Module:Utils

This module provides utility functions used from other modules.

Usage

Add the following line of code at the top of your file.

local Utils = require("Module:Utils")

-- You may then call functions from this module in your script. For example:
local tableLength = Utils.tableLen(myTable)

---

local p = {}

--- Trims and parses the args into a table, then returns the table
function p.normalise(args)

	for k, v in pairs(args) do
		v = mw.text.trim(tostring(v))
		if v ~= '' then
			args[k] = v
		end
	end

	return args
end

--- Trims and parses the args into a table, then returns the table
-- @author User:Avaren
function p.normaliseArgs(frame)
	local origArgs = frame:getParent().args
	local args = {}

	for k, v in pairs(origArgs) do
		v = mw.text.trim(tostring(v))
		if v ~= '' then
			args[k] = v
		end
	end

	return args
end



--- Check if <code>item</code> is in given <code>array</code>.
-- @param item Item to look for
-- @param #table array Table to check
-- @return #bool <code>true</code> if <code>item</code> is in <code>array</code>
-- @author User:Avaren
local function in_array(item, array)
	-- Should only use on short arrays
	local set = {}
	for _, l in ipairs(array) do
		set[l] = true
	end
	return set[item] ~= nil
end

--- Calculate the length of a table by iterating over every item in it.
--
-- <code>mw.LoadData</code> prevents <code>#tbl</code> from working correctly.
-- @param #table tbl Table to calculate the length of
-- @return #number Length of the table.
-- @author User:Avaren
function p.tableLen(tbl)
	local count = 0
	for _, v in ipairs(tbl) do
		if v == nil then
			return count
		end
		count = count + 1
	end
	return count
end

return p