Module:Sort

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A sorting module, intended to be used with {{sort}}. Sample output is available here: Template talk:Sort.

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local p = {}

function p.asc(frame)
    items = splitLine( frame.args[1] );
    table.sort( items );
    return table.concat( items, "\n" );    
end

function p.desc(frame)
    items = splitLine( frame.args[1] );
    table.sort( items, revComp );
    return table.concat( items, "\n" );
end

function splitLine( text )
    return mw.text.split( text, "\n", true );    
end

function revComp( a, b )
    return a > b;
end

return p