Module:NorbyteLink/doc

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This module handles link generation for searches on Norbyte.

Usage

{{#invoke:NorbyteLink|main}}

The module automatically reads all parameters passed to the parent template {{NorbyteLink}}.

Arguments

The module loops through all arguments passed to the calling template and processes them based on their keys:

• Named Parameters: Standard named arguments are encoded and formatted as structured key:value filters (e.g., |type=weapon translates to type:weapon in the search URL).
• Positional Arguments: Unnamed positional arguments are treated as raw search terms and are appended to the URL without a key prefix.

Magic Parameters

Note: To prevent parameter leaking, all arguments starting with an underscore are treated as internal configuration and are never passed to the search URL as key:value pairs.

• _h: Controls the height (in pixels) of the rendered search icon. Defaults to 14 if not specified.
• _q: Explicitly forces its value to be passed as a raw search query without a key prefix (identical to a positional argument).
• _validate: Defaults to true. Controls whether internal spacing issues apply a tracking category (see below).

Validation & Query Flattening

The module automatically sanitizes inputs and appends the tracking category Category:Gamedata Fields for Review in the main article namespace under the following rules:

• Key Stripping (Query Flattening): If a key contains any spaces or non-whitelist characters, or if a value contains internal spaces, the key is stripped and the value is passed as a raw, keyless query term.
• Tracking Category:
  • Non-whitelist characters (outside a-zA-Z0-9_-%'()&/.) anywhere in a key or value, or spaces in a key, will always append the tracking category.
  • Internal spaces in a value field will only append the tracking category if _validate=true (or left at its default).