VisualEditor: Transclusions editor should support parser functions and variables
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	Jul 6 2013, 9:49 AM

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Parser function syntax is generally {{#function_name : expr1 | expr2 | expr3 | ...}}

Currently VE sees this as a template with name "#function_name : expr1" and arguments "1 = expr2", "2 = expr3", etc. This makes it impossible to edit expr1 in VE.

Same for parserfunctions like urlencode and template messages. The transclusions editor should be able to handle them, preferably by invisibly detecting them and failing that with a special, user-selected mode. Until we can, we should show an explanatory message when the user attempts to add one.

See also:
T54607: TemplateData: Implement hook for extensions to document magic words and parser functions

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TheDJ created this task.Jul 6 2013, 9:49 AM

Yes, we need a special form of editing transclusions which aren't templates; I can't recall whether Parsoid gives us sufficient information to recognise these as different except for introspection.

Many of the parser functions are rarely used in the main namespace (#if, ...), but some of them are really important even in the main namespace. For example {{formatnum:...}} is probably used a lot there.

Jdforrester-WMF added a project: VisualEditor.Nov 23 2014, 10:47 PM

Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from To Triage to Freezer on the VisualEditor board.Nov 24 2014, 1:29 AM

Jdforrester-WMF lowered the priority of this task from High to Medium.Jan 9 2015, 10:55 PM

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If Parsoid doesn't automatically tell VE whether something is a template or not, could it not be done by looking at the format of the string (e.g. {{# is never a template) or comparing it to a list of parser functions?

nshahquinn-wmf mentioned this in T67644: VisualEditor: Support editing {{int:name}} blocks.Jul 23 2015, 10:31 PM

nshahquinn-wmf renamed this task from VisualEditor: Transclusions editor should have a special mode for Parser Function and Magic Word calls to VisualEditor: Transclusions editor should support parser functions and variables.Jul 23 2015, 11:00 PM

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matmarex mentioned this in T205197: Support insertion of Scribunto Lua modules using Visual Editor.Sep 24 2018, 4:32 PM

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matmarex merged a task: T249860: VE: Parser functions are treated differently than expected.Apr 12 2020, 5:57 PM

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So yeah. Matma Rex has merged T249860 with this task. Also, I will add details about this task on Wikipedia:VisualEditor.

matmarex merged a task: T50974: VisualEditor: MWTemplateDialog should visually distinguish between wikitext and template name.Nov 17 2022, 5:39 PM

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