Module:Sandbox/Boboquack/Dates: Difference between revisions

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end

end

if p.valid(nil,mon3,num8) then month,year,inform=mon3,num8,"month and year" else

if p.valid(nil,mon3,num8) then month,year,inform=mon3,num8,"month and year" else

if mon3~=nil and num8~=nil then return "Invalid entry" end

--(the unmentioned case: day and month)

local num9,mon4=nil

for i=1,12 do

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end

end

if mon4~=nil and p.valid(nilnum9,mon4,num92016) then day,month,year,inform=mon4,num9,mon4,"monthday and yearmonth" else

if p.valid(nil,mon4,num9) then month,year,inform=mon4,num9,"month and year" else

if mon4~=nil and num9~=nil then return "Invalid entry" end

--fifth try: parse as year

if string.match(indate,"(%d+)%D+*[^% %d]%D*(%d+)") then return "Invalid entry" end

local num0=string.match("A"..indate,".*%D(%d+)")

if p.valid(nil,nil,yearnum0) then year,inform=num0,"year" else

return "Invalid entry"

end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end-- ends from all the elses

--get era

if string.find(indate,"BCBCE") then era=" BCBCE"

elseif string.find(indate,"BCEBC") then era=" BCEBC"

elseif string.find(indate,"CE") then era=" CE"

elseif string.find(indate,"AD") then era=" AD"

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--get uncertainty

if string.match(indate,"around") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"uncertain") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"about") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"approx") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"circa") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"ca%.") then circa="circa " else

else circa="" end

--convert output date to input format -> outdate

local outform=frame.args.format or inform or "whoops"

day,month,year=tonumber(day),tonumber(month),tonumber(year)

outdate = ""

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if outform=="month and year" then

outdate = monthnames[month]..year..era

end

if outform=="day and month" then

outdate = day.." "..monthnames[month]

end

if outform=="year" then