Module:Row numbers

Implements {{Row numbers}}

---

require('Module:No globals');
local p={}
function p.row_counter (frame)
	if not frame.args[1]:match'\127[^\127]*UNIQ%-%-nowiki%-%d%d%d%d%d%d%d%d%-QINU`\"\'\127' then	-- make sure that what we get for input has been wrapped in <nowiki>...</nowiki> tags
		return '<span style=\"font-size:100%; font-style:normal;\" class=\"error\">error: missing nowiki tags</span>';
	end
	local count = 1;															-- initial value

	local tbl_str = mw.text.unstripNoWiki (frame.args[1]);						-- get an already rendered table from whereever <nowiki>...</nowiki> put it

	tbl_str = mw.text.decode (tbl_str);											-- un-nowiki the references

	while (tbl_str:find ('_row_count')) do										-- if there is at least one of our special reserved words
		tbl_str = tbl_str:gsub ('_row_count', count, 1);						-- replace it with a count
		count = count + 1;														-- bump the count
	end
	return frame:preprocess (tbl_str);																-- done

end

return p;