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local p = {};    --All lua modules on Wikipedia must begin by defining a variable --that will hold their externally accessible functions. --Such variables can have whatever name you want and may --also contain various data as well as functions. p.hello = function( frame )    --Add a function to "p". --Such functions are callable in Wikipedia --via the #invoke command. --"frame" will contain the data that Wikipedia --sends this function when it runs. -- 'Hello' is a name of your choice. The same name needs to be referred to when the module is used. local str = "Hello World!" --Declare a local variable and set it equal to                               --"Hello World!". return str   --This tells us to quit this function and send the information in                  --"str" back to Wikipedia. end -- end of the function "hello" function p.header(frame)		-- Add another function local name = frame.args[1] -- To access arguments passed to a module, use `frame.args` -- `frame.args[1]` refers to the first unnamed parameter -- given to the module return " " .. name .. ". " -- `..` concatenates strings. This will return a customized -- greeting depending on the name given, such as "Hello, Fred!" end function p.count_fruit(frame) local num_bananas = frame.args.bananas -- Named arguments are likewise local num_apples = frame.args.apples  -- accessed by indexing `frame.args` by name (`frame.args["bananas"]`, or) -- equivalently `frame.args.bananas`. return 'I have ' .. num_bananas .. ' bananas and ' .. num_apples .. ' apples' -- Like above, concatenate a bunch of strings together to produce -- a sentence based on the arguments given. end

return p   --All modules end by returning the variable containing their functions to Wikipedia. -- Now we can use this module by calling , --, or -- Note that the first part of the invoke is the name of the Module's wikipage, -- and the second part is the name of one of the functions attached to the -- variable that you returned.

-- The "print" function is not allowed in Wikipedia. All output is accomplished -- via strings "returned" to Wikipedia.