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2013-10-31T17:11:04Z

Created as needed.

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local p = {}

local function _main( args )
local sep = mw.message.new( 'comma-separator' ):plain()
return table.concat( args, sep )
end

function p.main( frame )
local origArgs
if frame == mw.getCurrentFrame() then
-- We're being called via #invoke. If the invoking template passed any arguments,
-- use them. Otherwise, use the arguments that were passed into the template.
origArgs = frame:getParent().args
for k, v in pairs( frame.args ) do
origArgs = frame.args
break
end
else
-- We're being called from another module or from the debug console, so assume
-- the arguments are passed in directly.
origArgs = frame
end

-- Use integer args only, and allow for explicit positional arguments
-- that are specified out of order, e.g. {{br separated entries|3=entry3}}.
-- After processing, the args can be accessed accurately from ipairs.
local args = {}
for k, v in pairs( origArgs ) do
if type( k ) == 'number'
and k >= 1
and math.floor( k ) == k
and mw.ustring.match( v, '%S' ) -- Remove blank or whitespace values.
then
table.insert( args, k )
end
end
table.sort( args )
for i,v in ipairs( args ) do
args[ i ] = origArgs[ v ]
-- Trim whitespace from all args.
if type( args[ i ] ) == 'string' then
args[ i ] = mw.text.trim( args[ i ] )
end
end

return _main( args )
end

return p

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