Module:TextToZonaiRunes

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local p = {}
local cargo = mw.ext.cargo

local function starts_with(str, start)
    return str:sub(1, #start) == start
end

function p.textToZonaiRunes(frame)
    local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
    local args = getArgs(frame);
    local phrase = args[1]

    if phrase == "" then
        return ""
    end
    if (starts_with(phrase, "{{{")) then
        return ""
    end

    local result = ""
    for i = 1, #phrase do
        local c = phrase:sub(i,i)
        if c == " " then
            result = result .. c
        else
            local queryFields = 'cipherCharacter=cipherCharacter,imageName=imageName'
            local args = {
                where = string.format('ZonaiRunes.cipherCharacter="%s"', c),
                format = 'table',
                limit = 1
            }
            local items = cargo.query("ZonaiRunes", queryFields, args)
            for r = 1, #items do
                local item = items[r]
                result = result .. string.format("[[File:%s]]", item.imageName)
            end
        end
    end

    return result
end

return p