Module:Language-like
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local export = {}
--
-- Implementation of getOtherNames() for languages, etymology languages,
-- families and scripts. If `onlyOtherNames` is passed in, only return
-- the names in the `otherNames` field, otherwise combine `otherNames`,
-- `aliases` and `varieties`.
function export.getOtherNames(self, onlyOtherNames)
if onlyOtherNames then
return self._rawData.otherNames or {}
end
-- Combine otherNames, aliases and varieties. First try to optimize and not create any
-- new memory. This is possible if exactly one of the three exist, and if it's `varieties`,
-- there are no nested lists in `varieties`.
if self._rawData.otherNames and not self._rawData.aliases and not self._rawData.varieties then
return self._rawData.otherNames
elseif self._rawData.aliases and not self._rawData.otherNames and not self._rawData.varieties then
return self._rawData.aliases
elseif self._rawData.varieties and not self._rawData.otherNames and not self._rawData.aliases then
local saw_table = false
for _, name in ipairs(self._rawData.varieties) do
if type(name) == "table" then
saw_table = true
break
end
end
if not saw_table then
return self._rawData.varieties
end
end
-- Have to do it the "hard way".
local ret = {}
if self._rawData.otherNames then
for _, name in ipairs(self._rawData.otherNames) do
table.insert(ret, name)
end
end
if self._rawData.aliases then
for _, name in ipairs(self._rawData.aliases) do
table.insert(ret, name)
end
end
if self._rawData.varieties then
for _, name in ipairs(self._rawData.varieties) do
if type(name) == "table" then
for _, n in ipairs(name) do
table.insert(ret, n)
end
else
table.insert(ret, name)
end
end
end
return ret
end
-- Implementation of getVarieties() for languages, etymology languages,
-- families and scripts. If `flatten` is passed in, flatten down to a
-- list of stings; otherwise, keep the structure.
function export.getVarieties(self, flatten)
if self._rawData.varieties then
-- If flattening not requested, just return them.
if not flatten then
return self._rawData.varieties
end
-- Check if no nested table; if so, just return the result.
local saw_table = false
for _, name in ipairs(self._rawData.varieties) do
if type(name) == "table" then
saw_table = true
break
end
end
if not saw_table then
return self._rawData.varieties
end
-- At this point, we need to flatten the varieties.
local ret = {}
for _, name in ipairs(self._rawData.varieties) do
if type(name) == "table" then
for _, n in ipairs(name) do
table.insert(ret, n)
end
else
table.insert(ret, name)
end
end
return ret
else
return {}
end
end
-- Implementation of template-callable getByCode() function for languages,
-- etymology languages, families and scripts. `item` is the language,
-- family or script in question; `args` is the arguments passed in by the
-- module invocation; `extra_processing`, if specified, is a function of
-- one argument (the requested property) and should return the value to
-- be returned to the caller, or nil if the property isn't recognized.
-- `extra_processing` is called after special-cased properties are handled
-- and before general-purpose processing code that works for all string
-- properties.
function export.templateGetByCode(item, args, extra_processing)
-- The item that the caller wanted to look up
local itemname = args[2] or error("Function to call (parameter 2) has not been specified.")
local list
if itemname == "getOtherNames" then
list = item:getOtherNames()
elseif itemname == "getOnlyOtherNames" then
list = item:getOtherNames(true)
elseif itemname == "getAliases" then
list = item:getAliases()
elseif itemname == "getVarieties" then
list = item:getVarieties(true)
end
if list then
local index = args[3]; if index == "" then index = nil end
index = tonumber(index or error("Numeric index of the desired item in the list (parameter 3) has not been specified."))
return list[index] or ""
end
if itemname == "getFamily" and item.getFamily then
return item:getFamily():getCode()
end
if extra_processing then
local retval = extra_processing(itemname)
if retval then
return retval
end
end
if item[itemname] then
local ret = item[itemname](item)
if type(ret) == "string" then
return ret
else
error("The function \"" .. itemname .. "\" did not return a string value.")
end
end
error("Requested invalid item name \"" .. itemname .. "\".")
end
return export