Module:Step vis

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This module may be invoked by templates using its corresponding template Template:Step vis, or used directly from other modules.

Generates a visual representation of a scale based on predefined step sizes.

Introspection summary for Module:Step vis
Functions provided (2) Line Function Params 7 step_pattern_to_visualization (step_pattern) 58 step_vis_frame (invokable) (frame)	Lua modules required (1) Variable Module Functions used tip Module:Template input parse parse_numeric_entries

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---

--local mosinedo = require("Module:MOS in EDO")
local tip = require("Module:Template input parse")
local p = {}

-- Helper function
-- Create a step visualization that's based on the table on the diasem page
function p.step_pattern_to_visualization(step_pattern)
	local step_pattern = step_pattern or { 5, 2, 5, 0, 5, 2, 0 }
	
	local left_border = "├"				-- U+251C ("├")
	local right_border = "┤"			-- U+2524 ("┤")
	local no_border = "─"				-- U+2500 ("─")
	local double_border = "╫"			-- U+256B ("╫")
	local double_border_left = "╟"		-- U+255F ("╟")
	local double_border_right = "╢"		-- U+2562 ("╢")
	local single_border = "┼"			-- U+253C ("┼")
	
	local step_visualization = ""
	
	-- For each step size of k, print a single border, followed by k-1 no-border symbols
	-- If this is the first step, print the left border instead
	-- If the step size is 0, print a double border only; if this happens, the next step should start with a border character
	-- If this is the last step, add a right border after the entire sequence
	for i = 1, #step_pattern do
		local current_step_vis = ""
		local current_step_size = step_pattern[i]
		
		if i == 1 then
			if current_step_size == 0 then
				current_step_vis = double_border_left
			else
				current_step_vis = left_border .. string.rep(no_border, current_step_size - 1)
			end
		elseif i == #step_pattern then
			if current_step_size == 0 then
				current_step_vis = double_border_right
			else
				current_step_vis = single_border .. string.rep(no_border, current_step_size - 1) .. right_border
			end
		else
			if current_step_size == 0 then
				current_step_vis = double_border
			elseif step_pattern[i-1] == 0 then
				current_step_vis = string.rep(no_border, current_step_size - 1)
			else
				current_step_vis = single_border .. string.rep(no_border, current_step_size - 1)
			end
		end
		
		step_visualization = step_visualization .. current_step_vis
	end
	
	return step_visualization
	
end

-- Wrapper function for step visualization
function p.step_vis_frame(frame)
	local step_pattern = tip.parse_numeric_entries(frame.args["Step Pattern"], " ")
	return p.step_pattern_to_visualization(step_pattern)
end

return p