Module:GenerateID

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:GenerateID/doc

-- Module:GenerateID
-- This module generates the next available TITAF-P-xxxxxxx ID for Person pages
-- and a random unused TITAF-G-xxxxxxx ID for Musical Groups

local p = {}
local digits = 7

-- Generate a random ID for a Person in the range TITAF-P-9958802 to TITAF-P-9988802
function p.personID()
    return p._generateRandomID("TITAF-P-", "[[Category:TangoPeople]]", "TITAF%%-P%%-(%d+)", 9958802, 9988802)
end

-- Generate a random ID for a Group in the range TITAF-G-00011235 to TITAF-G-9999999
function p.groupID()
    return p._generateRandomID("TITAF-G-", "[[Category:MusicalGroups]]", "TITAF%%-G%%-(%d+)", 11235, 9999999)
end

function p._generateRandomID(prefix, category, pattern, min, max)
    math.randomseed(os.time())
    local usedIds = {}
    local allPages = mw.smw.ask {
        category,
        "?=page",
        "limit=5000"
    }

    if allPages then
        for _, result in ipairs(allPages) do
            local title = result["page"] or ""
            local idNum = title:match(pattern)
            if idNum then
                usedIds[idNum] = true
            end
        end
    end

    local attempts = 0
    while attempts < 1000 do
        local randomNum = math.random(min or 1, max or 9999999)
        local formatted = string.format("%0" .. digits .. "d", randomNum)
        if not usedIds[formatted] then
            return prefix .. formatted
        end
        attempts = attempts + 1
    end

    return prefix .. "ERROR"
end

return p