Module:FillDate
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Implements {{Earliest possible date}}.
Usage
[edit source]{{#invoke:FillDate|main|date}}
-- Requested by [[User:Sdkb]]
-- Handles these 3 cases:
-- "2023" → "1 January 2023"
-- "March 2023" → "1 March 2023"
-- "14 March 2023" → "14 March 2023"
local p = {}
-- {{#invoke:FillDate|main|{{{1|}}}}}
function p.main(frame)
local str = frame.args[1]
-- "2023" → "1 January 2023"
if string.match(str, '^%d%d%d%d$') then
return '1 January ' .. str;
-- "March 2023" → "1 March 2023"
elseif string.match(str, '^[a-zA-Z]+ %d%d%d%d$') then
return '1 ' .. str;
-- "14 March 2023" → "14 March 2023"
else
return str
end
end
return p