-- This module implements Template:Infobox person/height local p = {} local function clean(s) s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'metre', 'm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '([^a])meter', '%1m') -- prevents "parameter" from being changed to "param" s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'centi', 'c') -- changes "centim" to "cm" s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'ms', 'm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'm[%.,]', 'm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'feet', 'ft') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'foot', 'ft') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'ft[%.,]', 'ft') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'inches', 'in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'inch', 'in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'ins', 'in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, 'in[%.,]', 'in') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Mm]%]%]s', 'm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Cc]m%]%]s', 'cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Cc]entim|cm%]%]', 'cm') s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%[%[[Ii]n|in%]%]', 'in') return s end local function isnumber(s) if s then s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, '%+%s*%d+%s*/%s*%d+%s*$', ) return tonumber(s) end return nil end local function get_convert_args(s, prefer, enforce) local prefer_m = (prefer or ) 'm' local force_m (enforce or ) 'm' local prefer_cm = (prefer or ) 'cm' local force_cm (enforce or ) 'cm' unconverted = clean(s or ) -- basic unit cleaning s = mw.ustring.gsub(unconverted, '&[Nn][Bb][Ss][Pp];', ' ') local m = mw.ustring.find(s, 'm') local c = mw.ustring.find(s, 'cm') local f = mw.ustring.find(s, 'ft') local i = mw.ustring.find(s, 'in') if m nil and f nil and i nil then return , unconverted end if c ~ nil and f nil and i nil then local n mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, c - 1) if isnumber then return force_m and {n/100,'m','ftin',0,['abbr'] 'on'} or {n,'cm','ftin',0,['abbr'] 'on'}, mw.ustring.sub(s, c+2) end return , unconverted end if m ~ nil and c nil and f nil and i nil then local n = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, m - 1) if isnumber then return force_cm and {n*100,'cm','ftin',0,['abbr']='on'} or {n,'m','ftin',0,['abbr']='on'}, mw.ustring.sub(s, m+1) end return , unconverted end if f ~= nil and i ~=nil and m nil then local n1 mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, f - 1) local n2 mw.ustring.sub(s, f+2, i - 1) if isnumber(n1) and isnumber(n2) then return (force_m or prefer_m) and {n1,'ft',n2,'in', 'm',2,['abbr'] 'on'} or {n1,'ft',n2,'in', 'cm',0,['abbr'] 'on'}, mw.ustring.sub(s, i+2) end return , unconverted end if f ~ nil and i nil and m nil then local n mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, f - 1) if isnumber then return (force_m or prefer_m) and {n,'ft','m',2,['abbr'] 'on'} or {n,'ft','cm',0,['abbr'] 'on'}, mw.ustring.sub(s, f+2) end return , unconverted end if i ~ nil and f nil and m == nil then local n = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, i - 1) if isnumber then return (force_m or prefer_m) and {n,'in','m',2,['abbr']='on'} or {n,'in','cm',0,['abbr']='on'}, mw.ustring.sub(s, i+2) end return , unconverted end return , unconverted end function convert(frame, args) local targs, str = get_convert_args(args[1], args['prefer'] or , args['enforce'] or '') if type(targs) == 'table' then return frame:expandTemplate{ title = 'convert', args = targs} .. str else return str end end function p.main(frame) return convert(frame, frame.args[1] and frame.args or frame:getParent.args) end return p