Module:RootFinder

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:RootFinder/doc

local p = {}

-- Function to get the root language by traversing up the hierarchy
local function get_root_language(language)
    local parent_prop = "Is Variety Of"
    local level = 0
    local output = {}

    -- Loop upwards to find the root language
    while true do
        level = level + 1
        local query = "[[" .. language .. "]]|?" .. parent_prop
        local result = mw.smw.ask{ query }

        -- Log the query result to the output
        if result then
            table.insert(output, "Level " .. level .. ": " .. mw.text.jsonEncode(result))
            -- Check if the property exists in the result and log it
            if result[language] and result[language][parent_prop] then
                table.insert(output, "Parent (" .. parent_prop .. "): " .. result[language][parent_prop])
            else
                table.insert(output, "No parent found for " .. language)
            end
        else
            table.insert(output, "Level " .. level .. ": No result for " .. language)
        end

        -- If no parent is found, we've reached the root
        if not result or not result[language] or not result[language][parent_prop] then
            break
        end

        -- Move up the hierarchy
        language = result[language][parent_prop]
    end

    -- Return the output for debugging purposes
    return table.concat(output, "\n")
end

-- Main function to print the full tree for the current language
function p.tree(frame)
    local current_language = mw.title.getCurrentTitle().text
    local root_language = get_root_language(current_language)

    -- Log the result of the get_root_language function
    local log_output = get_root_language(current_language)

    -- Ensure the root language is not the current language, otherwise show nothing
    if root_language == current_language then
        return "No root language found.\n" .. log_output
    end

    -- Construct the query with the root parameter
    local query = string.format(
        '[[Category:Language]] |format=tree |parent=Is Variety Of |limit=5000|root=%s',
        root_language
    )

    -- Return the processed result along with the debug output
    return frame:preprocess('{{#ask:' .. query .. '}}') .. "\n\n" .. log_output
end

return p