imported>Smsingh34 at 18:13, 25 November 2018

2018-11-25T18:13:18Z

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-- 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

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imported>Smsingh34 at 18:13, 25 November 2018