Template talk:Project infrastructure

Hijack

@Hooray: This idea is too useful, so I might hijack it ;) I'll move this from {{Project URL}} to {{project infrastructure}}. Then the default option can be mode=url. I would like to have a mode=name returning SourceForge, and mode=abbrev returning sf. I will then use this in the {{repo link}} family of templates to make the subtemplates 100% independent of the current infrastructure, so that the links will be timeless :) This single template could end up being the sole reference to SourceForge and other infrastructure on the whole wiki.

Bugman (talk) 02:08, 26 February 2016 (EST)

yes, that was the idea - I was just expecting to spend a few weeks doing this, and not to come back realizing that you finished the whole thing in a few hours. So, thank you very much for doing this. It is good for us to learn from the sourceforge transition and try to prevent certain issues in the future.--Hooray (talk) 06:43, 26 February 2016 (EST)

Forum

probably need to extend the template a little to support this use-case: http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Template:Forum&action=history

--Hooray (talk) 06:28, 26 February 2016 (EST)

I guess an optional 'urn' parameter for appending to the URL, as well as a 'text' parameter to change the name of the link would do. Then {{forum}} could transclude this template.

Bugman (talk) 06:56, 26 February 2016 (EST)

Done.

Bugman (talk) 08:38, 26 February 2016 (EST)

Other URLs

• scenemodels.flightgear.org
• liveries.flightgear.org
• multiplayer map
• add ticket/issue tracker template here ?

Some suggestions

First off, implement this step by step, and think the architecture through during the process. Do not lock yourself in early.

I still have frustrations with annoying inconsistencies and non user friendly naming schemes in the FlightGear screenshot categories due to "flash-implementing" early ideas before thinking them through thoroughly.

—Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:26, 27 February 2016 (EST)

The mode parameter

I think the mode parameter is slightly ambiguous and maybe misleading. I would expect it to be something like for example type or infrastructure rather than mode.

As this is an unnamed parameter this is merely a change in the documentation.

—Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:26, 27 February 2016 (EST)

I agree. This was just a quick and random choice, as I've been generating a lot of template content very quickly recently with the aim of having practical and functional implementations. So no real thought has gone into this. I'd suggest type to allow this template to be a universal resource.

Bugman (talk) 16:37, 27 February 2016 (EST)

The name value of the mode parameter

I would say that even though it is an important part of the project infrastructure SourceForge is merely the host of the main repositories.

Here I would probably rather expect something like for example host or main-repo rather than name.

—Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:26, 27 February 2016 (EST)

Slight variation of the current architecture

This might make for a slightly more complex template, but consider this:

{{project infrastructure|infrastructure|attribute}}

All parameters would be optional optional. If none is given it could e.g. default to the URL of the project page at SourceForge.

infrastructure

Name of the infrastucture, e.g. forum, wiki, main-repo, scenedb or website. Could e.g. default to main-repo

attribute

One of several attributes associated with the infrastructure, e.g. name, abbreviation, url, host etc. Could e.g. default to url

I think the template would be slightly more flexible this way.

It could be implemented with two levels of {{#switch: }} parser functions and use the #default = case to catch most errors. Something like:

{{#switch: {{{1|main-repo}}}
 | wiki = {{#switch: {{{2|url}}}
   | name = FlightGear wiki
   | short-name = wiki
   | url = http://wiki.flightgear.org
   | #default = {{error|Attribute '''{{{2}}}''' invalid for infrastructure '''wiki'''|project infrastructure}}
  }}
 | main-repo = {{#switch: {{{2|url}}}
   | name = Main FlightGear repository
   | short-name = main repo
   | host-name = SourceForge
   | host-short-name = SF
   | host-url = http://www.sourceforge.com
   | url = http://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/
   | #default = {{error|Attribute '''{{{2}}}''' invalid for infrastructure '''main-repo'''|project infrastructure}}
  }}
 | #default = {{error|Invalid '''infrastructure''' parameter|project infrastructure}}
}}

The template documentation should probably be complemented by a table of available infrastructure and attribute combinations.

—Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:26, 27 February 2016 (EST)