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-- Deimos Google Code-in, Introduction to Lua in Wikipedia
-- Deimos Google Code-in, Working with modules
local p = {} -- p stands for package
function p.hello( frame )
return "Hello, world!"
end
p.Hi = function(frame)
strName = frame.args.name or "Jimbo"
return "Hello from Lua to my friend " .. strName .. ".<br>"
end
p.temperature = function(frame)
cel = tonumber(frame.args.celsius) or 0
fah = (((cel*9)/5) + 32)
msg = cel .. " degrees Celsius is " .. fah .. " degrees Fahrenheit."
if (cel > 9) then
msg = msg .. " It is warm."
else
msg = msg .. " It is cold."
end
return msg
end
-- Task 4
p.times = function(frame)
local num = tonumber( frame.args.num ) or 2
local out = num .. " Times table<br>"
for i = 1, 12 do
out = out .. num .. " times " .. i .. " equals " .. i * num .. "<br>"
end
return out
end
p.mum = function(frame)
local family = {"Dad", "Mum", "Uncle Stan", "Aunty Elsie", "Brian", "Grandpa George", "Grandma Jennifer", "Little Erika"}
local msg = ""
for x = 1,#family do
msg = msg .. "Hello " .. family[x] .. "<br>"
end
return msg
end
-- Task 5
p.sentence = function(frame)
local str = frame.args.words or ""
if (str == "") then
out = string.sub(str,1)
else
local l_check = string.match(str, "(%a+)") -- To take the first letter-y part of the string out of the complete string (for editing, ofc)
local str_fi, str_la = string.find(str, "(%a+)") -- Find the first and last indices of the first letter-y part of string that appears
if (str_fi == nil and l_check == nil) then -- checking if the string even consists letters
out = str -- return back whatever there is since there's no letter anyways
else
local str_bef = string.sub(str,2,(str_fi-1)) -- Obtaining the part of the string before the first letter
local str_fl = string.sub(l_check,1,1) -- Getting the first letter
local str_cap = string.upper(str_fl) -- Capitalizing the first letter
local str_end = string.sub(str, str_fi+1, (#str-1)) -- Obtaining the rear part of the string i.e. the part after the first letter
out = str_bef .. str_cap .. str_end -- Joining together the front, capitalized and rear part to return the complete string
end
end
return out
end
p.unpackdate = function(frame)
local dmydate = frame.args.dmydate or ""
local day, month, year = string.match(dmydate, "(%d+) (%w+) (%d+)")
return "Year = " .. year .. "<br>Day = " .. day .. "<br>Month = " .. month
end
-- Task 6
p.langnames = function(frame)
local langlist = mw.language.fetchLanguageNames()
local langs = ""
local count = 0
for k, v in pairs(langlist) do
langs = langs .. k .. " - " .. v .. "<br>"
count = count + 1
end
return langs .. "<br>= " .. count .. " languages"
end
p.fallbacks = function(frame)
local langcode = frame.args.langcode or "en"
local fallbacks = mw.language.getFallbacksFor(langcode)
local fallbackList = "Fallbacks for " .. langcode .. ": "
for a, b in pairs(fallbacks) do
fallbackList = fallbackList .. b .. ", "
end
return fallbackList
end
p.fallbacksTwo = function(frame)
local langslist = mw.language.fetchLanguageNames()
local fbtlist = {}
for i=1,440 do
for langscode, v in pairs(langslist) do
local fallbacks = mw.language.getFallbacksFor(langscode or "sk")
for numberOfFallbacks, b in pairs(fallbacks) do
if (numberOfFallbacks > 2) then
fbtlist[i] = langscode
end
end
end
end
local fallbackList = "Fallbacks for " .. fbtlist[1] .. ": "
local fallbackFBT = mw.language.getFallbacksFor(fbtlist[1])
for a, v in pairs(fallbackFBT) do
fallbackList = fallbackList .. v .. ", "
end
return fallbackList
end
p.pagename = function( frame )
local ttl = frame.args.title
local ttlobj = mw.title.new( ttl )
local txt = ttlobj.text
return txt
end
p.pageinfo = function(frame)
local ttl = frame.args.title
local ttlobj = mw.title.new(ttl)
local existence = ""
local redirect = ""
if (ttlobj.exists) then
existence = " exists "
else
existence = " does not exist "
end
if (ttlobj.isRedirect) then
redirect = "a redirect"
else
redirect = "not a redirect"
end
local msg = ttl .. existence .. "and is " .. redirect
return msg
end
return p