Module:Wordcount

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

-- Module:WordCount
local p = {}

function p.count(frame)
    -- Get the content of the current article
    local content = mw.title.getCurrentTitle():getContent()

    -- Check if content is not nil
    if content == nil then
        return "Article content not available"
    end

    -- Remove comments and some special formatting
    content = content:gsub("%[%[File:.-|%[%[Image:.-|%[%[Media:.-", "") -- Remove file, image, media
    content = content:gsub("%[%[.-|", "") -- Remove wiki links label
    content = content:gsub("%[%[", ""):gsub("%]%]", "") -- Remove wiki link brackets
    content = content:gsub("{{.-}}", "") -- Remove template calls

    -- Replace HTML entities
    content = mw.text.unstrip(content)
    content = mw.text.decode(content)

    -- Count the words
    local _, wordCount = string.gsub(content, "%S+", "")

    -- Return the word count
    return tostring(wordCount) .. " words"
end

return p