Editing Module:Sandbox/Smsingh34/Names

-- smsingh Lua Task 8, Names of People
local p = {}
p.formatname = function (frame)
	fullname = frame.args.fullname
	nameformat = frame.args.nameformat
	lastname = ""
	givenname = ""
-- Dutch names
	dutchnames = {"van den ", "van der ", "van de ", "de la ", "van ", "de ", "ter ", "tot "}
	function dutchlastname(name)
		for i = 1, #dutchnames do
			if string.match(name, dutchnames[i]) then
				lastnameindex = string.find(name, dutchnames[i])
				lastname = string.sub(name, lastnameindex)
				name = string.gsub(name, dutchnames[i], "")
				break
			end
		end
		return lastname
	end
	
-- Spanish names
	function spanishlastname(name)
		if string.match(name, " y ") then
			lastname = string.gsub(name, " y ", " ")
		else
			lastname = fullname
		end
		if string.match(string.reverse(string.match(string.reverse(lastname), "[%S]+ [%S]+")), "de ") then
			lastname = string.reverse(string.match(string.reverse(lastname), "[%S]+ [%S]+ [%S]+"))
		else
			lastname = string.reverse(string.match(string.reverse(lastname), "[%S]+ [%S]+"))
		end
		return lastname
	end
	
-- Portugeuse names
	portuguesenames = {'das', 'dos', 'da', 'do', 'de'}
	function portugueselastname(name)
		for i = 1, #portuguesenames do
			if string.match(name, portuguesenames[i]) then
				lastnameindex = string.find(name, portuguesenames[i])
				lastname = string.sub(name, lastnameindex)
				name = string.gsub(name, portuguesenames[i], "")
				break
			end
		end
		return lastname
	end
	-- juniors, seniors, and roman numerals
	fullname = string.gsub(fullname, " Jr.", "")
	fullname = string.gsub(fullname, " Sr.", "")
	fullname = string.gsub(fullname, " Jr", "")
	fullname = string.gsub(fullname, " Sr", "")
	if not (string.match(fullname, " II") == nil) then
		local numerals = string.reverse(string.match(string.reverse(fullname), "(%a+)"))
		fullname = string.gsub(fullname, numerals, "")
	end
	
	-- most basic last name:
	if nameformat == "es" then
		spanishlastname(fullname)
	elseif nameformat == "zh" then
		if string.gsub(fullname, "(%a+)", "") == "" then
			lastname = ""
		else
			lastname = string.match(fullname, "(%a+)")
		end
	elseif (not (dutchlastname(fullname) == "")) then
		dutchlastname(fullname)
	elseif not (portugueselastname(fullname)=="") then
		portugueselastname(fullname)
	elseif fullname == nil or fullname == "" then
		return "No name given"
	else
		lastname = string.reverse(string.match(string.reverse(fullname), "[%S-]+"))
	end
	
	if lastname == "" then
		lastname = "none"
	end
	
	givenname = string.gsub(fullname, lastname, "")
	return "given name: " .. givenname .. " last name: " .. lastname
end
return p