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    -- This is a meta-module for producing message box templates, including {{mbox}}, {{ambox}},
    -- This is a meta-module for producing message box templates, including
    -- {{imbox}}, {{tmbox}}, {{ombox}}, {{cmbox}} and {{fmbox}}.
    -- {{mbox}}, {{ambox}}, {{imbox}}, {{tmbox}}, {{ombox}}, {{cmbox}} and {{fmbox}}.


    -- Require necessary modules.
    -- Require necessary modules.
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    nsVals[i] = format('"%s"', val)
    nsVals[i] = format('"%s"', val)
    end
    end
    error('invalid ns parameter passed to box:addCat; valid values are ' .. mw.text.listToText(nsVals, nil, ' or '))
    error(
    'invalid ns parameter passed to box:addCat; valid values are '
    .. mw.text.listToText(nsVals, nil, ' or ')
    )
    end
    end
    self[tname] = self[tname] or {}
    self[tname] = self[tname] or {}
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    self.classes = self.classes or {}
    self.classes = self.classes or {}
    tinsert(self.classes, class)
    tinsert(self.classes, class)
    end
    function box:addAttr(attr, val)
    if type(attr) ~= 'string' or type(val) ~= 'string' then return end
    self.attrs = self.attrs or {}
    tinsert(self.attrs, attr)
    end
    end


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    end
    end
    tinsert(boxTypes, '"mbox"')
    tinsert(boxTypes, '"mbox"')
    error(format('invalid message box type "%s"; valid types are %s', tostring(boxType), mw.text.listToText(boxTypes)), 2)
    error(format(
    'invalid message box type "%s"; valid types are %s',
    tostring(boxType),
    mw.text.listToText(boxTypes)
    ), 2)
    end
    end
    return cfg
    return cfg
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    function box:removeBlankArgs(cfg, args)
    function box:removeBlankArgs(cfg, args)
    -- Only allow blank arguments for the parameter names listed in cfg.allowBlankParams.
    -- Only allow blank arguments for the parameter names listed in
    -- cfg.allowBlankParams.
    local newArgs = {}
    local newArgs = {}
    for k, v in pairs(args) do
    for k, v in pairs(args) do
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    self.type = args.type
    self.type = args.type
    local typeData = cfg.types[self.type]
    local typeData = cfg.types[self.type]
    self.invalidTypeError = cfg.showInvalidTypeError and self.type and not typeData and true or false
    self.invalidTypeError = cfg.showInvalidTypeError
    and self.type
    and not typeData
    and true
    or false
    typeData = typeData or cfg.types[cfg.default]
    typeData = typeData or cfg.types[cfg.default]
    self.typeClass = typeData.class
    self.typeClass = typeData.class
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    self.id = args.id
    self.id = args.id
    end
    end
    self:addClass(cfg.usePlainlinksParam and yesno(args.plainlinks or true) and 'plainlinks')
    self:addClass(
    cfg.usePlainlinksParam and yesno(args.plainlinks or true) and 'plainlinks'
    )
    for _, class in ipairs(cfg.classes or {}) do
    for _, class in ipairs(cfg.classes or {}) do
    self:addClass(class)
    self:addClass(class)
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    if self.isSmall then
    if self.isSmall then
    self:addClass(cfg.smallClass or 'mbox-small')
    self:addClass(cfg.smallClass or 'mbox-small')
    end
    if yesno(args.hidden) then
    self:addClass('infobox editsection')
    end
    end
    self:addClass(self.typeClass)
    self:addClass(self.typeClass)
    self:addClass(args.class)
    self:addClass(args.class)
    self.style = args.style
    self.style = args.style
    self.attrs = args.attrs


    -- Set text style.
    -- Set text style.
    self.textstyle = args.textstyle
    self.textstyle = args.textstyle


    -- Find if we are on the template page or not. This functionality is only used if useCollapsibleTextFields is set,
    -- Find if we are on the template page or not. This functionality is only
    -- or if both cfg.templateCategory and cfg.templateCategoryRequireName are set.
    -- used if useCollapsibleTextFields is set, or if both cfg.templateCategory
    -- and cfg.templateCategoryRequireName are set.
    self.useCollapsibleTextFields = cfg.useCollapsibleTextFields
    self.useCollapsibleTextFields = cfg.useCollapsibleTextFields
    if self.useCollapsibleTextFields or cfg.templateCategory and cfg.templateCategoryRequireName then
    if self.useCollapsibleTextFields
    or cfg.templateCategory
    and cfg.templateCategoryRequireName
    then
    self.name = args.name
    self.name = args.name
    if self.name then
    if self.name then
    local templateName = mw.ustring.match(self.name, '^[tT][eE][mM][pP][lL][aA][tT][eE][%s_]*:[%s_]*(.*)$') or self.name
    local templateName = mw.ustring.match(
    self.name,
    '^[tT][eE][mM][pP][lL][aA][tT][eE][%s_]*:[%s_]*(.*)$'
    ) or self.name
    templateName = 'Template:' .. templateName
    templateName = 'Template:' .. templateName
    self.templateTitle = getTitleObject(templateName)
    self.templateTitle = getTitleObject(templateName)
    end
    end
    self.isTemplatePage = self.templateTitle and mw.title.equals(self.title, self.templateTitle) or false
    self.isTemplatePage = self.templateTitle
    and mw.title.equals(self.title, self.templateTitle)
    or false
    end
    end


    -- Process data for collapsible text fields. At the moment these are only used in {{ambox}}.
    -- Process data for collapsible text fields. At the moment these are only
    -- used in {{ambox}}.
    if self.useCollapsibleTextFields then
    if self.useCollapsibleTextFields then
    -- Get the self.issue value.
    -- Get the self.issue value.
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    -- Get the self.talk value.
    -- Get the self.talk value.
    local talk = args.talk
    local talk = args.talk
    if talk == '' -- Show talk links on the template page or template subpages if the talk parameter is blank.
    -- Show talk links on the template page or template subpages if the talk
    -- parameter is blank.
    if talk == ''
    and self.templateTitle  
    and self.templateTitle  
    and (mw.title.equals(self.templateTitle, self.title) or self.title:isSubpageOf(self.templateTitle))
    and (
    mw.title.equals(self.templateTitle, self.title)
    or self.title:isSubpageOf(self.templateTitle)
    )
    then
    then
    talk = '#'
    talk = '#'
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    end
    end
    if talk then
    if talk then
    -- If the talk value is a talk page, make a link to that page. Else assume that it's a section heading,
    -- If the talk value is a talk page, make a link to that page. Else
    -- and make a link to the talk page of the current page with that section heading.
    -- assume that it's a section heading, and make a link to the talk
    -- page of the current page with that section heading.
    local talkTitle = getTitleObject(talk)
    local talkTitle = getTitleObject(talk)
    local talkArgIsTalkPage = true
    local talkArgIsTalkPage = true
    if not talkTitle or not talkTitle.isTalkPage then
    if not talkTitle or not talkTitle.isTalkPage then
    talkArgIsTalkPage = false
    talkArgIsTalkPage = false
    talkTitle = getTitleObject(self.title.text, mw.site.namespaces[self.title.namespace].talk.id)
    talkTitle = getTitleObject(
    self.title.text,
    mw.site.namespaces[self.title.namespace].talk.id
    )
    end
    end
    if talkTitle and talkTitle.exists then
    if talkTitle and talkTitle.exists then
    local talkText = 'Relevant discussion may be found on'
    local talkText = 'Relevant discussion may be found on'
    if talkArgIsTalkPage then
    if talkArgIsTalkPage then
    talkText = format('%s [[%s|%s]].', talkText, talk, talkTitle.prefixedText)
    talkText = format(
    '%s [[%s|%s]].',
    talkText,
    talk,
    talkTitle.prefixedText
    )
    else
    else
    talkText = format('%s the [[%s#%s|talk page]].', talkText, talkTitle.prefixedText, talk)
    talkText = format(
    '%s the [[%s#%s|talk page]].',
    talkText,
    talkTitle.prefixedText,
    talk
    )
    end
    end
    self.talk = talkText
    self.talk = talkText
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    end
    end


    -- Set the non-collapsible text field. At the moment this is used by all box types other than ambox,
    -- Set the non-collapsible text field. At the moment this is used by all box
    -- and also by ambox when small=yes.
    -- types other than ambox, and also by ambox when small=yes.
    if self.isSmall then
    if self.isSmall then
    self.text = args.smalltext or args.text
    self.text = args.smalltext or args.text
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    self.imageLeft = imageLeft
    self.imageLeft = imageLeft
    if not imageLeft then
    if not imageLeft then
    local imageSize = self.isSmall and (cfg.imageSmallSize or '30x30px') or '40x40px'
    local imageSize = self.isSmall
    self.imageLeft = format('[[File:%s|%s|link=|alt=]]', self.typeImage or 'Imbox notice.png', imageSize)
    and (cfg.imageSmallSize or '30x30px')
    or '40x40px'
    self.imageLeft = format('[[File:%s|%s|link=|alt=]]', self.typeImage
    or 'Imbox notice.png', imageSize)
    end
    end
    end
    end
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    local preposition = 'from'
    local preposition = 'from'
    for _, num in ipairs(self.categoryParamNums) do
    for _, num in ipairs(self.categoryParamNums) do
    local mainCat = args['cat' .. tostring(num)] or args['category' .. tostring(num)]
    local mainCat = args['cat' .. tostring(num)]
    or args['category' .. tostring(num)]
    local allCat = args['all' .. tostring(num)]
    local allCat = args['all' .. tostring(num)]
    mainCat = type(mainCat) == 'string' and mainCat
    mainCat = type(mainCat) == 'string' and mainCat
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    catTitle = getTitleObject('Category:' .. catTitle)
    catTitle = getTitleObject('Category:' .. catTitle)
    if not catTitle or not catTitle.exists then
    if not catTitle or not catTitle.exists then
    self:addCat('main', 'Articles with invalid date parameter in template')
    self:addCat(
    'main',
    'Articles with invalid date parameter in template'
    )
    end
    end
    elseif mainCat and (not date or date == '') then
    elseif mainCat and (not date or date == '') then
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    end
    end


    -- Convert category tables to strings and pass them through [[Module:Category handler]].
    -- Convert category tables to strings and pass them through
    -- [[Module:Category handler]].
    self.categories = categoryHandler{
    self.categories = categoryHandler{
    main = tconcat(self.mainCats or {}),
    main = tconcat(self.mainCats or {}),
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    .cssText(self.style)
    .cssText(self.style)
    .attr('role', 'presentation')
    .attr('role', 'presentation')
    for attr, val in pairs(self.attrs or {}) do
    boxTable
    .attr(attr, val)
    end


    -- Add the left-hand image.
    -- Add the left-hand image.
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    local imageLeftCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-image')
    local imageLeftCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-image')
    if self.imageCellDiv then
    if self.imageCellDiv then
    -- If we are using a div, redefine imageLeftCell so that the image is inside it.
    -- If we are using a div, redefine imageLeftCell so that the image
    -- Divs use style="width: 52px;", which limits the image width to 52px. If any
    -- is inside it. Divs use style="width: 52px;", which limits the
    -- images in a div are wider than that, they may overlap with the text or cause
    -- image width to 52px. If any images in a div are wider than that,
    -- other display problems.
    -- they may overlap with the text or cause other display problems.
    imageLeftCell = imageLeftCell.tag('div').css('width', '52px')  
    imageLeftCell = imageLeftCell.tag('div').css('width', '52px')  
    end
    end
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    .wikitext(self.imageLeft)
    .wikitext(self.imageLeft)
    elseif self.imageEmptyCell then
    elseif self.imageEmptyCell then
    -- Some message boxes define an empty cell if no image is specified, and some don't.
    -- Some message boxes define an empty cell if no image is specified, and
    -- The old template code in templates where empty cells are specified gives the following hint:
    -- some don't. The old template code in templates where empty cells are
    -- "No image. Cell with some width or padding necessary for text cell to have 100% width."
    -- specified gives the following hint: "No image. Cell with some width
    -- or padding necessary for text cell to have 100% width."
    row.tag('td')
    row.tag('td')
    .addClass('mbox-empty-cell')  
    .addClass('mbox-empty-cell')  
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    local textCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-text')
    local textCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-text')
    if self.useCollapsibleTextFields then
    if self.useCollapsibleTextFields then
    -- The message box uses advanced text parameters that allow things to be collapsible. At the
    -- The message box uses advanced text parameters that allow things to be
    -- moment, only ambox uses this.
    -- collapsible. At the moment, only ambox uses this.
    textCell
    textCell
    .cssText(self.textstyle)
    .cssText(self.textstyle)
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    local imageRightCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-imageright')
    local imageRightCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-imageright')
    if self.imageCellDiv then
    if self.imageCellDiv then
    imageRightCell = imageRightCell.tag('div').css('width', '52px') -- If we are using a div, redefine imageRightCell so that the image is inside it.
    -- If we are using a div, redefine imageRightCell so that the image
    -- is inside it.
    imageRightCell = imageRightCell.tag('div').css('width', '52px')
    end
    end
    imageRightCell
    imageRightCell
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    .tag('div')
    .tag('div')
    .css('text-align', 'center')
    .css('text-align', 'center')
    .wikitext(format('This message box is using an invalid "type=%s" parameter and needs fixing.', self.type or ''))
    .wikitext(format(
    'This message box is using an invalid "type=%s" parameter and needs fixing.',
    self.type or ''
    ))
    end
    end



    Revision as of 04:39, 8 April 2014

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

    -- This is a meta-module for producing message box templates, including
    -- {{mbox}}, {{ambox}}, {{imbox}}, {{tmbox}}, {{ombox}}, {{cmbox}} and {{fmbox}}.
    
    -- Require necessary modules.
    local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
    local htmlBuilder = require('Module:HtmlBuilder')
    local categoryHandler = require('Module:Category handler').main
    local yesno = require('Module:Yesno')
    
    -- Load the configuration page.
    local cfgTables = mw.loadData('Module:Message box/configuration')
    
    -- Get a language object for formatDate and ucfirst.
    local lang = mw.language.getContentLanguage()
    
    -- Set aliases for often-used functions to reduce table lookups.
    local format = mw.ustring.format
    local tinsert = table.insert
    local tconcat = table.concat
    local trim = mw.text.trim
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Helper functions
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    local function getTitleObject(page, ...)
    	if type(page) == 'string' then
    		-- Get the title object, passing the function through pcall 
    		-- in case we are over the expensive function count limit.
    		local success, title = pcall(mw.title.new, page, ...)
    		if success then
    			return title
    		end
    	end
    end
    
    local function union(t1, t2)
    	-- Returns the union of two arrays.
    	local vals = {}
    	for i, v in ipairs(t1) do
    		vals[v] = true
    	end
    	for i, v in ipairs(t2) do
    		vals[v] = true
    	end
    	local ret = {}
    	for k in pairs(vals) do
    		tinsert(ret, k)
    	end
    	table.sort(ret)
    	return ret
    end
    
    local function getArgNums(args, prefix)
    	local nums = {}
    	for k, v in pairs(args) do
    		local num = mw.ustring.match(tostring(k), '^' .. prefix .. '([1-9]%d*)$')
    		if num then
    			tinsert(nums, tonumber(num))
    		end
    	end
    	table.sort(nums)
    	return nums
    end
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Box class definition
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    local box = {}
    box.__index = box
    
    function box.new()
    	local obj = {}
    	setmetatable(obj, box)
    	return obj
    end
    
    function box.getNamespaceId(ns)
    	if not ns then return end
    	if type(ns) == 'string' then
    		ns = lang:ucfirst(mw.ustring.lower(ns))
    		if ns == 'Main' then
    			ns = 0
    		end
    	end
    	local nsTable = mw.site.namespaces[ns]
    	if nsTable then
    		return nsTable.id
    	end
    end
    
    function box.getMboxType(nsid)
    	-- Gets the mbox type from a namespace number.
    	if nsid == 0 then
    		return 'ambox' -- main namespace
    	elseif nsid == 6 then
    		return 'imbox' -- file namespace
    	elseif nsid == 14 then
    		return 'cmbox' -- category namespace
    	else
    		local nsTable = mw.site.namespaces[nsid]
    		if nsTable and nsTable.isTalk then
    			return 'tmbox' -- any talk namespace
    		else
    			return 'ombox' -- other namespaces or invalid input
    		end
    	end
    end
    
    function box:addCat(ns, cat, sort)
    	if type(cat) ~= 'string' then return end
    	local nsVals = {'main', 'template', 'all'}
    	local tname
    	for i, val in ipairs(nsVals) do
    		if ns == val then
    			tname = ns .. 'Cats'
    		end
    	end
    	if not tname then
    		for i, val in ipairs(nsVals) do
    			nsVals[i] = format('"%s"', val)
    		end
    		error(
    			'invalid ns parameter passed to box:addCat; valid values are '
    			.. mw.text.listToText(nsVals, nil, ' or ')
    		)
    	end
    	self[tname] = self[tname] or {}
    	if type(sort) == 'string' then
    		tinsert(self[tname], format('[[Category:%s|%s]]', cat, sort))
    	else
    		tinsert(self[tname], format('[[Category:%s]]', cat))
    	end
    end
    
    function box:addClass(class)
    	if type(class) ~= 'string' then return end
    	self.classes = self.classes or {}
    	tinsert(self.classes, class)
    end
    
    function box:addAttr(attr, val)
    	if type(attr) ~= 'string' or type(val) ~= 'string' then return end
    	self.attrs = self.attrs or {}
    	tinsert(self.attrs, attr)
    end
    
    function box:setTitle(args)
    	-- Get the title object and the namespace.
    	self.pageTitle = getTitleObject(args.page ~= '' and args.page)
    	self.title = self.pageTitle or mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
    	self.demospace = args.demospace ~= '' and args.demospace or nil
    	self.nsid = box.getNamespaceId(self.demospace) or self.title.namespace
    end
    
    function box:getConfig(boxType)
    	-- Get the box config data from the data page.
    	if boxType == 'mbox' then
    		boxType = box.getMboxType(self.nsid)
    	end
    	local cfg = cfgTables[boxType]
    	if not cfg then
    		local boxTypes = {}
    		for k, v in pairs(dataTables) do
    			tinsert(boxTypes, format('"%s"', k))
    		end
    		tinsert(boxTypes, '"mbox"')
    		error(format(
    			'invalid message box type "%s"; valid types are %s',
    			tostring(boxType),
    			mw.text.listToText(boxTypes)
    		), 2)
    	end
    	return cfg
    end
    
    function box:removeBlankArgs(cfg, args)
    	-- Only allow blank arguments for the parameter names listed in
    	-- cfg.allowBlankParams.
    	local newArgs = {}
    	for k, v in pairs(args) do
    		if v ~= '' then
    			newArgs[k] = v
    		end
    	end
    	for i, param in ipairs(cfg.allowBlankParams or {}) do
    		newArgs[param] = args[param]
    	end
    	return newArgs
    end
    
    function box:setBoxParameters(cfg, args)
    	-- Get type data.
    	self.type = args.type
    	local typeData = cfg.types[self.type]
    	self.invalidTypeError = cfg.showInvalidTypeError
    		and self.type
    		and not typeData
    		and true
    		or false
    	typeData = typeData or cfg.types[cfg.default]
    	self.typeClass = typeData.class
    	self.typeImage = typeData.image
    
    	-- Find if the box has been wrongly substituted.
    	if cfg.substCheck and args.subst == 'SUBST' then
    		self.isSubstituted = true
    	end
    
    	-- Find whether we are using a small message box.
    	if cfg.allowSmall and (
    		cfg.smallParam and args.small == cfg.smallParam
    		or not cfg.smallParam and yesno(args.small)
    	)
    	then
    		self.isSmall = true
    	else
    		self.isSmall = false
    	end
    
    	-- Add attributes, classes and styles.
    	if cfg.allowId then
    		self.id = args.id
    	end
    	self:addClass(
    		cfg.usePlainlinksParam and yesno(args.plainlinks or true) and 'plainlinks'
    	)
    	for _, class in ipairs(cfg.classes or {}) do
    		self:addClass(class)
    	end
    	if self.isSmall then
    		self:addClass(cfg.smallClass or 'mbox-small')
    	end
    	self:addClass(self.typeClass)
    	self:addClass(args.class)
    	self.style = args.style
    	self.attrs = args.attrs
    
    	-- Set text style.
    	self.textstyle = args.textstyle
    
    	-- Find if we are on the template page or not. This functionality is only
    	-- used if useCollapsibleTextFields is set, or if both cfg.templateCategory
    	-- and cfg.templateCategoryRequireName are set.
    	self.useCollapsibleTextFields = cfg.useCollapsibleTextFields
    	if self.useCollapsibleTextFields
    		or cfg.templateCategory
    		and cfg.templateCategoryRequireName
    	then
    		self.name = args.name
    		if self.name then
    			local templateName = mw.ustring.match(
    				self.name,
    				'^[tT][eE][mM][pP][lL][aA][tT][eE][%s_]*:[%s_]*(.*)$'
    			) or self.name
    			templateName = 'Template:' .. templateName
    			self.templateTitle = getTitleObject(templateName)
    		end
    		self.isTemplatePage = self.templateTitle
    			and mw.title.equals(self.title, self.templateTitle)
    			or false
    	end
    
    	-- Process data for collapsible text fields. At the moment these are only
    	-- used in {{ambox}}.
    	if self.useCollapsibleTextFields then
    		-- Get the self.issue value.
    		if self.isSmall and args.smalltext then
    			self.issue = args.smalltext
    		else
    			local sect
    			if args.sect == '' then
    				sect = 'This ' .. (cfg.sectionDefault or 'page')
    			elseif type(args.sect) == 'string' then
    				sect = 'This ' .. args.sect
    			end
    			local issue = args.issue
    			issue = type(issue) == 'string' and issue ~= '' and issue or nil
    			local text = args.text
    			text = type(text) == 'string' and text or nil
    			local issues = {}
    			tinsert(issues, sect)
    			tinsert(issues, issue)
    			tinsert(issues, text)
    			self.issue = tconcat(issues, ' ')
    		end
    
    		-- Get the self.talk value.
    		local talk = args.talk
    		-- Show talk links on the template page or template subpages if the talk
    		-- parameter is blank.
    		if talk == ''
    			and self.templateTitle 
    			and (
    				mw.title.equals(self.templateTitle, self.title)
    				or self.title:isSubpageOf(self.templateTitle)
    			)
    		then
    			talk = '#'
    		elseif talk == '' then
    			talk = nil
    		end
    		if talk then
    			-- If the talk value is a talk page, make a link to that page. Else
    			-- assume that it's a section heading, and make a link to the talk
    			-- page of the current page with that section heading.
    			local talkTitle = getTitleObject(talk)
    			local talkArgIsTalkPage = true
    			if not talkTitle or not talkTitle.isTalkPage then
    				talkArgIsTalkPage = false
    				talkTitle = getTitleObject(
    					self.title.text,
    					mw.site.namespaces[self.title.namespace].talk.id
    				)
    			end
    			if talkTitle and talkTitle.exists then
    				local talkText = 'Relevant discussion may be found on'
    				if talkArgIsTalkPage then
    					talkText = format(
    						'%s [[%s|%s]].',
    						talkText,
    						talk,
    						talkTitle.prefixedText
    					)
    				else
    					talkText = format(
    						'%s the [[%s#%s|talk page]].',
    						talkText,
    						talkTitle.prefixedText,
    						talk
    					)
    				end
    				self.talk = talkText
    			end
    		end
    
    		-- Get other values.
    		self.fix = args.fix ~= '' and args.fix or nil
    		local date
    		if args.date and args.date ~= '' then
    			date = args.date
    		elseif args.date == '' and self.isTemplatePage then
    			date = lang:formatDate('F Y')
    		end
    		if date then
    			self.date = format(" <small>''(%s)''</small>", date)
    		end
    		self.info = args.info
    	end
    
    	-- Set the non-collapsible text field. At the moment this is used by all box
    	-- types other than ambox, and also by ambox when small=yes.
    	if self.isSmall then
    		self.text = args.smalltext or args.text
    	else
    		self.text = args.text
    	end
    
    	-- Set the below row.
    	self.below = cfg.below and args.below
    
    	-- General image settings.
    	self.imageCellDiv = not self.isSmall and cfg.imageCellDiv and true or false
    	self.imageEmptyCell = cfg.imageEmptyCell
    	if cfg.imageEmptyCellStyle then
    		self.imageEmptyCellStyle = 'border:none;padding:0px;width:1px'
    	end
    
    	-- Left image settings.
    	local imageLeft = self.isSmall and args.smallimage or args.image
    	if cfg.imageCheckBlank and imageLeft ~= 'blank' and imageLeft ~= 'none'
    		or not cfg.imageCheckBlank and imageLeft ~= 'none'
    	then
    		self.imageLeft = imageLeft
    		if not imageLeft then
    			local imageSize = self.isSmall
    				and (cfg.imageSmallSize or '30x30px')
    				or '40x40px'
    			self.imageLeft = format('[[File:%s|%s|link=|alt=]]', self.typeImage
    				or 'Imbox notice.png', imageSize)
    		end
    	end
    
    	-- Right image settings.
    	local imageRight = self.isSmall and args.smallimageright or args.imageright
    	if not (cfg.imageRightNone and imageRight == 'none') then
    		self.imageRight = imageRight
    	end
    
    	-- Add mainspace categories. At the moment these are only used in {{ambox}}.
    	if cfg.allowMainspaceCategories then
    		if args.cat then
    			args.cat1 = args.cat
    		end
    		self.catNums = getArgNums(args, 'cat')
    		if args.category then
    			args.category1 = args.category
    		end
    		self.categoryNums = getArgNums(args, 'category')
    		if args.all then
    			args.all1 = args.all
    		end
    		self.allNums = getArgNums(args, 'all')
    		self.categoryParamNums = union(self.catNums, self.categoryNums)
    		self.categoryParamNums = union(self.categoryParamNums, self.allNums)
    		-- The following is roughly equivalent to the old {{Ambox/category}}.
    		local date = args.date
    		date = type(date) == 'string' and date
    		local preposition = 'from'
    		for _, num in ipairs(self.categoryParamNums) do
    			local mainCat = args['cat' .. tostring(num)]
    				or args['category' .. tostring(num)]
    			local allCat = args['all' .. tostring(num)]
    			mainCat = type(mainCat) == 'string' and mainCat
    			allCat = type(allCat) == 'string' and allCat
    			if mainCat and date and date ~= '' then
    				local catTitle = format('%s %s %s', mainCat, preposition, date)
    				self:addCat('main', catTitle)
    				catTitle = getTitleObject('Category:' .. catTitle)
    				if not catTitle or not catTitle.exists then
    					self:addCat(
    						'main',
    						'Articles with invalid date parameter in template'
    					)
    				end
    			elseif mainCat and (not date or date == '') then
    				self:addCat('main', mainCat)
    			end
    			if allCat then
    				self:addCat('main', allCat)
    			end
    		end
    	end
    
    	-- Add template-namespace categories.
    	if cfg.templateCategory then
    		if cfg.templateCategoryRequireName then
    			if self.isTemplatePage then
    				self:addCat('template', cfg.templateCategory)
    			end
    		elseif not self.title.isSubpage then
    			self:addCat('template', cfg.templateCategory)
    		end
    	end
    
    	-- Add template error category.
    	if cfg.templateErrorCategory then
    		local templateErrorCategory = cfg.templateErrorCategory
    		local templateCat, templateSort
    		if not self.name and not self.title.isSubpage then
    			templateCat = templateErrorCategory
    		elseif self.isTemplatePage then
    			local paramsToCheck = cfg.templateErrorParamsToCheck or {}
    			local count = 0
    			for i, param in ipairs(paramsToCheck) do
    				if not args[param] then
    					count = count + 1
    				end
    			end
    			if count > 0 then
    				templateCat = templateErrorCategory
    				templateSort = tostring(count)
    			end
    			if self.categoryNums and #self.categoryNums > 0 then
    				templateCat = templateErrorCategory
    				templateSort = 'C'
    			end
    		end
    		self:addCat('template', templateCat, templateSort)
    	end
    
    	-- Categories for all namespaces.
    	if self.invalidTypeError then
    		local allSort = (self.nsid == 0 and 'Main:' or '') .. self.title.prefixedText
    		self:addCat('all', 'Wikipedia message box parameter needs fixing', allSort)
    	end
    	if self.isSubstituted then
    		self:addCat('all', 'Pages with incorrectly substituted templates')
    	end
    
    	-- Convert category tables to strings and pass them through
    	-- [[Module:Category handler]].
    	self.categories = categoryHandler{
    		main = tconcat(self.mainCats or {}),
    		template = tconcat(self.templateCats or {}),
    		all = tconcat(self.allCats or {}),
    		nocat = args.nocat,
    		demospace = self.demospace,
    		page = self.pageTitle and self.pageTitle.prefixedText or nil
    	}
    end
    
    function box:export()
    	local root = htmlBuilder.create()
    
    	-- Add the subst check error.
    	if self.isSubstituted and self.name then
    		root
    			.tag('b')
    				.addClass('error')
    				.wikitext(format(
    					'Template <code>%s[[Template:%s|%s]]%s</code> has been incorrectly substituted.',
    					mw.text.nowiki('{{'), self.name, self.name, mw.text.nowiki('}}')
    				))
    	end
    
    	-- Create the box table.
    	local boxTable = root.tag('table')
    	boxTable
    		.attr('id', self.id)
    	for i, class in ipairs(self.classes or {}) do
    		boxTable
    			.addClass(class)
    	end
    	boxTable
    		.cssText(self.style)
    		.attr('role', 'presentation')
    	for attr, val in pairs(self.attrs or {}) do
    		boxTable
    			.attr(attr, val)
    	end
    
    	-- Add the left-hand image.
    	local row = boxTable.tag('tr')
    	if self.imageLeft then
    		local imageLeftCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-image')
    		if self.imageCellDiv then
    			-- If we are using a div, redefine imageLeftCell so that the image
    			-- is inside it. Divs use style="width: 52px;", which limits the
    			-- image width to 52px. If any images in a div are wider than that,
    			-- they may overlap with the text or cause other display problems.
    			imageLeftCell = imageLeftCell.tag('div').css('width', '52px') 
    		end
    		imageLeftCell
    			.wikitext(self.imageLeft)
    	elseif self.imageEmptyCell then
    		-- Some message boxes define an empty cell if no image is specified, and
    		-- some don't. The old template code in templates where empty cells are
    		-- specified gives the following hint: "No image. Cell with some width
    		-- or padding necessary for text cell to have 100% width."
    		row.tag('td')
    			.addClass('mbox-empty-cell') 
    			.cssText(self.imageEmptyCellStyle)
    	end
    
    	-- Add the text.
    	local textCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-text')
    	if self.useCollapsibleTextFields then
    		-- The message box uses advanced text parameters that allow things to be
    		-- collapsible. At the moment, only ambox uses this.
    		textCell
    			.cssText(self.textstyle)
    		local textCellSpan = textCell.tag('span')
    		textCellSpan
    			.addClass('mbox-text-span')
    			.wikitext(self.issue)
    		if not self.isSmall then
    			textCellSpan
    				.tag('span')
    					.addClass('hide-when-compact')
    					.wikitext(self.talk and ' ' .. self.talk)
    					.wikitext(self.fix and ' ' .. self.fix)
    		end
    		textCellSpan
    			.wikitext(self.date and ' ' .. self.date)
    		if not self.isSmall then
    			textCellSpan
    				.tag('span')
    				.addClass('hide-when-compact')
    				.wikitext(self.info and ' ' .. self.info)
    		end
    	else
    		-- Default text formatting - anything goes.
    		textCell
    			.cssText(self.textstyle)
    			.wikitext(self.text)
    	end
    
    	-- Add the right-hand image.
    	if self.imageRight then
    		local imageRightCell = row.tag('td').addClass('mbox-imageright')
    		if self.imageCellDiv then
    			-- If we are using a div, redefine imageRightCell so that the image
    			-- is inside it.
    			imageRightCell = imageRightCell.tag('div').css('width', '52px')
    		end
    		imageRightCell
    			.wikitext(self.imageRight)
    	end
    
    	-- Add the below row.
    	if self.below then
    		boxTable.tag('tr')
    			.tag('td')
    				.attr('colspan', self.imageRight and '3' or '2')
    				.addClass('mbox-text')
    				.cssText(self.textstyle)
    				.wikitext(self.below)
    	end
    
    	-- Add error message for invalid type parameters.
    	if self.invalidTypeError then
    		root
    			.tag('div')
    				.css('text-align', 'center')
    				.wikitext(format(
    					'This message box is using an invalid "type=%s" parameter and needs fixing.',
    					self.type or ''
    				))
    	end
    
    	-- Add categories.
    	root
    		.wikitext(self.categories)
    
    	return tostring(root)
    end
    
    local function main(boxType, args)
    	local outputBox = box.new()
    	outputBox:setTitle(args)
    	local cfg = outputBox:getConfig(boxType)
    	args = outputBox:removeBlankArgs(cfg, args)
    	outputBox:setBoxParameters(cfg, args)
    	return outputBox:export()
    end
    
    local function makeWrapper(boxType)
    	return function (frame)
    		local args = getArgs(frame, {trim = false, removeBlanks = false})
    		return main(boxType, args)
    	end
    end
    
    local p = {
    	main = main,
    	mbox = makeWrapper('mbox')
    }
    
    for boxType in pairs(cfgTables) do
    	p[boxType] = makeWrapper(boxType)
    end
    
    return p