Module:Citation/BCB

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Citation/BCB/doc

local p = {}
local mw = require('mw')

-- Function to format the BCB reference
function p.formatBCBReference(url)
    mw.log('Entering formatBCBReference with URL: ' .. (url or 'nil')) -- Log entry and URL
    if not url or type(url) ~= 'string' then
        mw.log('Invalid URL provided') -- Log invalid URL
        return nil -- Return nil if `url` is not valid
    end

    -- Check if the URL matches the expected pattern
    local chapter, page = url:match("^https://www%.bittersweetcandybowl%.com/c(%d+)/p(%d+)")
    if not chapter then
        chapter, page = url:match("^https://bcb%.cat/c(%d+)/p(%d+)")
    end
    if not chapter or not page then
        mw.log('URL did not match expected pattern') -- Log if no match
        return nil -- Return nil if the URL does not match
    end

    mw.log('Matched Chapter: ' .. tostring(chapter) .. ', Page: ' .. tostring(page)) -- Log matched values

    -- Retrieve the chapter data using the shared approach
    local chapters = p.getChaptersList()
    local chapter_title = chapters[chapter]

    if type(chapter_title) == 'table' then
        mw.log('Chapter title is a table, converting to string using mw.dumpObject') -- Handle table case
        chapter_title = mw.dumpObject(chapter_title)
    end

    if chapter_title then
        local result = string.format("Chapter %s: %s, page %s", tostring(chapter), tostring(chapter_title), tostring(page))
        mw.log('Generated Result: ' .. result) -- Log the generated result
        return result
    end

    mw.log('No matching chapter found for Chapter: ' .. tostring(chapter)) -- Log if no matching chapter
    return nil -- Return nil if no matching chapter is found
end

return p