Module:User error

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Module:User error is imported from error Module:User error on Star Citizen Wiki.

This module is imported from the Star Citizen Wiki. Although the visual appearance might be different, the functionality is identical. Please refer to the Star Citizen page for detailed documentation.

Module:User error requires Module:LibraryUtil.

Module:User error is required by Module:DependencyList.

A less intimidating version of the built-in error(...) function, to help editors fix their mistakes when transcluding a template.

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-- A less intimidating version of the built-in "error()" function, to help
-- editors fix their mistakes when transcluding a template.
--
-- @see [[wikia:w:c:Dev:Module:User error]] for a similar module.
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local checkType = require("libraryUtil").checkType;

return function (message, ...)
	checkType("Module:User error", 1, message, "string");

	local result = mw.text.tag(
		"strong",
		{ class="error" },
		"Error: " .. message
	);

	local categories = {};
	for i = 1, select("#", ...) do
		local category = select(i, ...);
		checkType("Module:User error", 1 + i, category, "string", true);

		if (category and category ~= "") then
			table.insert(categories, "[[Category:" .. category .. "]]");
		end
	end

	return result .. table.concat(categories);
end;