Module:HeaderIncrementer

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

local p = {}

-- Function to adjust headings with recursion control
function p.incrementHeadings(frame)
    -- Get the content and recursion depth
    local content = frame.args.content or "No content provided."
    local depth = tonumber(frame.args.depth) or 1
    local maxDepth = 3 -- Set a reasonable recursion limit

    -- Check if recursion limit is reached
    if depth > maxDepth then
        return "Recursion limit reached."
    end

    -- 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)

    -- Return adjusted content with an incremented depth
    return incrementedContent:gsub("{{H|", "{{H|depth=" .. (depth + 1) .. "|")
end

return p