Module:Flags/doc

All the logics of Template:Flags are handled here. This module works together with Module:Flags/MasterData and Module:Flags/LocaleData, where the flags data is maintained.

Features

Functionality implemented:

• Full name in English or the locale language: "Andorra".
• 2 letter code - link points to full name: "AD"
• 3 letter code - link points to full name: "AND"
• Nepal and Ohio flags are shown without border.
• When a name is not found in the list, attempts to offer a Commons image and a link e.g. "Berlin" or "WHO". Error creating thumbnail:
• Size as in "size=44px" or "size=40x44px" can be defined in any position. Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail:
• Nepal, Switzerland and Vatican City have a default size of 20x17px (for the rest it's 20x22px): File:Flag of Switzerland.svg File:Flag of the Vatican City.svg
• Variants for historical flags "1901" File:Flag of Afghanistan (1901–1919).svg or "variant=1901" (for compatibility reasons) File:Flag of Afghanistan (1901–1919).svg
• Variants for labeled flags: "naval", "air force" and any other specified at FlagTranslations: "civil" File:Flag of None.svg - "naval-RMAS" File:Flag of None.svg
• Variant / label flags not found in FlagTranslations return the Flag of None but still point to the right article: "whatever" File:Flag of None.svg - "quatsch" File:Flag of None.svg
• Redirects (different names pointing to a same flag) are supported: "GB" Error creating thumbnail: - "UK" Error creating thumbnail:
• Full Commons filenames can be defined in tables when they don't follow the "Flag of " syntax: "File:Flag Belgium brussels" File:Flag Belgium brussels.svg
• Localization: "Illes Balears" File:Flag of Illes Balears.svg - "中華人民共和國" File:Flag of 中華人民共和國.svg
• Localization + variants: "Afganistan" + "1901" File:Flag of None.svg - "Regne Unit" + "civil" File:Flag of None.svg
• Flags listed only in FlagTranslations always link to the local language article: parameter "Native Peoples of Colombia" File:Flag of Pueblos Indígenas de Colombia.svg links to "Pueblos Indígenas de Colombia"

Roadmap

• Performance testing.
• Extensive testing with copies of real pages, also for non-Latin scripts and Right-to-left languages.
• Cover the rest of functionality offered by other flag templates.
• Allow editors to define the year of the event, leaving to the template the task of finding the right flag.