Input Options

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pageOptions

interface pageOptions {
    autoSuggest?: boolean
    redirect?: boolean
    preload?: boolean
    fields?: Array<pageFunctions>
    url?: boolean
}

The options for page methods on Page or wiki. Generally, can be used for all page methods which do not return a array.

  • redirect : boolean(default = true) - redirect in case wikipedia returns a 304. This is the only field that is applicable to any method called on a Page object.
  • autoSuggest : boolean(default = false) - suggest a page title which is reccomened by wikipedia for given string. Useful in case you are using user input to get details for a page.
  • url : boolean(default = false) - allows you to pass a valid wikipedia url in the title to get the information of that page.

The other two fields are only applicable if added on the wiki.page('title') method, otherwise its ignored.

  • preload : boolean(default = false) - When used with fields, it can preload any fields for the page(Loads summary by default if used without fields argument). This is helpful in case you want the whole loading to take place in one single step instead of calling each field when required.
  • fields : string[] - Accepts a array of string which should a combination the functions available on page(Accepted values are combinations of: 'summary','images','intro','html,'content','categories','links','references','coordinates','langLinks','infobox','tables','related').

listOptions

interface listOptions {
    autoSuggest?: boolean
    redirect?: boolean
    limit?: number
    url?: boolean
}

The options for page methods on Page or wiki. Generally, can be used for all page methods which return an array

  • autoSuggest : boolean(default = false) - suggest a page title which is reccomened by wikipedia for given search string*
  • redirect : boolean(default = true) - redirect in case wikipedia returns a 304
  • limit : number(default = 10) - Use this to increase/decrease number of results in the returned array
  • url : boolean(default = false) - allows you to pass a valid wikipedia url in the title to get the information of that page.

searchOptions

interface searchOptions {
    limit?: number // the number of results
    suggestion?: boolean // Loads the autosuggested value along with search results
}
  • limit : number(default = 10) - Use this to increase/decrease number of results in the returned search result array
  • suggestion: boolean(default=false) - If set to true, returns the auto suggested page along with search results

geoOptions

interface geoOptions {
    limit?: number
    radius?: number
}
  • limit : number(default = 10) - Use this to increase/decrease number of results in the returned geo result array
  • radius: number(default = 1000) - Search radius in meters

eventOptions

interface eventOptions {
    type?: eventTypes,
    month?: string,
    day?: string
}

The options for the onThisDay function on wiki object.

  • type : eventTypes(default = all) - Accepts types of valid events on the wikipedia Rest API. Events can be one of all, selected, births, deaths, events, holidays.
  • month : string(default = date.getMonth()) - Use this to pass the month you want as a string. By default, it will take current month.
  • day : string(default = date.getDay()) - Use this to pass the day you want as a string. By default, it will take current day.

fcOptions

interface fcOptions {
    year?: string,
    month?: string,
    day?: string
}

The options for the featured content function on wiki object.

  • year : string(default = date.getYear()) - Use this to pass the year you want as a string. By default, it will take current year.
  • month : string(default = date.getMonth()) - Use this to pass the month you want as a string. By default, it will take current month.
  • day : string(default = date.getDay()) - Use this to pass the day you want as a string. By default, it will take current day.

pdfOptions

interface pdfOptions {
    autoSuggest?: boolean
    format?: format
    type?: pdfType
}

The options for the onThisDay function on wiki object.

  • type : pdfType(default = a4) - type can be one of a4, letter, legal.
  • format : format(default = desktop) - format can be desktop or mobile.
  • autoSuggest : boolean(default = false) - suggest a page title which is reccomened by wikipedia for given search string*

autocompletionOptions

interface autocompletionOptions {
    limit?: number
}

The options for the autocompletions function on wiki object.

  • limit : number(default = 10) - Use this to increase/decrease number of results in the returned array