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return mw.ustring.upper(first) .. rest | return mw.ustring.upper(first) .. rest | ||
end) | end) | ||
end | |||
local function containsIgnoreCase(haystack, needle) | |||
return mw.ustring.find(mw.ustring.lower(haystack), mw.ustring.lower(needle), 1, true) ~= nil | |||
end | end | ||
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end | end | ||
return name | return name | ||
end | |||
local function classLinkList(raw, withPrefix) | |||
local out = {} | |||
for part in mw.text.gsplit(raw, ';', true) do | |||
part = trim(part) | |||
if part ~= '' then | |||
if withPrefix then | |||
table.insert(out, string.format('[[Class %s]]', part)) | |||
else | |||
table.insert(out, string.format('[[Class %s|%s]]', part, part)) | |||
end | |||
end | |||
end | |||
return out | |||
end | |||
local function addHeader(tbl, text) | |||
tbl:tag('tr'):tag('th') | |||
:attr('colspan', '2') | |||
:addClass('infobox-header') | |||
:wikitext(text) | |||
end | |||
local function addRow(tbl, label, value, dataClass) | |||
if trim(value) == '' then | |||
return | |||
end | |||
local tr = tbl:tag('tr') | |||
tr:tag('th'):addClass('infobox-label'):wikitext(label) | |||
local td = tr:tag('td'):addClass('infobox-data') | |||
if dataClass and dataClass ~= '' then | |||
td:addClass(dataClass) | |||
end | |||
td:wikitext(value) | |||
end | end | ||
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function p.classLinks(frame) | function p.classLinks(frame) | ||
return table.concat(classLinkList(parentArg(frame, 'class_number'), false), ', ') | |||
local | end | ||
function p.infobox(frame) | |||
if | local name = displayName(frame) | ||
local tbl = mw.html.create('table') | |||
tbl:addClass('infobox'):addClass('vcard'):addClass('soldier-infobox') | |||
tbl:tag('tr'):tag('th') | |||
:attr('colspan', '2') | |||
:addClass('infobox-above fn') | |||
:wikitext(name) | |||
local photo = parentArg(frame, 'photo') | |||
if photo ~= '' then | |||
local size = parentArg(frame, 'image_size') | |||
if size == '' then | |||
size = '220px' | |||
end | |||
local alt = parentArg(frame, 'alt') | |||
if alt == '' then | |||
alt = name | |||
end | |||
local td = tbl:tag('tr'):tag('td') | |||
:attr('colspan', '2') | |||
:addClass('infobox-image') | |||
td:wikitext(string.format('[[File:%s|%s|alt=%s]]', photo, size, alt)) | |||
local caption = parentArg(frame, 'caption') | |||
if caption ~= '' then | |||
td:tag('div'):addClass('infobox-caption'):wikitext(caption) | |||
end | |||
end | |||
local alias = parentArg(frame, 'alias') | |||
local birth = parentArg(frame, 'birth_year') | |||
local death = parentArg(frame, 'death_year') | |||
local nativity = parentArg(frame, 'nativity') | |||
local religion = parentArg(frame, 'religion') | |||
local marital = parentArg(frame, 'marital') | |||
local education = parentArg(frame, 'education') | |||
local occupation = parentArg(frame, 'occupation') | |||
local state = parentArg(frame, 'state') | |||
if alias ~= '' or birth ~= '' or death ~= '' or nativity ~= '' | |||
or religion ~= '' or marital ~= '' or education ~= '' | |||
or occupation ~= '' or state ~= '' then | |||
addHeader(tbl, 'Personal details') | |||
end | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Nickname', alias, 'nickname') | |||
if birth ~= '' then | |||
local born = birth | |||
if nativity ~= '' then | |||
born = born .. '<br />Nativity: ' .. nativity | |||
end | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Born', born) | |||
elseif nativity ~= '' then | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Nativity', nativity) | |||
end | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Died', death) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Religion', religion) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Spouse / marital', marital) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Education', education) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Occupation', occupation) | |||
if state ~= '' then | |||
addRow(tbl, 'State', titleCase(state)) | |||
end | |||
addHeader(tbl, 'Military service') | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Allegiance', 'United States') | |||
local branch = parentArg(frame, 'class_branch') | |||
if branch == '' then | |||
branch = 'United States Army' | |||
end | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Branch', branch) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'ASN', parentArg(frame, 'asn'), 'serial') | |||
local rankFinal = parentArg(frame, 'rank_final') | |||
local classRank = parentArg(frame, 'class_rank') | |||
local rank = rankFinal | |||
if rank == '' then | |||
rank = classRank | |||
elseif classRank ~= '' and classRank ~= rankFinal then | |||
rank = rankFinal .. "<br />''At Ritchie:'' " .. classRank | |||
end | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Rank', rank) | |||
local classRaw = parentArg(frame, 'class_number') | |||
local classBits = classLinkList(classRaw, false) | |||
if #classBits > 0 then | |||
local camp = 'Class ' .. table.concat(classBits, ', ') | |||
local section = parentArg(frame, 'class_section') | |||
if section ~= '' then | |||
camp = camp .. '<br />Section ' .. section | |||
end | |||
local other = parentArg(frame, 'other_class') | |||
if other ~= '' then | |||
camp = camp .. '<br />Other: ' .. other | |||
end | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Camp Ritchie', camp) | |||
end | |||
local enlist = parentArg(frame, 'enlistment_place') | |||
if enlist ~= '' then | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Enlisted', titleCase(enlist)) | |||
end | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Assignment', parentArg(frame, 'assignment')) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Unit / division', parentArg(frame, 'division')) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'IPW (German)', parentArg(frame, 'ipw_ge')) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'IPW (Italian)', parentArg(frame, 'ipw_it')) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Overseas', parentArg(frame, 'overseas')) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'Special', parentArg(frame, 'special')) | |||
addRow(tbl, 'LOC', parentArg(frame, 'loc')) | |||
local arrive = parentArg(frame, 'date_arrive') | |||
local depart = parentArg(frame, 'date_depart') | |||
if arrive ~= '' or depart ~= '' then | |||
local dates = {} | |||
if arrive ~= '' then | |||
table.insert(dates, 'Arrived ' .. arrive) | |||
end | |||
if depart ~= '' then | |||
table.insert(dates, 'Departed ' .. depart) | |||
end | end | ||
addRow(tbl, 'Service dates', table.concat(dates, '<br />')) | |||
end | end | ||
addRow(tbl, 'Certificate', parentArg(frame, 'certificate')) | |||
return tostring(tbl) | |||
end | end | ||
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local dates = '' | local dates = '' | ||
if birth ~= '' and death ~= '' then | if birth ~= '' and death ~= '' then | ||
dates = string.format(' (%s | dates = string.format(' (%s – %s)', birth, death) | ||
elseif birth ~= '' then | elseif birth ~= '' then | ||
dates = string.format(' (born %s)', birth) | dates = string.format(' (born %s)', birth) | ||
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end | end | ||
local | local classLinks = classLinkList(parentArg(frame, 'class_number'), true) | ||
local trained | |||
if #classLinks == 1 then | if #classLinks == 1 then | ||
trained = ' who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in ' .. classLinks[1] | |||
elseif #classLinks > 1 then | elseif #classLinks > 1 then | ||
trained = ' who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in classes ' .. table.concat(classLinks, ', ') | |||
else | else | ||
trained = ' associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland' | |||
end | end | ||
local | local first = string.format( | ||
"'''%s'''%s was a United States Army soldier%s.", | |||
name, | |||
dates, | |||
trained | |||
) | |||
local more = {} | |||
local enlist = parentArg(frame, 'enlistment_place') | local enlist = parentArg(frame, 'enlistment_place') | ||
local state = parentArg(frame, 'state') | local state = parentArg(frame, 'state') | ||
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local place = titleCase(enlist) | local place = titleCase(enlist) | ||
if state ~= '' then | if state ~= '' then | ||
place = place .. ', ' .. | local stateTitle = titleCase(state) | ||
if not containsIgnoreCase(place, stateTitle) then | |||
place = place .. ', ' .. stateTitle | |||
end | |||
end | end | ||
table.insert( | table.insert(more, surname .. ' enlisted at ' .. place .. '.') | ||
elseif state ~= '' then | elseif state ~= '' then | ||
table.insert( | table.insert(more, 'Records list ' .. titleCase(state) .. ' as the state of enlistment or residence.') | ||
end | |||
local rank = parentArg(frame, 'rank_final') | |||
if rank == '' then | |||
rank = parentArg(frame, 'class_rank') | |||
end | |||
if rank ~= '' then | |||
table.insert(more, 'Records list the rank as ' .. rank .. '.') | |||
end | end | ||
local assignment = parentArg(frame, 'assignment') | local assignment = parentArg(frame, 'assignment') | ||
if assignment ~= '' then | if assignment ~= '' then | ||
table.insert( | table.insert(more, surname .. ' was assigned to ' .. assignment .. '.') | ||
end | end | ||
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end | end | ||
if #ipw > 0 then | if #ipw > 0 then | ||
table.insert( | table.insert(more, 'Interrogation duty included ' .. table.concat(ipw, ' and ') .. '.') | ||
end | end | ||
if #more == 0 then | |||
return first | |||
return table.concat( | end | ||
return first .. '\n\n' .. table.concat(more, ' ') | |||
end | end | ||
return p | return p | ||
Revision as of 05:28, 18 August 2026
Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Soldier/doc
local p = {}
local function trim(s)
return mw.text.trim(tostring(s or ''))
end
local function parentArg(frame, name)
local parent = frame:getParent()
if parent and parent.args[name] then
return trim(parent.args[name])
end
return trim(frame.args[name])
end
local function titleCase(s)
s = trim(s)
if s == '' then
return s
end
s = mw.ustring.lower(s)
return mw.ustring.gsub(s, "(%a)([%w']*)", function(first, rest)
return mw.ustring.upper(first) .. rest
end)
end
local function containsIgnoreCase(haystack, needle)
return mw.ustring.find(mw.ustring.lower(haystack), mw.ustring.lower(needle), 1, true) ~= nil
end
local function displayName(frame)
local first = parentArg(frame, 'first')
local middle = parentArg(frame, 'middle')
local surname = parentArg(frame, 'surname')
local suffix = parentArg(frame, 'suffix')
local parts = {}
if first ~= '' then
table.insert(parts, first)
end
if middle ~= '' then
table.insert(parts, middle)
end
if surname ~= '' then
table.insert(parts, surname)
end
local name = table.concat(parts, ' ')
if suffix ~= '' then
if name ~= '' then
name = name .. ', ' .. suffix
else
name = suffix
end
end
if name == '' then
name = 'This soldier'
end
return name
end
local function classLinkList(raw, withPrefix)
local out = {}
for part in mw.text.gsplit(raw, ';', true) do
part = trim(part)
if part ~= '' then
if withPrefix then
table.insert(out, string.format('[[Class %s]]', part))
else
table.insert(out, string.format('[[Class %s|%s]]', part, part))
end
end
end
return out
end
local function addHeader(tbl, text)
tbl:tag('tr'):tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:addClass('infobox-header')
:wikitext(text)
end
local function addRow(tbl, label, value, dataClass)
if trim(value) == '' then
return
end
local tr = tbl:tag('tr')
tr:tag('th'):addClass('infobox-label'):wikitext(label)
local td = tr:tag('td'):addClass('infobox-data')
if dataClass and dataClass ~= '' then
td:addClass(dataClass)
end
td:wikitext(value)
end
function p.displayName(frame)
return displayName(frame)
end
function p.classLinks(frame)
return table.concat(classLinkList(parentArg(frame, 'class_number'), false), ', ')
end
function p.infobox(frame)
local name = displayName(frame)
local tbl = mw.html.create('table')
tbl:addClass('infobox'):addClass('vcard'):addClass('soldier-infobox')
tbl:tag('tr'):tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:addClass('infobox-above fn')
:wikitext(name)
local photo = parentArg(frame, 'photo')
if photo ~= '' then
local size = parentArg(frame, 'image_size')
if size == '' then
size = '220px'
end
local alt = parentArg(frame, 'alt')
if alt == '' then
alt = name
end
local td = tbl:tag('tr'):tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:addClass('infobox-image')
td:wikitext(string.format('[[File:%s|%s|alt=%s]]', photo, size, alt))
local caption = parentArg(frame, 'caption')
if caption ~= '' then
td:tag('div'):addClass('infobox-caption'):wikitext(caption)
end
end
local alias = parentArg(frame, 'alias')
local birth = parentArg(frame, 'birth_year')
local death = parentArg(frame, 'death_year')
local nativity = parentArg(frame, 'nativity')
local religion = parentArg(frame, 'religion')
local marital = parentArg(frame, 'marital')
local education = parentArg(frame, 'education')
local occupation = parentArg(frame, 'occupation')
local state = parentArg(frame, 'state')
if alias ~= '' or birth ~= '' or death ~= '' or nativity ~= ''
or religion ~= '' or marital ~= '' or education ~= ''
or occupation ~= '' or state ~= '' then
addHeader(tbl, 'Personal details')
end
addRow(tbl, 'Nickname', alias, 'nickname')
if birth ~= '' then
local born = birth
if nativity ~= '' then
born = born .. '<br />Nativity: ' .. nativity
end
addRow(tbl, 'Born', born)
elseif nativity ~= '' then
addRow(tbl, 'Nativity', nativity)
end
addRow(tbl, 'Died', death)
addRow(tbl, 'Religion', religion)
addRow(tbl, 'Spouse / marital', marital)
addRow(tbl, 'Education', education)
addRow(tbl, 'Occupation', occupation)
if state ~= '' then
addRow(tbl, 'State', titleCase(state))
end
addHeader(tbl, 'Military service')
addRow(tbl, 'Allegiance', 'United States')
local branch = parentArg(frame, 'class_branch')
if branch == '' then
branch = 'United States Army'
end
addRow(tbl, 'Branch', branch)
addRow(tbl, 'ASN', parentArg(frame, 'asn'), 'serial')
local rankFinal = parentArg(frame, 'rank_final')
local classRank = parentArg(frame, 'class_rank')
local rank = rankFinal
if rank == '' then
rank = classRank
elseif classRank ~= '' and classRank ~= rankFinal then
rank = rankFinal .. "<br />''At Ritchie:'' " .. classRank
end
addRow(tbl, 'Rank', rank)
local classRaw = parentArg(frame, 'class_number')
local classBits = classLinkList(classRaw, false)
if #classBits > 0 then
local camp = 'Class ' .. table.concat(classBits, ', ')
local section = parentArg(frame, 'class_section')
if section ~= '' then
camp = camp .. '<br />Section ' .. section
end
local other = parentArg(frame, 'other_class')
if other ~= '' then
camp = camp .. '<br />Other: ' .. other
end
addRow(tbl, 'Camp Ritchie', camp)
end
local enlist = parentArg(frame, 'enlistment_place')
if enlist ~= '' then
addRow(tbl, 'Enlisted', titleCase(enlist))
end
addRow(tbl, 'Assignment', parentArg(frame, 'assignment'))
addRow(tbl, 'Unit / division', parentArg(frame, 'division'))
addRow(tbl, 'IPW (German)', parentArg(frame, 'ipw_ge'))
addRow(tbl, 'IPW (Italian)', parentArg(frame, 'ipw_it'))
addRow(tbl, 'Overseas', parentArg(frame, 'overseas'))
addRow(tbl, 'Special', parentArg(frame, 'special'))
addRow(tbl, 'LOC', parentArg(frame, 'loc'))
local arrive = parentArg(frame, 'date_arrive')
local depart = parentArg(frame, 'date_depart')
if arrive ~= '' or depart ~= '' then
local dates = {}
if arrive ~= '' then
table.insert(dates, 'Arrived ' .. arrive)
end
if depart ~= '' then
table.insert(dates, 'Departed ' .. depart)
end
addRow(tbl, 'Service dates', table.concat(dates, '<br />'))
end
addRow(tbl, 'Certificate', parentArg(frame, 'certificate'))
return tostring(tbl)
end
function p.lead(frame)
local name = displayName(frame)
local surname = parentArg(frame, 'surname')
if surname == '' then
surname = name
end
local birth = parentArg(frame, 'birth_year')
local death = parentArg(frame, 'death_year')
local dates = ''
if birth ~= '' and death ~= '' then
dates = string.format(' (%s – %s)', birth, death)
elseif birth ~= '' then
dates = string.format(' (born %s)', birth)
elseif death ~= '' then
dates = string.format(' (died %s)', death)
end
local classLinks = classLinkList(parentArg(frame, 'class_number'), true)
local trained
if #classLinks == 1 then
trained = ' who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in ' .. classLinks[1]
elseif #classLinks > 1 then
trained = ' who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in classes ' .. table.concat(classLinks, ', ')
else
trained = ' associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland'
end
local first = string.format(
"'''%s'''%s was a United States Army soldier%s.",
name,
dates,
trained
)
local more = {}
local enlist = parentArg(frame, 'enlistment_place')
local state = parentArg(frame, 'state')
if enlist ~= '' then
local place = titleCase(enlist)
if state ~= '' then
local stateTitle = titleCase(state)
if not containsIgnoreCase(place, stateTitle) then
place = place .. ', ' .. stateTitle
end
end
table.insert(more, surname .. ' enlisted at ' .. place .. '.')
elseif state ~= '' then
table.insert(more, 'Records list ' .. titleCase(state) .. ' as the state of enlistment or residence.')
end
local rank = parentArg(frame, 'rank_final')
if rank == '' then
rank = parentArg(frame, 'class_rank')
end
if rank ~= '' then
table.insert(more, 'Records list the rank as ' .. rank .. '.')
end
local assignment = parentArg(frame, 'assignment')
if assignment ~= '' then
table.insert(more, surname .. ' was assigned to ' .. assignment .. '.')
end
local ipw = {}
local ge = parentArg(frame, 'ipw_ge')
local it = parentArg(frame, 'ipw_it')
if ge ~= '' then
table.insert(ipw, 'German-language IPW team ' .. ge)
end
if it ~= '' then
table.insert(ipw, 'Italian-language IPW team ' .. it)
end
if #ipw > 0 then
table.insert(more, 'Interrogation duty included ' .. table.concat(ipw, ' and ') .. '.')
end
if #more == 0 then
return first
end
return first .. '\n\n' .. table.concat(more, ' ')
end
return p