Module:AbilityHints

Overview

Renders a small strip of item icons showing how an ability interacts with items and used by Module:AbilitySection. Each icon displays a configured image and has a hover tooltip.

Hints can be "automatic" and "manual".

• Automatic come from Module:AbilityTable/Lists. If an ability is part of 'debuffresist' list, then it will show automatic debuff resist hint. List of enabled automatic hints is configured through CONFIG in this module. Clicking on an icon does nothing, however tooltip often will have a link to relevant item/mechanic.
• Manual hints come from {{AbilityInteraction}} blocks used on AbilitySection. Whenetever an editor describes an interaction using that block a hint will be displayed. Clicking on a hint reveals that hand-written block.

Entry point

p.get_icons(ability_key, ability_num)

Returns the rail HTML for one ability, or an empty string when the ability matches no lists.

Configuration

CONFIG

List of the icons the rail can show. Order within CONFIG does not affect the rendered output — see Display order. Each entry:

Field	Description
list	List name in Module:AbilityTable/Lists whose membership triggers the icon.
file	Image file to display, e.g. Reactive Barrier.png. Also determines the icon's position in the rail.
tip	Hover tooltip text. May contain wikilinks and simple HTML (<br>, <b>).

To add an icon, add a CONFIG row: pick the triggering list, the display file, and the tip. To re-scope which abilities an icon covers, edit the list in Module:AbilityTable/Lists.

---

-- Ability interaction hints: small item icons on ability cards showing how an
-- ability interacts with items (dispellable, reduced, blocked, etc.).
-- Membership is decided by Module:AbilityTable.is_member so these icons always
-- agree with the dynamic ability-interaction tables.

local AbilityTable = require("Module:AbilityTable")
local ability_data = mw.loadJsonData("Data:AbilityData.json")

local p = {}

-- Display order. Each entry: { list, file, link, tip }
--   list  AbilityTable list whose membership shows the icon
--   file  image file to display, e.g. "Reactive Barrier.png"
--   link  URL opened when the icon is clicked. Use a full/absolute URL: it keeps
--         the anchor title-less, so MediaWiki Page Previews (Popups) ignores it.
--   tip   hover tooltip text (may contain simple HTML such as <br> or <b>)
local CONFIG = {
    { list = "melee",           file = "Melee Lifesteal.png",  link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Melee_Lifesteal",  tip = "Benefits from melee items" },
    { list = "movementbased",   file = "Slowing Hex.png",      link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Slowing_Hex",      tip = "Disabled by Slowing Hex" },
	{ list = "debuffresist",    file = "Debuff Reducer.png",   link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Debuff_Reducer",   tip = "Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist" },
    { list = "heal",            file = "Healing Booster.png",  link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Healing_Booster",  tip = "Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction" },
    { list = "reactivebarrier", file = "Reactive Barrier.png", link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Reactive_Barrier", tip = "Triggers Reactive Barrier" },
    { list = "dispelmagic",     file = "Dispel Magic.png",     link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Dispel_Magic",     tip = "Effect can be dispelled" },
    { list = "indomitable",     file = "Indomitable.png",      link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Indomitable",      tip = "Disable prevented by Indomitable" },
    { list = "unstoppable",     file = "Unstoppable.png",      link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Unstoppable",      tip = "Disable prevented by Unstoppable" },
    { list = "platedarmor",     file = "Plated Armor.png",     link = "https://deadlock.wiki/Plated_Armor",     tip = "On-shot effect prevented by Plated Armor" },
}

-- Renders one icon: a 24px image linking to `link`. A full URL as the link keeps
-- the anchor title-less so Page Previews / Popups ignores it. The wrapper span
-- nudges the icon up 2px to match how the card renders inline icons.
local function icon_img(file, link)
    return '<span style="position:relative;bottom:2px;">[[File:' .. file .. '|24px|link=' .. link .. ']]</span>'
end

-- One full-size hint icon with a tooltip.
local function hint_icon(def)
    return '<span class="ability-hint">' .. icon_img(def.file, def.link)
        .. '<span class="ability-hint-tip">' .. def.tip .. '</span></span>'
end

-- Renders the interaction icon rail for one ability.
--   ability_key  the ability's internal key (AbilityCards .Key)
--   ability_num  the ability's slot (1-4); coerced to number
-- Returns rail HTML, or '' when the ability has no interactions.
function p.get_icons(ability_key, ability_num)
    local record = ability_data[ability_key]
    if record == nil then return '' end
    local num = tonumber(ability_num)

    local icons = {}
    for _, def in ipairs(CONFIG) do
        if AbilityTable.is_member(def.list, record, num) then
            table.insert(icons, hint_icon(def))
        end
    end

    if #icons == 0 then return '' end
    return '<div class="ability-section-hints">' .. table.concat(icons) .. '</div>'
end

return p