Module:Category handler/shared

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-- This module contains shared functions used by [[Module:Category handler]]
-- and its submodules.

local function matchesBlacklist(page, blacklist)
    if type(page) ~= 'string' then
    	return nil
    end
    for i, pattern in ipairs(blacklist) do
        local match = mw.ustring.match(page, pattern)
        if match then
            return match
        end
    end
end

return {
	matchesBlacklist = matchesBlacklist
}