View source for Module:InterviewNavigation

local p = {}

local function parse_date(date_string)
    local month_name, day, year = date_string:match("(%a+)%s*(%d*),%s*(%d+)")
    
    if not year then
        month_name, year = date_string:match("(%a+)%s*(%d+)")
        day = nil
    end
    
    local month_number = mw.language.getContentLanguage():formatDate("n", month_name .. " 1, " .. year)

    return {
        year = tonumber(year),
        month = tonumber(month_number),
        day = tonumber(day)
    }
end

local function load_and_sort_interviews()
    local content = mw.loadJsonData("JoJo Wiki:Interviews")
    local interviews_table = content.interviews

    -- Convert the interviews table to an array
    local interviews = {}
    for _, interview in pairs(interviews_table) do
        table.insert(interviews, interview)
    end

    -- Sort interviews by date
    table.sort(interviews, function(a, b)
        local a_date = parse_date(a.date)
        local b_date = parse_date(b.date)

        if a_date.year ~= b_date.year then
            return a_date.year < b_date.year
        elseif a_date.month ~= b_date.month then
            return a_date.month < b_date.month
        else
            return a_date.day and b_date.day and a_date.day < b_date.day or false
        end
    end)

    return interviews
end

local function find_prev_and_next_interviews(sorted_interviews, current_title)
    local prev, next
    local formatted_title = current_title:gsub("Interview:", "")

    for i, interview in ipairs(sorted_interviews) do
        if interview.title == formatted_title then
            prev = i > 1 and sorted_interviews[i - 1] or nil
            next = i < #sorted_interviews and sorted_interviews[i + 1] or nil
            break
        end
    end

    return prev, next
end

function p.main(frame)
    local current_title = frame.args[1]
    local nav_type = frame.args[2]

    local sorted_interviews = load_and_sort_interviews()
    local prev_interview, next_interview = find_prev_and_next_interviews(sorted_interviews, current_title)

    mw.log("Sorted Interviews:")
    mw.logObject(sorted_interviews)

    if nav_type == "prev" and prev_interview then
        return prev_interview.title
    elseif nav_type == "next" and next_interview then
        return next_interview.title
    else
        return ""
    end
end

return p
Description	What you type	What you get
Italic	''Italic text''	Italic text
Bold	'''Bold text'''	Bold text
Bold & italic	'''''Bold & italic text'''''	*Bold & italic text*