2 * Experimental advanced wikitext parser-emitter.
3 * See: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizard/MessageParser for docs
5 * @author neilk@wikimedia.org
8 ( function( mw, $, undefined ) {
13 * Given parser options, return a function that parses a key and replacements, returning jQuery object
14 * @param {Object} parser options
15 * @return {Function} accepting ( String message key, String replacement1, String replacement2 ... ) and returning {jQuery}
17 function getFailableParserFn( options ) {
18 var parser = new mw.jqueryMsg.parser( options );
20 * Try to parse a key and optional replacements, returning a jQuery object that may be a tree of jQuery nodes.
21 * If there was an error parsing, return the key and the error message (wrapped in jQuery). This should put the error right into
22 * the interface, without causing the page to halt script execution, and it hopefully should be clearer how to fix it.
24 * @param {Array} first element is the key, replacements may be in array in 2nd element, or remaining elements.
27 return function( args ) {
29 var argsArray = $.isArray( args[1] ) ? args[1] : $.makeArray( args ).slice( 1 );
31 return parser.parse( key, argsArray );
33 return $( '<span>' ).append( key + ': ' + e.message );
40 * Returns a function suitable for use as a global, to construct strings from the message key (and optional replacements).
42 * window.gM = mediaWiki.parser.getMessageFunction( options );
43 * $( 'p#headline' ).html( gM( 'hello-user', username ) );
45 * Like the old gM() function this returns only strings, so it destroys any bindings. If you want to preserve bindings use the
46 * jQuery plugin version instead. This is only included for backwards compatibility with gM().
48 * @param {Array} parser options
49 * @return {Function} function suitable for assigning to window.gM
51 mw.jqueryMsg.getMessageFunction = function( options ) {
52 var failableParserFn = getFailableParserFn( options );
54 * N.B. replacements are variadic arguments or an array in second parameter. In other words:
55 * somefunction(a, b, c, d)
57 * somefunction(a, [b, c, d])
59 * @param {String} message key
60 * @param {Array} optional replacements (can also specify variadically)
61 * @return {String} rendered HTML as string
63 return function( /* key, replacements */ ) {
64 return failableParserFn( arguments ).html();
70 * Returns a jQuery plugin which parses the message in the message key, doing replacements optionally, and appends the nodes to
71 * the current selector. Bindings to passed-in jquery elements are preserved. Functions become click handlers for [$1 linktext] links.
73 * $.fn.msg = mediaWiki.parser.getJqueryPlugin( options );
74 * var userlink = $( '<a>' ).click( function() { alert( "hello!!") } );
75 * $( 'p#headline' ).msg( 'hello-user', userlink );
77 * @param {Array} parser options
78 * @return {Function} function suitable for assigning to jQuery plugin, such as $.fn.msg
80 mw.jqueryMsg.getPlugin = function( options ) {
81 var failableParserFn = getFailableParserFn( options );
83 * N.B. replacements are variadic arguments or an array in second parameter. In other words:
84 * somefunction(a, b, c, d)
86 * somefunction(a, [b, c, d])
88 * We append to 'this', which in a jQuery plugin context will be the selected elements.
89 * @param {String} message key
90 * @param {Array} optional replacements (can also specify variadically)
91 * @return {jQuery} this
93 return function( /* key, replacements */ ) {
94 var $target = this.empty();
95 $.each( failableParserFn( arguments ).contents(), function( i, node ) {
96 $target.append( node );
102 var parserDefaults = {
104 'SITENAME' : mw.config.get( 'wgSiteName' )
106 'messages' : mw.messages,
107 'language' : mw.language
112 * Describes an object, whose primary duty is to .parse() message keys.
113 * @param {Array} options
115 mw.jqueryMsg.parser = function( options ) {
116 this.settings = $.extend( {}, parserDefaults, options );
117 this.emitter = new mw.jqueryMsg.htmlEmitter( this.settings.language, this.settings.magic );
120 mw.jqueryMsg.parser.prototype = {
122 // cache, map of mediaWiki message key to the AST of the message. In most cases, the message is a string so this is identical.
123 // (This is why we would like to move this functionality server-side).
127 * Where the magic happens.
128 * Parses a message from the key, and swaps in replacements as necessary, wraps in jQuery
129 * If an error is thrown, returns original key, and logs the error
130 * @param {String} message key
131 * @param {Array} replacements for $1, $2... $n
134 parse: function( key, replacements ) {
135 return this.emitter.emit( this.getAst( key ), replacements );
139 * Fetch the message string associated with a key, return parsed structure. Memoized.
140 * Note that we pass '[' + key + ']' back for a missing message here.
141 * @param {String} key
142 * @return {String|Array} string of '[key]' if message missing, simple string if possible, array of arrays if needs parsing
144 getAst: function( key ) {
145 if ( this.astCache[ key ] === undefined ) {
146 var wikiText = this.settings.messages.get( key );
147 if ( typeof wikiText !== 'string' ) {
148 wikiText = "\\[" + key + "\\]";
150 this.astCache[ key ] = this.wikiTextToAst( wikiText );
152 return this.astCache[ key ];
156 * Parses the input wikiText into an abstract syntax tree, essentially an s-expression.
158 * CAVEAT: This does not parse all wikitext. It could be more efficient, but it's pretty good already.
159 * n.b. We want to move this functionality to the server. Nothing here is required to be on the client.
161 * @param {String} message string wikitext
163 * @return {Mixed} abstract syntax tree
165 wikiTextToAst: function( input ) {
167 // Indicates current position in input as we parse through it.
168 // Shared among all parsing functions below.
171 // =========================================================
172 // parsing combinators - could be a library on its own
173 // =========================================================
176 // Try parsers until one works, if none work return null
177 function choice( ps ) {
179 for ( var i = 0; i < ps.length; i++ ) {
180 var result = ps[i]();
181 if ( result !== null ) {
189 // try several ps in a row, all must succeed or return null
190 // this is the only eager one
191 function sequence( ps ) {
192 var originalPos = pos;
194 for ( var i = 0; i < ps.length; i++ ) {
196 if ( res === null ) {
205 // run the same parser over and over until it fails.
206 // must succeed a minimum of n times or return null
207 function nOrMore( n, p ) {
209 var originalPos = pos;
212 while ( parsed !== null ) {
213 result.push( parsed );
216 if ( result.length < n ) {
224 // There is a general pattern -- parse a thing, if that worked, apply transform, otherwise return null.
225 // But using this as a combinator seems to cause problems when combined with nOrMore().
226 // May be some scoping issue
227 function transform( p, fn ) {
230 return result === null ? null : fn( result );
234 // Helpers -- just make ps out of simpler JS builtin types
236 function makeStringParser( s ) {
240 if ( input.substr( pos, len ) === s ) {
248 function makeRegexParser( regex ) {
250 var matches = input.substr( pos ).match( regex );
251 if ( matches === null ) {
254 pos += matches[0].length;
261 * ===================================================================
262 * General patterns above this line -- wikitext specific parsers below
263 * ===================================================================
266 // Parsing functions follow. All parsing functions work like this:
267 // They don't accept any arguments.
268 // Instead, they just operate non destructively on the string 'input'
269 // As they can consume parts of the string, they advance the shared variable pos,
270 // and return tokens (or whatever else they want to return).
272 // some things are defined as closures and other things as ordinary functions
273 // converting everything to a closure makes it a lot harder to debug... errors pop up
274 // but some debuggers can't tell you exactly where they come from. Also the mutually
275 // recursive functions seem not to work in all browsers then. (Tested IE6-7, Opera, Safari, FF)
276 // This may be because, to save code, memoization was removed
279 var regularLiteral = makeRegexParser( /^[^{}[\]$\\]/ );
280 var regularLiteralWithoutBar = makeRegexParser(/^[^{}[\]$\\|]/);
281 var regularLiteralWithoutSpace = makeRegexParser(/^[^{}[\]$\s]/);
283 var backslash = makeStringParser( "\\" );
284 var anyCharacter = makeRegexParser( /^./ );
286 function escapedLiteral() {
287 var result = sequence( [
291 return result === null ? null : result[1];
294 var escapedOrLiteralWithoutSpace = choice( [
296 regularLiteralWithoutSpace
299 var escapedOrLiteralWithoutBar = choice( [
301 regularLiteralWithoutBar
304 var escapedOrRegularLiteral = choice( [
309 // Used to define "literals" without spaces, in space-delimited situations
310 function literalWithoutSpace() {
311 var result = nOrMore( 1, escapedOrLiteralWithoutSpace )();
312 return result === null ? null : result.join('');
315 // Used to define "literals" within template parameters. The pipe character is the parameter delimeter, so by default
316 // it is not a literal in the parameter
317 function literalWithoutBar() {
318 var result = nOrMore( 1, escapedOrLiteralWithoutBar )();
319 return result === null ? null : result.join('');
323 var result = nOrMore( 1, escapedOrRegularLiteral )();
324 return result === null ? null : result.join('');
327 var whitespace = makeRegexParser( /^\s+/ );
328 var dollar = makeStringParser( '$' );
329 var digits = makeRegexParser( /^\d+/ );
331 function replacement() {
332 var result = sequence( [
336 if ( result === null ) {
339 return [ 'REPLACE', parseInt( result[1], 10 ) - 1 ];
343 var openExtlink = makeStringParser( '[' );
344 var closeExtlink = makeStringParser( ']' );
346 // this extlink MUST have inner text, e.g. [foo] not allowed; [foo bar] is allowed
349 var parsedResult = sequence( [
351 nonWhitespaceExpression,
356 if ( parsedResult !== null ) {
357 result = [ 'LINK', parsedResult[1], parsedResult[3] ];
362 // this is the same as the above extlink, except that the url is being passed on as a parameter
363 function extLinkParam() {
364 var result = sequence( [
372 if ( result === null ) {
375 return [ 'LINKPARAM', parseInt( result[2], 10 ) - 1, result[4] ];
378 var openLink = makeStringParser( '[[' );
379 var closeLink = makeStringParser( ']]' );
383 var parsedResult = sequence( [
388 if ( parsedResult !== null ) {
389 result = [ 'WLINK', parsedResult[1] ];
394 var templateName = transform(
395 // see $wgLegalTitleChars
396 // not allowing : due to the need to catch "PLURAL:$1"
397 makeRegexParser( /^[ !"$&'()*,.\/0-9;=?@A-Z\^_`a-z~\x80-\xFF+-]+/ ),
398 function( result ) { return result.toString(); }
401 function templateParam() {
402 var result = sequence( [
404 nOrMore( 0, paramExpression )
406 if ( result === null ) {
409 var expr = result[1];
410 // use a "CONCAT" operator if there are multiple nodes, otherwise return the first node, raw.
411 return expr.length > 1 ? [ "CONCAT" ].concat( expr ) : expr[0];
414 var pipe = makeStringParser( '|' );
416 function templateWithReplacement() {
417 var result = sequence( [
422 return result === null ? null : [ result[0], result[2] ];
425 function templateWithOutReplacement() {
426 var result = sequence( [
431 return result === null ? null : [ result[0], result[2] ];
434 var colon = makeStringParser(':');
436 var templateContents = choice( [
438 var res = sequence( [
439 // templates can have placeholders for dynamic replacement eg: {{PLURAL:$1|one car|$1 cars}}
440 // or no placeholders eg: {{GRAMMAR:genitive|{{SITENAME}}}
441 choice( [ templateWithReplacement, templateWithOutReplacement ] ),
442 nOrMore( 0, templateParam )
444 return res === null ? null : res[0].concat( res[1] );
447 var res = sequence( [
449 nOrMore( 0, templateParam )
451 if ( res === null ) {
454 return [ res[0] ].concat( res[1] );
458 var openTemplate = makeStringParser('{{');
459 var closeTemplate = makeStringParser('}}');
461 function template() {
462 var result = sequence( [
467 return result === null ? null : result[1];
470 var nonWhitespaceExpression = choice( [
479 var paramExpression = choice( [
488 var expression = choice( [
498 var result = nOrMore( 0, expression )();
499 if ( result === null ) {
502 return [ "CONCAT" ].concat( result );
505 // everything above this point is supposed to be stateless/static, but
506 // I am deferring the work of turning it into prototypes & objects. It's quite fast enough
508 // finally let's do some actual work...
510 var result = start();
513 * For success, the p must have gotten to the end of the input
514 * and returned a non-null.
515 * n.b. This is part of language infrastructure, so we do not throw an internationalizable message.
517 if (result === null || pos !== input.length) {
518 throw new Error( "Parse error at position " + pos.toString() + " in input: " + input );
526 * htmlEmitter - object which primarily exists to emit HTML from parser ASTs
528 mw.jqueryMsg.htmlEmitter = function( language, magic ) {
529 this.language = language;
532 $.each( magic, function( key, val ) {
533 _this[ key.toLowerCase() ] = function() { return val; };
537 * (We put this method definition here, and not in prototype, to make sure it's not overwritten by any magic.)
538 * Walk entire node structure, applying replacements and template functions when appropriate
539 * @param {Mixed} abstract syntax tree (top node or subnode)
540 * @param {Array} replacements for $1, $2, ... $n
541 * @return {Mixed} single-string node or array of nodes suitable for jQuery appending
543 this.emit = function( node, replacements ) {
546 switch( typeof node ) {
551 case 'object': // node is an array of nodes
552 var subnodes = $.map( node.slice( 1 ), function( n ) {
553 return _this.emit( n, replacements );
555 var operation = node[0].toLowerCase();
556 if ( typeof _this[operation] === 'function' ) {
557 ret = _this[ operation ]( subnodes, replacements );
559 throw new Error( 'unknown operation "' + operation + '"' );
563 // Parsing the empty string (as an entire expression, or as a paramExpression in a template) results in undefined
564 // Perhaps a more clever parser can detect this, and return the empty string? Or is that useful information?
565 // The logical thing is probably to return the empty string here when we encounter undefined.
569 throw new Error( 'unexpected type in AST: ' + typeof node );
576 // For everything in input that follows double-open-curly braces, there should be an equivalent parser
577 // function. For instance {{PLURAL ... }} will be processed by 'plural'.
578 // If you have 'magic words' then configure the parser to have them upon creation.
580 // An emitter method takes the parent node, the array of subnodes and the array of replacements (the values that $1, $2... should translate to).
581 // Note: all such functions must be pure, with the exception of referring to other pure functions via this.language (convertPlural and so on)
582 mw.jqueryMsg.htmlEmitter.prototype = {
585 * Parsing has been applied depth-first we can assume that all nodes here are single nodes
586 * Must return a single node to parents -- a jQuery with synthetic span
587 * However, unwrap any other synthetic spans in our children and pass them upwards
588 * @param {Array} nodes - mixed, some single nodes, some arrays of nodes
591 concat: function( nodes ) {
592 var span = $( '<span>' ).addClass( 'mediaWiki_htmlEmitter' );
593 $.each( nodes, function( i, node ) {
594 if ( node instanceof jQuery && node.hasClass( 'mediaWiki_htmlEmitter' ) ) {
595 $.each( node.contents(), function( j, childNode ) {
596 span.append( childNode );
599 // strings, integers, anything else
607 * Return escaped replacement of correct index, or string if unavailable.
608 * Note that we expect the parsed parameter to be zero-based. i.e. $1 should have become [ 0 ].
609 * if the specified parameter is not found return the same string
610 * (e.g. "$99" -> parameter 98 -> not found -> return "$99" )
611 * TODO throw error if nodes.length > 1 ?
612 * @param {Array} of one element, integer, n >= 0
613 * @return {String} replacement
615 replace: function( nodes, replacements ) {
616 var index = parseInt( nodes[0], 10 );
618 if ( index < replacements.length ) {
619 if ( typeof arg === 'string' ) {
620 // replacement is a string, escape it
621 return mw.html.escape( replacements[index] );
623 // replacement is no string, don't touch!
624 return replacements[index];
627 // index not found, fallback to displaying variable
628 return '$' + ( index + 1 );
633 * Transform wiki-link
636 wlink: function( nodes ) {
637 return "unimplemented";
641 * Transform parsed structure into external link
642 * If the href is a jQuery object, treat it as "enclosing" the link text.
643 * ... function, treat it as the click handler
644 * ... string, treat it as a URI
645 * TODO: throw an error if nodes.length > 2 ?
646 * @param {Array} of two elements, {jQuery|Function|String} and {String}
649 link: function( nodes ) {
651 var contents = nodes[1];
653 if ( arg instanceof jQuery ) {
657 if ( typeof arg === 'function' ) {
658 $el.click( arg ).attr( 'href', '#' );
660 $el.attr( 'href', arg.toString() );
663 $el.append( contents );
668 * This is basically use a combination of replace + link (link with parameter
669 * as url), but we don't want to run the regular replace here-on: inserting a
670 * url as href-attribute of a link will automatically escape it already, so
671 * we don't want replace to (manually) escape it as well.
672 * TODO throw error if nodes.length > 1 ?
673 * @param {Array} of one element, integer, n >= 0
674 * @return {String} replacement
676 linkparam: function( nodes, replacements ) {
678 index = parseInt( nodes[0], 10 );
679 if ( index < replacements.length) {
680 replacement = replacements[index];
682 replacement = '$' + ( index + 1 );
684 return this.link( [ replacement, nodes[1] ] );
688 * Transform parsed structure into pluralization
689 * n.b. The first node may be a non-integer (for instance, a string representing an Arabic number).
690 * So convert it back with the current language's convertNumber.
691 * @param {Array} of nodes, [ {String|Number}, {String}, {String} ... ]
692 * @return {String} selected pluralized form according to current language
694 plural: function( nodes ) {
695 var count = parseInt( this.language.convertNumber( nodes[0], true ), 10 );
696 var forms = nodes.slice(1);
697 return forms.length ? this.language.convertPlural( count, forms ) : '';
701 * Transform parsed structure into gender
702 * Usage {{gender:[gender| mw.user object ] | masculine|feminine|neutral}}.
703 * @param {Array} of nodes, [ {String|mw.User}, {String}, {String} , {String} ]
704 * @return {String} selected gender form according to current language
706 gender: function( nodes ) {
708 if ( nodes[0] && nodes[0].options instanceof mw.Map ){
709 gender = nodes[0].options.get( 'gender' );
713 var forms = nodes.slice(1);
714 return this.language.gender( gender, forms );
718 * Transform parsed structure into grammar conversion.
719 * Invoked by putting {{grammar:form|word}} in a message
720 * @param {Array} of nodes [{Grammar case eg: genitive}, {String word}]
721 * @return {String} selected grammatical form according to current language
723 grammar: function( nodes ) {
726 return word && form && this.language.convertGrammar( word, form );
730 // deprecated! don't rely on gM existing.
731 // the window.gM ought not to be required - or if required, not required here. But moving it to extensions breaks it (?!)
732 // Need to fix plugin so it could do attributes as well, then will be okay to remove this.
733 window.gM = mw.jqueryMsg.getMessageFunction();
735 $.fn.msg = mw.jqueryMsg.getPlugin();
737 // Replace the default message parser with jqueryMsg
738 var oldParser = mw.Message.prototype.parser;
739 mw.Message.prototype.parser = function() {
740 // TODO: should we cache the message function so we don't create a new one every time? Benchmark this maybe?
741 // Caching is somewhat problematic, because we do need different message functions for different maps, so
742 // we'd have to cache the parser as a member of this.map, which sounds a bit ugly.
744 // Do not use mw.jqueryMsg unless required
745 if ( this.map.get( this.key ).indexOf( '{{' ) < 0 ) {
746 // Fall back to mw.msg's simple parser
747 return oldParser.apply( this );
750 var messageFunction = mw.jqueryMsg.getMessageFunction( { 'messages': this.map } );
751 return messageFunction( this.key, this.parameters );
754 } )( mediaWiki, jQuery );