Module:String

local str = {}

function str.len( frame ) return mw.ustring.len( frame.args.s ) end

function str.sub( frame ) return mw.ustring.sub( frame.args.s, tonumber( frame.args.i ), tonumber( frame.args.j ) ) end

function str.sublength( frame ) local i = tonumber( frame.args.i ) or 0 local len = tonumber( frame.args.len ) return mw.ustring.sub( frame.args.s, i + 1, len and ( i + len ) ) end

function str.match( frame ) return mw.ustring.match( frame.args.s, frame.args.pattern, tonumber( frame.args.i ) ) end

--[====[ pos

This function returns a single character from the target string at position pos.

Usage:

OR

Parameters target: The string to search pos: The index for the character to return

If invoked using named parameters, Mediawiki will automatically remove any leading or trailing whitespace from the target string. In some circumstances this is desirable, in other cases one may want to preserve the whitespace.

The first character has an index value of 1.

If one requests a negative value, this function will select a character by counting backwards from the end of the string. In other words pos = -1 is the same as asking for the last character.

A requested value of zero, or a value greater than the length of the string returns an error. ]====] function str.pos( frame ) local new_args = str._getParameters( frame.args, {'target', 'pos'} ); local target_str = new_args['target'] or ''; local pos = tonumber( new_args['pos'] ) or 0;

if pos == 0 or math.abs(pos) > mw.ustring.len( target_str ) then return ' String index out of range '; end return mw.ustring.sub( target_str, pos, pos ); end

--[====[ str_find

This function duplicates the behavior of, including all of its quirks. This is provided in order to support existing templates, but is NOT RECOMMENDED for new code and templates. New code is recommended to use the "find" function instead.

Returns the first index in "source" that is a match to "target". Indexing is 1-based, and the function returns -1 if the "target" string is not present in "source".

Important Note: If the "target" string is empty / missing, this function returns a value of "1", which is generally unexpected behavior, and must be accounted for separatetly. ]====] function str.str_find( frame ) local new_args = str._getParameters( frame.args, {'source', 'target'} ); local source_str = new_args['source'] or ''; local target_str = new_args['target'] or '';

if target_str == '' then return 1; end local start = mw.ustring.find( source_str, target_str, 1, true ) if start == nil then start = -1 end return start end

--[====[ find

This function allows one to search for a target string or pattern within another string.

Usage:

OR

Parameters source: The string to search target: The string or pattern to find within source start: The index within the source string to start the search, defaults to 1 plain: Boolean flag indicating that target should be understood as plain text and not as a Lua style regular expression, defaults to true

If invoked using named parameters, Mediawiki will automatically remove any leading or trailing whitespace from the parameter. In some circumstances this is desirable, in other cases one may want to preserve the whitespace.

This function returns the first index >= "start" where "target" can be found within "source". Indices are 1-based. If "target" is not found, then this function returns 0. If either "source" or "target" are missing / empty, this function also returns 0.

This function should be safe for UTF-8 strings. ]====] function str.find( frame ) local new_args = str._getParameters( frame.args, {'source', 'target', 'start', 'plain' } ); local source_str = new_args['source'] or ''; local pattern = new_args['target'] or ''; local start_pos = tonumber(new_args['start']) or 1; local plain = new_args['plain'] or true; if source_str ==  or pattern ==  then return 0; end if type( plain ) == 'string' then plain = plain:lower; if plain == 'false' or plain == 'no' or plain == '0' then plain = false; else plain = true; end end

local start = mw.ustring.find( source_str, pattern, start_pos, plain ) if start == nil then start = 0 end return start end

--[====[ replace_plain

This function allows one to replace a target string or pattern within another string.

Usage:

OR

Parameters source: The string to search patten: The string or pattern to find within source replace: The replacement text firstonly: Boolean flag indicating that only the first occurence found should be replaced ]====] function str.replace_plain( frame ) local new_args = str._getParameters( frame.args, {'source', 'pattern', 'replace', 'firstonly' } ); local source_str = new_args['source'] or ''; local pattern = new_args['pattern'] or ''; local replace = new_args['replace'] or ''; local firstonly = new_args['firstonly'] or ''; firstonly = firstonly:lower; if source_str ==  or pattern ==  then return source_str; end

local pattern_plain = mw.ustring.gsub(pattern, '%%', '%%%%'); local replace_plain = mw.ustring.gsub(replace, '%%', '%%%%');

if firstonly == 'true' or firstonly == 'yes' or firstonly == '1' then local result = mw.ustring.gsub( source_str, pattern_plain, replace_plain, 1 ); else local result = mw.ustring.gsub( source_str, pattern_plain, replace_plain, n ); end

return result; end

--[====[ Helper function that populates the argument list given that user may need to use a mix of named and unnamed parameters. This is relevant because named parameters are not identical to unnamed parameters due to string trimming, and when dealing with strings we sometimes want to either preserve or remove that whitespace depending on the application. ]====] function str._getParameters( frame_args, arg_list ) local new_args = {}; local index = 1; local value; for i,arg in ipairs( arg_list ) do       value = frame_args[arg] if value == nil then value = frame_args[index]; index = index + 1; end new_args[arg] = value; end return new_args; end

return str