Module:Self

local p = {}

function p.decide_migration(args)
	if args[ 'migration' ] then
		return args['migration']
	end
	local licsense_migration_data = mw.loadJsonData( 'Module:Self/license_migration_data.json')
	for _, template_name in ipairs(args) do
		local migration_data = licsense_migration_data[string.lower(template_name)]
		if migration_data == 'redundant' then
			return licsense_migration_data
		end
	end
	return ''
end

function p.setup_template_params(template_name, args)
	return mw.ustring.format(
		'{{%s|dw=%s|date=%s|migration=%s}}',
		template_name, 
		args['dw'] or 'no',
		args['date']  or '',
		args['migration'])
end

function p.more_than_one(args)
	local c  = 0
	for _, __ in ipairs(args) do
		c = c + 1
		if c == 2 then
			return true
		end
	end
	return false
end

function p.start_line(args)
	local more_than_one = p.more_than_one(args)
	return mw.ustring.format(
		'%s , the copyright holder of this work,\'\'\' hereby publish%s, it under the following license%s:',
		args['author'] or 'I',
		args['author'] and 'es' or '',
		more_than_one and 's' or ''
	)
end

function p.categories(args)
	local currentTitle = mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
	local is_in_file_namespace = currentTitle.nsText == 'File'
	if not is_in_file_namespace then
		return ''
	end

	if args['author'] then
		return mw.ustring.format('[[Category:Files licensed by third parties|%s]]', currentTitle.fullText)
	else
		return mw.ustring.format('[[Category:Self-published work|%s]]', currentTitle.fullText)
	end
end

function p.main(frame)
	local args = frame.args
	local fmt_string_tmpl = '<div class="wp-tmpl-self-license-wrapper"><div class="center">%s</div><div class="center">%s</div>%s</div>%s'
	local initial_text = p.start_line(args)
	local final_line = p.more_than_one(args) and "<div class='center'>''You may select the license of your choice.''</div>" or ''
	local categories = p.categories(args)
	local templates = ''
	args['migration'] = p.decide_migration(args)
	for _, template_name in ipairs(args) do
		templates = templates .. p.setup_template_params(template_name, args)
	end
	return mw.ustring.format(fmt_string_tmpl, initial_text, templates, final_line, categories)
end
Usage
