Module:London Gazette util
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Jump to navigationJump to searchUtility module for {{London Gazette}} {{#lst:Template:London Gazette/doc|supp_disp-supp_interaction_table}}
-- this module is created to support {{London Gazette}}
require('Module:No globals')
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
local span_open = '<span style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal" class="error">';
local code_open = '<code style="color:inherit; border:inherit; padding:inherit;">';
local help_link = ' ([[Template:London Gazette#Error messages|help]])';
local supp_error = mw.ustring.format ('%sinvalid %s|supp=</code>%s</span>', span_open, code_open, help_link);
local duplicate_page_error = mw.ustring.format (' %smore than one of %s|page=</code> and %s|pages=</code>%s</span>', span_open, code_open, code_open, help_link);
local p = {}
--[[--------------------------< I S _ S E T >------------------------------------------------------------------
Whether variable is set or not. A variable is set when it is not nil and not empty.
]]
local function is_set( var )
return not (var == nil or var == '');
end
--[[--------------------------< O R D I N A L _ S U F F I X >--------------------------------------------------
render a numerical text string in ordinal form suitable for English language use. In this module, num_str is
limited by calling functions to the integer values 1-99. The argument num_str must be known to be set before
this function is called.
]]
local function ordinal_suffix (num_str)
local lsd; -- least significant digit
local suffixes = {['1'] = 'st', ['2'] = 'nd', ['3'] = 'rd'}; -- table of suffixes except 'th'
if num_str:match ('^1[1-3]$') then -- check the 11-13 odd balls first to get them out of the way
return num_str .. 'th'; -- 11th, 12th, 13th
end
lsd = num_str:match ('^%d?(%d)$'); -- all other numbers: get the least significant digit
return num_str .. (suffixes[lsd] or 'th'); -- append the suffix from the suffixes table or default to 'th'
end
--[[--------------------------< M A K E _ P A G E _ P A R A M >------------------------------------------------
Determine the value to be assigned to the specified cs1|2 |page= or |pages= parameter in {{London Gazette}}.
The arguments |param=page and |param=pages specify which of the cs1|2 parameters |page= or |pages= for which this
function is to create a value.
This function inspects the content of the |page= and |pages= parameters, along with the |param= specifier. From
this information it creates a value appropriate for the specified |page= or |pages= parameter. Only one will
have a value, the other will get an empty string.
This function is called twice from {{London Gazette}}; once for each of cs1 |page= and |pages= parameters:
|page={{#invoke:Gazette util|make_page_param|param=page|page={{{page|}}}|pages={{{pages|}}}}}
|pages={{#invoke:Gazette util|make_page_param|param=pages|page={{{page|}}}|pages={{{pages|}}}}}
except for the lvalue and the rvalue assigned to |param=, the two calls must be identical else odd results.
|page= or |pages= without a comma, hyphen, or en dash separator → cs1 |page=
|page= or |pages= with a separator → cs1 |pages=
Hyphen separator characters are converted to en dash characters. Any white space around hyphen and en dash
separators is removed.
If both |page= and |pages= are set, this function mimics cs1|2 and chooses |page=.
Another function, page_error() is required for error messaging because we don't want to dump css markup into a
parameter value that will be included in the cs1|2 metadata.
]]
function p.make_page_param (frame)
local args = getArgs(frame);
local page_or_pages;
page_or_pages = args.page or args.unnamed or args.pages; -- only one; prefer |page=
if is_set (page_or_pages) then
if 'pages' == args.param then
if page_or_pages:match ('[,%-–]') then -- only for |pages= parameter
page_or_pages = mw.ustring.gsub (page_or_pages, '%s*[%-–]%s*', '–'); -- hyphen to en dash; remove spaces
return page_or_pages; -- has separator character so make the parameter |pages=
else
return ''; -- no separator so value will be assigned to |page=
end
elseif 'page' == args.param then
if page_or_pages:match ('[,%-–]') then -- only for |pages= parameter
return ''; -- has separator so value will be assigned to |pages=
else
return page_or_pages; -- no separator character so make the parameter |page=
end
else
return ''; -- |param= something else
end
end
return ''; -- if here no pagination or not correct |page= or |pages= parameter
end
--[[--------------------------< P A G E _ E R R O R >----------------------------------------------------------
Inspect page number parameters and return an error message that will be appended to the end of the {{cite magazine}}
template rendering. Error messages are handled this way so that the error message is not made part of the cs1|2
citation's metadata.
{{#invoke:Gazette util|page_error|page={{{page|}}}|pages={{{pages|}}}}}
]]
function p.page_error (frame)
local args = getArgs(frame);
if is_set (args.page) and is_set (args.pages) then
return duplicate_page_error; -- both of |page= and |pages= are set
else
return '';
end
end
--[[--------------------------< T Y P E _ P A R A M >----------------------------------------------------------
set the value that is assigned to the cite magazine |type= parameter using the values of the London Gazette
|supp= and |display-supp= parameters
Only limited |supp= values will set the type value. These are: 'y' or a number 1-99.
row numbers in comments apply to the table in Template_talk:London_Gazette#Rewrite_as_wrapper_around_template:cite_news
]]
function p.type_param (frame)
local args = getArgs(frame);
if not is_set (args['display-supp']) and not is_set (args.supp) then -- when both |display-supp= and |supp= are not set
return ''; -- [row 1] not a supplement so no display
end
args.supp = args.supp and args.supp:lower(); -- make text values lower case
if not is_set (args['display-supp']) and is_set (args.supp) then -- when only |supp= is set
if 'y' == args.supp then
return 'Supplement'; -- [row 2] the first or only supplement
elseif args.supp:match ('^%d%d?$') then -- one or two digits
return ordinal_suffix (args.supp) .. ' supplement'; -- [row 3] for the 1st-99th supplement
else
return supp_error; -- [row 4] any other text not supported show an error message
end
end
if is_set (args['display-supp']) and not is_set (args.supp) then -- when only |display-supp= is set
if args['display-supp']:match ('^%d%d?$') then -- one or two digits
return ordinal_suffix (args['display-supp']) .. ' supplement'; -- [row 7] for the 1st-99th supplement
elseif 'y' == args['display-supp'] then
return 'Supplement'; -- [row 6] unnumbered supplement in /page/ space
else
return args['display-supp']; -- [row 11] user specified text; supplement is not in supplement space (a Gazette website error)
end
end
-- here when both |display-supp= and |supp= are set
if args['display-supp']:match ('^%d%d?$') then -- supplement number
if 'y' == args.supp or (args['display-supp'] == args.supp) then
return ordinal_suffix (args['display-supp']) .. ' supplement'; -- [rows 8, 9]
else -- |supp= is not a number or number isn't same as number in |display-supp=
return supp_error; -- [row 10] different values are ambiguous
end
else -- not a supplement number
if ('y' == args.supp) and ('none' == args['display-supp']) then
return ''; -- [row 5] for the case when a /page/ is in /supplement/ space
elseif ('y' == args.supp) or args.supp:match ('^%d%d?$') or not is_set (args.supp) then
return args['display-supp']; -- [rows 12, 13] user specified text
else
return supp_error; -- [row 14] any other |supp= value not supported show an error message
end
end
end
--[[--------------------------< U R L _ C I T Y >--------------------------------------------------------------
sets the city element of the url path according to |city= value; defaults to London
]]
local function url_city (city_param)
local city_names = {['b'] = 'Belfast', ['belfast'] = 'Belfast', ['e'] = 'Edinburgh', ['edinburgh'] = 'Edinburgh'};
city_param = city_param and city_param:lower(); -- lower() to index into the city_names table
return city_names[city_param] or 'London'; -- the city, or default to London
end
--[[--------------------------< U R L _ P A G E >--------------------------------------------------------------
sets the page number element of the url path according to |page= or |pages=, and the value assigned to |supp=
parameter. This function assumes that supplements may have page numbering that are digits prefixed with one or
two letters: B1, B41, RH2, etc; also assumes that regular issues have digit-only page numbers.
Only limited |supp= values will set the page number path element. These are: 'y' or a number 1-99.
From issue 1610–1619 the gazette has both digit page numbers and digit + alpha page numbers. It appears that the
issue numbers did not advance properly in this period so the website has page numbers like '1.a' and '3.a.a' plus
the usual digit page number '1', '3', etc for all of issues 1610–1619. There were no supplements during this period
so this function handles the 1610–1619 issues separately. The alpha character is always 'a' and is always separated
from the digits and other alpha by a dot.
]]
local function url_page (page, supp, issue)
issue = tonumber (issue); -- for issues 1610–1619 comparison
if issue and (6610 <= issue and 6619 >= issue) then -- if one of these oddball issues with numeric + alpha page numbers (~ Sep–Oct 1727)
return page:match ('^%d+%.?[a%.]+'); -- there are no supplements in this range so we're done
end
if is_set (supp) then -- all other issues
if ('y' == supp) or supp:match ('^%d%d?$') then
page = page:match ('^%a?%a?%d+'); -- one or two letters followed by digits or just digits (supplement to issue 61608)
else
page = page:match ('^%d+'); -- |supp= set to an unexpected value, so one or more digits only
end
else
page = page:match ('^%d+'); -- |supp= not set, so one or more digits only
end
return page or ''; -- at minimum return empty string for concatenation
end
--[[--------------------------< U R L _ P A G E _ O R _ S U P P L E M E N T >----------------------------------
sets the page/supplement element of the url path according to |supp= value; defaults to page
Only limited |supp= values will set the page/supplement path element to /supplement/. These are: 'y' or a number 1-99
]]
local function url_page_or_supplement (supp_param)
supp_param = (supp_param and supp_param:lower()) or ''; --make sure lower case for comparisons
if ('y' == supp_param) or supp_param:match ('^%d%d?$') then
return 'supplement';
else
return 'page'; -- anything else
end
end
--[[--------------------------< U R L _ P A R A M >------------------------------------------------------------
Build a url given |city=, |issue=, |supp=, and one of |page= or |pages=; result is assigned to |url=
|url={{#invoke:Gazette util|url_param|city={{{city|}}}|issue={{{issue}}}|supp={{{supp|}}}|page={{{page|}}}|pages={{{pages|}}}}}
]]
function p.url_param (frame)
local args = getArgs(frame);
local pg = args.page or args.pages or ''; -- first set parameter or empty string
local url_table = { -- a table of the various url parts
'https://www.thegazette.co.uk', -- static domain name
url_city (args.city), -- default to London
'issue', -- static path text
args.issue, -- issue number
url_page_or_supplement (args.supp), -- either of /page/ or /supplement/ according to the state of |supp=
url_page (pg, args.supp, args.issue) -- pages: digits only; supplements: optional letter followed by 1 or more digits
};
return table.concat (url_table, '/'); -- concatenate all of the parts together and done
end
return p;
