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local p = {}
local p = {}
local function tokenize(unparsed)
    local strings = {}
    local inside = false
    local string = ""
    for i = 1, #unparsed do
        if unparsed[i] == "\"" then
            if inside then
                table.insert(strings, string)
                string = ""
            end
            inside = not inside
        elseif inside then
            string = string .. unparsed[i]
        end
    end
    return strings
end


-- Turns arguments into a string "[[Category:Cat1]][[Category:Cat2]]..."
-- Turns arguments into a string "[[Category:Cat1]][[Category:Cat2]]..."
-- Expects double quotes around each category name
-- Expects category names separated by newlines
function p.toCategories(frame)
function p.toCategories(frame)
     local args = getArgs(frame)
     local args = getArgs(frame)
     local unparsed = args[1]
     local unparsed = args[1]
     local cats = ""
     local cats = ""
     for _, quoted_cat in pairs(tokenize(unparsed)) do
     for cat in unparsed:gmatch('([^\n]+)') do
         cats = cats .. "[[Category:" .. cat .. "]]"
         cats = cats .. "[[Category:" .. cat .. "]]"
     end
     end

Latest revision as of 16:23, 23 December 2025

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Cat/doc 

local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs

local p = {}

-- Turns arguments into a string "[[Category:Cat1]][[Category:Cat2]]..."
-- Expects category names separated by newlines
function p.toCategories(frame)
    local args = getArgs(frame)
    local unparsed = args[1]
    local cats = ""
    for cat in unparsed:gmatch('([^\n]+)') do
        cats = cats .. "[[Category:" .. cat .. "]]"
    end
    return cats
end

return p
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