Template talk:Lua

Request for two additions

This template has an option to be used on module pages, which then changes the text shown to This module uses Lua:. I was wondering if it would be possible to add an option to list two things.

• Module dependencies (modules the current module uses to function - basically anything used in a require() function) - the title would then be changed to: This module dependencies: (or something similar). The current title is just not that clear on the importance of that the modules listed there.
• Template it implements - It should be made more clear what relationship a cetrain module has with a template. So that Module:Do something very specific will link to Template:Do something very specific in the same way as currently a template uses this template. The header should be something like This module implements:. --Gonnym (talk) 12:02, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

@Gonnym I like both of these ideas. I also think it would be useful if we could specify the function of a module that is used by a template. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 09:13, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

What happend to this? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits; 11:32, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Lua error in Module:Lua_banner at line 113: attempt to index field 'edit' (a nil value).

Lua error on Template:Infobox book/wikidata: Lua error in Module:Lua_banner at line 113: attempt to index field 'edit' (a nil value). --Gonnym (talk) 12:28, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Gonnym, fixed: Special:Diff/978558819. The root cause is Module:Listify not existing. Perhaps Module:Lua banner could be updated to handle such cases better. —⁠andrybak (talk) 16:56, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello, hoping you maybe able to help me. I am having trouble with this same issue on the rw.wp. Was a solution ever found? example: https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:Format_TemplateData BevoLJ (talk) 00:55, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

@BevoLJ: have you resolved this issue? I am having the same here: https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:Documentation Zygimantus (talk) 21:40, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello, was there ever a fix for this issue? I am getting it when using Template:Infobox. Trying to narrow down issues where row data does not appear at all. Runefire3 (talk) 02:31, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

I want to document that {{Airport-Statistics}} uses c:Module:Airport statistics filtered, and encounter this issue. It's probably an unintended use case, but I think it makes sense (and looks OK-ish on subpage TM:Airport-Statistics/doc). -Srapoj (talk) 10:13, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

The Extension:Chart case has been solved by a new template {{Uses Chart}}. However there are other possible usages of foreign site Lua modules (e.g. Module:Unicode data). It might still worth fixing this issue. Srapoj (talk) 22:13, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Make the template work with 0 parameters by setting the module with the same name as default

The current {{lua}} template returns an error when used without any arguments. I want a default value of the first parameter to be set to the module with the same name as the template it is transcluded in. For example, if {{lua}} is placed on Template:Hatnote/doc, then it should behave like {{lua|hatnote}}. JsfasdF252 (talk) 16:44, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Was this done? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits; 11:32, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Error search

I propose that we add a second parenthetical link for each module to this template, using {{Module error search}} that would include a search like:

• Module:Example (sandbox; errors)

-- Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits; 11:23, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

That's an interesting idea. It could be tried to see if it is useful. I added to your message at WP:VPT in an attempt to get more opinions. Johnuniq (talk) 01:07, 20 October 2026 (UTC)