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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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. |
Important
[edit]When modifying this template, don't forget to update Template:Infobox album/color.
Usage
[edit]This is an auxiliary template which should be only used by the {{Infobox album}} template. The first parameter should be one of the codes from the table below, representing a type of album. The template returns the wikilinked version of the text.
Quick reference table
[edit]| Code | Link | Display | |
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| studio | Studio album |
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| demo | Demo album |
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| ep | EP |
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| live | Live album |
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| greatest | Greatest hits album |
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| remix | Remix album |
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| box | Box set |
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| compilation | Compilation album |
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| mixtape | Mixtape |
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| soundtrack | Soundtrack album |
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| film | Film score |
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| cast | Cast recording |
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| video | Video |
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| other | other |
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Unit test
[edit]If at any time the Expected and Obtained columns do not match, this template can be considered broken. This table makes the template automatically check itself. If a
mark is seen, it means that self test worked fine. if there is a
mark, it means the test failed. Whenever you make a modification to the template, please save the page, hit CTRL+F5, and check if all the self tests have passed. If you add a new type to the template, remember to add the type using this format:
| typename
| typereplace
| {{Infobox album/link|typename}}
| {{#ifeq:{{Infobox album/link|typename}}|typereplace|{{y}}|{{n}}}}
Replace typename with the new type name (in example, Epic soundtrack), and typereplace with the text that will appear as album type (in example, [[Soundtrack|Epic soundtrack]]).
Note: Sometimes the test may pass while previewing the page, but once saved the test would fail, no matter how many times the cache is cleared. In this case, please click to purge the cache. If that doesn't solve the problem, please post a note in the Talk page of the template and an editor will review the changes.