Module:Transclude

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

local p = {}

-- Helper function to trim whitespace from a string
local function trim(s)
    return s:match('^%s*(.-)%s*$')
end

-- Main function to transclude pages
function p.transclude(frame)
    local input = frame.args[1] or ''
    local output = {}
    
    -- Handle both newline-separated and space-separated inputs
    local pages = {}
    -- First split by newlines
    for line in input:gmatch('[^\r\n]+') do
        -- Then split each line by spaces
        for page in line:gmatch('%S+') do
            table.insert(pages, page)
        end
    end
    
    -- Process each page
    for _, page in ipairs(pages) do
        page = trim(page)
        if page ~= '' then
            table.insert(output, string.format('{{%s}}', page))
        end
    end
    
    -- Join all transclusions with newlines
    return table.concat(output, '\n')
end

-- Function to handle direct template calls
function p.transcludeFromTemplate(frame)
    local parent = frame:getParent()
    return p.transclude(parent)
end

return p