Module:Areas

Ref: Template:Areas

---

local p = {}

-- Module function to process the input and apply template
function p.process(frame)
    -- Get the input argument
    local input = frame.args[1]
    
    -- Check if input is not nil or empty
    if not input or input == '' then
        return ''
    end
    
    -- Split the input string by commas, with possible spaces around them
    local items = mw.text.split(input, "%s*,%s*")
    
    -- Table to hold processed items
    local processedItems = {}
    
    -- Apply template to each item, and trim each item before applying the template
    for _, item in ipairs(items) do
        local trimmedItem = mw.text.trim(item)
        local processedItem = frame:expandTemplate{ title = 'Area', args = { trimmedItem } }
        table.insert(processedItems, processedItem)
    end
    
    -- Join the processed items with a comma and return
    return table.concat(processedItems, ', ')
end

return p