User:M.mendel/fetch

{{{src}}}/{{{1}}}

Usage

This template implements a "search path" for templates or pages; this ensures that a group of templates or pages keeps working even if only parts of it are moved to a new destination. Example:

{{fetch|MyExperimentalTemplate|src=''User:M.mendel}}

returns the first pagename of the following that actually exists:

1. Template:MyExperimentalTemplate
2. MyExperimentalTemplate
3. {{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/MyExperimentalTemplate
4. User:M.mendel/MyExperimentalTemplate

• The first and second option are useful if the page/template gets moved to mainspace. The third option is used when the pages are being copied to another user's userspace, the {{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}} is going to be "User:ThisUser".
• The last option should always be the original location, that is, {{{src}}}/{{{1}}} should always be the original page.

Notes

• To use fetch for template calls, it has to be wrapped in a second set of parentheses to actually execute the call:

{{ {{fetch|''MyExperimentalTemplate''|src=''User:M.mendel''}} }}

• Fetch can be used on any page as long as its name does not correspond to a template, to make it look up links. Example:

See [[{{fetch|MyExperimentalPage|src=User:M.mendel}}|MyExperimentalPage]]

• This template creates entries in Special:Wantedtemplates and Special:Wantedpages through the use of the #ifexist function.

• Tip:To link to a page for the user reading your page, use Special:MyPage, e.g. Special:MyPage/monobook.css.

To do

• Find a way to pass the src= parameter on to the called template/page.