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--[[ Code for some date functions, including implementations of:
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-- Implement various "age of" and other date-related templates.
        {{Age in days}}                age_days
 
        {{Age in years and months}}    age_ym
 
        {{Gregorian serial date}}      gsd_ymd
 
Calendar functions will be needed in many areas, so this may be superseded
 
by some other system, perhaps using PHP functions accessed via mediawiki.
 
]]
 
  
local MINUS = '' -- Unicode U+2212 MINUS SIGN
+
local _Date, _current_date
 +
local function get_exports(frame)
 +
-- Return objects exported from the date module or its sandbox.
 +
if not _Date then
 +
local sandbox = frame:getTitle():find('sandbox', 1, true) and '/sandbox' or ''
 +
local datemod = require('Module:Date' .. sandbox)
 +
_Date = datemod._Date
 +
_current_date = datemod._current
 +
end
 +
return _Date, _current_date
 +
end
  
local function number_name(number, singular, plural, sep)
+
local function collection()
    -- Return the given number, converted to a string, with the
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-- Return a table to hold items.
    -- separator (default space) and singular or plural name appended.
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return {
    plural = plural or (singular .. 's')
+
n = 0,
    sep = sep or ' '
+
add = function (self, item)
    return tostring(number) .. sep .. ((number == 1) and singular or plural)
+
self.n = self.n + 1
    -- this uses an interesting trick of Lua:
+
self[self.n] = item
    --  * and returns false if the first argument is false, and the second otherwise, so (number==1) and singular returns singular if its 1, returns false if it is only 1
+
end,
    --  * or returns the first argument if it is not false, and the second argument if the first is false
+
join = function (self, sep)
    --  * so, if number is 1, and evaluates (true and singular) returning (singular); or evaluates (singular or plural), finds singular non-false, and returns singular
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return table.concat(self, sep)
    --  * but, if number is not 1, and evaluates (false and singular) returning (false); or evaluates (false or plural), and is forced to return plural
+
end,
 +
}
 
end
 
end
  
 
local function strip_to_nil(text)
 
local function strip_to_nil(text)
    -- If text is a non-blank string, return its content with no leading
+
-- If text is a string, return its trimmed content, or nil if empty.
    -- or trailing whitespace.
+
-- Otherwise return text (which may, for example, be nil).
    -- Otherwise return nil (a nil or empty string argument gives a nil
+
if type(text) == 'string' then
    -- result, as does a string argument of only whitespace).
+
text = text:match('(%S.-)%s*$')
    if type(text) == 'string' then
+
end
        local result = text:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$")
+
return text
        if result ~= '' then
 
            return result
 
        end
 
    end
 
    return nil
 
 
end
 
end
  
local function is_leap_year(year)
+
local function yes(parameter)
    -- Return true if year is a leap year, assuming Gregorian calendar.
+
-- Return true if parameter should be interpreted as "yes".
    return year % 4 == 0 and (year % 100 ~= 0 or year % 400 == 0)
+
-- Do not want to accept mixed upper/lowercase unless done by current templates.
 +
-- Need to accept "on" because "round=on" is wanted.
 +
return ({ y = true, yes = true, on = true })[parameter]
 
end
 
end
  
local function days_in_month(year, month)
+
local function message(msg, nocat)
    -- Return number of days (1..31) in given month (1..12).
+
-- Return formatted message text for an error.
    local month_days = { 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 }
+
-- Can append "#FormattingError" to URL of a page with a problem to find it.
    if month == 2 and is_leap_year(year) then
+
local anchor = '<span id="FormattingError" />'
        return 29
+
local category
    end
+
if not nocat and mw.title.getCurrentTitle():inNamespaces(0, 10) then
    return month_days[month]
+
-- Category only in namespaces: 0=article, 10=template.
 +
category = '[[Category:Age error]]'
 +
else
 +
category = ''
 +
end
 +
return anchor ..
 +
'<strong class="error">Error: ' ..
 +
mw.text.nowiki(msg) ..
 +
'</strong>' ..
 +
category
 
end
 
end
  
-- A table to get current year/month/day (UTC), but only if needed.
+
local function formatnumber(number)
local current = setmetatable({}, {
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-- Return the given number formatted with commas as group separators,
        __index = function (self, key)
+
-- given that the number is an integer.
            local d = os.date('!*t')
+
local numstr = tostring(number)
            self.year = d.year
+
local length = #numstr
            self.month = d.month
+
local places = collection()
            self.day = d.day
+
local pos = 0
            return rawget(self, key)
+
repeat
        end
+
places:add(pos)
    })
+
pos = pos + 3
 
+
until pos >= length
local function date_component(named, positional, component)
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places:add(length)
    -- Return the first of the two arguments that is not nil and is not empty.
+
local groups = collection()
    -- If both are nil, return the current date component, if specified.
+
for i = places.n, 2, -1 do
    -- The returned value is nil or is a number.
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local p1 = length - places[i] + 1
    -- This translates empty arguments passed to the template to nil, and
+
local p2 = length - places[i - 1]
    -- optionally replaces a nil argument with a value from the current date.
+
groups:add(numstr:sub(p1, p2))
    named = strip_to_nil(named)
+
end
    if named then
+
return groups:join(',')
        return tonumber(named)
 
    end
 
    positional = strip_to_nil(positional)
 
    if positional then
 
        return tonumber(positional)
 
    end
 
    if component then
 
        return current[component]
 
    end
 
    return nil
 
 
end
 
end
  
local function gsd(year, month, day)
+
local function make_sort(value, sortable)
    -- Return the Gregorian serial day (an integer >= 1) for the given date,
+
-- Return a sort key in a span if specified.
    -- or return nil if the date is invalid (only check that year >= 1).
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-- Assume value is a valid number which has not overflowed.
    -- This is the number of days from the start of 1 AD (there is no year 0).
+
if sortable == 'sortable_on' or sortable == 'sortable_debug' then
    -- This code implements the logic in [[Template:Gregorian serial date]].
+
local sortkey
    if year < 1 then
+
if value == 0 then
        return nil
+
sortkey = '5000000000000000000'
    end
+
else
    local floor = math.floor
+
local mag = math.floor(math.log10(math.abs(value)) + 1e-14)
    local days_this_year = (month - 1) * 30.5 + day
+
local prefix
    if month > 2 then
+
if value > 0 then
        if is_leap_year(year) then
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prefix = 7000 + mag
            days_this_year = days_this_year - 1
+
else
        else
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prefix = 2999 - mag
            days_this_year = days_this_year - 2
+
value = value + 10^(mag+1)
        end
+
end
        if month > 8 then
+
sortkey = string.format('%d', prefix) .. string.format('%015.0f', math.floor(value * 10^(14-mag)))
            days_this_year = days_this_year + 0.9
+
end
        end
+
local lhs = sortable == 'sortable_debug' and
    end
+
'<span style="border:1px solid;display:inline;" class="sortkey">' or
    days_this_year = floor(days_this_year + 0.5)
+
'<span style="display:none" class="sortkey">'
    year = year - 1
+
return lhs .. sortkey .. '♠</span>'
    local days_from_past_years = year * 365
+
end
        + floor(year / 4)
 
        - floor(year / 100)
 
        + floor(year / 400)
 
    return days_from_past_years + days_this_year
 
 
end
 
end
  
local Date = {
+
local translate_parameters = {
    -- A naive date that assumes the Gregorian calendar always applied.
+
abbr = {
    year = 0,   -- 1 to 9999 (0 if never set)
+
off = 'abbr_off',
    month = 1, -- 1 to 12
+
on = 'abbr_on',
    day = 1,   -- 1 to 31
+
},
    isvalid = false,
+
disp = {
    new = function (self, o)
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age = 'disp_age',
        o = o or {}
+
raw = 'disp_raw',
        setmetatable(o, self)
+
},
        self.__index = self
+
format = {
        return o
+
raw = 'format_raw',
    end
+
commas = 'format_commas',
 +
},
 +
round = {
 +
on = 'on',
 +
yes = 'on',
 +
months = 'ym',
 +
weeks = 'ymw',
 +
days = 'ymd',
 +
hours = 'ymdh',
 +
},
 +
sep = {
 +
comma = 'sep_comma',
 +
[','] = 'sep_comma',
 +
serialcomma = 'sep_serialcomma',
 +
space = 'sep_space',
 +
},
 +
show = {
 +
hide = { id = 'hide' },
 +
y = { 'y', id = 'y' },
 +
ym = { 'y', 'm', id = 'ym' },
 +
ymd = { 'y', 'm', 'd', id = 'ymd' },
 +
ymw = { 'y', 'm', 'w', id = 'ymw' },
 +
ymwd = { 'y', 'm', 'w', 'd', id = 'ymwd' },
 +
yd = { 'y', 'd', id = 'yd', keepzero = true },
 +
m = { 'm', id = 'm' },
 +
md = { 'm', 'd', id = 'md' },
 +
w = { 'w', id = 'w' },
 +
wd = { 'w', 'd', id = 'wd' },
 +
d = { 'd', id = 'd' },
 +
dh = { 'd', 'H', id = 'dh' },
 +
dhm = { 'd', 'H', 'M', id = 'dhm' },
 +
ymdh = { 'y', 'm', 'd', 'H', id = 'ymdh' },
 +
ymdhm = { 'y', 'm', 'd', 'H', 'M', id = 'ymdhm' },
 +
ymwdh = { 'y', 'm', 'w', 'd', 'H', id = 'ymwdh' },
 +
ymwdhm = { 'y', 'm', 'w', 'd', 'H', 'M', id = 'ymwdhm' },
 +
},
 +
sortable = {
 +
off = false,
 +
on = 'sortable_on',
 +
debug = 'sortable_debug',
 +
},
 
}
 
}
  
function Date:__lt(rhs)
+
local function date_extract(frame)
    -- Return true if self < rhs.
+
-- Return part of a date after performing an optional operation.
    if self.year < rhs.year then
+
local Date = get_exports(frame)
        return true
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local args = frame:getParent().args
    elseif self.year == rhs.year then
+
local parms = {}
        if self.month < rhs.month then
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for i, v in ipairs(args) do
            return true
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parms[i] = v
        elseif self.month == rhs.month then
+
end
            return self.day < rhs.day
+
if yes(args.fix) then
        end
+
table.insert(parms, 'fix')
    end
+
end
    return false
+
if yes(args.partial) then
    -- probably simplify to return (self.year < rhs.year) or ((self.year == rhs.year) and ((self.month < rhs.month) or ((self.month == rhs.month) and (self.day < rhs.day))))
+
table.insert(parms, 'partial')
    -- would be just as efficient, as lua does not evaluate second argument of (true or second_argument)
+
end
    -- or similarly return self.year < rhs.year ? true : self.year > rhs.year ? false : self.month < rhs.month ? true : self.month > rhs.month ? false : self.day < rhs.day
+
local date = Date(unpack(parms))
 +
if not date then
 +
return message('Need valid date')
 +
end
 +
local add = strip_to_nil(args.add)
 +
if add then
 +
for item in add:gmatch('%S+') do
 +
date = date + item
 +
if not date then
 +
return message('Cannot add "' .. item .. '"')
 +
end
 +
end
 +
end
 +
local prefix, result
 +
local sortable = translate_parameters.sortable[args.sortable]
 +
if sortable then
 +
local value = (date.partial and date.partial.first or date).jdz
 +
prefix = make_sort(value, sortable)
 +
end
 +
local show = strip_to_nil(args.show) or 'dmy'
 +
if show ~= 'hide' then
 +
result = date[show]
 +
if result == nil then
 +
result = date:text(show)
 +
elseif type(result) == 'boolean' then
 +
result = result and '1' or '0'
 +
else
 +
result = tostring(result)
 +
end
 +
end
 +
return (prefix or '') .. (result or '')
 
end
 
end
  
function Date:set_current()
+
local function make_text(values, components, names, options)
    -- Set date from current time (UTC) and return self.
+
-- Return wikitext representing an age or duration.
    self.year = current.year
+
local text = collection()
    self.month = current.month
+
local count = #values
    self.day = current.day
+
local sep = names.sep or ''
    self.isvalid = true
+
for i, v in ipairs(values) do
    return self
+
-- v is a number (say 4 for 4 years), or a table ({4,5} for 4 or 5 years).
 +
local islist = type(v) == 'table'
 +
if (islist or v > 0) or (text.n == 0 and i == count) or (text.n > 0 and components.keepzero) then
 +
local fmt, vstr
 +
if i == 1 and options.format == 'format_commas' then
 +
-- Numbers after the first should be small and not need formatting.
 +
fmt = formatnumber
 +
else
 +
fmt = tostring
 +
end
 +
if islist then
 +
local join = options.range == 'dash' and '–' or '&nbsp;or '
 +
vstr = fmt(v[1]) .. join .. fmt(v[2])
 +
else
 +
vstr = fmt(v)
 +
end
 +
local name = names[components[i]]
 +
if name then
 +
local plural = names.plural
 +
if not plural or (islist and v[2] or v) == 1 then
 +
plural = ''
 +
end
 +
text:add(vstr .. sep .. name .. plural)
 +
else
 +
text:add(vstr)
 +
end
 +
end
 +
end
 +
local first, last
 +
if options.join == 'sep_space' then
 +
first = ' '
 +
last = ' '
 +
elseif options.join == 'sep_comma' then
 +
first = ', '
 +
last = ', '
 +
elseif options.join == 'sep_serialcomma' and text.n > 2 then
 +
first = ', '
 +
last = ', and '
 +
else
 +
first = ', '
 +
last = ' and '
 +
end
 +
for i, v in ipairs(text) do
 +
if i < text.n then
 +
text[i] = v .. (i + 1 < text.n and first or last)
 +
end
 +
end
 +
local sign = ''
 +
if options.isnegative then
 +
-- Do not display negative zero.
 +
if text.n > 1 or (text.n == 1 and text[1]:sub(1, 1) ~= '0' ) then
 +
if options.format == 'format_raw' then
 +
sign = '-'  -- plain hyphen so result can be used in a calculation
 +
else
 +
sign = '−'  -- Unicode U+2212 MINUS SIGN
 +
end
 +
end
 +
end
 +
return
 +
(options.prefix or '') ..
 +
sign ..
 +
text:join() ..
 +
(options.suffix or '')
 
end
 
end
  
function Date:set_ymd(y, m, d)
+
local function date_difference(parms)
    -- Set date from year, month, day (strings or numbers) and return self.
+
-- Return a formatted date difference using the given parameters
    -- LATER: If m is a name like "March" or "mar", translate it to a month.
+
-- which have been validated.
    y = tonumber(y)
+
local names = {
    m = tonumber(m)
+
abbr_off = {
    d = tonumber(d)
+
plural = 's',
    if type(y) == 'number' and type(m) == 'number' and type(d) == 'number' then
+
sep = '&nbsp;',
        self.year = y
+
y = 'year',
        self.month = m
+
m = 'month',
        self.day = d
+
w = 'week',
        self.isvalid = (1 <= y and y <= 9999 and 1 <= m and m <= 12 and
+
d = 'day',
                        1 <= d and d <= days_in_month(y, m))
+
H = 'hour',
    end
+
M = 'minute',
    return self
+
},
 +
abbr_on = {
 +
y = 'y',
 +
m = 'm',
 +
w = 'w',
 +
d = 'd',
 +
H = 'h',
 +
M = 'm',
 +
},
 +
abbr_infant = {      -- for {{age for infant}}
 +
plural = 's',
 +
sep = '&nbsp;',
 +
y = 'yr',
 +
m = 'mo',
 +
w = 'wk',
 +
d = 'day',
 +
H = 'hr',
 +
M = 'min',
 +
},
 +
abbr_raw = {},
 +
}
 +
local diff = parms.diff  -- must be a valid date difference
 +
local show = parms.show  -- may be nil; default is set below
 +
local abbr = parms.abbr or 'abbr_off'
 +
local default_join
 +
if abbr ~= 'abbr_off' then
 +
default_join = 'sep_space'
 +
end
 +
if not show then
 +
show = 'ymd'
 +
if parms.disp == 'disp_age' then
 +
if diff.years < 3 then
 +
default_join = 'sep_space'
 +
if diff.years >= 1 then
 +
show = 'ym'
 +
else
 +
show = 'md'
 +
end
 +
else
 +
show = 'y'
 +
end
 +
end
 +
end
 +
if type(show) ~= 'table' then
 +
show = translate_parameters.show[show]
 +
end
 +
if parms.disp == 'disp_raw' then
 +
default_join = 'sep_space'
 +
abbr = 'abbr_raw'
 +
elseif parms.want_sc then
 +
default_join = 'sep_serialcomma'
 +
end
 +
local diff_options = {
 +
round = parms.round,
 +
duration = parms.want_duration,
 +
range = parms.range and true or nil,
 +
}
 +
local prefix
 +
if parms.sortable then
 +
local value = diff.age_days + (parms.want_duration and 1 or 0)  -- days and fraction of a day
 +
if diff.isnegative then
 +
value = -value
 +
end
 +
prefix = make_sort(value, parms.sortable)
 +
end
 +
local text_options = {
 +
prefix = prefix,
 +
suffix = parms.suffix,  -- not currently used
 +
format = parms.format,
 +
join = parms.sep or default_join,
 +
isnegative = diff.isnegative,
 +
range = parms.range,
 +
}
 +
if show.id == 'hide' then
 +
return prefix or ''
 +
end
 +
local values = { diff:age(show.id, diff_options) }
 +
return make_text(values, show, names[abbr], text_options)
 
end
 
end
  
local DateDiff = {
+
local function get_dates(frame, getopt)
    -- Simple difference between two dates, assuming Gregorian calendar.
+
-- Parse template parameters and return one of:
    isnegative = false,  -- true if second date is before first
+
-- * date        (a date table, if single)
    years = 0,
+
-- * date1, date2 (two date tables, if not single)
    months = 0,
+
-- * text        (a string error message)
    days = 0,
+
-- A missing date is replaced with the current date.
    new = function (self, o)
+
-- If want_mixture is true, a missing date component is replaced
        o = o or {}
+
-- from the current date, so can get a bizarre mixture of
        setmetatable(o, self)
+
-- specified/current y/m/d as has been done by some "age" templates.
        self.__index = self
+
-- Some results may be placed in table getopt.
        return o
+
local Date, current_date = get_exports(frame)
    end
+
getopt = getopt or {}
}
+
local fix = getopt.fix and 'fix' or ''
 
+
local partial = getopt.range and 'partial' or ''
function DateDiff:set(date1, date2)
+
local args = frame:getParent().args
    -- Set difference between the two dates, and return self.
+
local fields = {}
    -- Difference is negative if the second date is older than the first.
+
local is_named = args.year or args.year1 or args.year2 or
    local isnegative
+
args.month or args.month1 or args.month2 or
    if date2 < date1 then
+
args.day or args.day1 or args.day2
        isnegative = true
+
if is_named then
        date1, date2 = date2, date1
+
fields[1] = args.year1 or args.year
    else
+
fields[2] = args.month1 or args.month
        isnegative = false
+
fields[3] = args.day1 or args.day
    end
+
fields[4] = args.year2
    -- It is known that date1 <= date2.
+
fields[5] = args.month2
    local y1, m1, d1 = date1.year, date1.month, date1.day
+
fields[6] = args.day2
    local y2, m2, d2 = date2.year, date2.month, date2.day
+
else
    local years, months, days = y2 - y1, m2 - m1, d2 - d1
+
for i = 1, 6 do
    if days < 0 then
+
fields[i] = args[i]
        days = days + days_in_month(y1, m1)
+
end
        months = months - 1
+
end
    end
+
local imax = 0
    if months < 0 then
+
for i = 1, 6 do
        months = months + 12
+
fields[i] = strip_to_nil(fields[i])
        years = years - 1
+
if fields[i] then
    end
+
imax = i
    self.years, self.months, self.days, self.isnegative = years, months, days, isnegative
+
end
    return self
+
end
 +
local single = getopt.single
 +
local dates = {}
 +
if is_named or imax > 2 then
 +
local nr_dates = single and 1 or 2
 +
if getopt.want_mixture then
 +
-- Cannot be partial since empty fields are set from current.
 +
local components = { 'year', 'month', 'day' }
 +
for i = 1, nr_dates * 3 do
 +
fields[i] = fields[i] or current_date[components[i > 3 and i - 3 or i]]
 +
end
 +
for i = 1, nr_dates do
 +
local index = i == 1 and 1 or 4
 +
dates[i] = Date(fields[index], fields[index+1], fields[index+2])
 +
end
 +
else
 +
for i = 1, nr_dates do
 +
local index = i == 1 and 1 or 4
 +
local y, m, d = fields[index], fields[index+1], fields[index+2]
 +
if (partial and y) or (y and m and d) then
 +
dates[i] = Date(fix, partial, y, m, d)
 +
elseif not (y or m or d) then
 +
dates[i] = Date('currentdate')
 +
end
 +
end
 +
end
 +
else
 +
getopt.textdates = true
 +
dates[1] = Date(fix, partial, fields[1] or 'currentdate')
 +
if not single then
 +
dates[2] = Date(fix, partial, fields[2] or 'currentdate')
 +
end
 +
end
 +
if not dates[1] then
 +
return message('Need valid year, month, day')
 +
end
 +
if single then
 +
return dates[1]
 +
end
 +
if not dates[2] then
 +
return message('Second date should be year, month, day')
 +
end
 +
return dates[1], dates[2]
 
end
 
end
  
function DateDiff:age_ym()
+
local function age_generic(frame)
    -- Return text specifying difference in years, months.
+
-- Return the result required by the specified template.
    local sign = self.isnegative and MINUS or ''
+
-- Can use sortable=x where x = on/off/debug in any supported template.
    local mtext = number_name(self.months, 'month')
+
-- Some templates default to sortable=on but can be overridden with sortable=off.
    local result
+
local name = frame.args.template
    if self.years > 0 then
+
if not name then
        local ytext = number_name(self.years, 'year')
+
return message('The template invoking this must have "|template=x" where x is the wanted operation')
        if self.months == 0 then
+
end
            result = ytext
+
local args = frame:getParent().args
        else
+
local specs = {
            result = ytext .. ',&nbsp;' .. mtext
+
age_days = {                -- {{age in days}}
        end
+
show = 'd',
    else
+
disp = 'disp_raw',
        if self.months == 0 then
+
},
            sign = ''
+
age_days_nts = {            -- {{age in days nts}}
        end
+
show = 'd',
        result = mtext
+
disp = 'disp_raw',
    end
+
format = 'format_commas',
    return sign .. result
+
sortable = 'on',
 +
},
 +
duration_days = {          -- {{duration in days}}
 +
show = 'd',
 +
disp = 'disp_raw',
 +
duration = true,
 +
},
 +
duration_days_nts = {      -- {{duration in days nts}}
 +
show = 'd',
 +
disp = 'disp_raw',
 +
format = 'format_commas',
 +
sortable = 'on',
 +
duration = true,
 +
},
 +
age_full_years = {          -- {{age}}
 +
show = 'y',
 +
abbr = 'abbr_raw',
 +
},
 +
age_full_years_nts = {      -- {{age nts}}
 +
show = 'y',
 +
abbr = 'abbr_raw',
 +
format = 'format_commas',
 +
sortable = 'on',
 +
},
 +
age_in_years = {            -- {{age in years}}
 +
show = 'y',
 +
abbr = 'abbr_raw',
 +
negative = 'error',
 +
range = 'dash',
 +
},
 +
age_in_years_nts = {        -- {{age in years nts}}
 +
show = 'y',
 +
abbr = 'abbr_raw',
 +
negative = 'error',
 +
range = 'dash',
 +
format = 'format_commas',
 +
sortable = 'on',
 +
},
 +
age_infant = {              -- {{age for infant}}
 +
-- Do not set show because special processing is done later.
 +
abbr = yes(args.abbr) and 'abbr_infant' or 'abbr_off',
 +
disp = 'disp_age',
 +
sep = 'sep_space',
 +
sortable = 'on',
 +
},
 +
age_m = {                  -- {{age in months}}
 +
show = 'm',
 +
disp = 'disp_raw',
 +
},
 +
age_w = {                  -- {{age in weeks}}
 +
show = 'w',
 +
disp = 'disp_raw',
 +
},
 +
age_wd = {                  -- {{age in weeks and days}}
 +
show = 'wd',
 +
},
 +
age_yd = {                  -- {{age in years and days}}
 +
show = 'yd',
 +
sep = args.sep ~= 'and' and 'sep_comma' or nil,
 +
sortable = 'on',
 +
},
 +
age_ym = {                  -- {{age in years and months}}
 +
show = 'ym',
 +
sep = 'sep_comma',
 +
},
 +
age_ymd = {                -- {{age in years, months and days}}
 +
show = 'ymd',
 +
range = true,
 +
},
 +
age_ymwd = {                -- {{age in years, months, weeks and days}}
 +
show = 'ymwd',
 +
want_mixture = true,
 +
},
 +
}
 +
local spec = specs[name]
 +
if not spec then
 +
return message('The specified template name is not valid')
 +
end
 +
if name == 'age_days' then
 +
local su = strip_to_nil(args['show unit'])
 +
if su then
 +
if su == 'abbr' or su == 'full' then
 +
spec.disp = nil
 +
spec.abbr = su == 'abbr' and 'abbr_on' or nil
 +
end
 +
end
 +
end
 +
local range = spec.range or yes(args.range) or (args.range == 'dash' and 'dash' or nil)
 +
local getopt = {
 +
fix = yes(args.fix),
 +
range = range,
 +
want_mixture = spec.want_mixture,
 +
}
 +
local date1, date2 = get_dates(frame, getopt)
 +
if type(date1) == 'string' then
 +
return date1
 +
end
 +
local format = strip_to_nil(args.format)
 +
if format then
 +
format = 'format_' .. format
 +
elseif name == 'age_days' and getopt.textdates then
 +
format = 'format_commas'
 +
end
 +
local parms = {
 +
diff = date2 - date1,
 +
want_duration = spec.duration or yes(args.duration),
 +
range = range,
 +
want_sc = yes(args.sc),
 +
show = args.show == 'hide' and 'hide' or spec.show,
 +
abbr = spec.abbr,
 +
disp = spec.disp,
 +
format = format or spec.format,
 +
round = yes(args.round),
 +
sep = spec.sep,
 +
sortable = translate_parameters.sortable[args.sortable or spec.sortable],
 +
}
 +
if (spec.negative or frame.args.negative) == 'error' and parms.diff.isnegative then
 +
return message('The second date should not be before the first date')
 +
end
 +
return date_difference(parms)
 
end
 
end
  
local function error_wikitext(text)
+
local function date_to_gsd(frame)
    -- Return message for display when template parameters are invalid.
+
-- This implements {{gregorian serial date}}.
    local prefix = '[[Module talk:Age|Module error]]:'
+
-- Return Gregorian serial date of the given date, or the current date.
    local cat = '[[Category:Age error]]'
+
-- The returned value is negative for dates before 1 January 1 AD
    return '<span style="color:black; background-color:pink;">' ..
+
-- despite the fact that GSD is not defined for such dates.
            prefix .. ' ' .. text .. cat .. '</span>'
+
local date = get_dates(frame, { want_mixture=true, single=true })
 +
if type(date) == 'string' then
 +
return date
 +
end
 +
return tostring(date.gsd)
 
end
 
end
  
local function age_days(frame)
+
local function jd_to_date(frame)
    -- Return age in days between two given dates, or
+
-- Return formatted date from a Julian date.
    -- between given date and current date.
+
-- The result includes a time if the input includes a fraction.
    -- This code implements the logic in [[Template:Age in days]].
+
-- The word 'Julian' is accepted for the Julian calendar.
    -- Like {{Age in days}}, a missing argument is replaced from the current
+
local Date = get_exports(frame)
    -- date, so can get a bizarre mixture of specified/current y/m/d.
+
local args = frame:getParent().args
    local args = frame:getParent().args
+
local date = Date('juliandate', args[1], args[2])
    local year1  = date_component(args.year1 , args[1], 'year' )
+
if date then
    local month1 = date_component(args.month1, args[2], 'month')
+
return date:text()
    local day1  = date_component(args.day1  , args[3], 'day'  )
+
end
    local year2  = date_component(args.year2 , args[4], 'year' )
+
return message('Need valid Julian date number')
    local month2 = date_component(args.month2, args[5], 'month')
 
    local day2  = date_component(args.day2  , args[6], 'day'  )
 
    local gsd1 = gsd(year1, month1, day1)
 
    local gsd2 = gsd(year2, month2, day2)
 
    if gsd1 and gsd2 then
 
        local sign = ''
 
        local result = gsd2 - gsd1
 
        if result < 0 then
 
            sign = MINUS
 
            result = -result
 
        end
 
        return sign .. tostring(result)
 
    end
 
    return error_wikitext('Cannot handle dates before the year 1 AD')
 
 
end
 
end
  
local function age_ym(frame)
+
local function date_to_jd(frame)
    -- Return age in years and months between two given dates, or
+
-- Return Julian date (a number) from a date which may include a time,
    -- between given date and current date.
+
-- or the current date ('currentdate') or current date and time ('currentdatetime').
    local args = frame:getParent().args
+
-- The word 'Julian' is accepted for the Julian calendar.
    local fields = {}
+
local Date = get_exports(frame)
    for i = 1, 6 do
+
local args = frame:getParent().args
        fields[i] = strip_to_nil(args[i])
+
local date = Date(args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4], args[5], args[6], args[7])
    end
+
if date then
    local date1, date2
+
return tostring(date.jd)
    if fields[1] and fields[2] and fields[3] then
+
end
        date1 = Date:new():set_ymd(fields[1], fields[2], fields[3])
+
return message('Need valid year/month/day or "currentdate"')
    end
 
    if not (date1 and date1.isvalid) then
 
        return error_wikitext('Need date: year, month, day')
 
    end
 
    if fields[4] and fields[5] and fields[6] then
 
        date2 = Date:new():set_ymd(fields[4], fields[5], fields[6])
 
        if not date2.isvalid then
 
            return error_wikitext('Second date should be year, month, day')
 
        end
 
    else
 
        date2 = Date:new():set_current()
 
    end
 
    return DateDiff:new():set(date1, date2):age_ym()
 
 
end
 
end
  
local function gsd_ymd(frame)
+
local function time_interval(frame)
    -- Return Gregorian serial day of the given date, or the current date.
+
-- This implements {{time interval}}.
    -- Like {{Gregorian serial date}}, a missing argument is replaced from the
+
-- There are two positional arguments: date1, date2.
    -- current date, so can get a bizarre mixture of specified/current y/m/d.
+
-- The default for each is the current date and time.
    -- This accepts positional arguments, although the original template does not.
+
-- Result is date2 - date1 formatted.
    local args = frame:getParent().args
+
local Date = get_exports(frame)
    local year  = date_component(args.year , args[1], 'year' )
+
local args = frame:getParent().args
    local month = date_component(args.month, args[2], 'month')
+
local parms = {
    local day  = date_component(args.day  , args[3], 'day' )
+
want_duration = yes(args.duration),
    local result = gsd(year, month, day)
+
range = yes(args.range) or (args.range == 'dash' and 'dash' or nil),
    if result then
+
want_sc = yes(args.sc),
        return tostring(result)
+
}
    end
+
local fix = yes(args.fix) and 'fix' or ''
    return error_wikitext('Cannot handle dates before the year 1 AD')
+
local date1 = Date(fix, 'partial', strip_to_nil(args[1]) or 'currentdatetime')
 +
if not date1 then
 +
return message('Invalid start date in first parameter')
 +
end
 +
local date2 = Date(fix, 'partial', strip_to_nil(args[2]) or 'currentdatetime')
 +
if not date2 then
 +
return message('Invalid end date in second parameter')
 +
end
 +
parms.diff = date2 - date1
 +
for argname, translate in pairs(translate_parameters) do
 +
local parm = strip_to_nil(args[argname])
 +
if parm then
 +
parm = translate[parm]
 +
if parm == nil then  -- test for nil because false is a valid setting
 +
return message('Parameter ' .. argname .. '=' .. args[argname] .. ' is invalid')
 +
end
 +
parms[argname] = parm
 +
end
 +
end
 +
if parms.round then
 +
local round = parms.round
 +
local show = parms.show
 +
if round ~= 'on' then
 +
if show then
 +
if show.id ~= round then
 +
return message('Parameter show=' .. args.show .. ' conflicts with round=' .. args.round)
 +
end
 +
else
 +
parms.show = translate_parameters.show[round]
 +
end
 +
end
 +
parms.round = true
 +
end
 +
return date_difference(parms)
 
end
 
end
  
return { age_days = age_days, age_ym = age_ym, gsd = gsd_ymd }
+
return {
 +
age_generic = age_generic,         -- can emulate several age templates
 +
gsd = date_to_gsd,                 -- Template:Gregorian_serial_date
 +
extract = date_extract,            -- Template:Extract
 +
jd_to_date = jd_to_date,          -- Template:?
 +
JULIANDAY = date_to_jd,            -- Template:JULIANDAY
 +
time_interval = time_interval,    -- Template:Time_interval
 +
}

Revision as of 02:19, 24 June 2016

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

-- Implement various "age of" and other date-related templates.

local _Date, _current_date
local function get_exports(frame)
	-- Return objects exported from the date module or its sandbox.
	if not _Date then
		local sandbox = frame:getTitle():find('sandbox', 1, true) and '/sandbox' or ''
		local datemod = require('Module:Date' .. sandbox)
		_Date = datemod._Date
		_current_date = datemod._current
	end
	return _Date, _current_date
end

local function collection()
	-- Return a table to hold items.
	return {
		n = 0,
		add = function (self, item)
			self.n = self.n + 1
			self[self.n] = item
		end,
		join = function (self, sep)
			return table.concat(self, sep)
		end,
	}
end

local function strip_to_nil(text)
	-- If text is a string, return its trimmed content, or nil if empty.
	-- Otherwise return text (which may, for example, be nil).
	if type(text) == 'string' then
		text = text:match('(%S.-)%s*$')
	end
	return text
end

local function yes(parameter)
	-- Return true if parameter should be interpreted as "yes".
	-- Do not want to accept mixed upper/lowercase unless done by current templates.
	-- Need to accept "on" because "round=on" is wanted.
	return ({ y = true, yes = true, on = true })[parameter]
end

local function message(msg, nocat)
	-- Return formatted message text for an error.
	-- Can append "#FormattingError" to URL of a page with a problem to find it.
	local anchor = '<span id="FormattingError" />'
	local category
	if not nocat and mw.title.getCurrentTitle():inNamespaces(0, 10) then
		-- Category only in namespaces: 0=article, 10=template.
		category = '[[Category:Age error]]'
	else
		category = ''
	end
	return anchor ..
		'<strong class="error">Error: ' ..
		mw.text.nowiki(msg) ..
		'</strong>' ..
		category
end

local function formatnumber(number)
	-- Return the given number formatted with commas as group separators,
	-- given that the number is an integer.
	local numstr = tostring(number)
	local length = #numstr
	local places = collection()
	local pos = 0
	repeat
		places:add(pos)
		pos = pos + 3
	until pos >= length
	places:add(length)
	local groups = collection()
	for i = places.n, 2, -1 do
		local p1 = length - places[i] + 1
		local p2 = length - places[i - 1]
		groups:add(numstr:sub(p1, p2))
	end
	return groups:join(',')
end

local function make_sort(value, sortable)
	-- Return a sort key in a span if specified.
	-- Assume value is a valid number which has not overflowed.
	if sortable == 'sortable_on' or sortable == 'sortable_debug' then
		local sortkey
		if value == 0 then
			sortkey = '5000000000000000000'
		else
			local mag = math.floor(math.log10(math.abs(value)) + 1e-14)
			local prefix
			if value > 0 then
				prefix = 7000 + mag
			else
				prefix = 2999 - mag
				value = value + 10^(mag+1)
			end
			sortkey = string.format('%d', prefix) .. string.format('%015.0f', math.floor(value * 10^(14-mag)))
		end
		local lhs = sortable == 'sortable_debug' and
			'<span style="border:1px solid;display:inline;" class="sortkey">' or
			'<span style="display:none" class="sortkey">'
		return lhs .. sortkey .. '♠</span>'
	end
end

local translate_parameters = {
	abbr = {
		off = 'abbr_off',
		on = 'abbr_on',
	},
	disp = {
		age = 'disp_age',
		raw = 'disp_raw',
	},
	format = {
		raw = 'format_raw',
		commas = 'format_commas',
	},
	round = {
		on = 'on',
		yes = 'on',
		months = 'ym',
		weeks = 'ymw',
		days = 'ymd',
		hours = 'ymdh',
	},
	sep = {
		comma = 'sep_comma',
		[','] = 'sep_comma',
		serialcomma = 'sep_serialcomma',
		space = 'sep_space',
	},
	show = {
		hide = { id = 'hide' },
		y = { 'y', id = 'y' },
		ym = { 'y', 'm', id = 'ym' },
		ymd = { 'y', 'm', 'd', id = 'ymd' },
		ymw = { 'y', 'm', 'w', id = 'ymw' },
		ymwd = { 'y', 'm', 'w', 'd', id = 'ymwd' },
		yd = { 'y', 'd', id = 'yd', keepzero = true },
		m = { 'm', id = 'm' },
		md = { 'm', 'd', id = 'md' },
		w = { 'w', id = 'w' },
		wd = { 'w', 'd', id = 'wd' },
		d = { 'd', id = 'd' },
		dh = { 'd', 'H', id = 'dh' },
		dhm = { 'd', 'H', 'M', id = 'dhm' },
		ymdh = { 'y', 'm', 'd', 'H', id = 'ymdh' },
		ymdhm = { 'y', 'm', 'd', 'H', 'M', id = 'ymdhm' },
		ymwdh = { 'y', 'm', 'w', 'd', 'H', id = 'ymwdh' },
		ymwdhm = { 'y', 'm', 'w', 'd', 'H', 'M', id = 'ymwdhm' },
	},
	sortable = {
		off = false,
		on = 'sortable_on',
		debug = 'sortable_debug',
	},
}

local function date_extract(frame)
	-- Return part of a date after performing an optional operation.
	local Date = get_exports(frame)
	local args = frame:getParent().args
	local parms = {}
	for i, v in ipairs(args) do
		parms[i] = v
	end
	if yes(args.fix) then
		table.insert(parms, 'fix')
	end
	if yes(args.partial) then
		table.insert(parms, 'partial')
	end
	local date = Date(unpack(parms))
	if not date then
		return message('Need valid date')
	end
	local add = strip_to_nil(args.add)
	if add then
		for item in add:gmatch('%S+') do
			date = date + item
			if not date then
				return message('Cannot add "' .. item .. '"')
			end
		end
	end
	local prefix, result
	local sortable = translate_parameters.sortable[args.sortable]
	if sortable then
		local value = (date.partial and date.partial.first or date).jdz
		prefix = make_sort(value, sortable)
	end
	local show = strip_to_nil(args.show) or 'dmy'
	if show ~= 'hide' then
		result = date[show]
		if result == nil then
			result = date:text(show)
		elseif type(result) == 'boolean' then
			result = result and '1' or '0'
		else
			result = tostring(result)
		end
	end
	return (prefix or '') .. (result or '')
end

local function make_text(values, components, names, options)
	-- Return wikitext representing an age or duration.
	local text = collection()
	local count = #values
	local sep = names.sep or ''
	for i, v in ipairs(values) do
		-- v is a number (say 4 for 4 years), or a table ({4,5} for 4 or 5 years).
		local islist = type(v) == 'table'
		if (islist or v > 0) or (text.n == 0 and i == count) or (text.n > 0 and components.keepzero) then
			local fmt, vstr
			if i == 1 and options.format == 'format_commas' then
				-- Numbers after the first should be small and not need formatting.
				fmt = formatnumber
			else
				fmt = tostring
			end
			if islist then
				local join = options.range == 'dash' and '–' or '&nbsp;or '
				vstr = fmt(v[1]) .. join .. fmt(v[2])
			else
				vstr = fmt(v)
			end
			local name = names[components[i]]
			if name then
				local plural = names.plural
				if not plural or (islist and v[2] or v) == 1 then
					plural = ''
				end
				text:add(vstr .. sep .. name .. plural)
			else
				text:add(vstr)
			end
		end
	end
	local first, last
	if options.join == 'sep_space' then
		first = ' '
		last = ' '
	elseif options.join == 'sep_comma' then
		first = ', '
		last = ', '
	elseif options.join == 'sep_serialcomma' and text.n > 2 then
		first = ', '
		last = ', and '
	else
		first = ', '
		last = ' and '
	end
	for i, v in ipairs(text) do
		if i < text.n then
			text[i] = v .. (i + 1 < text.n and first or last)
		end
	end
	local sign = ''
	if options.isnegative then
		-- Do not display negative zero.
		if text.n > 1 or (text.n == 1 and text[1]:sub(1, 1) ~= '0' ) then
			if options.format == 'format_raw' then
				sign = '-'  -- plain hyphen so result can be used in a calculation
			else
				sign = '−'  -- Unicode U+2212 MINUS SIGN
			end
		end
	end
	return
		(options.prefix or '') ..
		sign ..
		text:join() ..
		(options.suffix or '')
end

local function date_difference(parms)
	-- Return a formatted date difference using the given parameters
	-- which have been validated.
	local names = {
		abbr_off = {
			plural = 's',
			sep = '&nbsp;',
			y = 'year',
			m = 'month',
			w = 'week',
			d = 'day',
			H = 'hour',
			M = 'minute',
		},
		abbr_on = {
			y = 'y',
			m = 'm',
			w = 'w',
			d = 'd',
			H = 'h',
			M = 'm',
		},
		abbr_infant = {      -- for {{age for infant}}
			plural = 's',
			sep = '&nbsp;',
			y = 'yr',
			m = 'mo',
			w = 'wk',
			d = 'day',
			H = 'hr',
			M = 'min',
		},
		abbr_raw = {},
	}
	local diff = parms.diff  -- must be a valid date difference
	local show = parms.show  -- may be nil; default is set below
	local abbr = parms.abbr or 'abbr_off'
	local default_join
	if abbr ~= 'abbr_off' then
		default_join = 'sep_space'
	end
	if not show then
		show = 'ymd'
		if parms.disp == 'disp_age' then
			if diff.years < 3 then
				default_join = 'sep_space'
				if diff.years >= 1 then
					show = 'ym'
				else
					show = 'md'
				end
			else
				show = 'y'
			end
		end
	end
	if type(show) ~= 'table' then
		show = translate_parameters.show[show]
	end
	if parms.disp == 'disp_raw' then
		default_join = 'sep_space'
		abbr = 'abbr_raw'
	elseif parms.want_sc then
		default_join = 'sep_serialcomma'
	end
	local diff_options = {
		round = parms.round,
		duration = parms.want_duration,
		range = parms.range and true or nil,
	}
	local prefix
	if parms.sortable then
		local value = diff.age_days + (parms.want_duration and 1 or 0)  -- days and fraction of a day
		if diff.isnegative then
			value = -value
		end
		prefix = make_sort(value, parms.sortable)
	end
	local text_options = {
		prefix = prefix,
		suffix = parms.suffix,  -- not currently used
		format = parms.format,
		join = parms.sep or default_join,
		isnegative = diff.isnegative,
		range = parms.range,
	}
	if show.id == 'hide' then
		return prefix or ''
	end
	local values = { diff:age(show.id, diff_options) }
	return make_text(values, show, names[abbr], text_options)
end

local function get_dates(frame, getopt)
	-- Parse template parameters and return one of:
	-- * date         (a date table, if single)
	-- * date1, date2 (two date tables, if not single)
	-- * text         (a string error message)
	-- A missing date is replaced with the current date.
	-- If want_mixture is true, a missing date component is replaced
	-- from the current date, so can get a bizarre mixture of
	-- specified/current y/m/d as has been done by some "age" templates.
	-- Some results may be placed in table getopt.
	local Date, current_date = get_exports(frame)
	getopt = getopt or {}
	local fix = getopt.fix and 'fix' or ''
	local partial = getopt.range and 'partial' or ''
	local args = frame:getParent().args
	local fields = {}
	local is_named = args.year or args.year1 or args.year2 or
		args.month or args.month1 or args.month2 or
		args.day or args.day1 or args.day2
	if is_named then
		fields[1] = args.year1 or args.year
		fields[2] = args.month1 or args.month
		fields[3] = args.day1 or args.day
		fields[4] = args.year2
		fields[5] = args.month2
		fields[6] = args.day2
	else
		for i = 1, 6 do
			fields[i] = args[i]
		end
	end
	local imax = 0
	for i = 1, 6 do
		fields[i] = strip_to_nil(fields[i])
		if fields[i] then
			imax = i
		end
	end
	local single = getopt.single
	local dates = {}
	if is_named or imax > 2 then
		local nr_dates = single and 1 or 2
		if getopt.want_mixture then
			-- Cannot be partial since empty fields are set from current.
			local components = { 'year', 'month', 'day' }
			for i = 1, nr_dates * 3 do
				fields[i] = fields[i] or current_date[components[i > 3 and i - 3 or i]]
			end
			for i = 1, nr_dates do
				local index = i == 1 and 1 or 4
				dates[i] = Date(fields[index], fields[index+1], fields[index+2])
			end
		else
			for i = 1, nr_dates do
				local index = i == 1 and 1 or 4
				local y, m, d = fields[index], fields[index+1], fields[index+2]
				if (partial and y) or (y and m and d) then
					dates[i] = Date(fix, partial, y, m, d)
				elseif not (y or m or d) then
					dates[i] = Date('currentdate')
				end
			end
		end
	else
		getopt.textdates = true
		dates[1] = Date(fix, partial, fields[1] or 'currentdate')
		if not single then
			dates[2] = Date(fix, partial, fields[2] or 'currentdate')
		end
	end
	if not dates[1] then
		return message('Need valid year, month, day')
	end
	if single then
		return dates[1]
	end
	if not dates[2] then
		return message('Second date should be year, month, day')
	end
	return dates[1], dates[2]
end

local function age_generic(frame)
	-- Return the result required by the specified template.
	-- Can use sortable=x where x = on/off/debug in any supported template.
	-- Some templates default to sortable=on but can be overridden with sortable=off.
	local name = frame.args.template
	if not name then
		return message('The template invoking this must have "|template=x" where x is the wanted operation')
	end
	local args = frame:getParent().args
	local specs = {
		age_days = {                -- {{age in days}}
			show = 'd',
			disp = 'disp_raw',
		},
		age_days_nts = {            -- {{age in days nts}}
			show = 'd',
			disp = 'disp_raw',
			format = 'format_commas',
			sortable = 'on',
		},
		duration_days = {           -- {{duration in days}}
			show = 'd',
			disp = 'disp_raw',
			duration = true,
		},
		duration_days_nts = {       -- {{duration in days nts}}
			show = 'd',
			disp = 'disp_raw',
			format = 'format_commas',
			sortable = 'on',
			duration = true,
		},
		age_full_years = {          -- {{age}}
			show = 'y',
			abbr = 'abbr_raw',
		},
		age_full_years_nts = {      -- {{age nts}}
			show = 'y',
			abbr = 'abbr_raw',
			format = 'format_commas',
			sortable = 'on',
		},
		age_in_years = {            -- {{age in years}}
			show = 'y',
			abbr = 'abbr_raw',
			negative = 'error',
			range = 'dash',
		},
		age_in_years_nts = {        -- {{age in years nts}}
			show = 'y',
			abbr = 'abbr_raw',
			negative = 'error',
			range = 'dash',
			format = 'format_commas',
			sortable = 'on',
		},
		age_infant = {              -- {{age for infant}}
			-- Do not set show because special processing is done later.
			abbr = yes(args.abbr) and 'abbr_infant' or 'abbr_off',
			disp = 'disp_age',
			sep = 'sep_space',
			sortable = 'on',
		},
		age_m = {                   -- {{age in months}}
			show = 'm',
			disp = 'disp_raw',
		},
		age_w = {                   -- {{age in weeks}}
			show = 'w',
			disp = 'disp_raw',
		},
		age_wd = {                  -- {{age in weeks and days}}
			show = 'wd',
		},
		age_yd = {                  -- {{age in years and days}}
			show = 'yd',
			sep = args.sep ~= 'and' and 'sep_comma' or nil,
			sortable = 'on',
		},
		age_ym = {                  -- {{age in years and months}}
			show = 'ym',
			sep = 'sep_comma',
		},
		age_ymd = {                 -- {{age in years, months and days}}
			show = 'ymd',
			range = true,
		},
		age_ymwd = {                -- {{age in years, months, weeks and days}}
			show = 'ymwd',
			want_mixture = true,
		},
	}
	local spec = specs[name]
	if not spec then
		return message('The specified template name is not valid')
	end
	if name == 'age_days' then
		local su = strip_to_nil(args['show unit'])
		if su then
			if su == 'abbr' or su == 'full' then
				spec.disp = nil
				spec.abbr = su == 'abbr' and 'abbr_on' or nil
			end
		end
	end
	local range = spec.range or yes(args.range) or (args.range == 'dash' and 'dash' or nil)
	local getopt = {
		fix = yes(args.fix),
		range = range,
		want_mixture = spec.want_mixture,
	}
	local date1, date2 = get_dates(frame, getopt)
	if type(date1) == 'string' then
		return date1
	end
	local format = strip_to_nil(args.format)
	if format then
		format = 'format_' .. format
	elseif name == 'age_days' and getopt.textdates then
		format = 'format_commas'
	end
	local parms = {
		diff = date2 - date1,
		want_duration = spec.duration or yes(args.duration),
		range = range,
		want_sc = yes(args.sc),
		show = args.show == 'hide' and 'hide' or spec.show,
		abbr = spec.abbr,
		disp = spec.disp,
		format = format or spec.format,
		round = yes(args.round),
		sep = spec.sep,
		sortable = translate_parameters.sortable[args.sortable or spec.sortable],
	}
	if (spec.negative or frame.args.negative) == 'error' and parms.diff.isnegative then
		return message('The second date should not be before the first date')
	end
	return date_difference(parms)
end

local function date_to_gsd(frame)
	-- This implements {{gregorian serial date}}.
	-- Return Gregorian serial date of the given date, or the current date.
	-- The returned value is negative for dates before 1 January 1 AD
	-- despite the fact that GSD is not defined for such dates.
	local date = get_dates(frame, { want_mixture=true, single=true })
	if type(date) == 'string' then
		return date
	end
	return tostring(date.gsd)
end

local function jd_to_date(frame)
	-- Return formatted date from a Julian date.
	-- The result includes a time if the input includes a fraction.
	-- The word 'Julian' is accepted for the Julian calendar.
	local Date = get_exports(frame)
	local args = frame:getParent().args
	local date = Date('juliandate', args[1], args[2])
	if date then
		return date:text()
	end
	return message('Need valid Julian date number')
end

local function date_to_jd(frame)
	-- Return Julian date (a number) from a date which may include a time,
	-- or the current date ('currentdate') or current date and time ('currentdatetime').
	-- The word 'Julian' is accepted for the Julian calendar.
	local Date = get_exports(frame)
	local args = frame:getParent().args
	local date = Date(args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4], args[5], args[6], args[7])
	if date then
		return tostring(date.jd)
	end
	return message('Need valid year/month/day or "currentdate"')
end

local function time_interval(frame)
	-- This implements {{time interval}}.
	-- There are two positional arguments: date1, date2.
	-- The default for each is the current date and time.
	-- Result is date2 - date1 formatted.
	local Date = get_exports(frame)
	local args = frame:getParent().args
	local parms = {
		want_duration = yes(args.duration),
		range = yes(args.range) or (args.range == 'dash' and 'dash' or nil),
		want_sc = yes(args.sc),
	}
	local fix = yes(args.fix) and 'fix' or ''
	local date1 = Date(fix, 'partial', strip_to_nil(args[1]) or 'currentdatetime')
	if not date1 then
		return message('Invalid start date in first parameter')
	end
	local date2 = Date(fix, 'partial', strip_to_nil(args[2]) or 'currentdatetime')
	if not date2 then
		return message('Invalid end date in second parameter')
	end
	parms.diff = date2 - date1
	for argname, translate in pairs(translate_parameters) do
		local parm = strip_to_nil(args[argname])
		if parm then
			parm = translate[parm]
			if parm == nil then  -- test for nil because false is a valid setting
				return message('Parameter ' .. argname .. '=' .. args[argname] .. ' is invalid')
			end
			parms[argname] = parm
		end
	end
	if parms.round then
		local round = parms.round
		local show = parms.show
		if round ~= 'on' then
			if show then
				if show.id ~= round then
					return message('Parameter show=' .. args.show .. ' conflicts with round=' .. args.round)
				end
			else
				parms.show = translate_parameters.show[round]
			end
		end
		parms.round = true
	end
	return date_difference(parms)
end

return {
	age_generic = age_generic,         -- can emulate several age templates
	gsd = date_to_gsd,                 -- Template:Gregorian_serial_date
	extract = date_extract,            -- Template:Extract
	jd_to_date = jd_to_date,           -- Template:?
	JULIANDAY = date_to_jd,            -- Template:JULIANDAY
	time_interval = time_interval,     -- Template:Time_interval
}