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Template sandbox and testcases for TEMPLATE_NAME[edit]Overview[edit]This page provides a clean workflow to safely edit and validate TEMPLATE_NAME:
Use this page to:
Quick links[edit]
How to test[edit]1. Edit the sandbox at Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox. 2. Open this test page and click “Show preview” to render the sandbox with inputs below. 3. Verify each testcase: Does the “Actual output” match the “Expected output”? 4. If all pass, consider copying sandbox to live using an edit summary like: “Sync from /sandbox: passes all /testcases as of YYYY-MM-DD.” Previewing tips[edit]
Test harness[edit]The following sections render the sandbox template against curated inputs. Each testcase shows:
Testcase A: Minimal invocation[edit]Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME}} Expected output: [Minimal successful output with defaults: e.g., a neutral message or basic box] Actual output (sandbox): Character and language test sandbox This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans. Basic examples[edit]
Within the template[edit]Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters. {{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: <span lang="de">A</span>, English label: A }} Preview the page to check if:
Notes[edit]
Testcase B: Common parameters[edit]Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME | param1 = Alpha | param2 = Beta | flag = yes }} Expected output: [Example: shows "Alpha" and "Beta" in designated slots; flag toggles enhanced styling] Actual output (sandbox): Character and language test sandbox This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans. Basic examples[edit]
Within the template[edit]Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters. {{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: <span lang="de">A</span>, English label: A }} Preview the page to check if:
Notes[edit]
Testcase C: Edge values and escaping[edit]Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME | param1 = [[Linked target|Visible text]] | param2 = {{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} | raw = <code><span class="x">escaped</span></code> }} Expected output: [Links render correctly; timestamp subst is literal in expected; raw shows escaped markup] Actual output (sandbox): Character and language test sandbox This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans. Basic examples[edit]
Within the template[edit]Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters. {{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: <span lang="de">A</span>, English label: A }} Preview the page to check if:
Notes[edit]
Testcase D: Internationalization (i18n)[edit]Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME | lang = ja | text = こんにちは世界 }} Expected output: [Text displays correctly for non-ASCII; applies lang attribute or rtl/ltr where applicable] Actual output (sandbox): Character and language test sandbox This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans. Basic examples[edit]
Within the template[edit]Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters. {{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: <span lang="de">A</span>, English label: A }} Preview the page to check if:
Notes[edit]
Testcase E: Error handling[edit]Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME | param1 = | required = <!-- intentionally omitted --> }} Expected output: [Shows a gentle error or maintenance category; does not break page layout] Actual output (sandbox): Character and language test sandbox This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans. Basic examples[edit]
Within the template[edit]Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters. {{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: <span lang="de">A</span>, English label: A }} Preview the page to check if:
Notes[edit]
Maintenance[edit]
Categories[edit]Copy-paste skeletons[edit]Below are ready-to-use skeletons for the sandbox and testcases subpages. Skeleton: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox[edit]<!-- Sandbox for TEMPLATE_NAME --> <!-- Copy the entire template source here; edit safely. --> {{#if:{{{required|}}} | <!-- normal output --> <div class="tmpl"> <b>{{{param1|}}}</b> · <i>{{{param2|}}}</i> {{#if:{{{flag|}}}|<span class="flag">✓</span>|}} {{#if:{{{raw|}}}|<span class="raw">{{{raw}}}</span>|}} </div> | <!-- error / missing required --> <span class="error">TEMPLATE_NAME: missing required parameter</span> [[Category:Pages with TEMPLATE_NAME errors]] }} Skeleton: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/testcases[edit]<!-- Testcases for TEMPLATE_NAME; render against /sandbox --> ; Minimal : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox}} ; Common params : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox | param1 = Alpha | param2 = Beta | flag = yes }} ; Edge and escaping : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox | param1 = [[Linked target|Visible text]] | param2 = 20250101T000000Z | raw = <code><span class="x">escaped</span></code> }} ; I18n : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox | lang = ja | text = こんにちは世界 }} ; Error handling : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox | required = }} Review checklist[edit]
Template:Terminate sentence ensures a sentence ends with a specified terminator (default: a period). It avoids adding duplicate terminators and can optionally trim trailing spaces. It attempts to ignore trailing closing quotes or brackets when deciding whether a terminator is already present. Usage[edit]Basic: {{Terminate sentence|This is a sentence}}
→ This is a sentence.
Named parameters: {{Terminate sentence
|text=He said "Hello"
|term=.
}}
→ He said "Hello".
Custom terminator: {{Terminate sentence|text=Warning|term=!}}
→ Warning!
Avoid duplicate terminator: {{Terminate sentence|text=Already done.|term=.}}
→ Already done.
Trim trailing spaces: {{Terminate sentence|text=Ends with space |trim=yes}}
→ Ends with space.
Skip processing: {{Terminate sentence|text=No changes here|skip=yes}}
→ No changes here
Append a note: {{Terminate sentence|text=Complete|note=(source: 2025)}}
→ Complete. (source: 2025)
Parameters[edit]
Behavior details[edit]
Examples[edit]
{{Terminate sentence|text=He whispered "hush"|term=.}}
→ He whispered "hush".
{{Terminate sentence|text=Complete (verified)|term=.}}
→ Complete (verified).
{{Terminate sentence|text=Alert|term=!}}
→ Alert!
{{Terminate sentence|text=Wait...|term=.|allowdup=yes}}
→ Wait.... Best practices[edit]
Lua-powered variant (optional)[edit]For more robust detection (including multilingual quotes and punctuation), create -- Module:TerminateUtil
local M = {}
local closing = {
[")"] = true, ["]"] = true, ["}"] = true,
['"'] = true, ["'"] = true, ["”"] = true, ["’"] = true, ["»"] = true, ["›"] = true
}
local function trimRight(s)
return (s:gsub("%s+$",""))
end
function M.lastVisibleChar(args)
local s = args.s or ""
s = trimRight(s)
local i = #s
while i > 0 do
local c = s:sub(i,i)
if closing[c] then
i = i - 1
else
return c
end
end
return ""
end
return M
Then update the template to call: {{#invoke:TerminateUtil|lastVisibleChar|s=text}}
This improves detection for closing quotes and brackets. See also[edit]It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template creates a dynamic navigation box using style sheet declarations in MediaWiki:Common.css and Javascript code in MediaWiki:Common.js. It displays the first parameter (the heading) with a [show] link on the right. If [show] is clicked by the user, the second parameter (the body) is displayed below the heading and the [show] link becomes [hide]. Clicking on [hide] then hides the body again and the [hide] link becomes [show] again.
The template does not provide an argument to designate the initial state of the show/hide control. In the nested case, show/hide controls in hidden content retain their state. There is no facility for collapse all or reveal all.
Usage
[edit]Full syntax
[edit]{{Hidden
| expanded=true <!--(omit for initial hidden state)-->
| style =
| headerstyle =
| header =
| contentstyle =
| content =
|fw1= |fw2= |bg1= |bg2= |ta1= |ta2=
}}
Parameters
[edit]Only two parameters are required for this template:
- header
- text for header (title); alternative to using unnamed parameter {{{1}}}
- content
- text for body (content); alternative to using unnamed parameter {{{2}}}
Optional
[edit]- style
- CSS styling for template overall.
- headerstyle
- CSS styling for title (header).
- contentstyle
- CSS styling for the hidden content.
- expanded
- any nonblank value (e.g.
|expanded=on) will cause the template to be initially expanded by default.
Note: This template will not respect the user preference "justify paragraphs".
Examples
[edit]Basic
[edit]In this example only the two required parameters are specified.
| Code | {{hidden|Title text here|Body text line 1<br/>Body text line 2}} |
| Result | Title text here
Body text line 1 |
Header background
[edit]| Code | {{hidden
|Title text here
|Body text line 1<br/>Body text line 2
|headerstyle=background:#ccccff
|style=text-align:center;
}}
|
| Result | Title text here
Body text line 1 |
CSS
[edit]| Code |
{{hidden
| style = border:1px dashed red; width: 50%;
| headerstyle = background: #ccccff; font-size: 110%;
| contentstyle = text-align: center; color:green;
| header = Title text here
| content = Body text line 1<br />Body text line 2<br />Body text line 3
}} |
| Result |
Title text here
Body text line 1 |
Issues
[edit]Show/hide button overlap
[edit]- Possible workaround is to add "padding-right:3em;" to the headercss parameter:
"{{hidden|headerstyle=text-align:right; padding-right:3em;|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.|def}}" gives "
def
"
def
- Above example with workaround:
"{{hidden|headerstyle=padding-right:3em;|abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc abc |def}}" gives "
def
"
Sections
[edit]Sections included inside a hidden block result in broken anchors in the table of contents at the top of the page.