Module:Explode String

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local currentFrame
local trim = mw.text.trim

---Holds the arguments from the template call.
local args_table

local function toList(input, linkSuffix)
	if not linkSuffix then
		linkSuffix = ''
	end


    local ret = '<ul>'
    for str in string.gmatch(input, '([^,]+)') do
        ret = ret..'<li>[['..str..'|'..str..linkSuffix..']]</li>'
    end
    ret = ret..'</ul>'

    return ret
end

---Return a trimmed version of the value of the template parameter with the specified `key`.
---Return `nil` if the parameter is empty or unset.
---@param key string|number
---@return string|nil
local function getArg(key)
	local value = args_table[key]
	if not value then
		return nil
	end

	value = trim(value)
	if value == '' then
		return nil
	end

	return value
end

local p = {}
p.loop = function(frame)
	args_table = frame:getParent().args

    local ret  = ''
    ret = ret..(getArg('linksuffix') or '?')..(getArg('input') or 'Z')..(getArg('string') or '8')

    mw.log(ret)

    return toList(getArg('input'), getArg('linksuffix'))
end

return p