Module:Sandbox/Matroc/TestmvloadData

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local p = {}

-- DEFINE LOAD_T1 FUNCTION HERE

function load_t1(t1_loaded, stuff, t1 ,tabletoload)
     if pcall(function()t1 = mw.loadData(tabletoload) end) then
          t1_loaded = 1                            -- LOAD TABLE FIRST TIME and SET VARIABLE t1_loaded to 1 AS IT IS NOW LOADED!
               stuff = stuff .. "TABLE t1 is not LOADED -- LOADED TABLE t1 via function load_t1<BR />"
          else
               error ("Unable to load table t1")      -- THIS IS LUA ERROR - FAILURE FOR LOADING TABLE
       end    		  
   return t1_loaded, stuff, t1
end

-- MAIN MODULE FUNCTION HERE

function p.testloader ( frame )
         local stuff = ""    ---- RETURN SOMETHING
         local t1 = {}       ---- local array for table1
         local t1_loaded = 0 ---- NO TABLE 1 is NOT LOADED!
         local tabletoload = "Module:" .. frame.args[1]
         local lukfor = frame.args[2] or ""
         local foundit = ""

         -- NOT LOADING TABLE t1 in beginning

         -- DOING A LOT OF THINGS WHICH MIGHT NOT REQUIRE A TABLE BEING LOADED
	 -- AND POSSIBLY DO A RETURN HERE 
		  
         -- NOT DONE YET! HMM HAS TABLE BEEN LOADED - NOW I NEED TO CHECK IF THE TABLE t1 IS LOADED OR NOT AND DO 

        if t1_loaded == 0 then 	      -- IF TABLE IS NOT LOADED SO LOAD TABLE T1  
            t1_loaded, stuff, t1 = load_t1(t1_loaded, stuff, t1 ,tabletoload)
        end
		
	if t1_loaded == 1 then 	      -- DO SOMETHING  
	      stuff = stuff .. "TABLE t1 IS LOADED -- DOING SOMETHING<BR />"
            end
		-- DO SOME MORE PROCESSING MIGHT RETURN FROM HERE OR
		-- NOW NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH TABLE t1 AGAIN
	        -- DO SOME MORE PROCESSING
		-- NEED TO DO ONE MORE THING WITH TABLE t1
		
	if t1_loaded == 0 then 	      -- IF TABLE IS NOT LOADED SO LOAD TABLE T1
               t1_loaded, stuff, t1 = load_t1(t1_loaded, stuff, t1 ,tabletoload)
            end
			
	if t1_loaded == 1 then
	    stuff = stuff .. "TABLE t1 is ALREADY LOADED<BR />"
            -- DO SOMETHING
            foundit = t1[lukfor]
            if foundit ~= nil then
                stuff = stuff .. " FOUND : " .. lukfor .. " " .. t1[lukfor]
              else
                stuff = stuff .. " - " .. lukfor .. " was NOT FOUND in TABLE: " .. tabletoload
              end
	  end
			
return stuff
	  
end

return p