Module:Date Stuff

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

local p = {}
local args = {}

--Takes a string and splits it based on a specified delimiter
function Split(s, delimiter)
  result = {};
  for match in (s..delimiter):gmatch("(.-)"..delimiter) do
    table.insert(result, match);
  end
  return result;
end

function convertDate(date)
  --Splits the date
  date = Split(date, "-")
  --Saves the parts of the date into month day year variables
  month = tonumber(date[1])
  day = date[2]
  year = date[3]
  
  --Takes the month variable and converts it to its text counterpart
  if month == 1 then
    month = "Miry"
  elseif month == 2 then
    month = "Ozdary"
  elseif month == 3 then
    month = "Rydust"
  elseif month == 4 then
    month = "Iptust"
  elseif month == 5 then
    month = "Tosey"
  elseif month == 6 then
    month = "Iverly"
  elseif month == 7 then
    month = "Eohe"
  elseif month == 8 then
    month = "Kasgust"
  elseif month == 9 then
    month = "Andust"
  elseif month == 10 then
    month = "Bepry"
  elseif month == 11 then
    month = "Nindust"
  elseif month == 12 then
    month = "Tymust"
  elseif month == 13 then
    month = "Ekage"
  elseif month == 14 then
    month = "Aphly"
  elseif month == 15 then
    month = "Asust"
  elseif month == 16 then
    month = "Syranust"
  else
    error("invalid opperation")
  end
  
  date = {month, day, year}

  --Takes the text month variable and adds it to the day and year variable with a comma
  date = date[1].." "..date[2]..", "..date[3]
  
  return date
end
  

--Takes a short date and converts it to a long date (12-18-392 to Tymust 18, 392)
function p.solandria(frame)
  --Sets date variable to the first frame argument
  date = frame.args[1]

  --Calls the convert date function to convert short date to long date
  date = convertDate(date)

  return date
end


--Calculates an age based on two given dates
function p.solandriaBirthDateAge(frame)
  --Sets the date variables based on passed through arguments
  birthDate = frame.args[1]
  currentDate = frame.args[2]

  --Converts the first given date to a long date
  convertedDate = convertDate(birthDate)

  --Splits the first date given
  birthDate = Split(birthDate, "-")
  --Saves the parts of the first date given into seperate month day year variables
  birthMonth = birthDate[1]
  birthDay = birthDate[2]
  birthYear = birthDate[3]

  --Splits the second date given
  currentDate = Split(currentDate, "-")
  --Saves the parts of the second date given into seperate month day year variables
  currentMonth = currentDate[1]
  currentDay = currentDate[2]
  currentYear = currentDate[3]

  --Compares the second and first date month to determine which age calculation to use
  if currentMonth > birthMonth then
    age = math.floor(currentYear - birthYear)
  elseif currentMonth == birthMonth then
    if currentDay >= birthDay then
      age = math.floor(currentYear - birthYear)
    elseif currentDay < birthDay then
      age = math.floor(currentYear - birthYear - 1)
    else
      error("Something went wrong")
    end
  elseif currentMonth < birthMonth then
    age = math.floor(currentYear - birthYear - 1)
  else
    error("Something went wrong")
  end

  --Takes the first date and adds the age to the end
  dateAge = convertedDate.." (age "..age..")"
  return dateAge
end

return p
--print(solandria("1-2-3"))
--print(solandriaBirthDateAge("12-18-392", "11-22-400"))