Module:RecursiveSelectiveList

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

local p = {}
local mw = require('mw')

function p.main(frame)
    -- Retrieve parameters from the template invocation
    local args = frame.args
    local categoryName = args.categoryName

    -- Check if 'categoryName' is provided
    if not categoryName or categoryName == "" then
        return "Error: 'categoryName' parameter is missing or empty."
    end

    -- Fetch pages in the category
    local category = mw.site.getCategory(categoryName)
    if not category then
        return "Error: Category '" .. categoryName .. "' does not exist."
    end

    -- Retrieve the list of pages
    local pages = {}
    for page in category:members() do
        table.insert(pages, "* [[" .. page.title .. "]]")
    end

    -- Return the list as a formatted string
    return table.concat(pages, "\n")
end

return p