Module:Infobox/dates/sandbox - Revision history

Gonnym at 14:45, 8 April 2025

2025-04-08T14:45:18Z

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	-- ~~Module~~ ~~for~~ ~~formatting~~ date ranges according to [[MOS:DATERANGE]].		-- This module provides functions to format date ranges according to [[MOS:DATERANGE]].
	--
	-- This module provides functions to format date ranges in Wikipedia articles
	-- according to the Manual of Style guidelines for date ranges.
	local p = {}		local p = {}

Gonnym at 14:40, 8 April 2025

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Gonnym at 17:10, 7 April 2025

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	end		end

	-- Format date range for different years		-- Format date range for different years.
	local function format_different_years(visible_text1, visible_text2, span1, span2)		local function format_different_years(date1, date2, visible_text1, visible_text2, span1, span2)
			-- If both entries are just years, use simple dash without line break
			if date1.month == nil and date2.month == nil then
			return visible_text1 .. span1 .. DASH .. visible_text2 .. span2
			end

			-- If one of them has a month or day, use dash with line break
	return visible_text1 .. span1 .. DASH_BREAK .. visible_text2 .. span2		return visible_text1 .. span1 .. DASH_BREAK .. visible_text2 .. span2
	end		end
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	else		else
	-- Different years		-- Different years
	return format_different_years(visible_text1, visible_text2, span1, span2)		return format_different_years(date1, date2, visible_text1, visible_text2, span1, span2)
	end		end
	end		end

Gonnym at 16:46, 7 April 2025

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	-- Month and year, no day		-- Month and year, no day
	if date1.day == nil then		if date1.day == nil then
	return date1.prefix .. date1.month .. ' ' .. date1.year .. span1 .. DASH .. "present"		return date1.prefix .. date1.month .. ' ' .. date1.year .. span1 .. " " .. DASH .. " present"
	end		end

Gonnym at 16:43, 7 April 2025

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Gonnym at 13:04, 7 April 2025

2025-04-07T13:04:19Z

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	local pr1, m1, d1, y1, su1, pr2, m2, d2, y2, su2		local pr1, m1, d1, y1, su1, pr2, m2, d2, y2, su2
	local dmy = false		local dmy = false


	-- Try MDY format first		-- Try MDY format first
	pr1, m1, d1, y1, su1 = string.match(visible1, '(.-)(%u%a+)%s(%d+),%s(%d+)(.*)')		pr1, m1, d1, y1, su1 = string.match(visible1, '(.-)(%u%a+)%s(%d+),%s(%d+)(.*)')
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	if y1 == nil then		if y1 == nil then
	dmy = true		dmy = true
	pr1, d1, m1, y1, su1 = string.match(visible1, '(.-)(%d%d?)~~%s(~~%a+~~)%s(~~%d+)(.*)')		pr1, d1, m1, y1, su1 = string.match(visible1, '(.-)(%d%d?) %a+ %d+ (.*)')
	pr2, d2, m2, y2, su2 = string.match(visible2, '(.-)(%d%d?)~~%s(~~%a+~~)%s(~~%d+)(.*)')		pr2, d2, m2, y2, su2 = string.match(visible2, '(.-)(%d%d?) %a+ %d+ (.*)')
			end

			-- NEW: If month and year (e.g., "April 2015"), extract correctly
			if y1 == nil then
			m1, y1 = visible1:match('(%a+) (%d%d%d%d)')
			pr1, su1 = "", "" -- Ensure placeholders remain valid
			end

			if y2 == nil then
			m2, y2 = visible2:match('(%a+) (%d%d%d%d)')
			pr2, su2 = "", ""
			end

			-- If both MDY and DMY fail, check for a 4-digit year format
			if y1 == nil then
			y1 = visible1:match('(%d%d%d%d)')
			pr1, su1 = "", "" -- Set placeholders for consistency
			end

			if y2 == nil then
			y2 = visible2:match('(%d%d%d%d)')
			pr2, su2 = "", ""
	end		end

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	pr1, pr2 = pr1 or '', pr2 or ''		pr1, pr2 = pr1 or '', pr2 or ''

	local ~~dash~~ = ' –<br />'		local dash_break = ' –<br />'
			local dash = '–'

	-- Handle unparsable dates or fallback		-- Handle unparsable dates or fallback
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	if y1 == y2 then		if y1 == y2 then
	-- Same year		-- Same year
			if d1 == nil and d2 == nil then
			-- Foramt: m1–m2 y1 (May–July 1940)
			return pr1 .. m1 .. span1 .. dash .. m2 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2
			end

	if m1 == m2 then		if m1 == m2 then
	-- Same month and year		-- Same month and year
	if dmy then		if dmy then
	-- Foramt: d1–d2 m1 y1 (5–7 January 1979)		-- Foramt: d1–d2 m1 y1 (5–7 January 1979)
	return pr1 .. d1 .. span1 .. ~~'–'~~ .. d2 .. ' ' .. m1 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2		return pr1 .. d1 .. span1 .. dash .. d2 .. ' ' .. m1 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2
	else		else
	-- Foramt: m1 d1–d2, y1 (January 5–7, 1979)		-- Foramt: m1 d1–d2, y1 (January 5–7, 1979)
	return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. ~~'–'~~ .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2		return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. dash .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2
	end		end
	else		else
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	if dmy then		if dmy then
	-- Format: d1 m1 – d2 m2 y1 (3 June –<br/> 18 August 1952)		-- Format: d1 m1 – d2 m2 y1 (3 June –<br/> 18 August 1952)
	return pr1 .. d1 .. ' ' .. m1 .. span1 .. ~~dash~~ .. d2 .. ' ' .. m2 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2		return pr1 .. d1 .. ' ' .. m1 .. span1 .. dash_break .. d2 .. ' ' .. m2 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2
	else		else
	-- Format: m1 d1 – m2 d2, y1 (June 3 –<br/> August 18, 1952)		-- Format: m1 d1 – m2 d2, y1 (June 3 –<br/> August 18, 1952)
	return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. ~~dash~~ .. m2 .. ' ' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2		return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. dash_break .. m2 .. ' ' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2
	end		end
	end		end
	else		else
	-- Different years - use the full original inputs with dash		-- Different years - use the full original inputs with a dash and a line break
	return visible1 .. span1 .. ~~dash~~ .. visible2 .. span2		return visible1 .. span1 .. dash_break .. visible2 .. span2
	end		end
	end		end

Gonnym at 12:20, 7 April 2025

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	else		else
	-- Different years - use the full original inputs with dash		-- Different years - use the full original inputs with dash
	return ~~args['1']~~ .. dash .. ~~args['2']~~		return visible1 .. span1 .. dash .. visible2 .. span2
	end		end
	end		end

Gonnym at 11:55, 7 April 2025

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	if args['1'] == nil and args['2'] == nil then		if args['1'] == nil and args['2'] == nil then
	return ''		return ''
	elseif args['1'] == nil then		elseif args['1'] == nil then
	return args['2']		return args['2']
	elseif args['2'] == nil then		elseif args['2'] == nil then
	return args['1']		return args['1']
	end		end
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	-- Extract visible part (before any span)		-- Extract visible part (before any span)
	local function extract_visible(text)		local function extract_visible(text)
	~~local~~ ~~span_start = string.find(~~text, "<span")		return text:match("^(.-)<span") or text
	if span_start then
	return string.sub(text, 1, span_start - 1)
	end
	return text
	end		end


	-- Get spans from original inputs		-- Get spans from original inputs
	local span1 = extract_span(args['1'])		local span1 = extract_span(args['1'])
	local span2 = extract_span(args['2'])		local span2 = extract_span(args['2'])


	-- Get visible parts only		-- Get visible parts only
	local visible1 = extract_visible(args['1'])		local visible1 = extract_visible(args['1'])
	local visible2 = extract_visible(args['2'])		local visible2 = extract_visible(args['2'])


		⚫	-- Clean up spaces
			visible1 = replace_space(visible1)
			visible2 = replace_space(visible2)

	-- Try to parse dates from visible text		-- Try to parse dates from visible text
	local pr1, m1, d1, y1, su1, pr2, m2, d2, y2, su2		local pr1, m1, d1, y1, su1, pr2, m2, d2, y2, su2
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	pr2, d2, m2, y2, su2 = string.match(visible2, '(.-)(%d%d?)%s(%a+)%s(%d+)(.*)')		pr2, d2, m2, y2, su2 = string.match(visible2, '(.-)(%d%d?)%s(%a+)%s(%d+)(.*)')
	end		end


⚫	-- Clean up spaces
	d1, m1, y1 = replace_space(d1), replace_space(m1), replace_space(y1)
	d2, m2, y2 = replace_space(d2), replace_space(m2), replace_space(y2)

	-- Set default empty strings for suffixes		-- Set default empty strings for suffixes
	su1, su2 = su1 or '', su2 or ''		su1, su2 = su1 or '', su2 or ''
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	local dash = ' –<br />'		local dash = ' –<br />'


	-- Handle unparsable dates or fallback		-- Handle unparsable dates or fallback
	if y1 == nil or y2 == nil then		if y1 == nil or y2 == nil then
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	-- Same year		-- Same year
	if m1 == m2 then		if m1 == m2 then
	-- Same month and year~~: 5–7 January 1979; January 5–7, 1979~~		-- Same month and year
	if dmy then		if dmy then
			-- Foramt: d1–d2 m1 y1 (5–7 January 1979)
	return pr1 .. d1 .. span1 .. '–' .. d2 .. ' ' .. m1 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2		return pr1 .. d1 .. span1 .. '–' .. d2 .. ' ' .. m1 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2
	else		else
			-- Foramt: m1 d1–d2, y1 (January 5–7, 1979)
	return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. '–' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2		return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. '–' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2
	end		end
	else		else
	-- Different months, same year~~: 3 June – 18 August 1952; June 3 – August 18, 1952~~		-- Different months, same year
	if dmy then		if dmy then
	-- Format: d1 m1 – d2 m2 y1		-- Format: d1 m1 – d2 m2 y1 (3 June –<br/> 18 August 1952)
	return pr1 .. d1 .. ' ' .. m1 .. span1 .. dash .. d2 .. ' ' .. m2 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2		return pr1 .. d1 .. ' ' .. m1 .. span1 .. dash .. d2 .. ' ' .. m2 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2
	else		else
	-- Format: m1 d1 – m2 d2, y1		-- Format: m1 d1 – m2 d2, y1 (June 3 –<br/> August 18, 1952)
	return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. dash .. m2 .. ' ' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2		return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. dash .. m2 .. ' ' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2
	end		end
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	else		else
	-- Different years - use the full original inputs with dash		-- Different years - use the full original inputs with dash
	return args['1'] .. dash .. args['2']		return args['1'] .. dash .. args['2']
	end		end
	end		end

Gonnym at 11:01, 7 April 2025

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	-- Same year		-- Same year
	if m1 == m2 then		if m1 == m2 then
	-- Same month: ~~day-day~~		-- Same month and year: 5–7 January 1979; January 5–7, 1979
	if dmy then		if dmy then
	return pr1 .. d1 .. '–' .. d2 .. ' ' .. m1 .. ' ' .. y1 .. ~~su2~~		return pr1 .. d1 .. span1 .. '–' .. d2 .. ' ' .. m1 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2
	else		else
	return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. '–' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. ~~su2~~		return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. '–' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2
	end		end
	else		else
	-- Different months, same year		-- Different months, same year: 3 June – 18 August 1952; June 3 – August 18, 1952
	if dmy then		if dmy then
	-- Format: d1 m1 – d2 m2 y1		-- Format: d1 m1 – d2 m2 y1
	return pr1 .. d1 .. ' ' .. m1 .. span1 .. dash .. d2 .. ' ' .. m2 .. ' ' .. y1 .. ~~su2~~		return pr1 .. d1 .. ' ' .. m1 .. span1 .. dash .. d2 .. ' ' .. m2 .. ' ' .. y1 .. span2
	else		else
	-- Format: m1 d1 – m2 d2, y1		-- Format: m1 d1 – m2 d2, y1
	return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. dash .. m2 .. ' ' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. ~~su2~~		return pr1 .. m1 .. ' ' .. d1 .. span1 .. dash .. m2 .. ' ' .. d2 .. ', ' .. y1 .. span2
	end		end
	end		end

Gonnym at 10:57, 7 April 2025

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	end		end

	-- Format based on the rules, but use special handling for same year cases		-- Format based on the rules at [[MOS:DATERANGE]], but use special handling for same year cases
	if y1 == y2 then		if y1 == y2 then
	-- Same year		-- Same year