Module:Flags

local p = {}
 
-- Loading the flag translations module --
local translations = require "Module:Sandbox/QuimGil/FlagTranslations"
 
-- Assigning the parameter to a flag and a link
function p.flag(territory)
 
-- Searching in the translation table.
-- 3 letter code search
    if #territory.args[1] == 3 then
    for english,locale in pairs(translations.threeLetter) do 
    if territory.args[1] == locale then commonsName = english link = locale end -- FIXME this link is problematic, especially in non-English
    end end
 
-- Full name search
    for english,locale in pairs(translations.fullName) do 
    if territory.args[1] == locale or territory.args[1] == english then commonsName = english link = locale end
    end
 
-- In the absence of translation for an existing entry, links to the english/original name --
    if commonsName ~= nil and link == '' then link = commonsName end
 
-- Fallback to Commons when the parameter doesn't have an entry in the table.    
    if commonsName == nil then commonsName = territory.args[1] link = territory.args[1] end
 
-- Border for everybody except Nepal and Ohio
    if commonsName == "Nepal" or commonsName == "Ohio" then border = "" else border = "border|" end

-- Size of flag -- FIXME "size=" format isn't implemented yet because the parameter renders as  a "{{{2}}}" string. Weird.
-- Function to define the default size for the flag if needed
    function defaultSize()
        sizeExceptions = { "Nepal", "Switzerland", "the Vatican City", }
        for some,exceptions in pairs(sizeExceptions) do if commonsName == exceptions then size = "20x17px" end end
        if size == nil then size = "20x22px" end
        return size end
-- Checking whether a size parameter has been introduced, otherwise set default     
    if territory.args[3]:find("px", -2) ~= nil then size = territory.args[3] else size = defaultSize(commonsName) end
 
-- return '[[File:Flag_of_' .. commonsName .. '.svg|' .. border .. 'link=' .. link .. '|'.. size .. ']]'
return '[[File:Flag_of_' .. commonsName .. '.svg|' .. border .. 'link=' .. link .. '|'.. size .. ']]'
end
return p
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