Module:ModuleMsg

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local p = {}

function p.get_msgs(frame, pagename, lang)
	local ret = {}
	local msgs = {}
	local page = mw.title.new(pagename)
	local raw = page:getContent()
	for msgname in string.gmatch(raw, '<!%-%-T:(.-)%-%->') do
		msgs[msgname] = true
	end
	local retmeta = {
		__index = function(t, msgname)
			if msgs[msgname] then
				local msgvalue = mw.title.new('Translations:' .. pagename .. '/' .. msgname .. '/' .. lang):getContent()
				if msgvalue == nil then
					-- English fallback
					msgvalue = mw.title.new('Translations:' .. pagename .. '/' .. msgname .. '/en'):getContent()
				end
				rawset(t, msgname, msgvalue)
				return msgvalue
			else
				return nil
			end
		end
	}
	return setmetatable(ret, retmeta)
end

return p