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This module allows wikitext to read values from data modules.

Usage

{{#invoke:Data|Module:ModuleName|key1|key2|key3|...}}

Read data value key1.key2.key3 from Module:ModuleName.

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local mt = {}

function mt.__index(t, k)
	if string.sub(k, 1, 7) ~= "Module:" then
		k = "Module:" .. k
	end
	return function(frame)
		local data = mw.loadData(k)
		for _,v in ipairs(frame.args) do
			data = data[v]
		end
		return data
	end
end

return setmetatable({}, mt)