Module:HelperMethods

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

local M = {}

-- Required modules for SPARQL queries and HTML table generation
local sparql = require('SPARQL')
local mwHtml = require('mw.html')

-- Utility function to trim and lowercase a string
function M.trimAndLower(str)
	if str == nil then return nil end
	str = str:gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1")
	return str:lower()
end

-- Function to convert JSON results into a Lua table
function M.convertJsonToTable(jsonResults)
    local resultsTable = {}
    if jsonResults and jsonResults.results and jsonResults.results.bindings then
        local bindings = jsonResults.results.bindings
        for j = 1, #bindings do
            local row = {}
            for key, value in pairs(bindings[j]) do
                table.insert(row, value.value)
            end
            table.insert(resultsTable, row)
        end
    end
    return resultsTable
end

return M