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Important
When modifying this template, don't forget to update Template:Infobox album/link.
Usage
This is an auxiliary template used by the {{Infobox album}} template, as well as other templates used in it and {{Infobox song}}'s |misc= parameter: {{Singles}}, {{Extra album cover}}, {{Extra chronology}}, {{Extra track listing}}, {{External music video}} and {{Audio sample}}. It should never be used on its own. The first parameter should be one of the codes from the table below, representing a type of album (parameter "Type"). The template returns the color that will be used.
Quick reference table
| Code | Color | Display |
|---|---|---|
| studio | lightsteelblue | Studio album by artist |
| demo | lightsteelblue | Demo album by artist |
| EP | lightsalmon | EP by artist |
| single album | lightsalmon | Single album by artist |
| live | burlywood | Live album by artist |
| greatest | darkseagreen | Greatest hits album by artist |
| remix | darkseagreen | Remix album by artist |
| box | darkseagreen | Box set by artist |
| compilation | darkseagreen | Compilation album by artist |
| mixtape | darkseagreen | Mixtape by artist |
| soundtrack | gainsboro | Soundtrack album by artist |
| film | gainsboro | Film score by artist |
| cast | gainsboro | Cast recording by artist |
| video | #99CCFF | Video by artist |
| other | peachpuff | other by artist |
Unit test
If at any time the Expected and Obtained columns do not match, this template can be considered broken. This table makes the template automatically check itself. If a File:Green check.svg mark is seen, it means that self test worked fine. If there is a File:Red x.svg mark, it means the test failed. Whenever you make a modification to the template, please save the page, hit CTRL+F5, and check if all the self tests have passed. If you add a new type to the template, remember to add the type using this format:
| <nowiki>typename</nowiki>
| typecolor
| {{Template:Infobox album/color|typename}}
| {{#ifeq:{{Template:Infobox album/color|typename}}|typecolor|{{y}}|{{n}}}}
Replace typename with the new type name (in example, Epic soundtrack), and typecolor with the color assigned to the type (in example, brown). See Wikipedia:Colours and Wikipedia:Infobox colours for additional information.
Note: Sometimes the test may pass while previewing the page, but once saved the test would fail, no matter how many times the cache is cleared. In this case, please click this link to purge the cache. If that doesn't solve the problem, please post a note in the Talk page of the template and an editor will review the changes.
| Code | Expected | Obtained | Test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album | |||
| studio | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| Studio album | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| Double album | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| [[Double album]] | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| Demo album | |||
| demo | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| EP | |||
| ep | lightsalmon | lightsalmon | File:Green check.svg |
| [[EP]] | lightsalmon | lightsalmon | File:Green check.svg |
| single album | |||
| single album | lightsalmon | lightsalmon | File:Green check.svg |
| [[single album]] | lightsalmon | lightsalmon | File:Green check.svg |
| Live album | |||
| live | burlywood | burlywood | File:Green check.svg |
| Live album | burlywood | burlywood | File:Green check.svg |
| Greatest hits | |||
| greatest | darkseagreen | darkseagreen | File:Green check.svg |
| Greatest hits | darkseagreen | darkseagreen | File:Green check.svg |
| Remix album | |||
| remix | darkseagreen | darkseagreen | File:Green check.svg |
| Remix album | darkseagreen | darkseagreen | File:Green check.svg |
| Box set | |||
| box | darkseagreen | darkseagreen | File:Green check.svg |
| Box set | darkseagreen | darkseagreen | File:Green check.svg |
| Compilation album | |||
| compilation | darkseagreen | darkseagreen | File:Green check.svg |
| Compilation album | darkseagreen | darkseagreen | File:Green check.svg |
| Cover album | |||
| cover | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| Cover album | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| Tribute album | |||
| tribute | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| Tribute album | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | File:Green check.svg |
| Soundtrack | |||
| soundtrack | gainsboro | gainsboro | File:Green check.svg |
| Television theme | |||
| television | gainsboro | gainsboro | File:Green check.svg |
| Television theme | gainsboro | gainsboro | File:Green check.svg |
| Film score | |||
| film | gainsboro | gainsboro | File:Green check.svg |
| Film score | gainsboro | gainsboro | File:Green check.svg |
| Cast album | |||
| cast | gainsboro | gainsboro | File:Green check.svg |
| Cast album | gainsboro | gainsboro | File:Green check.svg |
| Cast recording | gainsboro | gainsboro | File:Green check.svg |
| Video album | |||
| video | #99CCFF | #99CCFF | File:Green check.svg |
| dvd | #99CCFF | #99CCFF | File:Green check.svg |
| Other cases | |||
| peachpuff | lightsteelblue | File:Red x.svg | |
| xyz | peachpuff | peachpuff | File:Green check.svg |
TemplateData
TemplateData for Infobox album
Colour selection template for {{Infobox album}} and associated templates.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | 1 | Type of recording | String | required |
| Testing only | 2 | Custom colour value. Not necessary in almost all cases | Unknown | deprecated |