Cellan3: Created page with "------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Category class -- This module makes a Category class for use in Module:Article history. -- It provides a unified interface for the creation of category links. With -- this class, categories can passed between objects without concerns about -- interoperability and still have their values and sort keys easily -- accessible. ----------------------------------------------------------------..."

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Created page with "------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Category class -- This module makes a Category class for use in Module:Article history. -- It provides a unified interface for the creation of category links. With -- this class, categories can passed between objects without concerns about -- interoperability and still have their values and sort keys easily -- accessible. ----------------------------------------------------------------..."

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Category class
-- This module makes a Category class for use in [[Module:Article history]].
-- It provides a unified interface for the creation of category links. With
-- this class, categories can passed between objects without concerns about
-- interoperability and still have their values and sort keys easily
-- accessible.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local checkType = require('libraryUtil').checkType
local CATEGORY_NS_TEXT = mw.site.namespaces[14].name

local Category = {}
Category.__index = Category

function Category.new(category, sortKey)
checkType('Category.new', 1, category, 'string')
checkType('Category.new', 2, sortKey, 'string', true)
local obj = setmetatable({}, Category)
obj.category = category
obj.sortKey = sortKey
return obj
end

function Category:__tostring()
if self.sortKey then
return string.format(
'[[%s:%s|%s]]',
CATEGORY_NS_TEXT,
self.category,
self.sortKey
)
else
return string.format(
'[[%s:%s]]',
CATEGORY_NS_TEXT,
self.category
)
end
end

return Category

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