Template documentationPurpose
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Convenience wrapper around {{Signpost/Deadline/core}} to generate formatted template parameters. This template primarily operates on two date/time input parameters, which may be defined using any standard notation supported by the #time parser function. Several other passthrough parameters are also accepted.
Input parameters
editprevious-issue
edit- Recommended format:
previous-issue=YYYY-MM-DD
The date when the most recent Signpost issue was released. (Year, month, and day; time components may be included but will be silently ignored.)
next-issue
edit- Recommended format:
next-issue=YYYY-MM-DD HH:NN UTC
The future date on which the next Signpost will be released (the deadline). (Should include time of release, in 24-hour format with timezone identifier.)
template
edit- Name of template to call. Optional, defaults to
Signpost/Deadline/core.
Passthrough parameters
editDefined by Template:Signpost/Deadline/core. Forwarded unchanged by this wrapper.
- draft
- short
- refresh
- previous-issue
- next-issue
Output parameters
editAdditional parameters are generated from the |previous-issue= and |next-issue= inputs.
writing-previous, writing-next
editComputed from |previous-issue= and |next-issue=, respectively, by subtracting "1 day" using the {{#time:}} parser function.
next-year, next-month, next-day, next-hour, next-minute
editIndividual component values split out from |next-issue= using the {{#time:}} mw:parser function. Passed to {{countdown}} by {{Signpost/Deadline/core}}.
writing-next-year, writing-next-month, writing-next-day, writing-next-hour, writing-next-minute
editThe same as the above, but for the writing deadline (one day before) instead of the publication deadline.
History
edit{{Signpost/Deadline/core}} previously required separate parameters for each year, month, day, hour, minute parameter, then manipulated them into other values or formats required. This created huge redundancy in the template code and made updating its parameters tedious. This wrapper accepts concise, human-friendly parameters, then manipulates them in advance to produce the values required for {{Signpost/Deadline/core}}, leaving its own code much cleaner and simpler.