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122 bytes added , June 21, 2020

parse extra as json

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    local pagetree = { default = {} }
    for _, page in ipairs( pages ) do
-     -- parse extra
+     -- get metadata
-    local extra = page.extra
+    if page.extra then
-    page.extra = {}
+      -- remove extra from sortkey
+      page.sortkey = string.sub( page.sortkey, 1, -string.len( page.extra ) - 2 )
-    if extra then
+       local success, result = pcall( mw.text.jsonDecode, page.extra )
-       for prop in mw.text.gsplit( extra, ',' ) do
+      if success then
-        if prop then
+        page.extra = result
-          local propvalue = mw.text.split( prop, ':' )
+      else
-          page.extra[propvalue[1]] = propvalue[2] or true -- for valueless flags use true
+        page.sortkey = page.text .. mw.getCurrentFrame():expandTemplate{ title = 'Tt', args = { 'PARSING ERROR: Please ensure the argument to \'extra\' in this page\'s invocation of {{Cat}} is valid JSON' } }
-        end
+        page.extra = {}
        end
+    else page.extra = {}
-      -- remove extra from sortkey
-      page.sortkey = string.sub( page.sortkey, 1, -string.len( extra ) - 2 )
      end