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	-- get the arguments		-- get the arguments
	~~--[[~~if frame == mw.getCurrentFrame() then		if frame == mw.getCurrentFrame() then
	args = frame:getParent().args		args = frame:getParent().args
	else		else
	args = frame.args		args = frame.args
	end]]--		end
	args = frame.args		--args = frame.args

			--get alignment to pass on to banner template
	local alignment = tostring(args.align)		local alignment = tostring(args.align)
	if alignment == nil or alignment == "nil" then		if alignment == nil or alignment == "nil" then
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	end		end

			--get scaling to pass on to banner template
	local scaling = tonumber(args.scale)		local scaling = tonumber(args.scale)
	if scaling == nil or scaling == NaN then		if scaling == nil or scaling == NaN then
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	end		end

			--get command - this is the mc give command
	local command = tostring(args.command)		local command = tostring(args.command)
	if command == nil or command == "nil" then		if command == nil or command == "nil" then
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	end		end

			--get background color and beggining of nbt
	local bannerstart, bannerstop, bannercolor = string.find(command, "%s(%S)_banner%s*%[")		local bannerstart, bannerstop, bannercolor = string.find(command, "%s(%S)_banner%s*%[")

			--get nbt data part of the string
	local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)		local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)

			--get an iterator over each pattern
	local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{([^}]*)}")		local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{([^}]*)}")

			--this stores the arguments for the banner template
	local opts = {align = alignment, scale = scaling}		local opts = {align = alignment, scale = scaling}

			--iterate over up to 16 patterns or until reaching the end of the nbt data string
	for i = 1, 16 do		for i = 1, 16 do

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	end		end

			--get the pattern name and use the BannerPatternTranslate template to translate the nbt name to the gui name used by Banner
	local patternstart, patternstop, pattern = string.find(part, "pattern:%s([^%s,}])")		local patternstart, patternstop, pattern = string.find(part, "pattern:%s([^%s,}])")
	local guipattern = frame:expandTemplate{title="BannerPatternTranslate", args={"fromNBT", pattern}}		local guipattern = frame:expandTemplate{title="BannerPatternTranslate", args={"fromNBT", pattern}}

			--get the color for the pattern
	local colorstart, colorstop, color = string.find(part, "color:%s([^%s,}])")		local colorstart, colorstop, color = string.find(part, "color:%s([^%s,}])")

			--add the arguments
	opts["pattern" .. i] = guipattern		opts["pattern" .. i] = guipattern
	opts["patternColor" .. i] = color		opts["patternColor" .. i] = color
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	end		end

			--finally expand the template with all the arguments collected and return the result
	res = frame:expandTemplate{title="Banner", args=opts}		res = frame:expandTemplate{title="Banner", args=opts}

Xpmodder at 17:58, 10 February 2026

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	end]]--		end]]--
	args = frame.args		args = frame.args

			local alignment = tostring(args.align)
			if alignment == nil or alignment == "nil" then
			alignment = "bottom"
			end

			local scaling = tonumber(args.scale)
			if scaling == nil or scaling == NaN then
			scaling = 1
			end

	local command = tostring(args.command)		local command = tostring(args.command)
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	local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{([^}]*)}")		local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{([^}]*)}")

	local ~~res~~ = "{{~~Banner\|color~~=~~" .. bannercolor~~		local opts = {align = alignment, scale = scaling}
	~~local opts~~ = {}

	for i = 1, 16 do		for i = 1, 16 do
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	opts["pattern" .. i] = guipattern		opts["pattern" .. i] = guipattern
	opts["patternColor" .. i] = color		opts["patternColor" .. i] = color

	~~res = res .. "\|pattern" .. i .. "=" .. guipattern .. "\|patternColor" .. i .. "=" .. color~~

	end		end

	res = ~~res .. "}}" ..~~ frame:expandTemplate{title="Banner", args=opts} ~~.. nbt~~		res = frame:expandTemplate{title="Banner", args=opts}

	return res		return res

Xpmodder at 17:54, 10 February 2026

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	local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)		local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)

	local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{(.*)}")		local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{([^}]*)}")

	local res = "{{Banner\|color=" .. bannercolor		local res = "{{Banner\|color=" .. bannercolor

Xpmodder at 17:52, 10 February 2026

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	end		end

	res = res .. "}}" .. frame:expandTemplate{title="Banner", args=opts}		res = res .. "}}" .. frame:expandTemplate{title="Banner", args=opts} .. nbt

	return res		return res

Xpmodder at 16:36, 10 February 2026

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	local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)		local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)

	local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{(.)}~~%s,~~")		local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{(.*)}")

	local res = "{{Banner\|color=" .. bannercolor		local res = "{{Banner\|color=" .. bannercolor
			local opts = {}

	for i = 1, 16 do		for i = 1, 16 do
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	local colorstart, colorstop, color = string.find(part, "color:%s([^%s,}])")		local colorstart, colorstop, color = string.find(part, "color:%s([^%s,}])")

			opts["pattern" .. i] = guipattern
			opts["patternColor" .. i] = color

	res = res .. "\|pattern" .. i .. "=" .. guipattern .. "\|patternColor" .. i .. "=" .. color		res = res .. "\|pattern" .. i .. "=" .. guipattern .. "\|patternColor" .. i .. "=" .. color
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	end		end

	res = res .. "}}"		res = res .. "}}" .. frame:expandTemplate{title="Banner", args=opts}

	return res		return res

Xpmodder at 16:32, 10 February 2026

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	end		end

	local patternstart, patternstop, pattern = string.find(part, "pattern:%s([^%s,])")		local patternstart, patternstop, pattern = string.find(part, "pattern:%s([^%s,}])")
	local guipattern = frame:expandTemplate{title="BannerPatternTranslate", args={pattern}}		local guipattern = frame:expandTemplate{title="BannerPatternTranslate", args={"fromNBT", pattern}}

	local colorstart, colorstop, color = string.find(part, "color:%s([^%s,])")		local colorstart, colorstop, color = string.find(part, "color:%s([^%s,}])")

	res = res .. "\|pattern" .. i .. "=" .. guipattern .. "\|patternColor" .. i .. "=" .. color		res = res .. "\|pattern" .. i .. "=" .. guipattern .. "\|patternColor" .. i .. "=" .. color

Xpmodder at 16:31, 10 February 2026

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	local patternstart, patternstop, pattern = string.find(part, "pattern:%s([^%s,])")		local patternstart, patternstop, pattern = string.find(part, "pattern:%s([^%s,])")
	local guipattern = frame:expandTemplate{~~name~~="BannerPatternTranslate", args={pattern}}		local guipattern = frame:expandTemplate{title="BannerPatternTranslate", args={pattern}}

	local colorstart, colorstop, color = string.find(part, "color:%s([^%s,])")		local colorstart, colorstop, color = string.find(part, "color:%s([^%s,])")

Xpmodder at 16:30, 10 February 2026

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	-- get the arguments		-- get the arguments
	if frame == mw.getCurrentFrame() then		--[[if frame == mw.getCurrentFrame() then
	args = frame:getParent().args		args = frame:getParent().args
	else		else
	args = frame.args		args = frame.args
	end		end]]--
			args = frame.args

	local command = tostring(args.command)		local command = tostring(args.command)

Xpmodder at 16:29, 10 February 2026

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	local command = tostring(args.command)		local command = tostring(args.command)
	if command == nil then		if command == nil or command == "nil" then
	return "Error! No command given!"		return "Error! No command given!"
	end		end

	~~return command~~

	--local bannerstart, bannerstop, bannercolor = string.find(command, "%s(%S)_banner%s*%[")		local bannerstart, bannerstop, bannercolor = string.find(command, "%s(%S)_banner%s*%[")

	~~--[[~~local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)		local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)

	local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{(.)}%s,")		local iterator = string.gmatch(nbt, "{(.)}%s,")
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	res = res .. "}}"		res = res .. "}}"

	return res ~~--]]~~		return res

	end		end

	return p		return p

Xpmodder at 16:27, 10 February 2026

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	return "Error! No command given!"		return "Error! No command given!"
	end		end

			return command

	local bannerstart, bannerstop, bannercolor = string.find(command, "%s(%S)_banner%s*%[")		--local bannerstart, bannerstop, bannercolor = string.find(command, "%s(%S)_banner%s*%[")

	~~return tostring(bannerstart) .. " " .. tostring(bannerstop) .. " " .. tostring(bannercolor) .. " - " .. command~~

	--[[local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)		--[[local nbt = string.sub(command, bannerstop)