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)
    -- Get the raw input and preprocess it first
    local input = frame:preprocess(frame.args[1] or '')
    local output = {}
    
    -- Split the input into lines
    for line in input:gmatch('[^\r\n]+') do
        line = trim(line)
        if line ~= '' then
            -- Only add the transclusion brackets if they're not already present
            if not line:match('^{{.*}}$') then
                line = string.format('{{%s}}', line)
            end
            table.insert(output, line)
        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