Module:Gender and number
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--[=[
This module creates standardised displays for gender and number.
It converts a gender specification into Wiki/HTML format.
A gender specification is a list of one of the elements listed below,
separated by hyphens. Examples are: "c", "n", "f-p", "m-an-p"
]=]--
local export = {}
local codes = {}
-- A list of all possible "parts" that a specification can be made out of.
codes["?"] = '<abbr title="gender incomplete">?</abbr>'
-- Genders
codes["m"] = '<abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr>'
codes["f"] = '<abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr>'
codes["n"] = '<abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr>'
codes["c"] = '<abbr title="common gender">c</abbr>'
-- Additional qualifiers
codes["an"] = '<abbr title="animate">anim</abbr>'
codes["in"] = '<abbr title="inanimate">inan</abbr>'
codes["pr"] = '<abbr title="personal">pers</abbr>'
codes["np"] = '<abbr title="non-personal">npers</abbr>'
-- Numbers
codes["s"] = '<abbr title="singular number">sg</abbr>'
codes["d"] = '<abbr title="dual number">du</abbr>'
codes["p"] = '<abbr title="plural number">pl</abbr>'
-- Verb qualifiers
codes["impf"] = '<abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr>'
codes["pf"] = '<abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr>'
-- Version of format_list that can be invoked from a template.
function export.show_list(frame)
local args = frame.args
local lang = args["lang"]; if lang == "" then lang = nil end
local list = {}
local i = 1
while args[i] and args[i] ~= "" do
table.insert(list, args[i])
i = i + 1
end
return export.format_list(list, lang)
end
-- Format one or more gender specifications, in the form of a table of specifications.
function export.format_list(list, lang)
local is_nounclass = nil
-- Iterate over each specification and format it
for key, spec in ipairs(list) do
local nc
list[key], nc = export.format_specification(spec, lang)
-- Ensure that the specifications are either all noun classes, or none are.
if is_nounclass == nil then
is_nounclass = nc
elseif is_nounclass ~= nc then
error("Noun classes and genders cannot be mixed. Please use either one or the other.")
end
end
if is_nounclass then
-- Add the processed codes together with slashes
return "<span class=\"gender\">class " .. table.concat(list, "/") .. "</span>"
else
-- Add the processed codes together with commas
return "<span class=\"gender\">" .. table.concat(list, ", ") .. "</span>"
end
end
-- Format the sub-parts of a single gender specification.
function export.format_specification(spec, lang)
local categories = ""
local ret = ""
local is_nounclass = false
-- If the specification starts with cX, then it is a noun class specification.
if spec:find("^[1-9]") or spec:find("^c[^-]") then
is_nounclass = true
code = spec:gsub("^c", "")
if code == "?" then
ret = "<abbr class=\"noun-class\" title=\"noun class missing\">?</abbr>"
else
ret = "<abbr class=\"noun-class\" title=\"noun class " .. code .. "\">" .. code .. "</abbr>"
end
else
-- Split the parts and iterate over each part, converting it into its display form
local parts = mw.text.split(spec, "-")
for key, code in ipairs(parts) do
-- Is this code valid?
if codes[code] then
parts[key] = codes[code]
else
error("The gender specification \"" .. spec .. "\" is not valid.")
end
end
-- Add the processed codes together with non-breaking spaces
ret = table.concat(parts, " ")
end
-- Do some additional checks if a language was given
if lang then
-- Is this an incomplete gender?
if spec:find("?") then
local m_utilities = require("Module:utilities")
categories = m_utilities.format_categories({lang:getCanonicalName() .. " terms with incomplete gender"}, nil)
end
-- Check if the specification is valid
--elseif langinfo.genders then
-- local valid_genders = {}
-- for _, g in ipairs(langinfo.genders) do valid_genders[g] = true end
--
-- if not valid_genders[spec] then
-- local valid_string = {}
-- for i, g in ipairs(langinfo.genders) do valid_string[i] = g end
-- error("The gender specification \"" .. spec .. "\" is not valid for " .. langinfo.names[1] .. ". Valid are: " .. table.concat(valid_string, ", "))
-- end
--end
end
return ret .. categories, is_nounclass
end
return export