Module:Flag/doc

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This Lua module is used on approximately 324,000 pages, or roughly 1% of all pages.
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Lua-native alternative to popular flag templates. Can be used to reduce post-expand include size of pages with lots of templates, since it avoids calling multilevel templates.

Usage

Generic flag templates

{{flag}} → {{#invoke:flag|}}
{{flag country}} → {{#invoke:flag|country}}
{{flag decoration}} (or {{flagdeco}}) → {{#invoke:flag|decoration}} (or {{#invoke:flag|deco}})
{{flag icon}} → {{#invoke:flag|icon}}
{{flag link}} → {{#invoke:flag|link}}
{{flag+link}} → {{#invoke:flag|+link}}

Sports flag templates

{{flag athlete}} → {{#invoke:flag|athlete}}
{{flag medalist}} → {{#invoke:flag|medalist}}
{{flag IOC}} → {{#invoke:flag|IOC}}
{{flag IOC athlete}} → {{#invoke:flag|IOC athlete}}
{{fb}} → {{#invoke:flag|fb}}
{{fb-rt}} → {{#invoke:flag|fb-rt}}
{{fbicon}} → {{#invoke:flag|fbicon}}
{{ru}} → {{#invoke:flag|ru}}

Examples

Template			Module
Code	Output	PEIS	Code	Output	PEIS
`{{flag\|CHN}}`	CHN	443b	`{{#invoke:flag\|\|CHN}}`	CHN	128b
`{{flag country\|CHN}}`	China	577b	`{{#invoke:flag\|country\|CHN}}`	China	128b
`{{flag decoration\|CHN}}`/`{{flag deco\|CHN}}`		452b	`{{#invoke:flag\|decoration\|CHN}}`/`{{#invoke:flag\|deco\|CHN}}`		107b
`{{flag icon\|CHN}}`		548b	`{{#invoke:flag\|icon\|CHN}}`		117b
`{{flag link\|CHN\|at the 2004 Summer Olympics}}`	China	497b	`{{#invoke:flag\|link\|CHN\|at the 2004 Summer Olympics}}`	China	198b
`{{flag+link\|History of\|CHN}}`	China	663b	`{{#invoke:flag\|+link\|History of\|CHN}}`	China	139b
`{{flag athlete\|Andy Murray\|GBR}}`	Andy Murray (GBR)	617b	`{{#invoke:flag\|athlete\|Andy Murray\|GBR}}`	Andy Murray (GBR)	210b
`{{flag medalist\|Andy Murray\|GBR}}`	Andy Murray Great Britain	469b	`{{#invoke:flag\|medalist\|Andy Murray\|GBR}}`	Andy Murray Great Britain	129b
`{{flag IOC athlete\|Mark Spitz\|USA\|1972 Summer}}`	Mark Spitz (USA)	346b	`{{#invoke:flag\|IOC athlete\|Mark Spitz\|USA\|1972 Summer}}`	Mark Spitz (USA)	178b
`{{flag IOC\|CAN\|1924 Winter}}`	Canada	236b	`{{#invoke:flag\|IOC\|CAN\|1924 Winter}}`	Canada	118b
`{{fb\|CHN}}`	China	560b	`{{#invoke:flag\|fb\|CHN}}`	China	151b
`{{fb-rt\|CHN}}`	China	482b	`{{#invoke:flag\|fb-rt\|CHN}}`	China	151b
`{{fbicon\|CHN}}`		444b	`{{#invoke:flag\|fbicon\|CHN}}`		163b
`{{ru\|CHN}}`	China	646b	`{{#invoke:flag\|ru\|CHN}}`	China	210b

Caveats

When used inside a template, parameters from that template are passed to the module. This can be useful in some situations, but can lead to conflicts (for example, if the parent template has a parameter |country= that is unrelated to the flag it is supposed to display). To prevent this behavior, add the |frameonly= parameter to the module call, e.g. {{#invoke:flag|deco|CHN|frameonly=true}}.