Module:Canada NTS

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require('strict');																-- alarm when global variables etc are used

local get_args = require ('Module:Arguments').getArgs;							-- simplfy frame and parent frame argument fetching


--[[--------------------------< W I K I D A T A _ L A T _ L O N G _ G E T >------------------------------------

returns latitude and longitude from wikidata for current page; nil else

Nanaimo BC is Q16461 → latitude: 49.164166666667; longitude: -123.93638888889

TODO: accept a <qid> argument? if called with <qid> fetch lat/lon for that qid and not for current page

]]

local function wikidata_lat_lon_get()
	local qid = mw.wikibase.getEntityIdForCurrentPage();						-- get the qid for the current page
	if qid then
		local value_t = mw.wikibase.getBestStatements (qid, 'P625')[1];			-- attempt to get P625; nil when article does not have P625
		if value_t then
			value_t = value_t.mainsnak.datavalue.value;							--point to the value table
			return value_t.latitude, value_t.longitude;							-- return coordinates from value_t
		end
	end
end


--[[--------------------------< A R T I C L E _ N A M E _ F R O M _ Q I D _ G E T >----------------------------

returns local article name for this wiki using <qid>; nil else

TODO: if no local article fallback to en.wiki

]]

local function article_name_from_qid_get (qid)
	local this_wiki_code = mw.language.getContentLanguage():getCode();			-- get this wiki's language code
	if 'wikidata' == mw.site.server then
		this_wiki_code = mw.getCurrentFrame():callParserFunction('int', {'lang'}); -- on Wikidata so use interface language setting instead
	end

	local wd_article = mw.wikibase.getSitelink (qid, this_wiki_code .. 'wiki');	-- fetch article title from WD; nil when no title available at this wiki

	if wd_article then
		wd_article = table.concat ({':', this_wiki_code, ':', wd_article});		-- interwiki-style link without brackets if taken from WD; leading colon required
	end

	return wd_article;															-- article title from WD; nil else
end


--[[--------------------------< _ N A M E >--------------------------------------------------------------------

This function takes in a National Tiling System ID and outputs the name of the National Topographic System map
sheet with that ID.  If no map sheet has been published under that ID, the output will be blank.

]]

local function _name (args_t)
	local data_t = mw.loadData ('Module:Canada NTS/data');						-- load the ~/data module
	
	if not data_t[args_t[1]] then												-- nil when NTS ID not listed in ~/data
		return "";
	elseif '' == data_t[args_t[1]] then											-- when sheet has no title
		return '(untitled)';													-- return a place-holder; lowercase here because capitalized implies that 'Untitled' is the 'title'
	end

	local title_parts_t = mw.text.split (data_t[args_t[1]], '|');				-- title_parts[1] is link part of a wikilink; title_parts[2] is wikilink label (map name) or nil
	if mw.title.getCurrentTitle().text == title_parts_t[1] then					-- don't create wikilink to the current article
		return title_parts_t[2] or title_parts_t[1];							-- return plaintext wikilink label or plain text article title (wikilink)
	end

	return string.format ('[[%s]]', data_t[args_t[1]]);							-- return wikilinked map title
end


--[[--------------------------< N A M E >----------------------------------------------------------------------

external invoke interface

This function takes in a National Tiling System ID and outputs the name of the National Topographic System map sheet with that ID.
If no map sheet has been published under that ID, the output will be blank.

{{#invoke:Canada NTS|name|<NTS map sheet ID>}}

]]

local function name (frame)
	local args_t = get_args (frame);
	if not args_t[1] then
		return '<span style="color:#d33">National Tiling System ID required</span>';	-- TODO: better, more informative error handling
	end
	
	return _name (args_t);
end


--[[--------------------------< C O O R D _ L I M I T S _ T >--------------------------------------------------

a sequence of sequences.  Each sequence in <coord_limits_t> has two coordinate sequences that defines a rectangle
identified by the northwest and southeast corners of a subsection in the NTS series map.  The first coordinate sequence identifies the northwest
corner of the subsection; the second sequence identifies the southwest corner of the subsection.

]]

local coord_limits_t = {
	{{44, 88}, {40, 56}},														-- series: 40, 30, 20, 10
	{{48, 88}, {44, 48}},														-- series: 41, 31, 21, 11, 1
	{{56, 136}, {48, 48}},														-- series: 102, 92, ..., 2; 103, 93, ..., 3
	{{68, 144}, {56, 56}},														-- series: 114, 104, ..., 14; 115, 105, ..., 15; 116, 106, ..., 16
	{{72, 144}, {68, 64}},														-- series: 117, 107, ..., 27
	{{76, 128}, {72, 72}},														-- series: 98, 88, ..., 38
	{{80, 128}, {76, 64}},														-- series: 99, 89, ..., 29
	{{84, 104}, {80, 56}},														-- series: 560, 340, 120
	}


--[[--------------------------< L A T _ L O N _ V A L I D A T E >----------------------------------------------

validates <lat> and <lon> to be inside one of the rectangles defined in <coord_limits_t>

returns true when in bounds; false else

]]

local function lat_lon_validate (lat, lon)
	for _, coord_limit_t in ipairs (coord_limits_t) do							-- loop through the rectangle sequences in <coord_limits_t>
		local lat_N = coord_limit_t[1][1];										-- for readability ...
		local lat_S = coord_limit_t[2][1];
		local lon_W = coord_limit_t[1][2];
		local lon_E = coord_limit_t[2][2];

		if (lat >= lat_S) and (lat < lat_N) and (lon >= lon_E) and (lon < lon_W) then
			return true;														-- <lat> and <lon> locate a point within bounds so done
		end
	end
	
	return false;																-- <lat> and <lon> locate a point out of bounds so done
end


--[[--------------------------< E X T E N T S >----------------------------------------------------------------

Calculates bounding boxes for 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale map sheets/areas from latitude and longitude

]]

local function extents (lat, lon)
	local belt = math.floor((lat - 40) * 4);
	local strip = math.floor((lon - 48) * 2);

	local s, n, e, w															-- 1:50,000 scale bounding box
	local a_s, a_n, a_e, a_w													-- 1:250,000 scale bounding box

	local lat_limits = -- Latitude limits of bounding box
		{ s = belt / 4 + 40,
		n = belt / 4 + 40.25,
		a_s = math.floor(lat),
		a_n = math.floor(lat + 1)
		}

	local lon_limits = {e, w, a_e, a_w}
																				-- Calculation of longitude limits is different depending on zone
	if lat >= 40 and lat < 68 then												-- Southern zone
		lon_limits["e"] = strip / 2 + 48;
		lon_limits["w"] = strip / 2 + 48.5;
		lon_limits["a_e"] = math.floor(strip / 4) * 2 + 48;
		lon_limits["a_w"] = math.floor(strip / 4) * 2 + 50;

	elseif lat >= 68 and lat < 80 then											-- Arctic zone
		lon_limits["e"] = math.floor(strip / 2) + 48;
		lon_limits["w"] = math.floor(strip / 2) + 49;
		lon_limits["a_e"] = math.floor(strip / 8) * 4 + 48;
		lon_limits["a_w"] = math.floor(strip / 8) * 4 + 52;

	elseif lat >= 80 and lat < 88 then											-- High Arctic zone
		lon_limits["e"] = math.floor(strip / 2) + 48;
		lon_limits["w"] = math.floor(strip / 2) + 49;
		lon_limits["a_e"] = math.floor(strip / 8) * 4 + 48;
		lon_limits["a_w"] = math.floor(strip / 8) * 4 + 52;
	end
	return {
		south = lat_limits["s"], north = lat_limits["n"], east = lon_limits["e"], west = lon_limits["w"],	-- 1:50,000 scale maps
		area_south = lat_limits["a_s"], area_north = lat_limits["a_n"], area_east = lon_limits["a_e"], area_west = lon_limits["a_w"]	-- 1:250,000 scale maps
		}
end


--[[--------------------------< N T S _ I D _ F R O M _ L A T _ L O N _ G E T >--------------------------------

calculates NTS identifier from latitude and longitude.  If <lat> and <lon> not supplied, attempts to fetch
coordinates from wikidata

when successful, returns NTS identifier; nil else

]]

local function nts_id_from_lat_long_get (lat, lon)
	if not (lat and lon) then													-- nil when missing, empty, or not a number
		lat, lon = wikidata_lat_lon_get();										-- <lat>/<lon> template param(s) invalid or missing; attempt to get <lat>/<lon> from wikidata
	end
																				-- wikidata uses negative numbers for west (and south) so must account for that
	if lat then																	-- normalize coords; assumes that given coords are intended to be on canada nts map
		if 0 > lat then
			lat = lat * -1.0;													-- required because wikidata coords are signed
		end
		if 0 > lon then
			lon = lon * -1.0;													-- required because wikidata coords are signed
		end
	else
		return nil;
	end
	
	if not lat_lon_validate (lat, lon) then
		return nil;																-- <lat>/<lon> out of bounds; TODO: better error handling/messaging
	end

	local series, numarea, area, sheet_inter, sheet
	if lat >= 40 and lat < 68 then												-- Southern zone
		series = (math.floor((lon - 48) / 8) * 10) + math.floor((lat - 40) / 4)	-- Calculate 1:1,000,000 map series ID
		numarea = tonumber(math.floor(((lat - 40) / 4) % 1 * 4) * 10 + math.floor(((lon - 48) / 8) % 1 * 4))	-- Calculate 1:250,000 map area ID
		local southern_zone_t = {[0]='A', [1]='B', [2]='C', [3]='D', [13]='E', [12]='F', [11]='G', [10]='H', [20]='I', [21]='J', [22]='K', [23]='L', [33]='M', [32]='N', [31]='O', [30]='P'};
		area = southern_zone_t[numarea];										-- translate
		sheet_inter = math.floor((lat % 1) * 4) * 10 + math.floor((((lon - 48) / 8) % 1 * 4) % 1 * 4)	-- Calculate 1:50,000 map sheet ID

	elseif lat >= 68 and lat < 80 then											-- Arctic zone
		series = (math.floor((lon - 48) / 8) * 10) + math.floor((lat - 40) / 4)	-- Calculate 1:1,000,000 map series ID
		numarea = (math.floor(lat % 4) * 10) + math.floor((lon / 4) % 2)		-- Calculate 1:250,000 map area ID
		local arctic_zone_t = {[0]='A', [1]='B', [11]='C', [10]='D', [20]='E', [21]='F', [31]='G', [30]='H'};
		area = arctic_zone_t[numarea];											-- translate
		sheet_inter = math.floor((lat % 1) * 4) * 10 + math.floor(lon % 4)		-- Calculate 1:50,000 map sheet ID

	elseif lat >= 80 and lat < 88 then											-- High Arctic zone
		if lon >= 56 and lon < 72 then											-- Calculate 1:1,000,000 map series ID
			if lat >= 84 then series = 121 else series = 120 end				-- These are correct - Go to <https://maps.canada.ca/czs/index-en.html>, select "Overlay reference layers", then "National Tiling System grid coverage"
		elseif lon >= 72 and lon < 88 then										-- there are no maps above 84°N so series 121, 341, and 561 do not exist in National Topographic System, but do exist in National Tiling System
			if lat >= 84 then series = 341 else series = 340 end
		elseif lon >= 88 and lon < 104 then
			if lat >= 84 then series = 561 else series = 560 end
		elseif lon >= 104 and lon < 120 then									-- These are correct - Go to <https://maps.canada.ca/czs/index-en.html>, select "Overlay reference layers", then "National Tiling System grid coverage"
			if lat >= 84 then series = 781 else series = 780 end				-- 780, 781, 910, or 911
		elseif lon >= 120 and lon < 136 then
			if lat >= 84 then series = 911 else series = 910 end
		end -- Remember the difference between the National Topographic System and the National Tiling System
		
		numarea = (math.floor(lat % 4) * 10) + (math.floor((lon / 8) + 1) % 2)	-- Calculate 1:250,000 map area ID
		local high_arctic_zone_t = {[0]='A', [1]='B', [11]='C', [10]='D', [20]='E', [21]='F', [31]='G', [30]='H'};
		area = high_arctic_zone_t[numarea];										-- translate
		sheet_inter = math.floor((lat % 1) * 4) * 10 + math.floor((lon % 8) / 2)	-- Calculate 1:50,000 map sheet ID
	end

	local sheet_t = {[0]=1, [1]=2, [2]=3, [3]=4, [13]=5, [12]=6, [11]=7, [10]=8, [20]=9, [21]=10, [22]=11, [23]=12, [33]=13, [32]=14, [31]=15, [30]=16}
	sheet = sheet_t[sheet_inter]

	return series, area, sheet
end


--[[--------------------------< N T S _ S E R I E S _ V A L I D A T E >----------------------------------------

return <series> as a number when valid and in-bounds; nil else

<series> – must be a map series number as enumerated in File:NTS Zones and Map Series Numbers.png; leading zeros allowed

]]

local function nts_series_validate (series)
	series = (series and tonumber (series));									-- convert series to a number
	if not series then
		return nil;																-- something other than a number; declare failure and abandon
	end

	local series_limits_t = {{1, 3}, {10, 16}, {20, 27}, {29, 49}, {52, 59}, {62, 69}, {72, 79}, {82, 89}, {92, 99}, {102, 107}, {114, 117}, {120, 120}, {340, 340}, {560, 560}}

	for _, limits_t in ipairs (series_limits_t) do								-- loop through the series limits
		if (series >= limits_t[1]) and (series <= limits_t[2]) then				-- is series within these limits?
			return series;														-- yes, return series as a number
		end
	end
end


--[[--------------------------< N T S _ A R E A _ V A L I D A T E >--------------------------------------------

return <area> when valid and in-bounds; nil else

<area> – must be a single uppercase letter; when <series> identifies a map series in the 
	High Arctic and Arctic zones: [A-H]
	Southern zone: [A-P]

]]

local function nts_area_validate (series, area)
	local is_northern;															-- a flag
	
	local northern_series_t = {{27, 27}, {29, 29}, {37, 39}, {47, 49}, {57, 59}, {67, 69}, {77, 79}, {87, 89}, {97, 99}, {107, 107}, {117, 117}, {120, 120}, {340, 340}, {560, 560}}
	for _, limits_t in ipairs (northern_series_t) do
		if (series >= limits_t[1]) and (series <= limits_t[2]) then				-- is series in arctic or high arctic?
			is_northern = true;													-- yes, set the flag
			break;																-- and go on to the next tests
		end
	end
	
	if is_northern then															-- if arctic or high arctic series
		if not area:match ('^[A-H]$') then										-- area must be a single uppercase letter in the range A-H
			return nil;															-- out of bounds, declare failure and abandon
		end
	else																		-- here when southern series
		if not area:match ('^[A-P]$') then										-- area must be a single uppercase letter in the range A-P
			return nil;															-- out of bounds, declare failure and abandon
		end
	end

	return area;
end


--[[--------------------------< N T S _ S H E E T _ V A L I D A T E >------------------------------------------

return <sheet> when valid and in-bounds; nil else

<sheet> – optional; if present must be a number: [1-16]; leading zeros allowed

]]

local function nts_sheet_validate (sheet)
	sheet = (sheet and tonumber (sheet)) or nil;								-- sheet as a number; or if not a number or not present, nil
	
	if not sheet then
		return nil;																-- something other than a number; declare failure and abandon
	end

	if (1 > sheet) or (16 < sheet) then											-- must be a number in the range 1–16
		return nil;																-- out of bounds, declare failure and abandon
	end

	return sheet;																-- return sheet as a number
end


--[[--------------------------< E X T E N T S _ F R O M _ G R I D >--------------------------------------------

Calculates bounding boxes of 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale map sheets/areas from map sheet ID

<series> is 1:1,000,000 scale map series – a 1-to-three digit number
<area> is 1:250,000 scale map area – an uppercase letter A-P
<sheet> is 1:50,000 scale map sheet – a number 1–16

]]



local function extents_from_grid (series, area, sheet)
	local belt                                                                  -- 192 belts between 40°N and 88°N, each 0.25° of latitude in breadth
	local belt_area_south = {["A"]=0, ["B"]=0, ["C"]=0, ["D"]=0, ["E"]=4, ["F"]=4, ["G"]=4, ["H"]=4, ["I"]=8, ["J"]=8, ["K"]=8, ["L"]=8, ["M"]=12, ["N"]=12, ["O"]=12, ["P"]=12}
	local belt_area_north = {["A"]=0, ["B"]=0, ["C"]=4, ["D"]=4, ["E"]=8, ["F"]=8, ["G"]=12, ["H"]=12}
	local belt_sheet = {[1]=0, [2]=0, [3]=0, [4]=0, [5]=1, [6]=1, [7]=1, [8]=1, [9]=2, [10]=2, [11]=2, [12]=2, [13]=3, [14]=3, [15]=3, [16]=3}

	if series >= 120 then
		belt = 160 + series % 10 * 16 + (belt_area_north[area] or 0) + (belt_sheet[sheet] or 0)
	elseif series < 120 and series % 10 * 16 >= 112 then
		belt = series % 10 * 16 + (belt_area_north[area] or 0) + (belt_sheet[sheet] or 0)
	else
		belt = series % 10 * 16 + (belt_area_south[area] or 0) + (belt_sheet[sheet] or 0)
	end

	local strip																	-- 192 strips between 48°W and 144°W, each 0.5° of longitude in breadth
	local strip_series_high_arctic = {[12]=16, [34]=48, [56]=80, [78]=112, [91]=144}
	local strip_area_southern = {["A"]=0, ["B"]=4, ["C"]=8, ["D"]=12, ["E"]=12, ["F"]=8, ["G"]=4, ["H"]=0, ["I"]=0, ["J"]=4, ["K"]=8, ["L"]=12, ["M"]=12, ["N"]=8, ["O"]=4, ["P"]=0}
	local strip_area_arctic = {["A"]=0, ["B"]=8, ["C"]=8, ["D"]=0, ["E"]=0, ["F"]=8, ["G"]=8, ["H"]=0}
	local strip_area_high_arctic = {["A"]=0, ["B"]=16, ["C"]=16, ["D"]=0, ["E"]=0, ["F"]=16, ["G"]=16, ["H"]=0}

	local strip_sheet_southern = {[1]=0, [2]=1, [3]=2, [4]=3, [5]=3, [6]=2, [7]=1, [8]=0, [9]=0, [10]=1, [11]=2, [12]=3, [13]=3, [14]=2, [15]=1, [16]=0}
	local strip_sheet_arctic = {[1]=0, [2]=2, [3]=4, [4]=6, [5]=6, [6]=4, [7]=2, [8]=0, [9]=0, [10]=2, [11]=4, [12]=6, [13]=6, [14]=4, [15]=2, [16]=0}
	local strip_sheet_high_arctic = {[1]=0, [2]=4, [3]=8, [4]=12, [5]=12, [6]=8, [7]=4, [8]=0, [9]=0, [10]=4, [11]=8, [12]=12, [13]=12, [14]=8, [15]=4, [16]=0}

	local east_limit, west_limit;												-- For 1:50,000 scale map sheet
	local area_east_limit, area_west_limit;										-- For 1:250,000 scale map area

	if series >= 120 then														-- High Arctic zone
		strip = strip_series_high_arctic[math.floor(series / 10)] + (strip_area_high_arctic[area] or 0) + (strip_sheet_high_arctic[sheet] or 0);

		east_limit = strip * 0.5 + 48
		west_limit = (strip + 4) * 0.5 + 48
		area_east_limit = math.floor(strip / 16) * 8 + 48
		area_west_limit = math.floor((strip + 16) / 16) * 8 + 48

	elseif series < 120 and math.floor(series % 10) >= 7 then					-- Arctic zone
		strip = math.floor(series / 10) * 16 + (strip_area_arctic[area] or 0) + (strip_sheet_arctic[sheet] or 0);

		east_limit = strip * 0.5 + 48
		west_limit = (strip + 2) * 0.5 + 48
		area_east_limit = math.floor(strip / 8) * 4 + 48
		area_west_limit = math.floor((strip + 8) / 8) * 4 + 48

	else																		-- Southern zone
		strip = math.floor(series / 10) * 16 + (strip_area_southern[area] or 0) + (strip_sheet_southern[sheet] or 0);

		east_limit = strip * 0.5 + 48
		west_limit = (strip + 1) * 0.5 + 48
		area_east_limit = math.floor(strip / 4) * 2 + 48
		area_west_limit = math.floor((strip + 4) / 4) * 2 + 48

	end
	
	local grid_limits = {
		["south"] = belt * 0.25 + 40,
		["north"] = belt * 0.25 + 40.25,
		["area_south"] = math.floor(belt / 4) + 40,
		["area_north"] = math.floor(belt / 4) + 41,
		["east"] = east_limit,
		["west"] = west_limit,
		["area_east"] = area_east_limit,
		["area_west"] = area_west_limit
		}
	
	return grid_limits
end


--[[--------------------------< G R I D >----------------------------------------------------------------------

This function takes a Canadian National Tiling System map sheet ID, or latitude and longitude either as input or
from the wikidata qid of the current page and creates a url for the map sheet.  Latitude and longitude are in
decimal degrees, and automatically assumed to be north and west, as no Canadian territory lies in the southern
or eastern hemispheres.

{{#invoke:Canada NTS|grid}} 													-- For 1:50,000 scale map sheet ID, using coordinates from current article's Wikidata entry
{{#invoke:Canada NTS|grid|<series>|<area>|<sheet>}}								-- For 1:50,000 scale map sheet ID, using NTS ID (see Template:Canada NTS Map Sheet)
{{#invoke:Canada NTS|grid|lat=<number>|lon=<number>}}							-- For 1:50,000 scale map sheet ID, using coordinates specified in argument

optional parameters:
	|area= to obtain a 1:250,000 scale map area ID instead
	|link= to create an appropriate link to the Canadian government's Geospatial Data Extraction tool
	|name= to append the map name (from Module:Canada_NTS/data) to the output

]]

local function grid (frame)
	local args_t = get_args (frame);											-- fetch frame and parent frame parameters into a single table
	local lat, lon = tonumber(args_t.lat), tonumber(args_t.lon);
																				-- flags to control what the output looks like
	local print_area = 'yes' == args_t.area;									-- when true, render only the 'area' portion '30M' instead of sheet '30M11'
	local print_link = 'yes' == args_t.link;									-- when true, format the area or sheet output as an external link
	local print_name = 'yes' == args_t.name;									-- when true, append map name from ~/data

	local series, area, sheet;
	for k, v in ipairs (args_t) do
		if 1 == k then															-- args_t[1] to series; must be a one-to-three digit number
			series = nts_series_validate (args_t[1]);
			if not series then
				return '<span style="color:#d33">invalid NTS series input</span>';
			end
			lat = nil;															-- unset these if present because we won't be using them when we have nts id (which may or may not be good)
			lon = nil;

		elseif 2 == k then														-- args_t[2] to area; must one uppercase letter A-P
			area = nts_area_validate (series, args_t[2]);
			if not area then
				return '<span style="color:#d33">invalid NTS area input</span>';
			end

		elseif 3 == k then														-- args_t[3] to sheet; must be a number 1-16
			sheet = nts_sheet_validate (args_t[3]);
			if not sheet then
				return '<span style="color:#d33">invalid NTS sheet input</span>';
			end
		end
	end

	if series and not sheet then												-- if we have nts id without sheet (an area-only)
		print_area = true;														-- set this so that later we create the correct output
	end
	
	if not series or not area then
		series, area, sheet = nts_id_from_lat_long_get (lat, lon);
		if not series then
			return '<span style="color:#d33">lat/long input fail</span>';		-- TODO: better, more informative error handling
		end
	end

	local output = print_area and (series .. area) or (series .. area .. sheet);
	print_name = print_name and (' ' .. _name ({output})) or '';				-- reuse <print_name> to hold name or empty string

	local extents_t = {};														-- to hold bounding box coordinates for url
	if print_link and lat then													-- when we have lat/lon
		extents_t = extents (lat, lon);											-- get a table of sheet and area extents from lat/lon
	elseif print_link then														-- when we have nts id
		extents_t = extents_from_grid (series, area, sheet);					-- get a table of sheet and area extents from nts id parts
		if extents_t == nil then
			return '<span style="color:#d33">NTS identifier input fail</span>';	-- TODO: better, more informative error handling
		end
	else
		print_link = nil;														-- unset because we can't create a link
	end

	if print_link then
		local ext_link_fmt_str = '[https://maps.canada.ca/czs/index-en.html?bbox=-%s,%s,-%s,%s&name=NTS_map_sheet_%s %s]';
		output = print_area and string.format (ext_link_fmt_str, extents_t.area_west, extents_t.area_south, extents_t.area_east, extents_t.area_north, output, output) or
					string.format (ext_link_fmt_str, extents_t.west, extents_t.south, extents_t.east, extents_t.north, output, output);
	end

	output = output .. print_name;												-- append name or empty string
	return output;																-- and done
end


--[[--------------------------< D O C _ S U P P O R T >--------------------------------------------------------
]]

local function doc_support (frame)
	local args_t = get_args (frame);											-- fetch frame and parent frame parameters into a single table
	local data = mw.loadData ('Module:Canada NTS/data');						-- load the ~/data module
	local lang_obj = mw.language.getContentLanguage();							-- get language object for number formatting
	local count = 0;															-- a generic counter 
	local area_count = 0;														-- counter for area maps (1:250,000)
	local sheet_count = 0;														-- counter for sheet maps (1:50,000)
	
	if 'count' == args_t[1] then												-- count the number of entries in ~/data
		for k, _ in pairs (data) do												-- don't care about key and value
			if k:match ('[A-P]$') then
				area_count = area_count + 1;									-- bump the counter
			else
				sheet_count = sheet_count + 1;									-- bump the counter
			end
		end
		return string.format ('%s (1:250,000: %s; 1:50,000: %s)', lang_obj:formatNum (sheet_count + area_count), lang_obj:formatNum (area_count), lang_obj:formatNum (sheet_count));
		
	elseif 'untitled' == args_t[1] then											-- count the number of entries in ~/data that do not have a NTS title
		for _, v in pairs (data) do												-- don't care about key
			if '' == v then														-- when value is empty string, no title so
				count = count + 1;												-- bump the counter
			end
		end
	end

	return lang_obj:formatNum(count);											-- make all pretty-like and done
end


--[[--------------------------< E X P O R T E D   F U N C T I O N S >------------------------------------------
]]

return {
	grid = grid,																-- entry points from invokes
	name = name,
	doc_support = doc_support,
	
	extents_from_grid = extents_from_grid,										-- entry points when this module is require()d into other modules
	nts_series_validate = nts_series_validate,
	nts_area_validate = nts_area_validate,
	nts_sheet_validate = nts_sheet_validate,
	}