Module:Wp/bcc/HtmlBuilder/doc

The {{Deprecated template}} template notifies users that a given template has been replaced by a different one or ones, or simply deprecated (advised to no longer be used) without a replacement. This is useful when usage is different (so a redirect won't work) or you'd like to reduce the number of redirects (which makes bot parsing more difficult).

Whenever possible, it should replace the deprecated template's content entirely, so that someone using the template will see only the message.

Usage

{{Deprecated template|old template name|new template name|date=کڈا/آپرݔل ۲۰۲۴}}

Usage without a second (replacement) template name simply produces:

The template changes style depending on what kind of page it is shown on. Thus it adheres to the standardised looks for the different namespaces.

If a deprecated template is still in use on other pages, add <noinclude>...</noinclude> tags around the {{Deprecated template}} template. That way the template page will show the deprecation tag, but pages using it will not. If a template has been fully deprecated, meaning that it not in use on other pages, the noinclude tags may be removed. That way a deprecation tag will show on any page using the deprecated template. Afterwards consider nominating the template for deletion, or marking it with {{Historical template}}.

Parameters

Standard

{{Deprecated template|Old|New|dateTemplate:Wp/bcc/=Template:Wp/bcc/CURRENTMONTHNAME Template:Wp/bcc/CURRENTYEAR}}

Additional

The template can show parameters as follows:

{{Deprecated template|Old|New|parameter}}

{{Deprecated template|Old|New|<nowiki>parameterTemplate:Wp/bcc/=foo</nowiki>}}

The template can also show a note:

{{Deprecated template|Old|New|note=Further details can be inserted here}}

The

|note= parameter can also be given as

|reason= or

|result=.

Special parameters for templates outside template namespace.

|old= and |new= can be used with the full names including namespace.

{{Deprecated template|old=Template:Old|new=Wikipedia:New}}

To link to a category full of templates, use :Category:Template:Var, with a leading colon.

The

|new= parameter cannot be used with the third unnamed parameter (the one illustrating a parameter of the third template). For example, this is not valid:
Template:Wp/bcc/in5Template:Wp/bcc/!mxt
Such a feature could be added, but it has never been needed yet.

Category suppression

The template can be prevented from categorizing by adding |nocat=true. This is only intended for examples, e.g. in the template's own documentation. In that case, not only the page itself will not be categorized, but transclusions of such pages will also be prevented from categorizing in Category:Pages using deprecated templates. Do not use this parameter to passive-aggressively contest a template's documentation. Take up the matter on the template's talk page or that of a relevant other venue, such as WP:Village pump (technical).

See also

• {{Deprecated template-inline}} – same as this template, but for deprecated inline templates that are being kept around (in name, at least) for historical reasons
• {{Deprecated stub}} – for deprecated stub templates
• {{Historical template}} - for deprecated templates that are kept for historical reasons
• Wp/bcc/:Category:Deprecated templates – the category where this template lists templates it is used on
• {{Xtd}} (and related templates) – for indicating deprecated (and good, bad and neutral) examples in guidelines, how-tos and template documentation
• {{Dc}} – inline Template:Dc; {{Dc2}} variant has Template:Dc2 (both explicitly use the <del> element, and can be used in articles, e.g. about HTML or other specifications that may have deprecated features)
• {{Superseded}} – for Wikipedia pages
• {{Obsolete}} – for media files

Module:Wp/bcc/rating HtmlBuilder provides a way to construct complex HTML and CSS markup by creating a tree of nodes, similar to the Document Object Model. The result is a list of codes that are more comprehensible and maintainable than if you simply concatenated strings together. It offers a fluent interface that should look familiar to any user of jQuery.

Note: This module is deprecated in favour of mw.html.

Usage

First, you need to load the module:

local HtmlBuilder = require('Module:HtmlBuilder')

Next, create the root HtmlBuilder instance:

local builder = HtmlBuilder.create()

Then, you can build HTML using the methods of the HtmlBuilder instance, listed below.

Finally, get the resulting HTML markup as a string:

local s = tostring(builder)

Methods

To allow chaining, all methods return a reference to the builder, unless otherwise stated.

tag

local div = builder.tag('div') Appends a new child node to the builder, and returns an HtmlBuilder instance representing that new node.

done

builder = div.done() Returns the parent node under which the current node was created. Like jQuery.end, this is a convenience function to allow the construction of several child nodes to be chained together into a single statement.

allDone

builder = div.allDone() Like .done(), but traverses all the way to the root node of the tree and returns it.

wikitext

div.wikitext('This is some [[Wp/bcc/HtmlBuilder/example|example]] text.') Appends some markup to the node. It may include plain text, wiki markup, and even HTML markup.

newline

div.newline() Appends a newline character to the node. Equivalent to .wikitext('\n').

attr

div.attr('title', 'Attr value') Set an HTML attribute on the node.

css

div.css('color', '#f00') Set a CSS property to be added to the node's style attribute.

cssText

div.cssText('color:#f00; font-size:1.5em') Add some raw CSS to the node's style attribute. This is typically used when a template allows some CSS to be passed in as a parameter, such as the liststyle parameter of {{Navbox}}.

addClass

div.addClass('even') Adds a class name to the node's class attribute. Spaces will be automatically added to delimit each added class name.

Examples

local HtmlBuilder = require('Module:HtmlBuilder')

local root = HtmlBuilder.create()

root
    .wikitext('Lorem ')
    .tag('span')
        .css('color', 'red')
        .attr('title', 'ipsum dolor')
        .wikitext('sit amet')
        .done()
    .tag('div')
        .wikitext('consectetur adipisicing')

local s = tostring(root)
-- s = 'Lorem <span style="color:red;" title="ipsum dolor">sit amet</span><div>consectetur adipisicing</div>'

For more examples, please see the test cases page and the test cases results.