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function p._main(args)
function p._main(args)
local span = args.span or false
local span = args.span or false
local author = args.author or false
local separator = args.separator
local separator = args.separator
-- Decode (convert to Unicode) HTML escape sequences, such as " " for space.
-- Decode (convert to Unicode) HTML escape sequences, such as " " for space.
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local values = compressSparseArray(args)
local values = compressSparseArray(args)
if span then  
if span then  
return mw.text.tag( 'span', {}, mw.text.listToText(values, separator, conjunction) )
local spanAttrs = {}
if author then
spanAttrs.class = 'templatequote-author'
end
return mw.text.tag( 'span', spanAttrs, mw.text.listToText(values, separator, conjunction) )
else
else
return mw.text.listToText(values, separator, conjunction)
return mw.text.listToText(values, separator, conjunction)

Latest revision as of 22:53, September 9, 2020

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Separated entries/doc

-- This module takes positional parameters as input and concatenates them with
-- an optional separator. The final separator (the "conjunction") can be
-- specified independently, enabling natural-language lists like
-- "foo, bar, baz and qux". The starting parameter can also be specified.

local compressSparseArray = require('Module:TableTools').compressSparseArray
local p = {}

function p._main(args)
	local span = args.span or false
	local author = args.author or false
	local separator = args.separator
		-- Decode (convert to Unicode) HTML escape sequences, such as " " for space.
		and mw.text.decode(args.separator) or ''
	if span then
		separator = '</span>' .. separator .. '<span>'
	end
	local conjunction = args.conjunction and mw.text.decode(args.conjunction) or separator
	-- Discard values before the starting parameter.
	local start = tonumber(args.start)
	if start then
		for i = 1, start - 1 do args[i] = nil end
	end
	-- Discard named parameters.
	local values = compressSparseArray(args)
	if span then 
		local spanAttrs = {}
		if author then
			spanAttrs.class = 'templatequote-author'
		end
		return mw.text.tag( 'span', spanAttrs, mw.text.listToText(values, separator, conjunction) )
	else
		return mw.text.listToText(values, separator, conjunction)
	end
end

local function makeInvokeFunction(separator, conjunction, first)
	return function (frame)
		local args = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs(frame)
		args.separator = separator or args.separator
		args.conjunction = conjunction or args.conjunction
		args.first = first or args.first
		return p._main(args)
	end
end

p.main = makeInvokeFunction()
p.br = makeInvokeFunction('<br />')
p.comma = makeInvokeFunction(mw.message.new('comma-separator'):plain())
return p