Module:SmartMobLinks

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

local p = {}

-- Always return a <ul> of wiki links from a delimited list
function p.fromDelimited(frame)
    local raw = frame.args[1] or ""
    local delimiter = frame.args.delimiter or ","
    local items = mw.text.split(raw, delimiter)
    local output = {}

    table.insert(output, '<ul style="margin-left: 1em;">')

    for _, fullPath in ipairs(items) do
        fullPath = mw.text.trim(fullPath)

        if fullPath ~= "" then
            local prefix, rest = string.match(fullPath, "^(.-)/(.+)$")
            local label = fullPath

            if not prefix or not rest then
                prefix = nil
                rest = fullPath
            end

            if prefix == "Mob" then
                local base, zone = string.match(rest, "^(.-)/(.+)$")
                if base and zone then
                    label = base .. " (" .. zone .. ")"
                else
                    label = rest
                end
            elseif prefix == "Named Mob" then
                label = rest
            else
                label = rest
            end

            table.insert(output, string.format('<li>[[%s|%s]]</li>', fullPath, label))
        end
    end

    table.insert(output, '</ul>')
    return table.concat(output, "\n")
end

return p