Module:User:Mr. Stradivarius/String count

-- This module counts the number of times a string appears on a given page.

local p = {}

local function escapePattern(s) -- Escape punctuation in a string so it can be used in a Lua pattern. s = s:gsub('%p', '%%%0') return s end

function p.count(frame) local text = mw.title.new(frame.args.page):getContent local pattern = escapePattern(frame.args.search) local temp, count = mw.ustring.gsub(text, pattern, '') return count end

return p