Module:Utils

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local utils = {}

function utils.expand(frame, title, ...)
	local args = {...}
	local templateArgs = {}
	
	for i, arg in ipairs(args) do
		if type(arg) == "string" and arg:match("^[^=]+=.+$") then
			local key, value = arg:match("^([^=]+)=(.+)$")
			templateArgs[key] = value
		else
			templateArgs[i] = tostring(arg)
		end
	end
	
	if frame.expandTemplate then
		return frame:expandTemplate{ title = title, args = templateArgs }
	else
		local argString = {}
		for i, arg in ipairs(args) do
			table.insert(argString, tostring(arg))
		end
		return string.format("{{%s|%s}}", title, table.concat(argString, "|"))
	end
end

return utils