-- Replacement for [[Template:Time ago]]
local numberSpell = require('Module:NumberSpell')._main
local yesno = require('Module:Yesno')
local p = {}
function p._main( args )
-- Initialize variables
local lang = mw.language.getContentLanguage()
local auto_magnitude_num
local min_magnitude_num
local result
local result_unit
local magnitude = args.magnitude
local min_magnitude = args.min_magnitude
local purge = args.purge
local spell_out = args.spellout
local spell_out_max = args.spelloutmax
-- Add a purge link if something (usually "yes") is entered into the purge parameter
if purge then
purge = ' <span class="plainlinks">([' .. mw.title.getCurrentTitle():fullUrl('action=purge') .. ' purge])</span>'
else
purge = ''
end
-- Check that the entered timestamp is valid. If it isn't, then give an error message.
local noError, inputTime = pcall( lang.formatDate, lang, 'U', args[1], true )
if not noError then
return '<strong class="error">Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.</strong>'
end
-- Store the difference between the current time and the inputted time, as well as its absolute value.
local timeDiff = lang:formatDate( 'U', nil, true ) - inputTime
local absTimeDiff = math.abs( timeDiff )
-- Calculate the appropriate unit of time if it was not specified as an argument.
local autoMagnitudeData = {
{ unit = 'days', amn = 86400 },
{ unit = 'hours', amn = 3600 }
}
result = ''
for i, t in ipairs( autoMagnitudeData ) do
if absTimeDiff / t.amn >= 1 then
local result_num = math.floor( absTimeDiff / t.amn )
if t.unit == 'hours' then
result = result .. tostring(result_num) .. ' ' .. t.unit
else
result = result .. tostring(result_num) .. ' ' .. t.unit .. ', '
absTimeDiff = absTimeDiff - (t.amn * result_num)
end
end
end
if result == '' then
local result_num = math.floor(absTimeDiff/60)
result = tostring(result_num) .. ' minutes'
end
return result
end
function p.main( frame )
local args = require( 'Module:Arguments' ).getArgs( frame, {
valueFunc = function( k, v )
if v then
v = v:match( '^%s*(.-)%s*$' ) -- Trim whitespace.
if k == 'ago' or v ~= '' then
return v
end
end
return nil
end,
wrappers = 'Template:DRNAgo'
})
return p._main( args )
end
return p
