Module:TFA subpage transcluder

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This template silently transcludes subpages of {{TFA title}} to keep them out of Special:UnusedTemplates. It takes two parameters: the first date to transclude and the final date to transclude. If no end date it given, it will default to seven days after the current date. The module will then record transclusions of all subpages from that date until the current day. For example, {{#invoke:TFA subpage transcluder|main|November 29, 2025}} or {{#invoke:TFA subpage transcluder|main|November 29, 2025|January 8, 2026}}. It returns the number of pages transcluded.

It is highly unlikely that this module will be helpful outside of WP:USED.

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local p = {}
local Date = require('Module:Date')._Date
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs

function p.main(frame)
	local args = getArgs(frame) -- get the args
	local currentProcessingDate = Date(args[1]) -- init the current processing date
	-- set up the date to stop processing; default to seven days from today:
	local endProcessingDate = args[2] and Date(args[2]) or (Date('currentdate') + '7 days')
	local dummy = '' -- dummy variable (only used so we Do Something with each date transclusion)
	local count = 0 -- init the days counter
	
	while currentProcessingDate <= endProcessingDate do
		dummy = mw.title.new('Template:TFA title/' .. currentProcessingDate:text('mdy')).content
		count = count + 1 -- increment the count of pages checked
		currentProcessingDate = currentProcessingDate + '1 day' -- move on the the next day
	end
	
	return count
end

return p