Module:DateCategory

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:DateCategory/doc

local p = {}

function p.monthYear(frame)
    local date = frame.args[1]
    if not date or #date < 6 then
        return '[[Category:Unknown]]'
    end

    local year = string.sub(date, 1, 4)
    local month = string.sub(date, 5, 6)

    return string.format('[[Category:%s/%s]]', month, year)
end

function p.fullDate(frame)
    local date = frame.args[1]
    if not date or #date < 8 then
        return '[[Category:UnknownDate]]'
    end

    local year = string.sub(date, 1, 4)
    local month = string.sub(date, 5, 6)
    local day = string.sub(date, 7, 8)

    return string.format('[[Category:%s-%s-%s]]', year, month, day)
end

return p