Module:CheckUser requests at UTRS

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This module returns the current number of requests for CheckUser attention at UTRS. It takes no parameters.

It it used in {{CheckUser requests at UTRS}}, which outputs a banner with a button to log in to UTRS.

The data are collected from User:AmandaNP/UTRS Appeals.

Usage

{{#invoke:CheckUser requests at UTRS|main}}

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local p = {}

function p.main(args)
	local UTRS = mw.title.new('User:AmandaNP/UTRS Appeals').content -- get the UTRS table
	local numberEncountered = 0 -- initialize the counter
	local currentStartIndex = 1 -- initialize the index
	while true do
		-- find the next occurance of 'CHECKUSER'
		local nextMatchRange = string.find(UTRS, 'CHECKUSER', currentStartIndex, true)
		if not nextMatchRange then
			-- we did not find any occurances, so return the current count
			return tostring(numberEncountered)
		else
			-- we found the next match, so increment the numberEncountered and update the currentStartIndex
			numberEncountered = numberEncountered + 1 
			currentStartIndex = math.max(nextMatchRange)
		end
	end
end