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local Error = require('Module:Error')
local this = {};
this.calendars = {};
function this.registerCalendar(moduleName, ...)
moduleName = require(moduleName); --debug only: not lazily
this.calendars[#(this.calendars)] = moduleName; --indexed by number, module loaded lazily
for i = 1, arg.n do
this.calendars[arg[i]] = moduleName; -- indexed by code, module loaded lazily
end;
end;
this.registerCalendar("Module:Sandbox/DixonD/Datetime/Gregorian", "Gregorian", "g"); --first position is the default
this.registerCalendar("Module:Sandbox/DixonD/Datetime/Julian", "Julian", "j");
-- more calendars may be added later in new modules pluggable here into this factory...
function this.selectCalendar(index)
if index == nil then
index = 0; -- use the default calendar (Gregorian as set above)
end;
local calendar = this.calendars[index];
if calendar == nil then
return index; -- fast path: assume that index is a calendar object (not indexed) already loaded
end;
if type(calendar) == "string" then -- calendar is a string (i.e. a module name)
local moduleName = calendar;
calendar = require(moduleName); -- effective loading of calendar object
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar module name ''" .. moduleName .. "'' is either missing or cannot be loaded!"});
end;
-- replace the moduleName given ad value of any calendar key by the newly loaded calendar object
for k, v in pairs(this.calendars) do
if v == moduleName then
this.calendars[k] = calendar;
end;
end;
end; -- else assume calendar is a valid calendar object
return calendar;
end;
-- main functions
function this.julianDay(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.julianDay(year, month, day, hour, minute, second);
end;
function this.dateOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.dateOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
function this.yearOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.yearOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
function this.monthOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.monthOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
function this.dayOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.dayOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
function this.weekdayOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.weekdayOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
function this.hourOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.hourOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
function this.minuteOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.minuteOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
function this.secondOfJulianDay(julianDay, calendar)
calendar = this.selectCalendar(calendar);
if calendar == nil then
return tostring(Error.error{"Calendar ''" .. calendar .. "'' is either missing or unknown!"});
end;
return calendar.secondOfJulianDay(julianDay);
end;
return this;