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-- This module implements Template:Engvar. -- Template:Engvar is to be build into the template (like an infobox), with default & variant spellings defined. -- That template should also allow parameter '|engvar=' for the editor (article page). -- The module/template Engvar then returns the spelling variant as is set in that article (for example '|engvar=en-GB'). -- The defaultWord is returned, unless the engvar input hits on a defined (en-XX) variant word. local p = {} local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs local gsub = string.gsub local lower = string.lower local upper = string.upper function p.variants(frame) local args = getArgs(frame) return p._variants(args) end function p._variants(args) local returnWord = nil local defaultWord = args.defaultWord or '' if args.engvar == nil then -- Nothing to look for; use defaultWord right away returnWord = defaultWord elseif args.defaultLang == gsub(lower(args.engvar), '^en%-(%w%w)$', formatISO) then -- By the defaultLang, the defaultWord is asked returnWord = defaultWord else returnWord = args[gsub(lower(args.engvar), '^en%-(%w%w)$', formatISO)] end if returnWord == nil then -- No hit so far. Search by words in the engvar entered, checking the list local useLang = engvarLang(args.engvar) if useLang == nil then returnWord = defaultWord .. addMaintCat(args) else returnWord = args[useLang] or defaultWord end end return returnWord end -- Returns arguments and intermediate result. Plus the template result, in front. function p.explain(frame) local args = getArgs(frame) local ret = {} table.insert(ret, '\n\n: Settings:') table.insert(ret, 'defaultWord=' .. (args.defaultWord or '') .. '; ') table.insert(ret, 'defaultLang=' .. (args.defaultLang or '') .. '; ') table.insert(ret, 'engvarCat=' .. (args.engvarCat or '[default:yes]') .. '; ') table.insert(ret, 'engvarCatSort=' .. (args.engvarCatSort or '')) table.insert(ret, '\n\n: engvar=' .. (args.engvar or '') .. ' [input] ') local useLang = engvarLang(args.engvar or '') table.insert(ret, ' => Engvar code [used]: >' .. (useLang or '') .. '<.') for k, v in pairs(args) do if k == 'en-UK' then table.insert(ret, k .. ' ? better: use "en-GB"; ') elseif k == 'en-SA' then table.insert(ret, k .. ' ? misleading; use "en-ZA"; ') end if k == 'defaultWord' then elseif k == 'defaultLang' then elseif k == 'engvar' then elseif k == 'engvarcat' then elseif k == gsub(lower(k), '^en%-(%w%w)$', formatISO) then table.insert(ret, k .. '=' .. v .. '; ') else table.insert(ret, k .. ' [not standard:]=' .. v .. '; ') end end return (args.engvar or '') .. ' => ' .. p._variants(args) .. table.concat(ret, ' ') end -- Turn a match into pattern 'en-XX' function formatISO(country) return ('en-' .. upper(country) or '') end function engvarLang(searchEngvar) -- Search verbose language identifiers to ISO-format 'en-XX' -- Assumed: not a blank string '' to search local match = string.match searchEngvar = gsub(searchEngvar, '^%s*en%-(.*)', '%1') -- rm any opening 'en-'. searchEngvar = gsub(lower(searchEngvar), '[%s%(%)%-]', '') -- To lc, remove all: (, ) , ws, hyphen. local useLang --Special codes if match(searchEngvar, 'oxford') or searchEngvar == 'oed' then useLang = 'en-OED' -- 'oxford' to catch before anyting 'british' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'iupac') then useLang = 'en-IUPAC' -- chemistry -- Very often used elseif match(searchEngvar, 'british') or searchEngvar == 'uk' or searchEngvar == 'gbr' then useLang = 'en-GB' elseif searchEngvar == 'us' or match(searchEngvar, 'unitedstates') or searchEngvar == 'american' or searchEngvar == 'usa' then useLang = 'en-US' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'australia') or searchEngvar == 'aus' then useLang = 'en-AU' -- Often used elseif match(searchEngvar, 'india') or searchEngvar == 'ind' then useLang = 'en-IN' elseif searchEngvar == 'newzealand' or searchEngvar == 'nzl' then useLang = 'en-NZ' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'southafrica') -- not: en-SA or searchEngvar == 'zaf' then useLang = 'en-ZA' elseif searchEngvar == 'canada' or searchEngvar == 'can' then useLang = 'en-CA' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'hiberno') or match(searchEngvar, 'ireland') or match(searchEngvar, 'irish') or searchEngvar == 'irl' then useLang = 'en-EI' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'hongkong') or searchEngvar == 'hkg' then useLang = 'en-HK' -- Less often used elseif match(searchEngvar, 'jamaica') or searchEngvar == 'jam' then useLang = 'en-JM' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'malawi') or searchEngvar == 'mwi' then useLang = 'en-MW' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'nigeria') or searchEngvar == 'nga' then useLang = 'en-NG' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'pakistan') or searchEngvar == 'pak' then useLang = 'en-PK' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'philippine') or searchEngvar == 'phl' then useLang = 'en-PH' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'scotland') or match(searchEngvar, 'scottish') or searchEngvar == 'sco' then useLang = 'en-SCO' -- Has no alpha-2 code; not 'scotch' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'singapore') or searchEngvar == 'sgp' then useLang = 'en-SG' elseif match(searchEngvar, 'trinidad') or match(searchEngvar, 'tobago') or searchEngvar == 'tto' then useLang = 'en-TT' else useLang = nil end return useLang end function addMaintCat(args) local catMaintenance if args.engvarCat == 'no' then else local title = mw.title.getCurrentTitle() if title:inNamespaces(0) then -- 0=main, 10=templ, 828=module if args.engvarCatSort then catMaintenance = '|' .. args.engvarCatSort .. ', ' .. title.text end catMaintenance = '[[Category:Articles using an unknown Template:Engvar option' .. (catMaintenance or '') .. ']]' end end return catMaintenance or '' end return p
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