Module:Test/data/doc

Herein lie the (current) ad hoc rules for getting from an XML to a Lua table

Elements with attributes

Move into subkey with exact name.

Def keys

defName is used as an index for the main Def table. defName remains as a subkey to the table.

<li> elements enclosing simple values

Get transformed into ordered lists (numerically indexed Lua tables).

<tradeTags>
  <li>AnimalUncommon</li>
  <li>AnimalFighter</li>
</tradeTags>

becomes

["tradeTags"] = {
  "AnimalUncommon",
  "AnimalFighter",
},

Note: an extra comma after the last item in a list is not flagged as an error in Lua.

<li> elements enclosing multiple items

<lifeStageAges>
  <li>
    <def>AnimalBaby</def>
    <minAge>0</minAge>
  </li>
  <li>
    <def>AnimalJuvenile</def>
    <minAge>0.25</minAge>
  </li>
  <li>
    <def>AnimalAdult</def>
    <minAge>0.5</minAge>
  </li>
</lifeStageAges>

becomes

["lifeStageAges"] = {
  {
    ["def"] = "AnimalBaby",
    ["minAge"] = 0,
  },
  {
    ["def"] = "AnimalJuvenile",
    ["minAge"] = 0.25,
  },
  {
    ["def"] = "AnimalAdult",
    ["minAge"] = 0.5,
  },
},

Ranges (1~2)

TODO

Curve points

<litterSizeCurve>
  <points>
    <li>(1.0, 0)</li>
    <li>(1.5, 1)</li>
    <li>(2.0, 1)</li>
    <li>(2.5, 0)</li>
</points>

becomes

["litterSizeCurve"] = {
  ["points"] = {
    {0.5, 0},
    {1, 1},
    {1.5, 1},
    {2.0, 0},
  },
},