Module:Cite book

Citation template for books.

• Module: Module:Cite book

TemplateData

Generic citation template for books and published volumes.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author(s)	author	Author(s) of the book. Multiple authors can be separated with semicolons or 'and'.	String	suggested
Chapter title	chapter	Title of the chapter	String	suggested
Book title	title	Title of the book	String	suggested
Publisher	publisher	Publisher of the book	String	suggested
Publication date	date	Publication year or full date	Date	suggested
Pages	pages	Page range of the article	String	suggested
Page	page	Single page reference (used if pages is not set)	String	optional

---

local libraryUtil = require('libraryUtil')
local checkType = libraryUtil.checkType
local mArguments -- initialized lazily
local p = {}

--- Formats citation
--- @param args table - arguments
--- @return string
function p._cite(args)
    checkType('_cite', 1, args, 'table')

    local parts = {}

    -- 1. Author
    if args.author and args.author ~= "" then
        table.insert(parts, args.author .. ",")
    end

    -- 2. Chapter
    if args.chapter and args.chapter ~= "" then
        table.insert(parts, '“' .. args.chapter .. ',” in')
    end

    -- 3. Title
    if args.title and args.title ~= "" then
        table.insert(parts, "''" .. args.title .. "''")
    end

    -- 4. Publisher and/or Date
    if (args.publisher and args.publisher ~= "") or (args.date and args.date ~= "") then
        local pubParts = {}
        if args.publisher and args.publisher ~= "" then table.insert(pubParts, args.publisher) end
        if args.date and args.date ~= "" then table.insert(pubParts, args.date) end
        
        if #parts > 0 then
            parts[#parts] = parts[#parts] .. " (" .. table.concat(pubParts, ", ") .. ")"
        else
            table.insert(parts, "(" .. table.concat(pubParts, ", ") .. ")")
        end
    end

    -- 5. Page / Pages
    if args.pages and args.pages ~= "" then
        if #parts > 0 then
            parts[#parts] = parts[#parts] .. ", pp. " .. args.pages
        else
            table.insert(parts, "pp. " .. args.pages)
        end
    elseif args.page and args.page ~= "" then
        if #parts > 0 then
            parts[#parts] = parts[#parts] .. ", p. " .. args.page
        else
            table.insert(parts, "p. " .. args.page)
        end
    end

    local result = table.concat(parts, " ")
    return (string.gsub(result, "%s+$", ""))
end

function p.cite(frame)
    mArguments = require('Module:Arguments')
    return p._cite(mArguments.getArgs(frame))
end

return p