>Johnuniq: add horseRaceDistance for Template:Horse race distance

2024-01-10T01:46:26Z

add horseRaceDistance for Template:Horse race distance

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-- This module provides some functions to prepare template parameters
-- for use with Template:Convert.
-- This module is not used by Template:Convert or Module:Convert.

local function stripToNil(text)
-- If text is a non-empty string, return its trimmed content,
-- otherwise return nothing (empty string or not a string).
if type(text) == 'string' then
return text:match('(%S.-)%s*$')
end
end

-- Remove commas and references (any strip markers) from a number.
-- First usage in Template:Infobox_UK_place/dist (June 2018)
local function cleanNumber(frame)
local args = frame.args
local text = stripToNil(args[1]) or ''
if text == '' or tonumber(text) then
return text
end
return mw.text.killMarkers(text):gsub(',', '')
end

local fractions = {
['½'] = '1/2',
['⅓'] = '1/3',
['⅔'] = '2/3',
['¼'] = '1/4',
['¾'] = '3/4',
['⅛'] = '1/8',
['⅜'] = '3/8',
['⅝'] = '5/8',
['⅞'] = '7/8',
}

local fractionNumbers = {
['½'] = 1/2,
['⅓'] = 1/3,
['⅔'] = 2/3,
['¼'] = 1/4,
['¾'] = 3/4,
['⅛'] = 1/8,
['⅜'] = 3/8,
['⅝'] = 5/8,
['⅞'] = 7/8,
}

-- Format regular input with fraction (MOS-confirmant) into Convert-format "12+3/8" ("+" added).
-- First usage in Template:NFL_predraft (August 2017)
local function number(frame)
--[[ Preprocess a template parameter to translate a number to be used as
input for {{convert}}.
{{#invoke:convert/helper|number|12 3/8}} → 12+3/8
Input Output
12 12
12 3/8 12+3/8
{{frac|12|3|8}} 12+3/8
12{{frac|3|8}} 12+3/8
12⅜ 12+3/8
Template:Fraction redirects to Template:Frac so either may be used in the input.
]]
local args = frame.args
local text = stripToNil(args[1]) or ''
if text == '' or tonumber(text) then
return text -- examples: '', '12', '12.3', '12.3e4', or negative
end
text = text:gsub(' ', ' '):gsub(' +', ' '):gsub(' *%+ *', '+'):gsub('&frasl;', '/'):gsub('⁄', '/')
local integer, numerator, denominator, rest
-- Look for a fraction of form '12 3/8' or '12+3/8' or '3/8'.
integer, numerator, denominator = text:match('^(%d+)[ +](%d+)/(%d+)$')
if integer then
return integer .. '+' .. numerator .. '/' .. denominator
end
numerator, denominator = text:match('^(%d+)/(%d+)$')
if numerator then
return numerator .. '/' .. denominator
end
-- Look for an expanded fraction such as the result of {{frac|12|3|8}} or 12{{frac|3|8}} or {{frac|3|8}}.
numerator, denominator = text:match('(%d+)/(%d+)')
if numerator then
integer = text:match('(%d+)') or
text:match('^(%d+)%s*<span') or -- Template:Frac outputs zwsp since December 2017
text:match('^(%d+)%s*<span')
return (integer and (integer .. '+') or '') .. numerator .. '/' .. denominator
end
-- Look for a fraction of form '12¾' or '¾'.
integer, rest = text:match('^(%d*)%s*(.*)')
local expand = fractions[rest]
if expand then
return (integer == '' and integer or (integer .. '+')) .. expand
end
return text
end

local function distanceNumber(text)
-- Return a number corresponding to text (0 if text is empty) or throw an error if invalid.
text = text or 0
if tonumber(text) then
return tonumber(text)
end
-- Look for a fraction of form '12¾' or '¾'.
local integer, expand = text:match('^(%d*)%s*(.*)')
if integer == '' then
integer = 0
else
integer = tonumber(integer)
end
if expand == '' then
expand = 0
else
expand = fractionNumbers[expand]
end
if integer and expand then
return integer + expand
end
error('Invalid number "' .. text .. '"', 0)
end

-- First usage in Template:Horse_race_distance (January 2024)
local function horseRaceDistance(frame)
local args = frame:getParent().args
local miles = stripToNil(args[1])
local furlongs = stripToNil(args[2])
local yards = stripToNil(args[3])
local show = {}
if miles then
table.insert(show, miles .. 'm')
end
if furlongs then
table.insert(show, furlongs .. 'f')
end
if yards then
table.insert(show, yards .. 'y')
end
miles = distanceNumber(miles)
furlongs = distanceNumber(furlongs)
yards = distanceNumber(yards)
local meters = miles * 1609.344 + furlongs * 201.168 + yards * 0.9144
return
'' ..
table.concat(show, ' ') ..
''
end

return {
number = number,
cleanNumber = cleanNumber,
horseRaceDistance = horseRaceDistance,
}

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