Module:Utils

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

-- Intra-wiki Utilities
-- Used for metamodule, or for template use

--[==[Modules]==]--
local getArgs = require("Dev:Arguments").getArgs;

--[==[Utils Module]==]--
local utils = {};

-- Metamodules
utils.create_wrapper = function(func, firstArg)
    -- Wrap a metamodule function for use in templates
    return function(frame)
        return frame:preprocess(firstArg and func(getArgs(frame)[1]) or func(getArgs(frame)));
    end
end

utils._trim = function(str)
    -- Trims leading and trailing whitespace from a string
    return str:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$");
end

-- Template modules
utils.trim = utils.create_wrapper(utils._trim, true);

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return utils;