Module:SortName

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This module returns a string in a format suitable as a category sortkey, per WP:NAMESORT.

Input

The module accepts a string as the first and only unnamed parameter, but is meant to be used with no parameter, in which case the title of the calling page is used.

Usage

This module should be subst'd for use in template parameters that accept a sortkey or in the {{DEFAULTSORT}} variable.

• No input (sorts the pages title): {{subst:#invoke:SortName|sortname}}
• With input: {{subst:#invoke:SortName|sortname|input string}}

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local p = {}
 
function p.sortname(k)
    --local currentpage = mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
    --local pagetitle = currentpage.text
    local pagetitle = k or 'noinputgiven'
    local text1 = ''
    local text2 = ''
    local parts = { 'de','De','von','Von','du','Du','del','Del','zu','Zu','di','Di','van','Van','na','Na' }
    local partmatch = false
    if string.find( pagetitle, ' ' ) ~= nil then
        pagetitle = string.gsub( pagetitle, '^List of ', '', 1 )
        pagetitle = mw.text.trim( string.gsub( string.gsub( pagetitle, '%b()', '' ), ' +', ' ') )
        pagetitle = string.gsub( pagetitle, ',.*$', '' )
        pagetitle = string.gsub( pagetitle, ' of .*$', '' )
        for i in ipairs( parts ) do
            if string.find( pagetitle, ' ' .. parts[i] .. ' ' ) ~= nil then
                text1 = string.sub( pagetitle, string.find( pagetitle, ' ' .. parts[i] .. ' ' ) + 1, #pagetitle )
                text2 = string.sub( pagetitle, 0, string.find( pagetitle, ' ' .. parts[i] .. ' ' ) )
                pagetitle = text1 .. ', ' .. text2
                partmatch = true
                break
            end
        end
        if not partmatch and string.find( pagetitle, ' ' ) ~= nil then
            text1 = string.sub( pagetitle, string.find( pagetitle, ' [^ ]*$' ) + 1, #pagetitle )
            text2 = string.sub( pagetitle, 0, string.find( pagetitle, ' [^ ]*$' ) )
            pagetitle = text1 .. ', ' .. text2
        end
    end
    return pagetitle
end
 
return p