Module:Sandbox/Ahecht/trim date

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local p = {}

function p.trim(frame)
	local date = frame:getParent().args[1]
	if date == nil then date = frame.args[1] end
	if date == nil then date = "123" end
	date = string.gsub( date, "%lt;", "<" )
	date = string.gsub( date, "%gt;", ">" )
	date = string.gsub( date, "\'\"`", "<" )
	date = string.gsub( date, "\`\"'", ">" )
	date = string.gsub( date, "<.-mw%-formatted%-date.->", "" )
	date = string.gsub( date, "<.-nowiki.->", "" )
	date = string.gsub( date, "<.*>", "" )
	return date
end

return p