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Add startswith, analogous to endswith
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require ('strict');
local p = {}
 
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end
 
p.ucfirst = function (frame )
local s = mw.text.trim( frame.args[1] or "" );
if not s or '' == s or s:match ('^%s+$') then -- when <s> is nil, empty, or only whitespace
return s; -- abandon because nothing to do
end
 
s = mw.text.trim( frame.args[1] or "" )
local s1 = ""
 
-- if it's a list chop off and (store as s1) everything up to the first <li>
local prefix_patterns_t = { -- sequence of prefix patterns
local lipos = mw.ustring.find(s, "<li>" )
'^\127[^\127]*UNIQ%-%-%a+%-%x+%-QINU[^\127]*\127', -- stripmarker
if lipos then
'^([%*;:#]+)', -- various list markup
s1 = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, lipos + 3)
'^(\'\'\'*)', -- bold / italic markup
s = mw.ustring.sub(s, lipos + 4)
'^(%b<>)', -- html-like tags because some templates render these
'^(&%a+;)', -- html character entities because some templates render these
'^(&#%d+;)', -- html numeric (decimal) entities because some templates render these
'^(&#x%x+;)', -- html numeric (hexadecimal) entities because some templates render these
'^(%s+)', -- any whitespace characters
'^([%(%)%-%+%?%.%%!~!@%$%^&_={}/`,‘’„“”ʻ|\"\'\\]+)', -- miscellaneous punctuation
}
local prefixes_t = {}; -- list, bold/italic, and html-like markup, & whitespace saved here
 
local function prefix_strip (s) -- local function to strip prefixes from <s>
for _, pattern in ipairs (prefix_patterns_t) do -- spin through <prefix_patterns_t>
if s:match (pattern) then -- when there is a match
local prefix = s:match (pattern); -- get a copy of the matched prefix
table.insert (prefixes_t, prefix); -- save it
s = s:sub (prefix:len() + 1); -- remove the prefix from <s>
return s, true; -- return <s> without prefix and flag; force restart at top of sequence because misc punct removal can break stripmarker
end
end
return s; -- no prefix found; return <s> with nil flag
end
 
-- s1 is either "" or the first part of the list markup, so we can continue
local prefix_removed; -- flag; boolean true as long as prefix_strip() finds and removes a prefix
-- and prepend s1 to the returned string
local letterpos
repeat -- one by one remove list, bold/italic, html-like markup, whitespace, etc from start of <s>
if mw.ustring.find(s, "^%[%[[^|]+|[^%]]+%]%]") then
s, prefix_removed = prefix_strip (s);
-- this is a piped wikilink, so we capitalise the text, not the pipe
until (not prefix_removed); -- until <prefix_removed> is nil
local _
 
_, letterpos = mw.ustring.find(s, "|%A*%a") -- find the first letter after the pipe
s1 = table.concat (prefixes_t); -- recreate the prefix string for later reattachment
else
 
letterpos = mw.ustring.find(s, '%a')
local first_text = mw.ustring.match (s, '^%[%[[^%]]+%]%]'); -- extract wikilink at start of string if present; TODO: this can be string.match()?
end
 
if letterpos then
local upcased;
local first = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, letterpos - 1)
if first_text then
local letter = mw.ustring.sub(s, letterpos, letterpos)
if first_text:match ('^%[%[[^|]+|[^%]]+%]%]') then -- if <first_text> is a piped link
local rest = mw.ustring.sub(s, letterpos + 1)
upcased = mw.ustring.match (s, '^%[%[[^|]+|%W*(%w)'); -- get first letter character
return s1 .. first .. mw.ustring.upper(letter) .. rest
upcased = mw.ustring.upper (upcased); -- upcase first letter character
else
s = mw.ustring.gsub (s, '^(%[%[[^|]+|%W*)%w', '%1' .. upcased); -- replace
return s1 .. s
else -- here when <first_text> is a wikilink but not a piped link
upcased = mw.ustring.match (s, '^%[%[%W*%w'); -- get '[[' and first letter
upcased = mw.ustring.upper (upcased); -- upcase first letter character
s = mw.ustring.gsub (s, '^%[%[%W*%w', upcased); -- replace; no capture needed here
end
 
elseif s:match ('^%[%S+%s+[^%]]+%]') then -- if <s> is a ext link of some sort; must have label text
upcased = mw.ustring.match (s, '^%[%S+%s+%W*(%w)'); -- get first letter character
upcased = mw.ustring.upper (upcased); -- upcase first letter character
s = mw.ustring.gsub (s, '^(%[%S+%s+%W*)%w', '%1' .. upcased); -- replace
elseif s:match ('^%[%S+%s*%]') then -- if <s> is a ext link without label text; nothing to do
return s1 .. s; -- reattach prefix string (if present) and done
 
else -- <s> is not a wikilink or ext link; assume plain text
upcased = mw.ustring.match (s, '^%W*%w'); -- get the first letter character
upcased = mw.ustring.upper (upcased); -- upcase first letter character
s = mw.ustring.gsub (s, '^%W*%w', upcased); -- replace; no capture needed here
end
 
return s1 .. s; -- reattach prefix string (if present) and done
end
 
 
p.title = function (frame )
p.title = function (frame)
-- http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/capitalization/rules-for-capitalization-in-titles.html
-- recommended by The U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual:
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local str = mw.text.trim(frame.args[1] or "")
return mw.text.nowiki(str)
end
 
-- posnq (position, no quotes) returns the numerical start position of the first occurrence
-- of one piece of text ("match") inside another ("str").
-- It returns nil if no match is found, or if either parameter is blank.
-- It takes the text to be searched in as the first unnamed parameter, which is trimmed.
-- It takes the text to match as the second unnamed parameter, which is trimmed and
-- any double quotes " are stripped out.
p.posnq = function(frame)
local args = frame.args
local pargs = frame:getParent().args
for k, v in pairs(pargs) do
args[k] = v
end
local str = mw.text.trim(args[1] or args.source or "")
local match = mw.text.trim(args[2] or args.target or ""):gsub('"', '')
if str == "" or match == "" then return nil end
local plain = mw.text.trim(args[3] or args.plain or "")
if plain == "false" then plain = false else plain = true end
local nomatch = mw.text.trim(args[4] or args.nomatch or "")
-- just take the start position
local pos = mw.ustring.find(str, match, 1, plain) or nomatch
return pos
end
 
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-- Escape Pattern helper function so that all characters are treated as plain text, as per Module:String
function p._escapePattern( pattern_str )
return mw.ustring.gsub( pattern_str, "([%(%)%.%%%+%-%*%?%[%^%$%]])", "%%%1" )
end
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function p.startswith(frame)
return (frame.args[1]:sub(1, frame.args[2]:len()) == frame.args[2]) and 'yes' or ''
end
 
-- Implements [[Template:Isnumeric]]
function p.isnumeric(frame)
local s = frame.args[1] or frame:getParent().args[1]
local boolean = (frame.args.boolean or frame:getParent().args.boolean) == 'true'
if type(s) == 'string' and mw.getContentLanguage():parseFormattedNumber( s ) then
return boolean and 1 or s
end
return boolean and 0 or ''
end
 
-- Checks if a value in a group of numbers is not an interger.
-- Allows usage of an |empty= parameter to allow empty values to be skipped.
function p.isInteger(frame)
local values = frame.args or frame:getParent().args
local allow_empty = frame.args.empty or frame:getParent().args.empty
 
for _, value in ipairs(values) do
-- Trim spaces
value = value and value:gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1")
if value == "" or value == nil then
if not allow_empty then
return false -- Empty values are not allowed
end
else
value = tonumber(value)
if not (type(value) == "number" and value == math.floor(value)) then
return false
end
end
end
 
return true
end
 
-- Returns an error found in a string.
function p.getError(frame)
local text = frame.args[1] or frame:getParent().args[1]
local error_message = text:match('(<strong class="error">.-</strong>)')
return error_message or nil
end