Module:Person height/sandbox explained

-- This module implements

local p =

local function splitsuffix(s) local suffix = if mw.ustring.match(s,'^(.-)(

local function clean(s) s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '[Mm]etre', 'm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '([^a])meter', '%1m') -- prevents "parameter" from being changed to "param" s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '[Cc]enti', 'c') -- changes "centim" to "cm" s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'ms', 'm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'm[%.,]', 'm')

s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '[Ff]eet', 'ft') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'foot', 'ft') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'ft[%.,]', 'ft')

s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '[Ii]nches', 'in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '[Ii]nch', 'in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'ins', 'in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'in[%.,]', 'in')

s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Mm]%]%]s', 'm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Mm]|[Mm]%]%]', 'm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Cc]m%]%]s', 'cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Cc]m|[Cc]m%]%]', 'cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Cc]entim|cm%]%]', 'cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Ii]n|in%]%]', 'in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)%s+[Cc][Mm]', '%1 cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)%s+[Mm]', '%1 m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)%s+[Ff][Tt]', '%1 ft') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)%s+[Ii][Nn]', '%1 in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d&[Nn][Bb][Ss][Pp];)[Cc][Mm]', '%1cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d&[Nn][Bb][Ss][Pp];)[Mm]', '%1m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d&[Nn][Bb][Ss][Pp];)[Ff][Tt]', '%1ft') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d&[Nn][Bb][Ss][Pp];)[Ii][Nn]', '%1in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)%s*[′\']%s*(%d+)%s*[\"″]', '%1 ft %2 in')

return send

local function isnumber(s) if s then s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%+%s*%d+%s*/%s*%d+%s*$', ) s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%s*1%s*/%s*2%s*$', '0.5') return tonumber(s) end return nilend

local function trimspace(s) if s then s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '^%s*(.-)%s*$', '%1') end return send

local function force_unit(s, t) s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '&[Nn][Bb][Ss][Pp];', '★') if (t

'cm') then s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d*)%.(%d%d)(%d+[★%s]+)m', '%1%2.%3cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d*)%.(%d%d)(%d+[★%s]+)%[%[[Mm]et[re][re]|m%]%]', '%1%2.%3cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d*)%.(%d%d)([★%s]+)m', '%1%2%3cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d*)%.(%d%d)([★%s]+)%[%[[Mm]et[re][re]|m%]%]', '%1%2%3cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d*)%.(%d)([★%s]+)m', '%1%20%3cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d*)%.(%d)([★%s]+)%[%[[Mm]et[re][re]|m%]%]', '%1%20%3cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d*)%.([★%s]+)m', '%100.%2cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d*)%.([★%s]+)%[%[[Mm]et[re][re]|m%]%]', '%100.%2cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '^(%s*%d+)([★%s]+)m', '%100%2cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '([%(★%s]%d+)([★%s]+)m', '%100%2cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '^(%s*%d+)([★%s]+)%[%[[Mm]et[re][re]|m%]%]', '%100%2cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '([%(★%s]%d+)([★%s]+)%[%[[Mm]et[re][re]|m%]%]', '%100%2cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '0(%d+%.?%d*[★%s]+cm)', '%1') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '0(%d+%.?%d*[★%s]+%[%[[Cc]entimet[re][re]|cm%]%])', '%1') else s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)(%d%d)%.(%d*[★%s]+)cm', '%1.%2%3m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)(%d%d)%.(%d*[★%s]+)%[%[[Cc]entimet[re][re]|cm%]%]', '%1.%2%3m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)(%d%d)([★%s]+)cm', '%1.%2%3m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d)(%d%d)([★%s]+)%[%[[Cc]entimet[re][re]|cm%]%]', '%1.%2%3m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d%d)%.(%d*[★%s]+)cm', '0.%1%2m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d%d)%.(%d*[★%s]+)%[%[[Cc]entimet[re][re]|cm%]%]', '0.%1%2m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d%d)([★%s]+)cm', '0.%1%2m') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '(%d%d)([★%s]+)%[%[[Cc]entimet[re][re]|cm%]%]', '0.%1%2m') end s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '★', ' ') return send

local function get_convert_args(s, prefer, enforce, ri) local prefer_m = (prefer or )

'm' local force_m = (enforce or )

'm' local prefer_cm = (prefer or )

'cm' local force_cm = (enforce or )

'cm' ri = (ri or )

'cmin' and 'cmin' or unconverted = clean(s or ) -- basic unit cleaning

s = mw.ustring.gsub(unconverted, '&[Nn][Bb][Ss][Pp];', ' ') local m = mw.ustring.find(s, 'm') local c = mw.ustring.find(s, 'cm') local f = mw.ustring.find(s, 'ft') local i = mw.ustring.find(s, 'in') if m

nil and f

nil and i

nil then return , unconverted end local adj = nil if c ~= nil and f

nil and i

nil then local n = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, c - 1) if isnumber(n) then if force_m then local prec = require("Module:Math")._precision(trimspace(n)) adj = (prec

1) and 'ri3' or 'ri2' end if ri ~= then adj = force_m and 'ri2' or 'ri0' end return force_m and or, mw.ustring.sub(s, c+2) end return , unconverted end if m ~= nil and c

nil and f

nil and i

nil then local n = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, m - 1) if ri ~= then adj = force_cm and 'ri0' or 'ri2' end if isnumber(n) then return force_cm and or, mw.ustring.sub(s, m+1) end return , unconverted end if f ~= nil and i ~=nil and m

nil then local n1 = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, f - 1) local n2 = mw.ustring.sub(s, f+2, i - 1) if isnumber(n1) and isnumber(n2) then if ri ~= then adj = 'ri0' end return (force_m or prefer_m) and or, mw.ustring.sub(s, i+2) end return , unconverted end if f ~= nil and i

nil and m

nil then local n = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, f - 1) if isnumber(n) then if ri ~= then local n2 = 12*(n - math.floor(n)) adj = 'ri0' return (force_m or prefer_m) and or, mw.ustring.sub(s, f+2) end return (force_m or prefer_m) and or, mw.ustring.sub(s, f+2) end return , unconverted end if i ~= nil and f

nil and m

nil then local n = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, i - 1) if isnumber(n) then if ri ~= then adj = 'ri0' end return (force_m or prefer_m) and or, mw.ustring.sub(s, i+2) end return , unconverted end if force_cm and c

nil then return , force_unit(unconverted, 'cm') end if force_m and c ~= nil then return , force_unit(unconverted, 'm') end return , unconvertedend

function convert(frame, args) local str, suffix = splitsuffix(args[1] or ) local targs, str = get_convert_args(str, args['prefer'] or , args['enforce'] or , args['ri'] or ) str = str .. suffix

if type(targs)

'table' then return frame:expandTemplate .. str else return str endend

function p.main(frame) return convert(frame, frame.args[1] and frame.args or frame:getParent.args)end

return p