Module:HeaderIncrementer

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:HeaderIncrementer/doc

local p = {}

function p.incrementHeadings(frame)
    -- Get the content and next template name
    local content = frame.args.content or "No content provided."
    local nextTemplate = frame.args.template or "H1"

    -- Increment heading levels
    local incrementedContent = content:gsub("(=%s*)(.-)(%s*=)", function(leadingEquals, text, trailingEquals)
        local headingLevel = #leadingEquals -- Count the number of `=` signs
        if headingLevel < 6 then
            local newEquals = string.rep("=", headingLevel + 1)
            return newEquals .. text .. newEquals
        else
            return leadingEquals .. text .. trailingEquals
        end
    end)

    -- Replace {{H| with the next template in the cycle
    incrementedContent = incrementedContent:gsub("{{H|", "{{" .. nextTemplate .. "|")

    return incrementedContent
end

return p