Module:C

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

local p = {}

function p.c(frame)
	local args = frame.args
	local rawAbilities = args['a'] or ''

	local abilities = {}
	for ability in mw.text.gsplit(rawAbilities, ";;", true) do
		ability = mw.text.trim(ability)
		if ability ~= "" then
			local name = ability
			local limited = ""
			local improved = ""
			local gifted = false
			local adept = false

			-- Look for gifted marker
			if mw.ustring.find(ability, "%-g%-") then
				gifted = true
			end

			-- Look for adept marker
			if mw.ustring.find(ability, "%-a%-") then
				adept = true
			end

			-- Limited (-l-) note
			local limitedMatch = mw.ustring.match(ability, "%-l%-(.-)(%-[liag]%-|$)")
				or mw.ustring.match(ability, "%-l%-(.+)$")
			if limitedMatch then
				limited = mw.text.trim(limitedMatch)
			end

			-- Improved (-i-) note
			local improvedMatch = mw.ustring.match(ability, "%-i%-(.-)(%-[liag]%-|$)")
				or mw.ustring.match(ability, "%-i%-(.+)$")
			if improvedMatch then
				improved = mw.text.trim(improvedMatch)
			end

			-- Remove all markers and their text for name cleanup
			name = mw.ustring.gsub(name, "%-l%-.+", "")
			name = mw.ustring.gsub(name, "%-i%-.+", "")
			name = mw.ustring.gsub(name, "%-g%-", "")
			name = mw.ustring.gsub(name, "%-a%-", "")
			name = mw.text.trim(name)

			table.insert(abilities, {
				name = name,
				limited = limited,
				improved = improved,
				gifted = gifted,
				adept = adept
			})
		end
	end

	-- Sort alphabetically by name
	table.sort(abilities, function(a, b) return a.name < b.name end)

	-- Intermediate table output
	return mw.dumpObject(abilities)
end

return p