Module:CalibrationCycle/doc

Description

This module calculates the status of review cycles based on a given date. It is primarily used to determine whether a page's last review is still current, approaching its deadline, or overdue.

It is designed to work together with Semantic MediaWiki properties (especially Has cycle status and Last reviewed).

Available Functions

cycleStatus

Returns the current review status of a page.

Usage

{{#invoke:CalibrationCycle|cycleStatus|review_date|threshold_in_days}}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
review_date	string	Yes	The date of the last review in YYYY-MM-DD format.
threshold_in_days	number	No	Number of days before a review is considered overdue. Defaults to 90 if not provided.

Return Values

Value	Meaning
Current	Review is still within the acceptable window.
Due Soon	Review is approaching the deadline (within the last 25% of the cycle).
Overdue	Review date has passed the threshold.
Unknown	No valid date was provided.

Examples

{{#invoke:CalibrationCycle|cycleStatus|2026-07-08|90}}

Returns: Current, Due Soon, or Overdue depending on today's date.

{{#invoke:CalibrationCycle|cycleStatus|2025-01-01}}

Uses the default 90-day threshold.

daysSince

Returns the number of whole days since the given date.

Usage

{{#invoke:CalibrationCycle|daysSince|review_date}}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
review_date	string	Yes	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Return Values

- Returns the number of days as a string. - Returns an empty string if the date is invalid or missing.

Example

{{#invoke:CalibrationCycle|daysSince|2026-07-08}}

Usage in Templates

This module is typically called from within another template (such as Template:Admin Page Status) rather than directly on pages.

Example from inside a template:

```wikitext | Has cycle status = Unknown