Extension:DynamicFunctions

This extension defines an additional set of parser functions that provide dynamic functionality and cannot be cached.

''CAUTION: Due to 5683 these functions may not work properly in early versions of 1.7 when the page on which they are invoked has recently been edited. To restore expected behavior, upgrade to the latest version, or install the DisableCache hack.''

Functions
This module defines four functions: arg, ip, rand, and skin. All of these functions operate in constant time.

#arg:
The #arg function returns the value of the given URL argument. The syntax is:

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The default parameter is optional; if defined, it is returned when the argument does not exist.

Thus, instead of including a page for given parameter values, this allows linking to a page for given parameter values. Syntax for linking: external link style with zero or more times "&parameter name=parameter value" added to the URL. The link can be to the same page with different parameter values, or to a different page. In the former case the new values can depend on the old ones.

#ip:
The #ip function returns the IP address of the current user. No arguments are required. This should correspond to the IP in the last line of Special:Version.

#rand:
The #rand function returns a random integer value. The syntax is:


 * 1) rand returns a value between a and b, inclusive.  If b is omitted, #rand returns a value between 1 and a (hence,  emulates a dice roll).

The function is PHP function mt-rand.

#skin:
The #skin function returns the name of the current skin. No arguments are required.

Code
This code has been tested on MediaWiki 1.6.5 and above.

History:
 * 25 November 2006 -- v1.1 -- Update for MW 1.8.
 * 21 May 2006 -- v1.0 -- First stable release.

Update for 1.8
In 1.8 magic words have to be localisable, so the new code is: