Module:Detect singular

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local p = {}
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
local yesNo = require('Module:Yesno')

local function plainFind(s, sub)
	return mw.ustring.find(s, sub, 1, true)
end

local function plainCount(s, sub)
	local _, count = mw.ustring.gsub(s, sub, '')
	return count
end

function p._main(args)
	local checkComma = not yesNo(args.no_comma,true)
	local checkBullets = yesNo(args.bullets,true)
	local s = args[1]  -- the input string
	if not s then
		return nil -- empty input returns nil
	end
	s = tostring(s)
	if plainFind(s,'forcedetectsingular') then -- magic data string to return true
		return true
	end
	if plainFind(s,'forcedetectplural') then -- magic data string to return false
		return false
	end
	local hasComma = checkComma and mw.ustring.find(s, '%a,%A') 
	local hasList = mw.ustring.find(s,'%Alist%A')
	local hasAnd = mw.ustring.find(s,'%Aand%A')
	local hasBreak = mw.ustring.find(s,'<%s*br')
	local hasBullets = checkBullets and plainCount(s,'*') > 1
	return not (hasComma or hasList or hasAnd or hasBreak or hasBullets)
end

function p.main(frame)
	local args = getArgs(frame)
	if p._main(args) then
		return 1
	end
	return ""
end

return p