local children = current.getChildren and current:getChildren() or nil
if not children then
return nil
end
sort(children, sort_children)
local children_list = {}
for _, child in ipairs(children) do
local child_name, child_pagetitle = child.name
if type(child_name) == "string" then
child_pagetitle = child_name
else
child_pagetitle = "Category:" .. child_name:getCategoryName()
end
if new_title(child_pagetitle).exists then
insert(children_list, ("* ]: %s"):format(
child_pagetitle,
child.description or
type(child_name) == "string" and child_name:gsub("^Category:", "") .. "." or
child_name:getDescription("child")
))
end
end
return concat(children_list, "\n")
end
-- Show a table of contents with links to each letter in the language's script.
local function show_TOC(current)
local titleText = current_title.text
local inCategoryPages = pages_in_category(titleText, "pages")
local inCategorySubcats = pages_in_category(titleText, "subcats")
local TOC_type
-- Compute type of table of contents required.
if inCategoryPages > 2500 or inCategorySubcats > 2500 then
TOC_type = "full"
elseif inCategoryPages > 200 or inCategorySubcats > 200 then
TOC_type = "normal"
else
-- No (usual) need for a TOC if all pages or subcategories can fit on one page;
-- but allow this to be overridden by a custom TOC handler.
TOC_type = "none"
end
if current.getTOC then
local TOC_text = current:getTOC(TOC_type)
if TOC_text ~= true then
return TOC_text or nil
end
end
if TOC_type ~= "none" then
local templatename = current:getTOCTemplateName()
local TOC_template
if TOC_type == "full" then
-- This category is very large, see if there is a "full" version of the TOC.
local TOC_template_full = new_title(templatename .. "/full")
if TOC_template_full.exists then
TOC_template = TOC_template_full
end
end
if not TOC_template then
local TOC_template_normal = new_title(templatename)
if TOC_template_normal.exists then
TOC_template = TOC_template_normal
end
end
if TOC_template then
return current_frame:expandTemplate{title = TOC_template.text, args = {}}
end
end
return nil
end
-- Show the "catfix" that adds language attributes and script classes to the page.
local function show_catfix(current)
local lang, sc = current:getCatfixInfo()
return lang and m_utilities.catfix(lang, sc) or nil
end
-- Show the parent categories that the current category should be placed in.
local function show_categories(current, categories)
local parents = current.getParents and current:getParents() or nil
if not parents then
return nil
end
for _, parent in ipairs(parents) do
local parent_name = parent.name
local sortkey = type(parent.sort) == "table" and parent.sort:makeSortKey() or parent.sort
if type(parent_name) == "string" then
insert(categories, ("]"):format(parent_name, sortkey))
else
insert(categories, ("]"):format(parent_name:getCategoryName(), sortkey))
end
end
-- Also put the category in its corresponding "umbrella" or "by language" category.
local umbrella = current:getUmbrella()
if umbrella then
-- FIXME: use a language-neutral sorting function like the Unicode Collation Algorithm.
local sortkey = current._lang and current._lang:getCanonicalName() or current:getCategoryName()
sortkey = require("Module:languages").getByCode("en", true, nil, nil, true):makeSortKey(sortkey)
if type(umbrella) == "string" then
insert(categories, ("]"):format(umbrella, sortkey))
else
insert(categories, ("]"):format(umbrella:getCategoryName(), sortkey))
end
end
-- Check for various unwanted parser functions, which should be integrated into the category tree data instead.
-- Note: HTML comments shouldn't be removed from `content` until after this step, as they can affect the result.
local content = current_title:getContent()
if not content then
-- This happens when using ] to call {{auto cat}} on a nonexistent category page,
-- which is needed by Benwing's create_wanted_categories.py script.
return
end
local defaultsort, displaytitle, page_has_param
for node in parse(content):__pairs("next_node") do
local node_class = class_else_type(node)
if node_class == "template" then
local name = node:get_name()
if name == "DEFAULTSORT:" and not defaultsort then
insert(categories, "]")
defaultsort = true
elseif name == "DISPLAYTITLE:" and not displaytitle then
insert(categories,"]")
displaytitle = true
end
elseif node_class == "parameter" and not page_has_param then
insert(categories,"]")
page_has_param = true
end
end
-- Check for raw category markup, which should also be integrated into the category tree data.
content = remove_comments(content, "BOTH")
local head = content:find("[[", 1, true)
while head do
local close = content:find("]]", head + 2, true)
if not close then
break
end
-- Make sure there are no intervening "[[" between head and close.
local open = content:find("[[", head + 2, true)
while open and open < close do
head = open
open = content:find("[[", head + 2, true)
end
local cat = content:sub(head + 2, close - 1)
local colon = cat:match("^**():")
if colon then
local pipe = cat:find("|", colon + 1, true)
if pipe ~= #cat then
local title = new_title(pipe and cat:sub(1, pipe - 1) or cat)
if title and title.namespace == 14 then
insert(categories,"]")
break
end
end
end
head = open
end
end
local function generate_output(current)
if current then
for _, functionName in pairs{
"getBreadcrumbName",
"getDataModule",
"canBeEmpty",
"getDescription",
"getParents",
"getChildren",
"getUmbrella",
"getAppendix",
"getTOCTemplateName",
} do
if type(current) ~= "function" then
require("Module:debug").track{"category tree/missing function", "category tree/missing function/" .. functionName}
end
end
end
local boxes, display, categories = {}, {}, {}
-- Categories should never show files as a gallery.
insert(categories, "__NOGALLERY__")
if current_frame:getParent():getTitle() == "Template:auto cat" then
insert(categories, "]")
end
-- Check if the category is empty
local totalPages = pages_in_category(current_title.text, "all")
local hugeCategory = totalPages > 1000000 -- 1 million
-- Categorize huge categories, as they cause DynamicPageList to time out and make the category inaccessible.
if hugeCategory then
insert(categories, "]")
end
-- Are the parameters valid?
if not current then
insert(categories, "]")
insert(categories, totalPages == 0 and "]" or nil)
insert(display, show_error(
"Double-check the category name for typos. <br>" ..
"] to check if this category should be created under a different name (for example, "Fruits" instead of "Fruit"). <br>' ..
"To add a new category to Wiktionary's category tree, please consult " .. current_frame:expandTemplate{title = "section link", args = {
"Help:Category#How_to_create_a_category",
}} .. "."))
-- Exit here, as all code beyond here relies on current not being nil
return concat(categories, "") .. concat(display, "\n\n"), true
end
-- Does the category have the correct name?
local currentName = current:getCategoryName()
local correctName = current_title.text == currentName
if not correctName then
insert(categories, "]")
insert(display, show_error(("Based on the data in the category tree, this category should be called ''']'''."):format(currentName)))
end
-- Add cleanup category for empty categories.
local canBeEmpty = current:canBeEmpty()
if canBeEmpty and correctName then
insert(categories, " __EXPECTUNUSEDCATEGORY__")
elseif totalPages == 0 then
insert(categories, "]")
end
if current:isHidden() then
insert(categories, "__HIDDENCAT__")
end
-- Put all the float-right stuff into a <div> that does not clear, so that float-left stuff like the breadcrumbs and
-- description can go opposite the float-right stuff without vertical space.
insert(boxes, "<div style=\"float: right;\">")
insert(boxes, show_topright(current))
insert(boxes, show_editlink(current))
insert(boxes, show_related_changes())
-- Show pagelist, unless it's a huge category (since they can't use DynamicPageList - see above).
if not hugeCategory then
insert(boxes, show_pagelist(current))
end
insert(boxes, "</div>")
-- Generate the displayed information
insert(display, show_breadcrumbs(current))
insert(display, show_also(current))
insert(display, show_description(current))
insert(display, show_appendix(current))
insert(display, show_children(current))
insert(display, show_TOC(current))
insert(display, show_catfix(current))
insert(display, '<br class="clear-both-in-vector-2022-only">')
show_categories(current, categories)
return concat(boxes, "\n") .. "\n" .. concat(display, "\n\n") .. concat(categories, "")
end
--[==[
List of handler functions that try to match the page name. A handler should return the name of a submodule to
] and an info table which is passed as an argument to the submodule. If a handler does not
recognize the page name, it should return nil. Note that the order of handlers matters!
]==]
local handlers = {}
-- ws topic cat
insert(handlers, function(title)
local code, label = title:match("^Thesaurus:(%l*%a):(.+)")
if code then
return ws_topic_cat, {label = label, code = code}
end
end)
-- Topical categories
insert(handlers, function(title)
local code, label = title:match("^(%l*%a):(.+)")
if code then
return topic_cat, {label = label, code = code}
end
end)
-- Lect categories e.g. for ] or ]
insert(handlers, function(title, args)
local lect = args.lect or args.dialect
if lect ~= "" and yesno(lect, true) then -- Same as boolean in ].
return poscatboiler, {label = title, args = args, raw = true}
end
end)
-- poscatboiler lang-specific
insert(handlers, function(title, args)
local lang, label = export.split_lang_label(title)
if not lang then
return
end
local baseLabel, script = label:match("(.+) in (.-) script$")
if script and baseLabel ~= "terms" then
local scriptObj = require("Module:scripts").getByCanonicalName(script)
if scriptObj then
return poscatboiler, {label = baseLabel, code = lang:getCode(), sc = scriptObj:getCode(), args = args}
end
end
return poscatboiler, {label = label, code = lang:getCode(), args = args}
end)
-- poscatboiler umbrella category
insert(handlers, function(title, args)
local label = title:match("(.+) by language$")
if label then
-- The poscatboiler code will appropriately lowercase if needed.
return poscatboiler, {label = label, args = args}
end
end)
-- ws topic cat
insert(handlers, function(title)
local label = title:match("^Thesaurus:(.+)")
if label then
return ws_topic_cat, {label = label}
end
end)
-- topic cat
insert(handlers, function(title)
return topic_cat, {label = title}
end)
-- poscatboiler raw handlers
insert(handlers, function(title, args)
return poscatboiler, {label = title, args = args, raw = true}
end)
-- poscatboiler umbrella handlers without 'by language'
insert(handlers, function(title, args)
return poscatboiler, {label = title, args = args}
end)
function export.show(frame)
local args, other_args = require("Module:parameters").process(frame:getParent().args, {
= {type = "title", sublist = "comma without whitespace", namespace = 14}
}, true)
if args.also then
for k, arg in next, args.also do
args.also = arg.prefixedText
end
end
for k, arg in next, other_args do
other_args = trim(arg)
end
if namespace == 10 then -- Template
return "(This template should be used on pages in the ] namespace.)"
elseif namespace ~= 14 then -- Category
error("This template/module can only be used on pages in the ] namespace.")
end
local first_fail_args_handled, first_fail_cattext
-- Go through each handler in turn. If a handler doesn't recognize the format of the
-- category, it will return nil, and we will consider the next handler. Otherwise,
-- it returns a template name and arguments to call it with, but even then, that template
-- might return an error, and we need to consider the next handler. This happens,
-- for example, with the category "CAT:Mato Grosso, Brazil", where "Mato" is the name of
-- a language, so the handler for {{poscatboiler}} fires and tries to find a label
-- "Grosso, Brazil". This throws an error, and previously, this blocked fruther handler
-- consideration, but now we check for the error and continue checking handlers;
-- eventually, {{topic cat}} will fire and correctly handle the category.
for _, handler in ipairs(handlers) do
-- Use a new title object and args table for each handler, to keep them isolated.
local submodule, info = handler(current_title.text, deepcopy(other_args))
if submodule then
info.also = deepcopy(args.also)
require("Module:debug").track("auto cat/" .. submodule)
-- `failed` is true if no match was found.
submodule = require("Module:category tree/" .. submodule)
local cattext, failed = generate_output(submodule.main(info))
if failed then
if not first_fail_cattext then
first_fail_cattext = cattext
first_fail_args_handled = info.args and true or false
end
elseif not info.args and next(other_args) then
error(extra_args_error)
else
return cattext
end
end
end
-- If there were no matches, throw an error if any arguments were given, or otherwise return the cattext
-- from the first fail encountered. The final handlers call the boilers unconditionally, so there should
-- always be something to return.
if not first_fail_args_handled and next(other_args) then
error(extra_args_error)
end
return first_fail_cattext
end
-- TODO: new test entrypoint.
return export