Module:Sandbox/DixonD/Datetime

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local Error = require('Module:Error')
local this = {};

this.calendars = {};

function this:registerCalendar(moduleName, ...)
    for index in ... do
        this.calendars[index] = moduleName; -- loaded lazily
    end;
end;

this:registerCalendar("Module:Sandbox/DixonD/Datetime/Gregorian", "Gregorian", "g"); --first position is the default
this:registerCalendar("Module:Sandbox/DixonD/Datetime/Julian", "Julian", "j");
-- more calendars may be added later in new modules pluggable here into this factory...

function this:selectCalendar(index)
    if index == nil then
        index = 0; -- use the default calendar (Gregorian as set above)
    end;
    
    local calendar = this.calendars[index];
    if calendar == nil then
        return index; -- fast path: assume that index is a calendar object (not indexed) already loaded
    end;
    
    if type(calendar) == "string" then -- calendar is a string (i.e. a module name)
        local moduleName = calendar;
        calendar = require(moduleName); -- effective loading of calendar object
        if calendar == nil then
            return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar module name ''" .. moduleName .. "'' is either missing or cannot be loaded!"});
        end;
        -- replace the moduleName given ad value of any calendar key by the newly loaded calendar object
        for k, v in pairs(this.calendars) do
            if v == moduleName then
                this.calendars[k] = calendar;
            end;
        end;
    end; -- else assume calendar is a valid calendar object
    
    return calendar;
end;

-- main functions
function this:julianDay(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, calendar)
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:julianDay(year, month, day, hour, minute, second);
end;

function this:dateOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:dateOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;

function this:yearOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:yearOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
 
function this:monthOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)   
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:monthOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
 
function this:dayOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)   
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:dayOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
 
function this:weekdayOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)   
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:weekdayOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
 
function this:hourOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)   
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:hourOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
 
function this:minuteOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)   
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:minuteOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
 
function this:secondOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)   
    calendar = this:selectCalendar(calendar);
    if calendar == nil then
        return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
    end;

    return calendar:secondOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;

return this;