Module:Utilities: Difference between revisions

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 local p = {};
+	-- "Default %hero_name% Build" --> "Default  Build", or "Default Build" with -1 or +1 for spaces
+	function p.remove_var(input, spaces)
+		-- spaces =
+		-- -1: also remove prefixed character
+		-- 0 or nil: no character
+		-- 1: postfixed character
+		-- Remove text between % and % including the %
+	    local result = input:gsub("%%.-%%", "")
+	    -- If spaces == -1, remove the character before the removed section
+	    if spaces ~= nil and spaces == -1 then
+	        result = result:gsub("%s+%s*", "", 1) -- Removes the preceding space or character
+	    -- If spaces == 1, remove the character after the removed section
+	    elseif spaces ~= nil and spaces == 1 then
+	        result = result:gsub("%s+", "", 1) -- Removes the postfixed space
+	    end
+	    -- Trim any extra whitespace
+	    result = result:gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1")
+	    return result
+	end
 	--round_to_significant_figures(12345.6789, 3)  -- Output: 12300