Module:Firehose links - Revision history

Magent: Strip SMW's span markup before matching names, or every person files as a topic (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-09-14T17:44:15Z

Strip SMW's span markup before matching names, or every person files as a topic (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:44, 14 September 2026
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	"limit=50",		"limit=50",
	} )		} )

			-- SMW wraps each value in span markup, even with link=none, and may hand
			-- the result back as a strip marker. Reduce it to the bare names first, or
			-- "<span class=smw-value>Billy Strings</span>" never equals Billy Strings
			-- and every person gets filed as a topic.
			found = mw.text.unstrip( found ):gsub( "<[^>]+>", "" )

	local set = {}		local set = {}

Magent: Split an episode's subjects into people and other topics (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-09-14T17:43:25Z

Split an episode's subjects into people and other topics (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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 -- when an episode has more than one. Linking that string whole would produce a
 -- single broken redlink -- one link containing "Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas" -- so
--- split it and link each name on its own. Linking topics is the point of the
+-- split it and link each name on its own.
 --
 -- Note for future editors: do not wrap this header in a --[==[ ]==] block
@@ Line 27: / Line 25: @@
+}
-function p.topiclinks( frame )
+local function split( raw )
-	local raw = frame.args[1] or ""
+	local out = {}
-	if raw:match( "^%s*$" ) then
+	for name in ( ( raw or "" ) .. "," ):gmatch( "%s*(.-)%s*," ) do
 		return ""
 	end
-	local out = {}
+	local people = peopleAmong( frame, names )
-	for name in ( raw .. "," ):gmatch( "%s*(.-)%s*," ) do
+	local persons, topics = {}, {}
-		if name ~= "" then
-			if NOT_AN_ENTITY[ name:lower() ] then
+	for _, name in ipairs( names ) do
-				table.insert( out, name )
+		local title = mw.title.new( name )
-			else
+		if people[ name ] then
-				table.insert( out, "[[" .. name .. "]]" )
+			table.insert( persons, link( name ) )
-			end
+		elseif title and title.exists then
 		end
 	end
 	return table.concat( out, ", " )
 end

Magent: Rename guestlinks to topiclinks; episodes record topics, not only guests (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-08-20T08:31:22Z

Rename guestlinks to topiclinks; episodes record topics, not only guests (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:31, 20 August 2026
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	-- defeats both #titleparts and any attempt to relabel the episode link.		-- defeats both #titleparts and any attempt to relabel the episode link.
	--		--
	-- The cost of link=none is that ~~guest~~ names arrive as plain text, comma-joined		-- The cost of link=none is that topic names arrive as plain text, comma-joined
	-- when an episode has more than one. Linking that string whole would produce a		-- when an episode has more than one. Linking that string whole would produce a
	-- single broken redlink -- one link containing "Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas" -- so		-- single broken redlink -- one link containing "Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas" -- so
	-- split it and link each name on its own. Linking ~~guests~~ is the point of the		-- split it and link each name on its own. Linking topics is the point of the
	-- exercise: it is what ~~connects~~ an episode to the ~~people in~~ it.		-- exercise: it is what puts an episode on the page of every person, band or
			-- place it is about.
	--		--
	-- Note for future editors: do not wrap this header in a --[==[ ]==] block		-- Note for future editors: do not wrap this header in a --[==[ ]==] block
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	local p = {}		local p = {}

	-- Values the title parser sometimes yields that are not ~~people~~, and so ~~should~~		-- Values the title parser sometimes yields that are not entities, and so
	-- be shown but never linked.		-- should be shown but never linked.
	local ~~NOT_A_PERSON~~ = {		local NOT_AN_ENTITY = {
	["and more"] = true,		["and more"] = true,
	["more"] = true,		["more"] = true,
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	}		}

	function p.~~guestlinks~~( frame )		function p.topiclinks( frame )
	local raw = frame.args[1] or ""		local raw = frame.args[1] or ""
	if raw:match( "^%s*$" ) then		if raw:match( "^%s*$" ) then
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	for name in ( raw .. "," ):gmatch( "%s(.-)%s," ) do		for name in ( raw .. "," ):gmatch( "%s(.-)%s," ) do
	if name ~= "" then		if name ~= "" then
	if ~~NOT_A_PERSON~~[ name:lower() ] then		if NOT_AN_ENTITY[ name:lower() ] then
	table.insert( out, name )		table.insert( out, name )
	else		else
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	return table.concat( out, ", " )		return table.concat( out, ", " )
	end		end

			-- Former name, kept so an older revision of a calling template does not break.
			p.guestlinks = p.topiclinks

	return p		return p

Magent: Split comma-joined guest values so each name links separately (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-08-19T16:51:35Z

Split comma-joined guest values so each name links separately (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

New page

-- Helpers for Template:Firehose.
--
-- The firehose runs its #ask with link=none, because Semantic MediaWiki
-- otherwise hands the template a pre-rendered link for every value, which
-- defeats both #titleparts and any attempt to relabel the episode link.
--
-- The cost of link=none is that guest names arrive as plain text, comma-joined
-- when an episode has more than one. Linking that string whole would produce a
-- single broken redlink -- one link containing "Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas" -- so
-- split it and link each name on its own. Linking guests is the point of the
-- exercise: it is what connects an episode to the people in it.
--
-- Note for future editors: do not wrap this header in a --[==[ ]==] block
-- comment containing wiki link syntax. Lua reads the inner brackets as nested
-- long brackets and refuses to load the module.

local p = {}

-- Values the title parser sometimes yields that are not people, and so should
-- be shown but never linked.
local NOT_A_PERSON = {
["and more"] = true,
["more"] = true,
["etc"] = true,
["etc."] = true,
}

function p.guestlinks( frame )
local raw = frame.args[1] or ""
if raw:match( "^%s*$" ) then
return ""
end

local out = {}
for name in ( raw .. "," ):gmatch( "%s*(.-)%s*," ) do
if name ~= "" then
if NOT_A_PERSON[ name:lower() ] then
table.insert( out, name )
else
table.insert( out, "[[" .. name .. "]]" )
end
end
end

return table.concat( out, ", " )
end

return p