Module:Resolve code category name

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local p = {}
local DEFAULT_CAT = "Category:Articles with example code"

local function category_exists(cat)
	local title = mw.title.new("Category:" .. cat)
	return title and title.exists
end

function p._resolve(lang)
	if not lang or lang == "" then
		return DEFAULT_CAT
	end

	local resolved_lang
	if lang:lower() == "cpp" then
		resolved_lang = "C++"
	else
		resolved_lang = lang:gsub("^%l", string.upper) -- First letter uppercase
	end

	local cat = "Category:Articles with example " .. resolved_lang .. " code"
	return category_exists(cat) and cat or DEFAULT_CAT
end

function p.resolve(frame)
	local arg = frame.args and frame.args[1]
	return p._resolve(arg)
end

return p