Module:Panopto

Module:Panopto provides utility functions for parsing Panopto URLs and extracting video UUIDs. It accepts any Panopto URL containing a UUID in the standard 8-4-4-4-12 hexadecimal format.

Usage

{{#invoke:Panopto|extractUUID|URL}}

Example

{{#invoke:Panopto|extractUUID|https://swarthmore.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=12345678-abcd-efgh-ijkl-mnopqrstuvwx}}

Returns: 12345678-abcd-efgh-ijkl-mnopqrstuvwx

If no UUID is found in the provided input, the module returns No UUID found.

Notes

• The module is case-insensitive — UUIDs in uppercase or mixed case will be normalised to lowercase
• The URL parameter can be passed as a named parameter (url=) or as the first unnamed parameter

See also

• Widget:Panopto — embeds a Panopto video using a UUID returned by this module
• Extension:Scribunto — required for Lua modules

---

local p = {}

function p.extractUUID(frame)
    local url = (frame.args.url or frame.args[1] or ""):lower()

    
    -- Pattern to match a UUID (8-4-4-4-12 hex format)
    local uuid = url:match(
        "(%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%-%x%x%x%x%-%x%x%x%x%-%x%x%x%x%-%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x)"
    )
    
    return uuid or "No UUID found"
end

return p