Module:Consecutive links

---

local p = {}
local text_util = require('Module:Text Utility')

function p.split(splitstr, separator)
  local b = text_util.split(splitstr, separator)
  return b
end

function p.parse(args, type)
frame = mw.getCurrentFrame()
if args.args ~= nil then
  args = args.args
end
local type = type or 'links'
local separator = '%s*' .. (args[2] or ',') .. '%s*'
local replacer = args[3] or ', '
local prefix = args[4] or ''
local postfix = args[5] or ''
local linkprefix = args[6] or ''
local linkpostfix = args[7] or ''

local b = p.split(args[1], separator)
local returnstr = ''
local returnstrformat

if type == 'links' then
  returnstrformat = function(linkprefix, word, linkpostfix)
    return '[[' .. linkprefix .. word .. linkpostfix .. ']]'
    end
elseif type == 'templates' then
  returnstrformat = function(linkprefix, word, linkpostfix)
    return frame:expandTemplate{title = linkprefix, args={word, linkpostfix}}
    end
else
  error('Type must be either links or templates!')
end
for i, word in ipairs(b) do
  if returnstr ~= '' then
    returnstr = returnstr .. replacer 
  end
  returnstr = returnstr .. returnstrformat(linkprefix, word, linkpostfix)
end
return returnstr
end

function p.consecutivelinks(frame)
  return p.parse(frame.args, 'links')
end

function p.consecutivetemplates(frame)
  return p.parse(frame.args, 'templates')
end


function p.test(frame)
  return p.parse({'Joppa,Grit Gate,Bey Lah', nil, nil, nil, nil, 'favilink', nil}, 'templates')
end
return p