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    local p = {}
    --[[--------------------------< F O R W A R D  D E C L A R A T I O N S >--------------------------------------
    ]]
     
    local add_prop_cat, is_set, in_array, set_message, substitute, wrap_style; -- imported functions from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities
    local cfg; -- table of tables imported from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration
     
     
    --[[--------------------------< F I L E - S C O P E  D E C L A R A T I O N S >--------------------------------


    File-scope variables are declared here


    --[[--------------------------< F O R W A R D  D E C L A R A T I O N S >--------------------------------------
    ]]
    ]]


    local is_set, in_array; -- imported functions from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities
    local lang_object = mw.getContentLanguage(); -- used by is_valid_accessdate(), is_valid_year(), date_name_xlate(); TODO: move to ~/Configuration?
    local cfg; -- table of tables imported from slected Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration
    local year_limit; -- used by is_valid_year()
     


    --[=[-------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ A C C E S S D A T E >----------------------------------------
    --[=[-------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ A C C E S S D A T E >----------------------------------------
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    Wikipedia start date is 2001-01-15T00:00:00 UTC which is 979516800 seconds after 1970-01-01T00:00:00 UTC (the start of Unix time)
    Wikipedia start date is 2001-01-15T00:00:00 UTC which is 979516800 seconds after 1970-01-01T00:00:00 UTC (the start of Unix time)
    accessdate is the date provided in |accessdate= at time 00:00:00 UTC
    accessdate is the date provided in |access-date= at time 00:00:00 UTC
    today is the current date at time 00:00:00 UTC plus 48 hours
    today is the current date at time 00:00:00 UTC plus 48 hours
    if today is 2015-01-01T00:00:00 then
    if today is 2015-01-01T00:00:00 then
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    This function does not work if it is fed month names for languages other than English.  Wikimedia #time: parser
    This function does not work if it is fed month names for languages other than English.  Wikimedia #time: parser
    apparently doesn't understand non-Engish date month names. This function will always return false when the date
    apparently doesn't understand non-English date month names. This function will always return false when the date
    contains a non-English month name because good1 is false after the call to lang.formatDate().  To get around that
    contains a non-English month name because good1 is false after the call to lang.formatDate().  To get around that
    call this function with YYYY-MM-DD format dates.
    call this function with YYYY-MM-DD format dates.
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    local function is_valid_accessdate (accessdate)
    local function is_valid_accessdate (accessdate)
    local lang = mw.getContentLanguage();
    local good1, good2;
    local good1, good2;
    local access_ts, tomorrow_ts; -- to hold unix time stamps representing the dates
    local access_ts, tomorrow_ts; -- to hold Unix time stamps representing the dates
     
    good1, access_ts = pcall( lang.formatDate, lang, 'U', accessdate ); -- convert accessdate value to unix timesatmp
    good1, access_ts = pcall (lang_object.formatDate, lang_object, 'U', accessdate ); -- convert accessdate value to Unix timestamp
    good2, tomorrow_ts = pcall( lang.formatDate, lang, 'U', 'today + 2 days' ); -- today midnight + 2 days is one second more than all day tomorrow
    good2, tomorrow_ts = pcall (lang_object.formatDate, lang_object, 'U', 'today + 2 days' ); -- today midnight + 2 days is one second more than all day tomorrow
    if good1 and good2 then -- lang.formatDate() returns a timestamp in the local script which which tonumber() may not understand
    if good1 and good2 then -- lang.formatDate() returns a timestamp in the local script which which tonumber() may not understand
    access_ts = tonumber (access_ts) or lang:parseFormattedNumber (access_ts); -- convert to numbers for the comparison;
    access_ts = tonumber (access_ts) or lang_object:parseFormattedNumber (access_ts); -- convert to numbers for the comparison;
    tomorrow_ts = tonumber (tomorrow_ts) or lang:parseFormattedNumber (tomorrow_ts);
    tomorrow_ts = tonumber (tomorrow_ts) or lang_object:parseFormattedNumber (tomorrow_ts);
    else
    else
    return false; -- one or both failed to convert to unix time stamp
    return false; -- one or both failed to convert to Unix time stamp
    end
    end


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    return false; -- accessdate out of range
    return false; -- accessdate out of range
    end
    end
    end
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ M O N T H _ N U M B E R >----------------------------------------------
    returns a number according to the month in a date: 1 for January, etc.  Capitalization and spelling must be correct. If not a valid month, returns 0
    ]]
    local function get_month_number (month)
    return cfg.date_names['local'].long[month] or cfg.date_names['local'].short[month] or -- look for local names first
    cfg.date_names['en'].long[month] or cfg.date_names['en'].short[month] or -- failing that, look for English names
    0; -- not a recognized month name
    end
    end


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    returns true and date value if that value has proper dmy, mdy, ymd format.
    returns true and date value if that value has proper dmy, mdy, ymd format.


    returns false and 9999 (embargoed forever) when date value is not proper format; assumes that when |embargo= is
    returns false and 9999 (embargoed forever) when date value is not proper format; assumes that when |pmc-embargo-date= is
    set, the editor intended to embargo a pmc but |embargo= does not hold a single date.
    set, the editor intended to embargo a PMC but |pmc-embargo-date= does not hold a single date.


    ]]
    ]]
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    end
    end
    return false, '9999'; -- if here not good date so return false and set embargo date to long time in future
    return false, '9999'; -- if here not good date so return false and set embargo date to long time in future
    end
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ M O N T H _ N U M B E R >----------------------------------------------
    returns a number according to the month in a date: 1 for January, etc.  Capitalization and spelling must be correct.
    If not a valid month, returns 0
    ]]
    local function get_month_number (month)
    return cfg.date_names['local'].long[month] or cfg.date_names['local'].short[month] or -- look for local names first
    cfg.date_names['en'].long[month] or cfg.date_names['en'].short[month] or -- failing that, look for English names
    0; -- not a recognized month name
    end
    end


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    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ S E A S O N _ N U M B E R >--------------------------------------------
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ S E A S O N _ N U M B E R >--------------------------------------------


    returns a number according to the sequence of seasons in a year: 1 for Winter, etc.  Capitalization and spelling must be correct. If not a valid season, returns 0
    returns a number according to the sequence of seasons in a year: 21 for Spring, etc.  Capitalization and spelling
    must be correct. If not a valid season, returns 0.
    21-24 = Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, independent of “Hemisphere”


    Uses ISO DIS 8601 2016 part 2 §4.7 Divisions of a year for hemishpere-independent seasons:
    returns 0 when <param> is not |date=
    21-24 = Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, independent of “Hemisphere”
     
    Season numbering is defined by Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) specification (https://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/)
    which became part of ISO 8601 in 2019See '§Sub-year groupings'.  The standard defines various divisions using
    numbers 21-41.  cs1|2 only supports generic seasons.  EDTF does support the distinction between north and south
    hemisphere seasons but cs1|2 has no way to make that distinction.


    These additional divisions not currently supported:
    These additional divisions not currently supported:
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    37-39 = Quadrimester 1, Quadrimester 2, Quadrimester 3 (4 months each)
    37-39 = Quadrimester 1, Quadrimester 2, Quadrimester 3 (4 months each)
    40-41 = Semestral 1, Semestral-2 (6 months each)
    40-41 = Semestral 1, Semestral-2 (6 months each)


    ]]
    ]]


    local function get_season_number (season)
    local function get_season_number (season, param)
    if 'date' ~= param then
    return 0; -- season dates only supported by |date=
    end
    return cfg.date_names['local'].season[season] or -- look for local names first
    return cfg.date_names['local'].season[season] or -- look for local names first
    cfg.date_names['en'].season[season] or -- failing that, look for English names
    cfg.date_names['en'].season[season] or -- failing that, look for English names
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    end
    end


    --[[--------------------------< I S _ P R O P E R _ N A M E >--------------------------------------------------


    returns a non-zero number if date contains a recognized proper name.  Capitalization and spelling must be correct.
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ Q U A R T E R _ N U M B E R >------------------------------------------
     
    returns a number according to the sequence of quarters in a year: 33 for first quarter, etc.  Capitalization and spelling
    must be correct. If not a valid quarter, returns 0.
    33-36 = Quarter 1, Quarter 2, Quarter 3, Quarter 4 (3 months each)
     
    returns 0 when <param> is not |date=
     
    Quarter numbering is defined by Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) specification (https://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/)
    which became part of ISO 8601 in 2019.  See '§Sub-year groupings'.  The standard defines various divisions using
    numbers 21-41.  cs1|2 only supports generic seasons and quarters.
     
    These additional divisions not currently supported:
    37-39 = Quadrimester 1, Quadrimester 2, Quadrimester 3 (4 months each)
    40-41 = Semestral 1, Semestral-2 (6 months each)
     
    ]]
     
    local function get_quarter_number (quarter, param)
    if 'date' ~= param then
    return 0; -- quarter dates only supported by |date=
    end
    quarter = mw.ustring.gsub (quarter, ' +', ' '); -- special case replace multiple space chars with a single space char
    return cfg.date_names['local'].quarter[quarter] or -- look for local names first
    cfg.date_names['en'].quarter[quarter] or -- failing that, look for English names
    0; -- not a recognized quarter name
    end
     
     
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ P R O P E R _ N A M E _ N U M B E R >----------------------------------
     
    returns a non-zero number if date contains a recognized proper-name.  Capitalization and spelling must be correct.
     
    returns 0 when <param> is not |date=


    ]]
    ]]


    local function is_proper_name (name)
    local function get_proper_name_number (name, param)
    if 'date' ~= param then
    return 0; -- proper-name dates only supported by |date=
    end
    return cfg.date_names['local'].named[name] or -- look for local names dates first
    return cfg.date_names['local'].named[name] or -- look for local names dates first
    cfg.date_names['en'].named[name] or -- failing that, look for English names
    cfg.date_names['en'].named[name] or -- failing that, look for English names
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    end
    end


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


    --returns true if month or season is valid (properly spelled, capitalized, abbreviated)
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ E L E M E N T _ N U M B E R <------------------------------------------
     
    returns true if month or season or quarter or proper name is valid (properly spelled, capitalized, abbreviated)


    ]]
    ]]


    local function is_valid_month_or_season (month_season)
    local function get_element_number (element, param)
    if 0 == get_month_number (month_season) then -- if month text isn't one of the twelve months, might be a season
    local num;
    if 0 == get_season_number (month_season) then -- not a month, is it a season?
    return false; -- return false not a month or one of the five seasons
    local funcs = {get_month_number, get_season_number, get_quarter_number, get_proper_name_number}; -- list of functions to execute in order
    for _, func in ipairs (funcs) do -- spin through the function list
    num = func (element, param); -- call the function and get the returned number
    if 0 ~= num then -- non-zero when valid month season quarter
    return num; -- return that number
    end
    end
    end
    end
    return true;
    return nil; -- not valid
    end
    end


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


    Function gets current year from the server and compares it to year from a citation parameter.  Years more than one year in the future are not acceptable.
    Function gets current year from the server and compares it to year from a citation parameter.  Years more than one
    year in the future are not acceptable.


    ]]
    ]]
    local year_limit;
     
    local function is_valid_year(year)
    local function is_valid_year (year)
    if not is_set(year_limit) then
    if not is_set(year_limit) then
    year_limit = tonumber(os.date("%Y"))+1; -- global variable so we only have to fetch it once
    year_limit = tonumber(os.date("%Y"))+1; -- global variable so we only have to fetch it once
    end
    end
    return tonumber(year) <= year_limit; -- false if year is in the future more than one year
     
    year = tonumber (year) or lang_object:parseFormattedNumber (year); -- convert to numbers for the comparison;
    return year and (year <= year_limit) or false;
    end
    end


    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ D A T E >----------------------------------------------------
    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ D A T E >----------------------------------------------------
    Returns true if day is less than or equal to the number of days in month and year is no farther into the future
    Returns true if day is less than or equal to the number of days in month and year is no farther into the future
    than next year; else returns false.
    than next year; else returns false.
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    month = tonumber(month); -- required for YYYY-MM-DD dates
    month = tonumber(month); -- required for YYYY-MM-DD dates
    if (2==month) then -- if February
    if (2 == month) then -- if February
    month_length = 28; -- then 28 days unless
    month_length = 28; -- then 28 days unless
    if 1582 > tonumber(year) then -- Julian calendar
    if 1582 > tonumber(year) then -- Julian calendar
    if 0==(year%4) then
    if 0 == (year%4) then -- is a leap year?
    month_length = 29;
    month_length = 29; -- if leap year then 29 days in February
    end
    end
    else -- Gregorian calendar
    else -- Gregorian calendar
    if (0==(year%4) and (0~=(year%100) or 0==(year%400))) then -- is a leap year?
    if (0 == (year%4) and (0 ~= (year%100) or 0 == (year%400))) then -- is a leap year?
    month_length = 29; -- if leap year then 29 days in February
    month_length = 29; -- if leap year then 29 days in February
    end
    end
    end
    end
    else
    else
    month_length=days_in_month[month];
    month_length = days_in_month[month];
    end
    end


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    return true;
    return true;
    end
    end


    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ M O N T H _ R A N G E _ S T Y L E >--------------------------
    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ M O N T H _ R A N G E _ S T Y L E >--------------------------
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    if len1 == len2 then
    if len1 == len2 then
    return true; -- both months are short form so return true
    return true; -- both months are short form so return true
    elseif 'May' == month1 or 'May'== month2 then
    elseif 'May' == month1 or 'May'== month2 then -- ToDo: I18N
    return true; -- both months are long form so return true
    return true; -- both months are long form so return true
    elseif 3 == len1 or 3 == len2 then
    elseif 3 == len1 or 3 == len2 then
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    Month pairs are expected to be left to right, earliest to latest in time.
    Month pairs are expected to be left to right, earliest to latest in time.


    All season ranges are accepted as valid because there are publishers out there who have published a Summer–Spring YYYY issue so ... ok
    All season ranges are accepted as valid because there are publishers out there who have published a Summer–Spring YYYY issue, hence treat as ok


    ]]
    ]]


    local function is_valid_month_season_range(range_start, range_end)
    local function is_valid_month_season_range(range_start, range_end, param)
    local range_start_number = get_month_number (range_start);
    local range_start_number = get_month_number (range_start);
    local range_end_number;
    local range_end_number;
     
    if 0 == range_start_number then -- is this a month range?
    if 0 == range_start_number then -- is this a month range?
    range_start_number = get_season_number (range_start); -- not a month; is it a season? get start season number
    range_start_number = get_season_number (range_start, param); -- not a month; is it a season? get start season number
    range_end_number = get_season_number (range_end); -- get end season number
    range_end_number = get_season_number (range_end, param); -- get end season number


    if (0 ~= range_start_number) and (0 ~= range_end_number) then
    if (0 ~= range_start_number) and (0 ~= range_end_number) and (range_start_number ~= range_end_number) then
    return true; -- any season pairing is accepted
    return true; -- any season pairing is accepted except when both are the same
    end
    end
    return false; -- range_start and/or range_end is not a season
    return false; -- range_start and/or range_end is not a season
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    -- here when range_start is a month
    -- here when range_start is a month
    range_end_number = get_month_number (range_end); -- get end month number
    range_end_number = get_month_number (range_end); -- get end month number
    if range_start_number < range_end_number then -- range_start is a month; does range_start precede range_end?
    if range_start_number < range_end_number and -- range_start is a month; does range_start precede range_end?
    if is_valid_month_range_style (range_start, range_end) then -- do months have the same style?
    is_valid_month_range_style (range_start, range_end) then -- do months have the same style?
    return true; -- proper order and same style
    return true; -- proper order and same style
    end
    end
    end
    return false; -- range_start month number is greater than or equal to range end number; or range end isn't a month
    return false; -- range_start month number is greater than or equal to range end number; or range end isn't a month
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    the output table receives:
    the output table receives:
    rftdate: an IS8601 formatted date
    rftdate: an ISO 8601 formatted date
    rftchron: a free-form version of the date, usually without year which is in rftdate (season ranges and propername dates)
    rftchron: a free-form version of the date, usually without year which is in rftdate (season ranges and proper-name dates)
    rftssn: one of four season keywords: winter, spring, summer, fall (lowercase)
    rftssn: one of four season keywords: winter, spring, summer, fall (lowercase)
    rftquarter: one of four values: 1, 2, 3, 4


    ]]
    ]]
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    local day = tonumber (input.day);
    local day = tonumber (input.day);
    if (0 ~= day) and -- day must have a value for this to be a whole date
    if (0 ~= day) and -- day must have a value for this to be a whole date
    (((1582 == year) and (10 <= month) and (12 >= month)) or -- any whole 1582 date from 1 october to 31 December or
    (((1582 == year) and (10 <= month) and (12 >= month)) or -- any whole 1582 date from 1 October to 31 December or
    ((1926 == year) and (1 == month) and (1 == input.day)) or -- 1 January 1926 or
    ((1926 == year) and (1 == month) and (1 == input.day)) or -- 1 January 1926 or
    ((1582 < year) and (1925 >= year))) then -- any date 1 January 1583 – 31 December 1925
    ((1582 < year) and (1925 >= year))) then -- any date 1 January 1583 – 31 December 1925
    tCOinS_date.inter_cal_cat = true; -- set category flag true
    tCOinS_date.inter_cal_cat = true; -- set category flag true
    end
    end
    -- end temporary Julian / Gergorian calendar uncertainty detection
    -- end temporary Julian / Gregorian calendar uncertainty detection
    if 1582 > tonumber(input.year) or 20 < tonumber(input.month) then -- Julian calendar or season so &rft.date gets year only
    if 1582 > tonumber(input.year) or 20 < tonumber(input.month) then -- Julian calendar or season so &rft.date gets year only
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    date = string.format ('%.4d/%.4d', tonumber(input.year), tonumber(input.year2)) -- assemble the date range
    date = string.format ('%.4d/%.4d', tonumber(input.year), tonumber(input.year2)) -- assemble the date range
    end
    end
    if 20 < tonumber(input.month) then -- if season or propername date
    if 20 < tonumber(input.month) then -- if season or proper-name date
    local season = {[24]='winter', [21]='spring', [22]='summer', [23]='fall', [99]='Christmas'}; -- seasons lowercase, no autumn; proper names use title case
    local season = {[24] = 'winter', [21] = 'spring', [22] = 'summer', [23] = 'fall', [33] = '1', [34] = '2', [35] = '3', [36] = '4', [98] = 'Easter', [99] = 'Christmas'}; -- seasons lowercase, no autumn; proper-names use title case
    if 0 == input.month2 then -- single season date
    if 0 == input.month2 then -- single season date
    if 30 <tonumber(input.month) then
    if 40 < tonumber(input.month) then
    tCOinS_date.rftchron = season[input.month]; -- proper name dates
    tCOinS_date.rftchron = season[input.month]; -- proper-name dates
    elseif 30 < tonumber(input.month) then
    tCOinS_date.rftquarter = season[input.month]; -- quarters
    else
    else
    tCOinS_date.rftssn = season[input.month]; -- seasons
    tCOinS_date.rftssn = season[input.month]; -- seasons
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    return;
    return;
    end
    end
    --[[--------------------------< P A T T E R N S >--------------------------------------------------------------
    this is the list of patterns for date formats that this module recognizes.  Approximately the first half of these
    patterns represent formats that might be reformatted into another format.  Those that might be reformatted have
    'indicator' letters that identify the content of the matching capture: 'd' (day), 'm' (month), 'a' (anchor year),
    'y' (year); second day, month, year have a '2' suffix.
    These patterns are used for both date validation and for reformatting.  This table should not be moved to ~/Configuration
    because changes to this table require changes to check_date() and to reformatter() and reformat_date()
    ]]
    local patterns = {
    -- year-initial numerical year-month-day
    ['ymd'] = {'^(%d%d%d%d)%-(%d%d)%-(%d%d)$', 'y', 'm', 'd'},
    -- month-initial: month day, year
    ['Mdy'] = {'^(%D-) +([1-9]%d?), +((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)$', 'm', 'd', 'a', 'y'},
    -- month-initial day range: month day–day, year; days are separated by endash
    ['Md-dy'] = {'^(%D-) +([1-9]%d?)[%-–]([1-9]%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'd', 'd2', 'a', 'y'},
    -- day-initial: day month year
    ['dMy'] = {'^([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)$', 'd', 'm', 'a', 'y'},
    -- year-initial: year month day; day: 1 or 2 two digits, leading zero allowed; not supported at en.wiki
    -- ['yMd'] = {'^((%d%d%d%d?)%a?) +(%D-) +(%d%d?)$', 'a', 'y', 'm', 'd'},
    -- day-range-initial: day–day month year; days are separated by endash
    ['d-dMy'] = {'^([1-9]%d?)[%-–]([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'd', 'd2', 'm', 'a', 'y'},
    -- day initial month-day-range: day month - day month year; uses spaced endash
    ['dM-dMy'] = {'^([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +[%-–] +([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'd', 'm', 'd2', 'm2', 'a', 'y'},
    -- month initial month-day-range: month day – month day, year;  uses spaced endash
    ['Md-Mdy'] = {'^(%D-) +([1-9]%d?) +[%-–] +(%D-) +([1-9]%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$','m', 'd', 'm2', 'd2', 'a', 'y'},
    -- day initial month-day-year-range: day month year - day month year; uses spaced endash
    ['dMy-dMy'] = {'^([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'd', 'm', 'y', 'd2', 'm2', 'a', 'y2'},
    -- month initial month-day-year-range: month day, year – month day, year;  uses spaced endash
    ['Mdy-Mdy'] = {'^(%D-) +([1-9]%d?), +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +(%D-) +([1-9]%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'd', 'y', 'm2', 'd2', 'a', 'y2'},
    -- these date formats cannot be converted, per se, but month name can be rendered short or long
    -- month/season year - month/season year; separated by spaced endash
    ['My-My'] = {'^(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'y', 'm2', 'a', 'y2'},
    -- month/season range year; months separated by endash
    ['M-My'] = {'^(%D-)[%-–](%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'm2', 'a', 'y'},
    -- month/season year or proper-name year; quarter year when First Quarter YYYY etc.
    ['My'] = {'^([^%d–]-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'a', 'y'}, -- this way because endash is a member of %D; %D- will match January–March 2019 when it shouldn't
    -- these date formats cannot be converted
    ['Sy4-y2'] = {'^(%D-) +((%d%d)%d%d)[%-–]((%d%d)%a?)$'}, -- special case Winter/Summer year-year (YYYY-YY); year separated with unspaced endash
    ['Sy-y'] = {'^(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d)[%-–]((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$'}, -- special case Winter/Summer year-year; year separated with unspaced endash
    ['y-y'] = {'^(%d%d%d%d?)[%-–]((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)$'}, -- year range: YYY-YYY or YYY-YYYY or YYYY–YYYY; separated by unspaced endash; 100-9999
    ['y4-y2'] = {'^((%d%d)%d%d)[%-–]((%d%d)%a?)$'}, -- year range: YYYY–YY; separated by unspaced endash
    ['ymx'] = {'^(%d%d%d%d)%-(%d%d)%-XX$', 'y', 'm'}, -- edtf year-initial numerical year-month-XX
    ['y'] = {'^((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)$'}, -- year; here accept either YYY or YYYY
    }




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    If the date fails the format tests, this function returns false and does not return values for anchor_year and
    If the date fails the format tests, this function returns false and does not return values for anchor_year and
    COinS_date.  When this happens, the date parameter is used in the COinS metadata and the CITEREF identifier gets
    COinS_date.  When this happens, the date parameter is (DEBUG: not?) used in the COinS metadata and the CITEREF identifier gets
    its year from the year parameter if present otherwise CITEREF does not get a date value.
    its year from the year parameter if present otherwise CITEREF does not get a date value.


    Inputs:
    Inputs:
    date_string - date string from date-holding parameters (date, year, accessdate, embargo, archivedate, etc.)
    date_string - date string from date-holding parameters (date, year, publication-date, access-date, pmc-embargo-date, archive-date, lay-date)


    Returns:
    Returns:
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    ]]
    ]]


    local function check_date (date_string, tCOinS_date, test_accessdate)
    local function check_date (date_string, param, tCOinS_date)
    local year; -- assume that year2, months, and days are not used;
    local year; -- assume that year2, months, and days are not used;
    local year2=0; -- second year in a year range
    local year2 = 0; -- second year in a year range
    local month=0;
    local month = 0;
    local month2=0; -- second month in a month range
    local month2 = 0; -- second month in a month range
    local day=0;
    local day = 0;
    local day2=0; -- second day in a day range
    local day2 = 0; -- second day in a day range
    local anchor_year;
    local anchor_year;
    local coins_date;
    local coins_date;


    if date_string:match("^%d%d%d%d%-%d%d%-%d%d$") then -- year-initial numerical year month day format
    if date_string:match (patterns['ymd'][1]) then -- year-initial numerical year month day format
    year, month, day=string.match(date_string, "(%d%d%d%d)%-(%d%d)%-(%d%d)");
    year, month, day = date_string:match (patterns['ymd'][1]);
    if 12 < tonumber(month) or 1 > tonumber(month) or 1582 > tonumber(year) or 0 == tonumber(day) then return false; end -- month or day number not valid or not Gregorian calendar
    if 12 < tonumber(month) or 1 > tonumber(month) or 1582 > tonumber(year) or 0 == tonumber(day) then return false; end -- month or day number not valid or not Gregorian calendar
    anchor_year = year;
    anchor_year = year;
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D- +[1-9]%d?, +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- month-initial: month day, year
    month, day, anchor_year, year=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-) +(%d%d?),%s*((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)");
    elseif date_string:match (patterns['ymx'][1]) then -- year-initial numerical year month edtf format
    year, month = date_string:match (patterns['ymx'][1]);
    if 12 < tonumber(month) or 1 > tonumber(month) or 1582 > tonumber(year) or not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end -- month number not valid or not Gregorian calendar or future year
    anchor_year = year;
     
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Mdy'][1]) then -- month-initial: month day, year
    month, day, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Mdy'][1]);
    month = get_month_number (month);
    month = get_month_number (month);
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D- +[1-9]%d?[%-–][1-9]%d?, +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- month-initial day range: month day–day, year; days are separated by endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Md-dy'][1]) then -- month-initial day range: month day–day, year; days are separated by endash
    month, day, day2, anchor_year, year=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-) +(%d%d?)[%-–](%d%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    month, day, day2, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Md-dy'][1]);
    if tonumber(day) >= tonumber(day2) then return false; end -- date range order is left to right: earlier to later; dates may not be the same;
    if tonumber(day) >= tonumber(day2) then return false; end -- date range order is left to right: earlier to later; dates may not be the same;
    month = get_month_number (month);
    month = get_month_number (month);
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    month2=month; -- for metadata
    month2=month; -- for metadata
    year2=year;
    year2 = year;


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^[1-9]%d? +%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- day-initial: day month year
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dMy'][1]) then -- day-initial: day month year
    day, month, anchor_year, year=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%d%d*)%s*(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)");
    day, month, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dMy'][1]);
    month = get_month_number (month);
    month = get_month_number (month);
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months


    --[[ NOT supported at en.wiki
    --[[ NOT supported at en.wiki
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^[1-9]%d%d%d%a? +%D- +%d%d?$") then -- year-initial: year month day; day: 1 or 2 two digits, leading zero allowed
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['yMd'][1]) then -- year-initial: year month day; day: 1 or 2 two digits, leading zero allowed
    anchor_year, year, month, day=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "((%d%d%d%d?)%a?) +(%D-) +(%d%d?)");
    anchor_year, year, month, day = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['yMd'][1]);
    month = get_month_number (month);
    month = get_month_number (month);
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    -- end NOT supported at en.wiki ]]
    -- end NOT supported at en.wiki ]]


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^[1-9]%d?[%-][1-9]%d? +%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- day-range-initial: day–day month year; days are separated by endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['d-dMy'][1]) then -- day-range-initial: day–day month year; days are separated by endash
    day, day2, month, anchor_year, year=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%d%d?)[%-–](%d%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    day, day2, month, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['d-dMy'][1]);
    if tonumber(day) >= tonumber(day2) then return false; end -- date range order is left to right: earlier to later; dates may not be the same;
    if tonumber(day) >= tonumber(day2) then return false; end -- date range order is left to right: earlier to later; dates may not be the same;
    month = get_month_number (month);
    month = get_month_number (month);
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    if 0 == month then return false; end -- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    month2=month; -- for metadata
    month2 = month; -- for metadata
    year2=year;
    year2 = year;


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^[1-9]%d? +%D- +[%-] +[1-9]%d? +%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- day initial month-day-range: day month - day month year; uses spaced endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dM-dMy'][1]) then -- day initial month-day-range: day month - day month year; uses spaced endash
    day, month, day2, month2, anchor_year, year=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%d%d?) +(%D-) +[%-–] +(%d%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    day, month, day2, month2, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dM-dMy'][1]);
    if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2)) or not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end -- date range order is left to right: earlier to later;
    if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2)) or not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end -- date range order is left to right: earlier to later;
    month = get_month_number (month); -- for metadata
    month = get_month_number (month); -- for metadata
    month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    year2=year;
    year2 = year;


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D- +[1-9]%d? +[%-–] +%D- +[1-9]%d?, +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- month initial month-day-range: month day – month day, year; uses spaced endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Md-Mdy'][1]) then -- month initial month-day-range: month day – month day, year; uses spaced endash
    month, day, month2, day2, anchor_year, year=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-) +(%d%d?) +[%-–] +(%D-) +(%d%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    month, day, month2, day2, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Md-Mdy'][1]);
    if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2)) or not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end
    if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2, param)) or not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end
    month = get_month_number (month); -- for metadata
    month = get_month_number (month); -- for metadata
    month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    year2=year;
    year2 = year;


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^[1-9]%d? +%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d +[%-] +[1-9]%d? +%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- day initial month-day-year-range: day month year - day month year; uses spaced endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dMy-dMy'][1]) then -- day initial month-day-year-range: day month year - day month year; uses spaced endash
    day, month, year, day2, month2, anchor_year, year2=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%d%d?) +(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +(%d%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    day, month, year, day2, month2, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dMy-dMy'][1]);
    if tonumber(year2) <= tonumber(year) then return false; end -- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    if tonumber(year2) <= tonumber(year) then return false; end -- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    if not is_valid_year(year2) or not is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then return false; end -- year2 no more than one year in the future; months same style
    if not is_valid_year(year2) or not is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then return false; end -- year2 no more than one year in the future; months same style
    month = get_month_number (month); -- for metadata
    month = get_month_number (month); -- for metadata
    month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    if 0 == month or 0 == month2 then return false; end -- both must be valid


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D- +[1-9]%d?, +[1-9]%d%d%d +[%-–] +%D- +[1-9]%d?, +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- month initial month-day-year-range: month day, year – month day, year; uses spaced endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Mdy-Mdy'][1]) then -- month initial month-day-year-range: month day, year – month day, year; uses spaced endash
    month, day, year, month2, day2, anchor_year, year2=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-) +(%d%d?), +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +(%D-) +(%d%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    month, day, year, month2, day2, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Mdy-Mdy'][1]);
    if tonumber(year2) <= tonumber(year) then return false; end -- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    if tonumber(year2) <= tonumber(year) then return false; end -- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    if not is_valid_year(year2) or not is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then return false; end -- year2 no more than one year in the future; months same style
    if not is_valid_year(year2) or not is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then return false; end -- year2 no more than one year in the future; months same style
    month = get_month_number (month); -- for metadata
    month = get_month_number (month); -- for metadata
    month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    month2 = get_month_number(month2);
    if 0 == month or 0 == month2 then return false; end -- both must be valid


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d[%-–]%d%d%a?$") then -- special case Winter/Summer year-year (YYYY-YY); year separated with unspaced endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Sy4-y2'][1]) then -- special case Winter/Summer year-year (YYYY-YY); year separated with unspaced endash
    local century;
    local century;
    month, year, century, anchor_year, year2=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-) +((%d%d)%d%d)[%-–]((%d%d)%a?)");
    month, year, century, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Sy4-y2'][1]);
    if 'Winter' ~= month and 'Summer' ~= month then return false end; -- 'month' can only be Winter or Summer
    if 'Winter' ~= month and 'Summer' ~= month then return false end; -- 'month' can only be Winter or Summer
    anchor_year=year..'–'..anchor_year; -- assemble anchor_year from both years
    anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year; -- assemble anchor_year from both years
    year2 = century..year2; -- add the century to year2 for comparisons
    year2 = century..year2; -- add the century to year2 for comparisons
    if 1 ~= tonumber(year2) - tonumber(year) then return false; end -- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    if 1 ~= tonumber(year2) - tonumber(year) then return false; end -- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year
    month = get_season_number (month);
    month = get_season_number(month, param);


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d[%-–][1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- special case Winter/Summer year-year; year separated with unspaced endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Sy-y'][1]) then -- special case Winter/Summer year-year; year separated with unspaced endash
    month, year, anchor_year, year2=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d)[%-–]((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    month, year, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Sy-y'][1]);
    if 'Winter' ~= month and 'Summer' ~= month then return false end; -- 'month' can only be Winter or Summer
    if 'Winter' ~= month and 'Summer' ~= month then return false end; -- 'month' can only be Winter or Summer
    anchor_year=year..'–'..anchor_year; -- assemble anchor_year from both years
    anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year; -- assemble anchor_year from both years
    if 1 ~= tonumber(year2) - tonumber(year) then return false; end -- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    if 1 ~= tonumber(year2) - tonumber(year) then return false; end -- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year
    month = get_season_number (month); -- for metadata
    month = get_season_number (month, param); -- for metadata


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d +[%-–] +%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- month/season year - month/season year; separated by spaced endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['My-My'][1]) then -- month/season year - month/season year; separated by spaced endash
    month, year, month2, anchor_year, year2=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    month, year, month2, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['My-My'][1]);
    anchor_year=year..'–'..anchor_year; -- assemble anchor_year from both years
    anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year; -- assemble anchor_year from both years
    if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end -- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end -- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year
    if 0 ~= get_month_number(month) and 0 ~= get_month_number(month2) and is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then -- both must be month year, same month style
    if 0 ~= get_month_number(month) and 0 ~= get_month_number(month2) and is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then -- both must be month year, same month style
    month = get_month_number(month);
    month = get_month_number(month);
    month2 = get_month_number(month2);
    month2 = get_month_number(month2);
    elseif 0 ~= get_season_number(month) and 0 ~= get_season_number(month2) then -- both must be or season year, not mixed
    elseif 0 ~= get_season_number(month, param) and 0 ~= get_season_number(month2, param) then -- both must be season year, not mixed
    month = get_season_number(month);
    month = get_season_number(month, param);
    month2 = get_season_number(month2);
    month2 = get_season_number(month2, param);
    else
    else
    return false;
    return false;
    end
    end


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D-[%-]%D- +[1-9]%d%d%d%a?$") then -- month/season range year; months separated by endash  
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['M-My'][1]) then -- month/season range year; months separated by endash  
    month, month2, anchor_year, year=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-)[%-–](%D-)%s*((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    month, month2, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['M-My'][1]);
    if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2)) or (not is_valid_year(year)) then return false; end
    if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2, param)) or (not is_valid_year(year)) then return false; end
    if 0 ~= get_month_number(month) then -- determined to be a valid range so just check this one to know if month or season
    if 0 ~= get_month_number(month) then -- determined to be a valid range so just check this one to know if month or season
    month = get_month_number(month);
    month = get_month_number(month);
    month2 = get_month_number(month2);
    month2 = get_month_number(month2);
    if 0 == month or 0 == month2 then return false; end
    else
    else
    month = get_season_number(month);
    month = get_season_number(month, param);
    month2 = get_season_number(month2);
    month2 = get_season_number(month2, param);
    end
    end
    year2=year;
    year2 = year;
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^%D- +%d%d%d%d%a?$") then -- month/season year or proper-name year
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['My'][1]) then -- month/season/quarter/proper-name year
    month, anchor_year, year=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%D-)%s*((%d%d%d%d)%a?)");
    month, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['My'][1]);
    if not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end
    if not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end
    if not is_valid_month_or_season (month) and 0 == is_proper_name (month) then return false; end
    month = get_element_number(month, param); -- get month season quarter proper-name number or nil
    if 0 ~= get_month_number(month) then -- determined to be a valid range so just check this one to know if month or season
    if not month then return false; end -- not valid whatever it is
    month = get_month_number(month);
    elseif 0 ~= get_season_number(month) then
    month = get_season_number(month);
    else
    month = is_proper_name (month); -- must be proper name; not supported in COinS
    end


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^[1-9]%d%d%d?[%-–][1-9]%d%d%d?%a?$") then -- Year range: YYY-YYY or YYY-YYYY or YYYY–YYYY; separated by unspaced endash; 100-9999
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y-y'][1]) then -- Year range: YYY-YYY or YYY-YYYY or YYYY–YYYY; separated by unspaced endash; 100-9999
    year, anchor_year, year2=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "(%d%d%d%d?)[%-]((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)");
    year, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y-y'][1]);
    anchor_year=year..'–'..anchor_year; -- assemble anchor year from both years
    anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year; -- assemble anchor year from both years
    if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end -- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end -- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "^[1-9]%d%d%d[%-–]%d%d%a?$") then -- Year range: YYYY–YY; separated by unspaced endash
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y4-y2'][1]) then -- Year range: YYYY–YY; separated by unspaced endash
    local century;
    local century;
    year, century, anchor_year, year2=mw.ustring.match(date_string, "((%d%d)%d%d)[%-]((%d%d)%a?)");
    year, century, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y4-y2'][1]);
    anchor_year=year..'–'..anchor_year; -- assemble anchor year from both years
    anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year; -- assemble anchor year from both years
     
    if in_array (param, {'date', 'publication-date', 'year'}) then
    add_prop_cat ('year_range_abbreviated');
    end
     
    if 13 > tonumber(year2) then return false; end -- don't allow 2003-05 which might be May 2003
    if 13 > tonumber(year2) then return false; end -- don't allow 2003-05 which might be May 2003
    year2 = century..year2; -- add the century to year2 for comparisons
    year2 = century .. year2; -- add the century to year2 for comparisons
    if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end -- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end -- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year
    if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end -- no year farther in the future than next year


    elseif date_string:match("^[1-9]%d%d%d?%a?$") then -- year; here accept either YYY or YYYY
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y'][1]) then -- year; here accept either YYY or YYYY
    anchor_year, year=date_string:match("((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)");
    anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y'][1]);
    if false == is_valid_year(year) then
    if false == is_valid_year(year) then
    return false;
    return false;
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    end
    end


    if test_accessdate then -- test accessdate here because we have numerical date parts
    if 'access-date' == param then -- test accessdate here because we have numerical date parts
    if 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and -- all parts of a single date required
    if 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and -- all parts of a single date required
    0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 == day2 then -- none of these; accessdate must not be a range
    0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 == day2 then -- none of these; accessdate must not be a range
    if not is_valid_accessdate (year..'-'..month..'-'..day) then
    if not is_valid_accessdate(year .. '-' .. month .. '-' .. day) then
    return false; -- return false when accessdate out of bounds
    return false; -- return false when accessdate out of bounds
    end
    end
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    local result=true; -- check whole dates for validity; assume true because not all dates will go through this test
    local result=true; -- check whole dates for validity; assume true because not all dates will go through this test
    if 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 == day2 then -- YMD (simple whole date)
    if 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 == day2 then -- YMD (simple whole date)
    result=is_valid_date(year,month,day);
    result = is_valid_date(year, month, day);


    elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 ~= day2 then -- YMD-d (day range)
    elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 ~= day2 then -- YMD-d (day range)
    result=is_valid_date(year,month,day);
    result = is_valid_date(year, month, day);
    result=result and is_valid_date(year,month,day2);
    result = result and is_valid_date(year, month, day2);


    elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 ~= month2 and 0 ~= day2 then -- YMD-md (day month range)
    elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 ~= month2 and 0 ~= day2 then -- YMD-md (day month range)
    result=is_valid_date(year,month,day);
    result = is_valid_date(year, month, day);
    result=result and is_valid_date(year,month2,day2);
    result = result and is_valid_date(year, month2, day2);


    elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 ~= year2 and 0 ~= month2 and 0 ~= day2 then -- YMD-ymd (day month year range)
    elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 ~= year2 and 0 ~= month2 and 0 ~= day2 then -- YMD-ymd (day month year range)
    result=is_valid_date(year,month,day);
    result = is_valid_date(year, month, day);
    result=result and is_valid_date(year2,month2,day2);
    result = result and is_valid_date(year2, month2, day2);
    end
    end
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    if nil ~= tCOinS_date then -- this table only passed into this function when testing |date= parameter values
    if nil ~= tCOinS_date then -- this table only passed into this function when testing |date= parameter values
    make_COinS_date ({year=year, month=month, day=day, year2=year2, month2=month2, day2=day2}, tCOinS_date); -- make an ISO 8601 date string for COinS
    make_COinS_date ({year = year, month = month, day = day, year2 = year2, month2 = month2, day2 = day2}, tCOinS_date); -- make an ISO 8601 date string for COinS
    end
    end
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    Unlike most error messages created in this module, only one error message is created by this function. Because all of the date holding parameters are processed serially,
    Unlike most error messages created in this module, only one error message is created by this function. Because all of the date holding parameters are processed serially,
    a single error message is created as the dates are tested.
    parameters with errors are added to the <error_list> sequence table as the dates are tested.


    ]]
    ]]


    local function dates(date_parameters_list, tCOinS_date)
    local function dates(date_parameters_list, tCOinS_date, error_list)
    local anchor_year; -- will return as nil if the date being tested is not |date=
    local anchor_year; -- will return as nil if the date being tested is not |date=
    local COinS_date; -- will return as nil if the date being tested is not |date=
    local COinS_date; -- will return as nil if the date being tested is not |date=
    local embargo_date; -- if embargo date is a good dmy, mdy, ymd date then holds original value else reset to 9999
    local embargo_date; -- if embargo date is a good dmy, mdy, ymd date then holds original value else reset to 9999
    local error_message = "";
    local good_date = false;
    local good_date = false;
     
    for k, v in pairs(date_parameters_list) do -- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    for k, v in pairs(date_parameters_list) do -- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    if is_set(v.val) then -- if the parameter has a value
    if is_set(v.val) then -- if the parameter has a value
    v.val = mw.ustring.gsub (v.val, '%d', cfg.date_names.local_digits); -- translate 'local' digits to Western 0-9
    v.val = mw.ustring.gsub(v.val, '%d', cfg.date_names.local_digits); -- translate 'local' digits to Western 0-9
    if v.val:match("^c%. [1-9]%d%d%d?%a?$") then -- special case for c. year or with or without CITEREF disambiguator - only |date= and |year=
    if v.val:match("^c%. [1-9]%d%d%d?%a?$") then -- special case for c. year or with or without CITEREF disambiguator - only |date= and |year=
    local year = v.val:match("c%. ([1-9]%d%d%d?)%a?"); -- get the year portion so it can be tested
    local year = v.val:match("c%. ([1-9]%d%d%d?)%a?"); -- get the year portion so it can be tested
    if 'date'==k then
    if 'date' == k then
    anchor_year, COinS_date = v.val:match("((c%. [1-9]%d%d%d?)%a?)"); -- anchor year and COinS_date only from |date= parameter
    anchor_year, COinS_date = v.val:match("((c%. [1-9]%d%d%d?)%a?)"); -- anchor year and COinS_date only from |date= parameter
    good_date = is_valid_year(year);
    good_date = is_valid_year(year);
    elseif 'year'==k then
    elseif 'year' == k then
    good_date = is_valid_year(year);
    good_date = is_valid_year(year);
    end
    end
    elseif 'date'==k then -- if the parameter is |date=
    elseif 'date' == k then -- if the parameter is |date=
    if v.val:match("^n%.d%.%a?$") then -- if |date=n.d. with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    if v.val:match("^n%.d%.%a?$") then -- ToDo: I18N -- if |date=n.d. with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((n%.d%.)%a?)"); --"n.d."; no error when date parameter is set to no date
    good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((n%.d%.)%a?)"); -- ToDo: I18N -- "n.d."; no error when date parameter is set to no date
    elseif v.val:match("^nd%a?$") then -- if |date=nd with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    elseif v.val:match("^nd%a?$") then -- ToDo: I18N -- if |date=nd with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((nd)%a?)"); --"nd"; no error when date parameter is set to no date
    good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((nd)%a?)"); -- ToDo: I18N -- "nd"; no error when date parameter is set to no date
    else
    else
    good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = check_date (v.val, tCOinS_date); -- go test the date
    good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = check_date (v.val, k, tCOinS_date); -- go test the date
    end
    end
    elseif 'year'==k then -- if the parameter is |year= it should hold only a year value
    elseif 'year' == k then -- if the parameter is |year= it should hold only a year value
    if v.val:match("^[1-9]%d%d%d?%a?$") then -- if |year= 3 or 4 digits only with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    if v.val:match("^[1-9]%d%d%d?%a?$") then -- if |year = 3 or 4 digits only with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((%d+)%a?)");
    good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((%d+)%a?)");
    end
    end
    elseif 'access-date'==k then -- if the parameter is |date=
    elseif 'pmc-embargo-date' == k then -- if the parameter is |pmc-embargo-date=
    good_date = check_date (v.val, nil, true); -- go test the date; nil is a placeholder; true is the test_accessdate flag
    good_date = check_date (v.val, k); -- go test the date
    elseif 'embargo'==k then -- if the parameter is |embargo=
    good_date = check_date (v.val); -- go test the date
    if true == good_date then -- if the date is a valid date
    if true == good_date then -- if the date is a valid date
    good_date, embargo_date = is_valid_embargo_date (v.val); -- is |embargo= date a single dmy, mdy, or ymd formatted date? yes:returns embargo; no: returns 9999
    good_date, embargo_date = is_valid_embargo_date (v.val); -- is |pmc-embargo-date= date a single dmy, mdy, or ymd formatted date? yes: returns embargo; no: returns 9999
    end
    end
    else -- any other date-holding parameter
    else -- any other date-holding parameter
    good_date = check_date (v.val); -- go test the date
    good_date = check_date (v.val, k); -- go test the date
    end
    end
    if false==good_date then -- assemble one error message so we don't add the tracking category multiple times
    if false == good_date then -- assemble one error message so we don't add the tracking category multiple times
    if is_set(error_message) then -- once we've added the first portion of the error message ...
    table.insert (error_list, wrap_style ('parameter', v.name)); -- make parameter name suitable for error message list
    error_message=error_message .. ", "; -- ... add a comma space separator
    end
    error_message=error_message .. "&#124;" .. v.name .. "="; -- add the failed parameter
    end
    end
    end
    end
    end
    end
    return anchor_year, embargo_date, error_message; -- and done
    return anchor_year, embargo_date; -- and done
    end
    end


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    --[[--------------------------< Y E A R _ D A T E _ C H E C K >------------------------------------------------
    --[[--------------------------< Y E A R _ D A T E _ C H E C K >------------------------------------------------


    Compare the value provided in |year= with the year value(s) provided in |date=.  This function returns a numeric value:
    Compare the value provided in |year= with the year value(s) provided in |date=.  This function sets a local numeric value:
    0 - year value does not match the year value in date
    0 - year value does not match the year value in date
    1 - (default) year value matches the year value in date or one of the year values when date contains two years
    1 - (default) year value matches the year value in date or one of the year values when date contains two years
    2 - year value matches the year value in date when date is in the form YYYY-MM-DD and year is disambiguated (|year=YYYYx)
    2 - year value matches the year value in date when date is in the form YYYY-MM-DD and year is disambiguated (|year=YYYYx)
    the numernic value in <result> determines the 'output' if any from this function:
    0 – adds error message to error_list sequence table
    1 – adds maint cat
    2 – does nothing


    ]]
    ]]


    local function year_date_check (year_string, date_string)
    local function year_date_check (year_string, year_origin, date_string, date_origin, error_list)
    local year;
    local year;
    local date1;
    local date1;
    local date2;
    local date2;
    local result = 1; -- result of the test; assume that the test passes
    local result = 1; -- result of the test; assume that the test passes
     
    year = year_string:match ('(%d%d%d%d?)');
    year = year_string:match ('(%d%d%d%d?)');


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    end
    end


    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "%d%d%d%d[%-–]%d%d") then -- YYYY-YY date ranges
    elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "%d%d%d%d[%-–]%d%d") then -- YYYY-YY date ranges
    local century;
    local century;
    date1, century, date2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, "((%d%d)%d%d)[%-–]+(%d%d)");
    date1, century, date2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, "((%d%d)%d%d)[%-–]+(%d%d)");
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    result = 0;
    result = 0;
    end
    end
    else
    else -- should never get here; this function called only when no other date errors
    result = 0; -- no recognizable year in date
    result = 0; -- no recognizable year in date
    end
    end
    return result;
     
    if 0 == result then -- year / date mismatch
    table.insert (error_list, substitute (cfg.messages['mismatch'], {year_origin, date_origin})); -- add error message to error_list sequence table
    elseif 1 == result then -- redundant year / date
    set_message ('maint_date_year'); -- add a maint cat
    end
    end
    end




    --[[-------------------------< R E F O R M A T   T A B L E S >------------------------------------------------
    --[[--------------------------< R E F O R M A T T E R >--------------------------------------------------------
     
    These table are used exclusively for reformatting dates


    ]]
    reformat 'date' into new format specified by format_param if pattern_idx (the current format of 'date') can be
    reformatted.  Does the grunt work for reformat_dates().


    local source_patterns = { -- this table holds patterns that match allowed date formats used to extract date components
    The table re_formats maps pattern_idx (current format) and format_param (desired format) to a table that holds:
    ['dmy'] = '^(%d%d?)%s+(%a+)%s+(%d%d%d%d)$',
    format string used by string.format()
    ['mdy'] = '^(%a+)%s+(%d%d?),%s+(%d%d%d%d)$',
    identifier letters ('d', 'm', 'y', 'd2', 'm2', 'y2') that serve as indexes into a table t{} that holds captures
    ['ymd'] = '^(%d%d%d%d)%-(%d%d)-(%d%d)$',
    from mw.ustring.match() for the various date parts specified by  patterns[pattern_idx][1]
    }


    local short_formats = { -- this table holds format strings used by os.date() for short month names
    Items in patterns{} have the general form:
    ['dmy'] = '%e %b %Y',
    ['ymd'] = {'^(%d%d%d%d)%-(%d%d)%-(%d%d)$', 'y', 'm', 'd'}, where:
    ['mdy'] = '%b %e, %Y',
    ['ymd'] is pattern_idx
    ['ymd'] = '%F',
    patterns['ymd'][1] is the match pattern with captures for mw.ustring.match()
    }
    patterns['ymd'][2] is an indicator letter identifying the content of the first capture
    patterns['ymd'][3] ... the second capture etc.


    local long_formats = { -- this table holds format strings used by os.date() for long month names
    when a pattern matches a date, the captures are loaded into table t{} in capture order using the idemtifier
    ['dmy'] = '%e %B %Y',
    characters as indexes into t{}  For the above, a ymd date is in t{} as:
    ['mdy'] = '%B %e, %Y',
    t.y = first capture (year), t.m = second capture (month), t.d = third capture (day)
    ['ymd'] = '%F',
    }


     
    To reformat, this function is called with the pattern_idx that matches the current format of the date and with
    --[[-------------------------< G E T _ D M Y _ D A T E _ P A R T S >------------------------------------------
    format_param set to the desired format.  This function loads table t{} as described and then calls string.format()
     
    with the format string specified by re_format[pattern_idx][format_param][1] using values taken from t{} according
    extracts year, month and day from DMY formatted date, places them in the source_date table, and returns.
    to the capture identifier letters specified by patterns[pattern_idx][format_param][n] where n is 2..


    ]]
    ]]


    local function get_dmy_date_parts (date, source_date)
    local re_formats = {
    source_date.day, source_date.month, source_date.year = date:match (source_patterns['dmy']); -- get date components as strings
    ['ymd'] = { -- date format is ymd; reformat to:
    source_date.month = get_month_number (source_date.month); -- get month number
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y'}, -- |df=mdy
    end
    ['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y'}, -- |df=dmy
    -- ['yMd'] = {'%s %s %s', 'y', 'm', 'd'}, -- |df=yMd; not supported at en.wiki
    },
    ['Mdy'] = { -- date format is Mdy; reformat to:
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y'}, -- for long/short reformatting
    ['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y'}, -- |df=dmy
    ['ymd'] = {'%s-%s-%s', 'y', 'm', 'd'}, -- |df=ymd
    -- ['yMd'] = {'%s %s %s', 'y', 'm', 'd'}, -- |df=yMd; not supported at en.wiki
    },
    ['dMy'] = { -- date format is dMy; reformat to:
    ['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y'}, -- for long/short reformatting
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y'}, -- |df=mdy
    ['ymd'] = {'%s-%s-%s', 'y', 'm', 'd'}, -- |df=ymd
    -- ['yMd'] = {'%s %s %s', 'y', 'm', 'd'}, -- |df=yMd; not supported at en.wiki
    },
    ['Md-dy'] = { -- date format is Md-dy; reformat to:
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s–%s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'd2', 'y'}, -- for long/short reformatting
    ['dmy'] = {'%s–%s %s %s', 'd', 'd2', 'm', 'y'}, -- |df=dmy -> d-dMy
    },
    ['d-dMy'] = { -- date format is d-d>y; reformat to:
    ['dmy'] = {'%s–%s %s %s', 'd', 'd2', 'm', 'y'}, -- for long/short reformatting
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s–%s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'd2', 'y'}, -- |df=mdy -> Md-dy
    },
    ['dM-dMy'] = { -- date format is dM-dMy; reformat to:
    ['dmy'] = {'%s %s – %s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'd2', 'm2', 'y'}, -- for long/short reformatting
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s – %s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'm2', 'd2', 'y'}, -- |df=mdy -> Md-Mdy
    },
    ['Md-Mdy'] = { -- date format is Md-Mdy; reformat to:
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s – %s %s, %s', 'm', 'd',  'm2', 'd2', 'y'}, -- for long/short reformatting
    ['dmy'] = {'%s %s – %s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'd2', 'm2', 'y'}, -- |df=dmy -> dM-dMy
    },
    ['dMy-dMy'] = { -- date format is dMy-dMy; reformat to:
    ['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s – %s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y', 'd2', 'm2', 'y2'}, -- for long/short reformatting
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s – %s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y', 'm2', 'd2', 'y2'}, -- |df=mdy -> Mdy-Mdy
    },
    ['Mdy-Mdy'] = { -- date format is Mdy-Mdy; reformat to:
    ['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s – %s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y', 'm2', 'd2', 'y2'}, -- for long/short reformatting
    ['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s – %s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y', 'd2', 'm2', 'y2'}, -- |df=dmy -> dMy-dMy
    },
    ['My-My'] = { -- these for long/short reformatting
    ['any'] = {'%s %s – %s %s', 'm', 'y', 'm2', 'y2'}, -- dmy/mdy agnostic
    },
    ['M-My'] = { -- these for long/short reformatting
    ['any'] = {'%s–%s %s', 'm', 'm2', 'y'}, -- dmy/mdy agnostic
    },
    ['My'] = { -- these for long/short reformatting
    ['any'] = {'%s %s', 'm', 'y'}, -- dmy/mdy agnostic
    },
    -- ['yMd'] = { -- not supported at en.wiki
    -- ['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y'}, -- |df=mdy
    -- ['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y'}, -- |df=dmy
    -- ['ymd'] = {'%s-%s-%s', 'y', 'm', 'd'}, -- |df=ymd
    -- },
    }




    --[[-------------------------< G E T _ M D Y _ D A T E _ P A R T S >------------------------------------------
    local function reformatter (date, pattern_idx, format_param, mon_len)
    if not in_array (pattern_idx, {'ymd', 'Mdy', 'Md-dy', 'dMy', 'yMd', 'd-dMy', 'dM-dMy', 'Md-Mdy', 'dMy-dMy', 'Mdy-Mdy', 'My-My', 'M-My', 'My'}) then
    return; -- not in this set of date format patterns then not a reformattable date
    end
    if 'ymd' == format_param and in_array (pattern_idx, {'ymd', 'Md-dy', 'd-dMy', 'dM-dMy', 'Md-Mdy', 'dMy-dMy', 'Mdy-Mdy', 'My-My', 'M-My', 'My'}) then
    return; -- ymd date ranges not supported at en.wiki; no point in reformatting ymd to ymd
    end


    extracts year, month and day from MDY formatted date, places them in the source_date table, and returns.
    if in_array (pattern_idx, {'My', 'M-My', 'My-My'}) then -- these are not dmy/mdy so can't be 'reformatted' into either
    format_param = 'any'; -- so format-agnostic
    end


    ]]
    -- yMd is not supported at en.wiki; if yMd is supported at your wiki, uncomment the next line
    -- if 'yMd' == format_param and in_array (pattern_idx, {'yMd', 'Md-dy', 'd-dMy', 'dM-dMy', 'Md-Mdy', 'dMy-dMy', 'Mdy-Mdy'}) then -- these formats not convertable; yMd not supported at en.wiki
    -- if yMd is supported at your wiki, remove or comment-out the next line
    if 'yMd' == format_param then -- yMd not supported at en.wiki
    return; -- not a reformattable date
    end
    local c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7; -- these hold the captures specified in patterns[pattern_idx][1]
    c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7 = mw.ustring.match (date, patterns[pattern_idx][1]); -- get the captures


    local function get_mdy_date_parts (date, source_date)
    local t = { -- table that holds k/v pairs of date parts from the captures and patterns[pattern_idx][2..]
    source_date.month, source_date.day, source_date.year = date:match (source_patterns['mdy']); -- get date components as strings
    [patterns[pattern_idx][2]] = c1; -- at minimum there is always one capture with a matching indicator letter
    source_date.month = get_month_number (source_date.month); -- get month number
    [patterns[pattern_idx][3] or 'x'] = c2; -- patterns can have a variable number of captures; each capture requires an indicator letter;
    end
    [patterns[pattern_idx][4] or 'x'] = c3; -- where there is no capture, there is no indicator letter so n in patterns[pattern_idx][n] will be nil;
    [patterns[pattern_idx][5] or 'x'] = c4; -- the 'x' here spoofs an indicator letter to prevent 'table index is nil' error
    [patterns[pattern_idx][6] or 'x'] = c5;
    [patterns[pattern_idx][7] or 'x'] = c6;
    [patterns[pattern_idx][8] or 'x'] = c7;
    };


    if t.a then -- if this date has an anchor year capture
    t.y = t.a; -- use the anchor year capture when reassembling the date
    end


    --[[-------------------------< G E T _ Y M D _ D A T E _ P A R T S >------------------------------------------
    if tonumber(t.m) then -- if raw month is a number (converting from ymd)
    if 's' == mon_len then -- if we are to use abbreviated month names
    t.m = cfg.date_names['inv_local_s'][tonumber(t.m)]; -- convert it to a month name
    else
    t.m = cfg.date_names['inv_local_l'][tonumber(t.m)]; -- convert it to a month name
    end
    t.d = t.d:gsub ('0(%d)', '%1'); -- strip leading '0' from day if present
    elseif 'ymd' == format_param then -- when converting to ymd
    if 1582 > tonumber(t.y) then -- ymd format dates not allowed before 1582
    return;
    end
    t.m = string.format ('%02d', get_month_number (t.m)); -- make sure that month and day are two digits
    t.d = string.format ('%02d', t.d);
    elseif mon_len then -- if mon_len is set to either 'short' or 'long'
    for _, mon in ipairs ({'m', 'm2'}) do -- because there can be two month names, check both
    if t[mon] then
    t[mon] = get_month_number (t[mon]); -- get the month number for this month (is length agnostic)
    if 0 == t[mon] then return; end -- seasons and named dates can't be converted
    t[mon] = (('s' == mon_len) and cfg.date_names['inv_local_s'][t[mon]]) or cfg.date_names['inv_local_l'][t[mon]]; -- fetch month name according to length
    end
    end
    end


    extracts year, month and day from YMD formatted date, places them in the source_date table, and returns.
    local new_date = string.format (re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][1], -- format string
    t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][2]], -- named captures from t{}
    t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][3]],
    t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][4]],
    t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][5]],
    t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][6]],
    t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][7]],
    t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][8]]
    );


    ]]
    return new_date;
     
    local function get_ymd_date_parts (date, source_date)
    source_date.year, source_date.month, source_date.day = date:match (source_patterns['ymd']); -- get date components as strings
    end
    end


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    --[[-------------------------< R E F O R M A T _ D A T E S >--------------------------------------------------
    --[[-------------------------< R E F O R M A T _ D A T E S >--------------------------------------------------


    Reformats existing dates into the format specified by format and short.
    Reformats existing dates into the format specified by format.


    format is one of several keywords: dmy, dmy-all, mdy, mdy-all, ymd, ymd-all.  The all version includes access- and
    format is one of several manual keywords: dmy, dmy-all, mdy, mdy-all, ymd, ymd-all.  The -all version includes
    archive-dates; otherwise these dates are not reformatted
    access- and archive-dates; otherwise these dates are not reformatted.


    Date ranges, season dates, proper name dates are not currently supported.
    This function allows automatic date formatting.  In ~/Configuration, the article source is searched for one of
    the {{use xxx dates}} templates.  If found, xxx becomes the global date format as xxx-all.  If |cs1-dates= in
    {{use xxx dates}} has legitimate value then that value determines how cs1|2 dates will be rendered.  Legitimate
    values for |cs1-dates= are:
    l - all dates are rendered with long month names
    ls - publication dates use long month names; access-/archive-dates use abbreviated month names
    ly - publication dates use long month names; access-/archive-dates rendered in ymd format
    s - all dates are rendered with abbreviated (short) month names
    sy - publication dates use abbreviated month names; access-/archive-dates rendered in ymd format
    y - all dates are rendered in ymd format


    For i18n:  This code works only at en.wiki because os.date() doesn't support any languages other than English.
    the format argument for automatic date formatting will be the format specified by {{use xxx dates}} with the
    mw.getContentLanguage():formatDate() will work at non-English wikis only when the date format is yyyy-mm-dd. This is
    value supplied by |cs1-dates so one of: xxx-l, xxx-ls, xxx-ly, xxx-s, xxx-sy, xxx-y, or simply xxx (|cs1-dates=
    the same issue that plagues is_valid_accessdate()
    empty, omitted, or invalid) where xxx shall be either of dmy or mdy.


    It is possible that a solution like that written for ht:Module:Citation/CS1/Date_validation date_name_xlate() could be applied to this problem
    dates are extracted from date_parameters_list, reformatted (if appropriate), and then written back into the
    list in the new format.  Dates in date_parameters_list are presumed here to be valid (no errors).  This function
    returns true when a date has been reformatted, false else.  Actual reformatting is done by reformatter().


    ]]
    ]]


    local function reformat_dates (date_parameters_list, format, short)
    local function reformat_dates (date_parameters_list, format)
    local all = false; -- set to false to skip access- and archive-dates
    local all = false; -- set to false to skip access- and archive-dates
    local len_p = 'l'; -- default publication date length shall be long
    local len_a = 'l'; -- default access-/archive-date length shall be long
    local result = false;
    local result = false;
    local format_str;
    local new_date;
    local source_date = {};
    if format:match('%a+%-all') then
    if format:match('%a+%-all') then -- manual df keyword; auto df keyword when length not specified in {{use xxx dates}};
    format = format:match('(%a+)%-all'); -- extract the format
    format = format:match('(%a+)%-all'); -- extract the format
    all = true; -- set to true to format access- and archive-dates
    all = true; -- all dates are long format dates because this keyword doesn't specify length
    end
    elseif format:match('%a+%-[lsy][sy]?') then -- auto df keywords; internal only
    all = true; -- auto df applies to all dates; use length specified by capture len_p for all dates
    format, len_p, len_a = format:match('(%a+)%-([lsy])([sy]?)'); -- extract the format and length keywords
    if 'y' == len_p then -- because allowed by MOS:DATEUNIFY (sort of) range dates and My dates not reformatted
    format = 'ymd'; -- override {{use xxx dates}}
    elseif (not is_set(len_a)) or (len_p == len_a) then -- no access-/archive-date length specified or same length as publication dates then
    len_a = len_p; -- in case len_a not set
    end
    end -- else only publication dates and they are long
     
    for param_name, param_val in pairs (date_parameters_list) do -- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    for param_name, param_val in pairs (date_parameters_list) do -- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    if is_set (param_val.val) then -- if the parameter has a value
    if is_set (param_val.val) then -- if the parameter has a value
    if not (not all and in_array (param_name, {'access-date', 'archive-date'})) then -- skip access- or archive-date unless format is xxx-all; yeah, ugly; TODO: find a better way
    if not (not all and in_array (param_name, {'access-date', 'archive-date'})) then -- skip access- or archive-date unless format is xxx-all; yeah, ugly; TODO: find a better way
    for source, pattern in pairs (source_patterns) do
    for pattern_idx, pattern in pairs (patterns) do
    if param_val.val:match (pattern) then
    if mw.ustring.match (param_val.val, pattern[1]) then
    if 'ymd' == source then
    if all and in_array (param_name, {'access-date', 'archive-date'}) then -- if this date is an access- or archive-date
    get_ymd_date_parts (param_val.val, source_date); -- get the date parts into the source_date table
    new_date = reformatter (param_val.val, pattern_idx, (('y' == len_a) and 'ymd') or format, len_a); -- choose ymd or dmy/mdy according to len_a setting
    elseif 'dmy' == source then
    else -- all other dates
    get_dmy_date_parts (param_val.val, source_date); -- get the date parts into the source_date table
    new_date = reformatter (param_val.val, pattern_idx, format, len_p);
    elseif 'mdy' == source then
    get_mdy_date_parts (param_val.val, source_date); -- get the date parts into the source_date table
    end
    if 'ymd' == format and 1582 > tonumber(source_date.year) then -- ymd format dates not allowed before 1582
    return false; -- abandon reformatting
    end
    end
    if short then
    if new_date then -- set when date was reformatted
    format_str = short_formats[format];
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = new_date; -- update date in date list
    else
    result = true; -- and announce that changes have been made
    format_str = long_formats[format];
    end
    end
    -- convert date and save;
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = mw.text.trim (os.date (format_str, os.time(source_date))); -- strip leading space when single digit day and %e is first format
    result = true;
    end -- if
    end -- if
    end -- for
    end -- for
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    end -- if
    end -- if
    end -- for
    end -- for
    return result; -- declare result and done
    return result; -- declare boolean result and done
    end
    end


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    local n;
    local n;
    for param_name, param_val in pairs(date_parameters_list) do -- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    for param_name, param_val in pairs(date_parameters_list) do -- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    if is_set (param_val.val) then
    if is_set (param_val.val) and
    if not mw.ustring.match (param_val.val, '%d%d%d%d%-%d%d%-%d%d') then -- for those that are not ymd dates (ustring because here digits may not be western)
    not mw.ustring.match (param_val.val, patterns.ymd[1]) then -- for those that are not ymd dates (ustring because here digits may not be Western)
    param_val.val, n = param_val.val:gsub ('%-', '–'); -- replace any hyphen with ndash
    param_val.val, n = param_val.val:gsub ('%-', '–'); -- replace any hyphen with ndash
    if 0 ~= n then
    if 0 ~= n then
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = param_val.val; -- update the list
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = param_val.val; -- update the list
    result = true;
    result = true;
    end
    end
    end
    end
    end
    end
    end
    return result; -- so we know if any hyphens were replaced
    return result; -- so we know if any hyphens were replaced
    end
    --[[--------------------------< E D T F _ T R A N S F O R M >--------------------------------------------------
    Loops through the list of date-holding parameters and converts any EDTF formatted dates to MOS compliant dates.
    Only YYY-MM-XX supported at this time. Not called if the cs1|2 template has any date errors.
    must be done before reformat_dates() and before date_hyphen_to_dash()
    Modifies the date_parameters_list and returns true if transformation is performed, else returns false.
    ]]
    local function edtf_transform (date_parameters_list)
    local result = false;
    local source_date = {};
    for param_name, param_val in pairs(date_parameters_list) do -- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    if is_set(param_val.val) and param_val.val:match (patterns.ymx[1]) then -- if parameter is set and is an EDTF dates
    source_date.year, source_date.month = param_val.val:match (patterns.ymx[1]); -- get year and month number
    source_date.day = 1; -- required by os.time()
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = mw.text.trim (os.date ('%B %Y', os.time (source_date)));
    result = true;
    end
    end
    return result; -- so we know if a transform was done
    end
    end


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    date parser function.  This is simple name-for-name replacement and may not work for all languages.
    date parser function.  This is simple name-for-name replacement and may not work for all languages.


    if xlat_dig is true, this function will also translate western (English) digits to the local language's digits.
    if xlat_dig is true, this function will also translate Western (English) digits to the local language's digits.
    This will also translate ymd dates.
    This will also translate ymd dates.


    ]]
    ]]


    local function date_name_xlate (date_parameters_list, xlt_dig)
    local function date_name_xlate (date_parameters_list, xlt_dig)
    local xlate;
    local xlate;
    local mode; -- long or short month names
    local mode; -- long or short month names
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    end
    end
    if mode then -- might be a season
    if mode then -- might be a season
    xlate = mw.getContentLanguage():formatDate(mode, '1' .. month); -- translate the month name to this local language
    xlate = lang_object:formatDate(mode, '1' .. month); -- translate the month name to this local language
    date = mw.ustring.gsub (date, month, xlate); -- replace the English with the translation
    date = mw.ustring.gsub (date, month, xlate); -- replace the English with the translation
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = date; -- save the translated date
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = date; -- save the translated date
    modified = true;
    modified = true;
    end
    end
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    if xlt_dig then -- shall we also translate digits?
    if xlt_dig then -- shall we also translate digits?
    date = date:gsub ('%d', cfg.date_names.xlate_digits); -- translate digits from western to 'local digits'
    date = date:gsub ('%d', cfg.date_names.xlate_digits); -- translate digits from Western to 'local digits'
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = date; -- save the translated date
    date_parameters_list[param_name].val = date; -- save the translated date
    modified = true;
    modified = true;
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    return modified;
    return modified;
    end
    end




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    local function set_selected_modules (cfg_table_ptr, utilities_page_ptr)
    local function set_selected_modules (cfg_table_ptr, utilities_page_ptr)
    is_set = utilities_page_ptr.is_set; -- import functions from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities module
    add_prop_cat = utilities_page_ptr.add_prop_cat ; -- import functions from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities module
    in_array = utilities_page_ptr.in_array; -- import functions from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities module
    is_set = utilities_page_ptr.is_set;
    in_array = utilities_page_ptr.in_array;
    set_message = utilities_page_ptr.set_message;
    substitute = utilities_page_ptr.substitute;
    wrap_style = utilities_page_ptr.wrap_style;
     
    cfg = cfg_table_ptr; -- import tables from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration
    cfg = cfg_table_ptr; -- import tables from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration
    end
    end




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


    return { -- return exported functions
    return { -- return exported functions
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    date_hyphen_to_dash = date_hyphen_to_dash,
    date_hyphen_to_dash = date_hyphen_to_dash,
    date_name_xlate = date_name_xlate,
    date_name_xlate = date_name_xlate,
    edtf_transform = edtf_transform,
    set_selected_modules = set_selected_modules
    set_selected_modules = set_selected_modules
    }
    }

    Latest revision as of 11:41, 21 May 2021

    Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Citation/CS1/Date validation/doc

    
    --[[--------------------------< F O R W A R D   D E C L A R A T I O N S >--------------------------------------
    ]]
    
    local add_prop_cat, is_set, in_array, set_message, substitute, wrap_style;		-- imported functions from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities
    local cfg;																		-- table of tables imported from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< F I L E - S C O P E   D E C L A R A T I O N S >--------------------------------
    
    File-scope variables are declared here
    
    ]]
    
    local lang_object = mw.getContentLanguage();									-- used by is_valid_accessdate(), is_valid_year(), date_name_xlate(); TODO: move to ~/Configuration?
    local year_limit;																-- used by is_valid_year()
    
    
    --[=[-------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ A C C E S S D A T E >----------------------------------------
    
    returns true if:
    	Wikipedia start date <= accessdate < today + 2 days
    
    Wikipedia start date is 2001-01-15T00:00:00 UTC which is 979516800 seconds after 1970-01-01T00:00:00 UTC (the start of Unix time)
    accessdate is the date provided in |access-date= at time 00:00:00 UTC
    today is the current date at time 00:00:00 UTC plus 48 hours
    	if today is 2015-01-01T00:00:00 then
    		adding 24 hours gives 2015-01-02T00:00:00 – one second more than today
    		adding 24 hours gives 2015-01-03T00:00:00 – one second more than tomorrow
    
    This function does not work if it is fed month names for languages other than English.  Wikimedia #time: parser
    apparently doesn't understand non-English date month names. This function will always return false when the date
    contains a non-English month name because good1 is false after the call to lang.formatDate().  To get around that
    call this function with YYYY-MM-DD format dates.
    
    ]=]
    
    local function is_valid_accessdate (accessdate)
    	local good1, good2;
    	local access_ts, tomorrow_ts;												-- to hold Unix time stamps representing the dates
    
    	good1, access_ts = pcall (lang_object.formatDate, lang_object, 'U', accessdate );			-- convert accessdate value to Unix timestamp 
    	good2, tomorrow_ts = pcall (lang_object.formatDate, lang_object, 'U', 'today + 2 days' );	-- today midnight + 2 days is one second more than all day tomorrow
    	
    	if good1 and good2 then														-- lang.formatDate() returns a timestamp in the local script which which tonumber() may not understand
    		access_ts = tonumber (access_ts) or lang_object:parseFormattedNumber (access_ts);		-- convert to numbers for the comparison;
    		tomorrow_ts = tonumber (tomorrow_ts) or lang_object:parseFormattedNumber (tomorrow_ts);
    	else
    		return false;															-- one or both failed to convert to Unix time stamp
    	end
    
    	if 979516800 <= access_ts and access_ts < tomorrow_ts then					-- Wikipedia start date <= accessdate < tomorrow's date
    		return true;
    	else
    		return false;															-- accessdate out of range
    	end
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ E M B A R G O _ D A T E >------------------------------------
    
    returns true and date value if that value has proper dmy, mdy, ymd format.
    
    returns false and 9999 (embargoed forever) when date value is not proper format; assumes that when |pmc-embargo-date= is
    set, the editor intended to embargo a PMC but |pmc-embargo-date= does not hold a single date.
    
    ]]
    
    local function is_valid_embargo_date (v)
    	if v:match ('^%d%d%d%d%-%d%d%-%d%d$') or									-- ymd
    		v:match ('^%d%d?%s+%a+%s+%d%d%d%d$') or									-- dmy
    		v:match ('^%a+%s+%d%d?%s*,%s*%d%d%d%d$') then							-- mdy
    			return true, v;
    	end
    	return false, '9999';														-- if here not good date so return false and set embargo date to long time in future
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ M O N T H _ N U M B E R >----------------------------------------------
    
    returns a number according to the month in a date: 1 for January, etc.  Capitalization and spelling must be correct.
    If not a valid month, returns 0
    
    ]]
    
    local function get_month_number (month)
    	return cfg.date_names['local'].long[month] or cfg.date_names['local'].short[month] or	-- look for local names first
    			cfg.date_names['en'].long[month] or	cfg.date_names['en'].short[month] or		-- failing that, look for English names
    			0;																				-- not a recognized month name
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ S E A S O N _ N U M B E R >--------------------------------------------
    
    returns a number according to the sequence of seasons in a year: 21 for Spring, etc.  Capitalization and spelling
    must be correct. If not a valid season, returns 0.
    	21-24 = Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, independent of “Hemisphere”
    
    returns 0 when <param> is not |date=
    
    Season numbering is defined by Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) specification (https://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/)
    which became part of ISO 8601 in 2019.  See '§Sub-year groupings'.  The standard defines various divisions using
    numbers 21-41.  cs1|2 only supports generic seasons.  EDTF does support the distinction between north and south
    hemisphere seasons but cs1|2 has no way to make that distinction.
    
    These additional divisions not currently supported:
    	25-28 = Spring - Northern Hemisphere, Summer- Northern Hemisphere, Autumn - Northern Hemisphere, Winter - Northern Hemisphere
    	29-32 = Spring – Southern Hemisphere, Summer– Southern Hemisphere, Autumn – Southern Hemisphere, Winter - Southern Hemisphere
    	33-36 = Quarter 1, Quarter 2, Quarter 3, Quarter 4 (3 months each)
    	37-39 = Quadrimester 1, Quadrimester 2, Quadrimester 3 (4 months each)
    	40-41 = Semestral 1, Semestral-2 (6 months each)
    
    ]]
    
    local function get_season_number (season, param)
    	if 'date' ~= param then
    		return 0;																-- season dates only supported by |date=
    	end
    	return cfg.date_names['local'].season[season] or							-- look for local names first
    			cfg.date_names['en'].season[season] or								-- failing that, look for English names
    			0;																	-- not a recognized season name
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ Q U A R T E R _ N U M B E R >------------------------------------------
    
    returns a number according to the sequence of quarters in a year: 33 for first quarter, etc.  Capitalization and spelling
    must be correct. If not a valid quarter, returns 0.
    	33-36 = Quarter 1, Quarter 2, Quarter 3, Quarter 4 (3 months each)
    
    returns 0 when <param> is not |date=
    
    Quarter numbering is defined by Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) specification (https://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/)
    which became part of ISO 8601 in 2019.  See '§Sub-year groupings'.  The standard defines various divisions using
    numbers 21-41.  cs1|2 only supports generic seasons and quarters.
    
    These additional divisions not currently supported:
    	37-39 = Quadrimester 1, Quadrimester 2, Quadrimester 3 (4 months each)
    	40-41 = Semestral 1, Semestral-2 (6 months each)
    
    ]]
    
    local function get_quarter_number (quarter, param)
    	if 'date' ~= param then
    		return 0;																-- quarter dates only supported by |date=
    	end
    	quarter = mw.ustring.gsub (quarter, ' +', ' ');								-- special case replace multiple space chars with a single space char
    	return cfg.date_names['local'].quarter[quarter] or							-- look for local names first
    			cfg.date_names['en'].quarter[quarter] or							-- failing that, look for English names
    			0;																	-- not a recognized quarter name
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ P R O P E R _ N A M E _ N U M B E R >----------------------------------
    
    returns a non-zero number if date contains a recognized proper-name.  Capitalization and spelling must be correct.
    
    returns 0 when <param> is not |date=
    
    ]]
    
    local function get_proper_name_number (name, param)
    	if 'date' ~= param then
    		return 0;																-- proper-name dates only supported by |date=
    	end
    	return cfg.date_names['local'].named[name] or								-- look for local names dates first
    			cfg.date_names['en'].named[name] or									-- failing that, look for English names
    			0;																	-- not a recognized named date
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< G E T _ E L E M E N T _ N U M B E R <------------------------------------------
    
    returns true if month or season or quarter or proper name is valid (properly spelled, capitalized, abbreviated)
    
    ]]
    
    local function get_element_number (element, param)
    	local num;
    	
    	local funcs = {get_month_number, get_season_number, get_quarter_number, get_proper_name_number};	-- list of functions to execute in order
    	
    	for _, func in ipairs (funcs) do											-- spin through the function list
    		num = func (element, param);											-- call the function and get the returned number
    		if 0 ~= num then														-- non-zero when valid month season quarter 
    			return num;															-- return that number
    		end
    	end
    	return nil;																	-- not valid
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ Y E A R >----------------------------------------------------
    
    Function gets current year from the server and compares it to year from a citation parameter.  Years more than one
    year in the future are not acceptable.
    
    ]]
    
    local function is_valid_year (year)
    	if not is_set(year_limit) then
    		year_limit = tonumber(os.date("%Y"))+1;									-- global variable so we only have to fetch it once
    	end
    
    	year = tonumber (year) or lang_object:parseFormattedNumber (year);			-- convert to numbers for the comparison;
    	return year and (year <= year_limit) or false;
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ D A T E >----------------------------------------------------
    
    Returns true if day is less than or equal to the number of days in month and year is no farther into the future
    than next year; else returns false.
    
    Assumes Julian calendar prior to year 1582 and Gregorian calendar thereafter. Accounts for Julian calendar leap
    years before 1582 and Gregorian leap years after 1582. Where the two calendars overlap (1582 to approximately
    1923) dates are assumed to be Gregorian.
    
    ]]
    
    local function is_valid_date (year, month, day)
    local days_in_month = {31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31};
    local month_length;
    	if not is_valid_year(year) then												-- no farther into the future than next year
    		return false;
    	end
    	
    	month = tonumber(month);													-- required for YYYY-MM-DD dates
    	
    	if (2 == month) then														-- if February
    		month_length = 28;														-- then 28 days unless
    		if 1582 > tonumber(year) then											-- Julian calendar
    			if 0 == (year%4) then												-- is a leap year?
    				month_length = 29;												-- if leap year then 29 days in February
    			end
    		else																	-- Gregorian calendar
    			if (0 == (year%4) and (0 ~= (year%100) or 0 == (year%400))) then	-- is a leap year?
    				month_length = 29;												-- if leap year then 29 days in February
    			end
    		end
    	else
    		month_length = days_in_month[month];
    	end
    
    	if tonumber (day) > month_length then
    		return false;
    	end
    	return true;
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ M O N T H _ R A N G E _ S T Y L E >--------------------------
    
    Months in a range are expected to have the same style: Jan–Mar or October–December but not February–Mar or Jul–August. 
    There is a special test for May because it can be either short or long form.
    
    Returns true when style for both months is the same
    
    ]]
    
    local function is_valid_month_range_style (month1, month2)
    local len1 = month1:len();
    local len2 = month2:len();
    	if len1 == len2 then
    		return true;															-- both months are short form so return true
    	elseif 'May' == month1 or 'May'== month2 then -- ToDo: I18N
    		return true;															-- both months are long form so return true
    	elseif 3 == len1 or 3 == len2 then
    		return false;															-- months are mixed form so return false
    	else
    		return true;															-- both months are long form so return true
    	end
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< I S _ V A L I D _ M O N T H _ S E A S O N _ R A N G E >------------------------
    
    Check a pair of months or seasons to see if both are valid members of a month or season pair.
    
    Month pairs are expected to be left to right, earliest to latest in time.
    
    All season ranges are accepted as valid because there are publishers out there who have published a Summer–Spring YYYY issue, hence treat as ok
    
    ]]
    
    local function is_valid_month_season_range(range_start, range_end, param)
    	local range_start_number = get_month_number (range_start);
    	local range_end_number;
    
    	if 0 == range_start_number then												-- is this a month range?
    		range_start_number = get_season_number (range_start, param);			-- not a month; is it a season? get start season number
    		range_end_number = get_season_number (range_end, param);				-- get end season number
    
    		if (0 ~= range_start_number) and (0 ~= range_end_number) and (range_start_number ~= range_end_number) then
    			return true;														-- any season pairing is accepted except when both are the same
    		end
    		return false;															-- range_start and/or range_end is not a season
    	end
    																				-- here when range_start is a month
    	range_end_number = get_month_number (range_end);							-- get end month number
    	if range_start_number < range_end_number and								-- range_start is a month; does range_start precede range_end?
    		is_valid_month_range_style (range_start, range_end) then				-- do months have the same style?
    			return true;														-- proper order and same style
    	end
    	return false;																-- range_start month number is greater than or equal to range end number; or range end isn't a month
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< M A K E _ C O I N S _ D A T E >------------------------------------------------
    
    This function receives a table of date parts for one or two dates and an empty table reference declared in
    Module:Citation/CS1.  The function is called only for |date= parameters and only if the |date=<value> is 
    determined to be a valid date format.  The question of what to do with invalid date formats is not answered here.
    
    The date parts in the input table are converted to an ISO 8601 conforming date string:
    	single whole dates:		yyyy-mm-dd
    	month and year dates:	yyyy-mm
    	year dates:				yyyy
    	ranges:					yyyy-mm-dd/yyyy-mm-dd
    							yyyy-mm/yyyy-mm
    							yyyy/yyyy
    
    Dates in the Julian calendar are reduced to year or year/year so that we don't have to do calendar conversion from
    Julian to Proleptic Gregorian.
    
    The input table has:
    	year, year2 – always present; if before 1582, ignore months and days if present
    	month, month2 – 0 if not provided, 1-12 for months, 21-24 for seasons; 99 Christmas
    	day, day2 –  0 if not provided, 1-31 for days
    	
    the output table receives:
    	rftdate:	an ISO 8601 formatted date
    	rftchron:	a free-form version of the date, usually without year which is in rftdate (season ranges and proper-name dates)
    	rftssn:		one of four season keywords: winter, spring, summer, fall (lowercase)
    	rftquarter:	one of four values: 1, 2, 3, 4
    
    ]]
    
    local function make_COinS_date (input, tCOinS_date)
    	local date;																	-- one date or first date in a range
    	local date2 = '';															-- end of range date
    -- start temporary Julian / Gregorian calendar uncertainty detection
    	local year = tonumber(input.year);											-- this temporary code to determine the extent of sources dated to the Julian/Gregorian
    	local month = tonumber(input.month);										-- interstice 1 October 1582 – 1 January 1926
    	local day = tonumber (input.day);
    	if (0 ~= day) and															-- day must have a value for this to be a whole date
    		(((1582 == year) and (10 <= month) and (12 >= month)) or				-- any whole 1582 date from 1 October to 31 December or
    			((1926 == year) and (1 == month) and (1 == input.day)) or			-- 1 January 1926 or
    				((1582 < year) and (1925 >= year))) then						-- any date 1 January 1583 – 31 December 1925
    					tCOinS_date.inter_cal_cat = true;							-- set category flag true
    	end
    -- end temporary Julian / Gregorian calendar uncertainty detection
    	
    	if 1582 > tonumber(input.year) or 20 < tonumber(input.month) then			-- Julian calendar or season so &rft.date gets year only
    		date = input.year;
    		if 0 ~= input.year2 and input.year ~= input.year2 then					-- if a range, only the second year portion when not the same as range start year
    			date = string.format ('%.4d/%.4d', tonumber(input.year), tonumber(input.year2))		-- assemble the date range
    		end
    		if 20 < tonumber(input.month) then										-- if season or proper-name date
    			local season = {[24] = 'winter', [21] = 'spring', [22] = 'summer', [23] = 'fall', [33] = '1', [34] = '2', [35] = '3', [36] = '4', [98] = 'Easter', [99] = 'Christmas'};	-- seasons lowercase, no autumn; proper-names use title case
    			if 0 == input.month2 then											-- single season date
    				if 40 < tonumber(input.month) then
    					tCOinS_date.rftchron = season[input.month];					-- proper-name dates
    				elseif 30 < tonumber(input.month) then
    					tCOinS_date.rftquarter = season[input.month];				-- quarters
    				else
    					tCOinS_date.rftssn = season[input.month];					-- seasons
    				end
    			else																-- season range with a second season specified
    				if input.year ~= input.year2 then								-- season year – season year range or season year–year
    					tCOinS_date.rftssn = season[input.month];					-- start of range season; keep this?
    					if 0~= input.month2 then
    						tCOinS_date.rftchron = string.format ('%s %s – %s %s', season[input.month], input.year, season[input.month2], input.year2);
    					end
    				else															-- season–season year range
    					tCOinS_date.rftssn = season[input.month];					-- start of range season; keep this?
    					tCOinS_date.rftchron = season[input.month] .. '–' .. season[input.month2];	-- season–season year range
    				end
    			end
    		end
    		tCOinS_date.rftdate = date;
    		return;																	-- done
    	end
    	
    	if 0 ~= input.day then
    		date = string.format ('%s-%.2d-%.2d', input.year, tonumber(input.month), tonumber(input.day));	-- whole date
    	elseif 0 ~= input.month then
    		date = string.format ('%s-%.2d', input.year, tonumber(input.month));	-- year and month
    	else
    		date = string.format ('%s', input.year);								-- just year
    	end
    
    	if 0 ~= input.year2 then
    		if 0 ~= input.day2 then
    			date2 = string.format ('/%s-%.2d-%.2d', input.year2, tonumber(input.month2), tonumber(input.day2));		-- whole date
    		elseif 0 ~= input.month2 then
    			date2 = string.format ('/%s-%.2d', input.year2, tonumber(input.month2));	-- year and month
    		else
    			date2 = string.format ('/%s', input.year2);							-- just year
    		end
    	end
    	
    	tCOinS_date.rftdate = date .. date2;										-- date2 has the '/' separator
    	return;
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< P A T T E R N S >--------------------------------------------------------------
    
    this is the list of patterns for date formats that this module recognizes.  Approximately the first half of these
    patterns represent formats that might be reformatted into another format.  Those that might be reformatted have
    'indicator' letters that identify the content of the matching capture: 'd' (day), 'm' (month), 'a' (anchor year),
    'y' (year); second day, month, year have a '2' suffix.
    
    These patterns are used for both date validation and for reformatting.  This table should not be moved to ~/Configuration
    because changes to this table require changes to check_date() and to reformatter() and reformat_date()
    
    ]]
    
    local patterns = {
    	 																			-- year-initial numerical year-month-day
    	['ymd'] = {'^(%d%d%d%d)%-(%d%d)%-(%d%d)$', 'y', 'm', 'd'},					
    																				-- month-initial: month day, year
    	['Mdy'] = {'^(%D-) +([1-9]%d?), +((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)$', 'm', 'd', 'a', 'y'},
    																				-- month-initial day range: month day–day, year; days are separated by endash
    	['Md-dy'] = {'^(%D-) +([1-9]%d?)[%-–]([1-9]%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'd', 'd2', 'a', 'y'},
    																				-- day-initial: day month year
    	['dMy'] = {'^([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)$', 'd', 'm', 'a', 'y'},
    																				-- year-initial: year month day; day: 1 or 2 two digits, leading zero allowed; not supported at en.wiki
    	--	['yMd'] = {'^((%d%d%d%d?)%a?) +(%D-) +(%d%d?)$', 'a', 'y', 'm', 'd'},
    																				-- day-range-initial: day–day month year; days are separated by endash
    	['d-dMy'] = {'^([1-9]%d?)[%-–]([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'd', 'd2', 'm', 'a', 'y'},
    																				-- day initial month-day-range: day month - day month year; uses spaced endash
    	['dM-dMy'] = {'^([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +[%-–] +([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'd', 'm', 'd2', 'm2', 'a', 'y'},
    																				-- month initial month-day-range: month day – month day, year;  uses spaced endash
    	['Md-Mdy'] = {'^(%D-) +([1-9]%d?) +[%-–] +(%D-) +([1-9]%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$','m', 'd', 'm2', 'd2', 'a', 'y'},
    																				-- day initial month-day-year-range: day month year - day month year; uses spaced endash
    	['dMy-dMy'] = {'^([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +([1-9]%d?) +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'd', 'm', 'y', 'd2', 'm2', 'a', 'y2'},
    																				-- month initial month-day-year-range: month day, year – month day, year;  uses spaced endash
    	['Mdy-Mdy'] = {'^(%D-) +([1-9]%d?), +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +(%D-) +([1-9]%d?), +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'd', 'y', 'm2', 'd2', 'a', 'y2'},
    
    																				-- these date formats cannot be converted, per se, but month name can be rendered short or long
    																				-- month/season year - month/season year; separated by spaced endash
    	['My-My'] = {'^(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d) +[%-–] +(%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'y', 'm2', 'a', 'y2'},
    																				-- month/season range year; months separated by endash
    	['M-My'] = {'^(%D-)[%-–](%D-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'm2', 'a', 'y'},
    																				-- month/season year or proper-name year; quarter year when First Quarter YYYY etc.
    	['My'] = {'^([^%d–]-) +((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$', 'm', 'a', 'y'},					-- this way because endash is a member of %D; %D- will match January–March 2019 when it shouldn't
    
    																				-- these date formats cannot be converted
    	['Sy4-y2'] = {'^(%D-) +((%d%d)%d%d)[%-–]((%d%d)%a?)$'},						-- special case Winter/Summer year-year (YYYY-YY); year separated with unspaced endash
    	['Sy-y'] = {'^(%D-) +(%d%d%d%d)[%-–]((%d%d%d%d)%a?)$'},						-- special case Winter/Summer year-year; year separated with unspaced endash
    	['y-y'] = {'^(%d%d%d%d?)[%-–]((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)$'},							-- year range: YYY-YYY or YYY-YYYY or YYYY–YYYY; separated by unspaced endash; 100-9999
    	['y4-y2'] = {'^((%d%d)%d%d)[%-–]((%d%d)%a?)$'},								-- year range: YYYY–YY; separated by unspaced endash
    	['ymx'] = {'^(%d%d%d%d)%-(%d%d)%-XX$', 'y', 'm'},							-- edtf year-initial numerical year-month-XX
    	['y'] = {'^((%d%d%d%d?)%a?)$'},												-- year; here accept either YYY or YYYY
    	}
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< C H E C K _ D A T E >----------------------------------------------------------
    
    Check date format to see that it is one of the formats approved by WP:DATESNO or WP:DATERANGE. Exception: only
    allowed range separator is endash.  Additionally, check the date to see that it is a real date: no 31 in 30-day
    months; no 29 February when not a leap year.  Months, both long-form and three character abbreviations, and seasons
    must be spelled correctly.  Future years beyond next year are not allowed.
    
    If the date fails the format tests, this function returns false and does not return values for anchor_year and
    COinS_date.  When this happens, the date parameter is (DEBUG: not?) used in the COinS metadata and the CITEREF identifier gets
    its year from the year parameter if present otherwise CITEREF does not get a date value.
    
    Inputs:
    	date_string - date string from date-holding parameters (date, year, publication-date, access-date, pmc-embargo-date, archive-date, lay-date)
    
    Returns:
    	false if date string is not a real date; else
    	true, anchor_year, COinS_date
    		anchor_year can be used in CITEREF anchors
    		COinS_date is ISO 8601 format date; see make_COInS_date()
    
    ]]
    
    local function check_date (date_string, param, tCOinS_date)
    	local year;																	-- assume that year2, months, and days are not used;
    	local year2 = 0;															-- second year in a year range
    	local month = 0;
    	local month2 = 0;															-- second month in a month range
    	local day = 0;
    	local day2 = 0;																-- second day in a day range
    	local anchor_year;
    	local coins_date;
    
    	if date_string:match (patterns['ymd'][1]) then								-- year-initial numerical year month day format
    		year, month, day = date_string:match (patterns['ymd'][1]);
    		if 12 < tonumber(month) or 1 > tonumber(month) or 1582 > tonumber(year) or 0 == tonumber(day) then return false; end	-- month or day number not valid or not Gregorian calendar
    		anchor_year = year;
    	
    	elseif date_string:match (patterns['ymx'][1]) then							-- year-initial numerical year month edtf format
    		year, month = date_string:match (patterns['ymx'][1]);
    		if 12 < tonumber(month) or 1 > tonumber(month) or 1582 > tonumber(year) or not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end	-- month number not valid or not Gregorian calendar or future year
    		anchor_year = year;
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Mdy'][1]) then				-- month-initial: month day, year
    		month, day, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Mdy'][1]);
    		month = get_month_number (month);
    		if 0 == month then return false; end									-- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    				
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Md-dy'][1]) then				-- month-initial day range: month day–day, year; days are separated by endash
    		month, day, day2, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Md-dy'][1]);
    		if tonumber(day) >= tonumber(day2) then return false; end				-- date range order is left to right: earlier to later; dates may not be the same;
    		month = get_month_number (month);
    		if 0 == month then return false; end									-- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    		month2=month;															-- for metadata
    		year2 = year;
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dMy'][1]) then				-- day-initial: day month year
    		day, month, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dMy'][1]);
    		month = get_month_number (month);
    		if 0 == month then return false; end									-- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    
    --[[ NOT supported at en.wiki
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['yMd'][1]) then				-- year-initial: year month day; day: 1 or 2 two digits, leading zero allowed
    		anchor_year, year, month, day = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['yMd'][1]);
    		month = get_month_number (month);
    		if 0 == month then return false; end									-- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    -- end NOT supported at en.wiki ]]
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['d-dMy'][1]) then				-- day-range-initial: day–day month year; days are separated by endash
    		day, day2, month, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['d-dMy'][1]);
    		if tonumber(day) >= tonumber(day2) then return false; end				-- date range order is left to right: earlier to later; dates may not be the same;
    		month = get_month_number (month);
    		if 0 == month then return false; end									-- return false if month text isn't one of the twelve months
    		month2 = month;															-- for metadata
    		year2 = year;
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dM-dMy'][1]) then			-- day initial month-day-range: day month - day month year; uses spaced endash
    		day, month, day2, month2, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dM-dMy'][1]);
    		if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2)) or not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end	-- date range order is left to right: earlier to later;
    		month = get_month_number (month);										-- for metadata
    		month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    		year2 = year;
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Md-Mdy'][1]) then			-- month initial month-day-range: month day – month day, year; uses spaced endash
    		month, day, month2, day2, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Md-Mdy'][1]);
    		if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2, param)) or not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end
    		month = get_month_number (month);										-- for metadata
    		month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    		year2 = year;
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dMy-dMy'][1]) then			-- day initial month-day-year-range: day month year - day month year; uses spaced endash
    		day, month, year, day2, month2, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['dMy-dMy'][1]);
    		if tonumber(year2) <= tonumber(year) then return false; end				-- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    		if not is_valid_year(year2) or not is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then return false; end		-- year2 no more than one year in the future; months same style
    		month = get_month_number (month);										-- for metadata
    		month2 = get_month_number (month2);
    		if 0 == month or 0 == month2 then return false; end						-- both must be valid
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Mdy-Mdy'][1]) then			-- month initial month-day-year-range: month day, year – month day, year; uses spaced endash
    		month, day, year, month2, day2, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Mdy-Mdy'][1]);
    		if tonumber(year2) <= tonumber(year) then return false; end				-- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    		if not is_valid_year(year2) or not is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then return false; end		-- year2 no more than one year in the future; months same style
    		month = get_month_number (month);										-- for metadata
    		month2 = get_month_number(month2);
    		if 0 == month or 0 == month2 then return false; end						-- both must be valid
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Sy4-y2'][1]) then			-- special case Winter/Summer year-year (YYYY-YY); year separated with unspaced endash
    		local century;
    		month, year, century, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Sy4-y2'][1]);
    		if 'Winter' ~= month and 'Summer' ~= month then return false end;		-- 'month' can only be Winter or Summer
    		anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year;								-- assemble anchor_year from both years
    		year2 = century..year2;													-- add the century to year2 for comparisons
    		if 1 ~= tonumber(year2) - tonumber(year) then return false; end			-- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    		if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end						-- no year farther in the future than next year
    		month = get_season_number(month, param);
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Sy-y'][1]) then				-- special case Winter/Summer year-year; year separated with unspaced endash
    		month, year, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['Sy-y'][1]);
    		if 'Winter' ~= month and 'Summer' ~= month then return false end;		-- 'month' can only be Winter or Summer
    		anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year;										-- assemble anchor_year from both years
    		if 1 ~= tonumber(year2) - tonumber(year) then return false; end			-- must be sequential years, left to right, earlier to later
    		if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end						-- no year farther in the future than next year
    		month = get_season_number (month, param);								-- for metadata
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['My-My'][1]) then				-- month/season year - month/season year; separated by spaced endash
    		month, year, month2, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['My-My'][1]);
    		anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year;								-- assemble anchor_year from both years
    		if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end				-- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    		if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end						-- no year farther in the future than next year
    		if 0 ~= get_month_number(month) and 0 ~= get_month_number(month2) and is_valid_month_range_style(month, month2) then 	-- both must be month year, same month style
    			month = get_month_number(month);
    			month2 = get_month_number(month2);
    		elseif 0 ~= get_season_number(month, param) and 0 ~= get_season_number(month2, param) then	-- both must be season year, not mixed
    			month = get_season_number(month, param);
    			month2 = get_season_number(month2, param);
    		else
    			 return false;
    		end
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['M-My'][1]) then				-- month/season range year; months separated by endash 
    		month, month2, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['M-My'][1]);
    		if (not is_valid_month_season_range(month, month2, param)) or (not is_valid_year(year)) then return false; end
    		if 0 ~= get_month_number(month) then									-- determined to be a valid range so just check this one to know if month or season
    			month = get_month_number(month);
    			month2 = get_month_number(month2);
    			if 0 == month or 0 == month2 then return false; end
    		else
    			month = get_season_number(month, param);
    			month2 = get_season_number(month2, param);
    		end
    		year2 = year;
    		
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['My'][1]) then				-- month/season/quarter/proper-name year
    		month, anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['My'][1]);
    		if not is_valid_year(year) then return false; end
    		month = get_element_number(month, param);								-- get month season quarter proper-name number or nil
    		if not month then return false; end										-- not valid whatever it is
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y-y'][1]) then				-- Year range: YYY-YYY or YYY-YYYY or YYYY–YYYY; separated by unspaced endash; 100-9999
    		year, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y-y'][1]);
    		anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year;								-- assemble anchor year from both years
    		if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end				-- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    		if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end						-- no year farther in the future than next year
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y4-y2'][1]) then				-- Year range: YYYY–YY; separated by unspaced endash
    		local century;
    		year, century, anchor_year, year2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y4-y2'][1]);
    		anchor_year = year .. '–' .. anchor_year;								-- assemble anchor year from both years
    
    		if in_array (param, {'date', 'publication-date', 'year'}) then
    			add_prop_cat ('year_range_abbreviated');
    		end
    
    		if 13 > tonumber(year2) then return false; end							-- don't allow 2003-05 which might be May 2003
    		year2 = century .. year2;													-- add the century to year2 for comparisons
    		if tonumber(year) >= tonumber(year2) then return false; end				-- left to right, earlier to later, not the same
    		if not is_valid_year(year2) then return false; end						-- no year farther in the future than next year
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y'][1]) then					-- year; here accept either YYY or YYYY
    		anchor_year, year = mw.ustring.match(date_string, patterns['y'][1]);
    		if false == is_valid_year(year) then
    			return false;
    		end
    
    	else
    		return false;															-- date format not one of the MOS:DATE approved formats
    	end
    
    	if 'access-date' == param then												-- test accessdate here because we have numerical date parts
    		if 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 							-- all parts of a single date required
    			0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 == day2 then						-- none of these; accessdate must not be a range
    				if not is_valid_accessdate(year .. '-' .. month .. '-' .. day) then	
    					return false;												-- return false when accessdate out of bounds
    				end
    		else
    			return false;														-- return false when accessdate is a range of two dates
    		end
    	end
    
    	local result=true;															-- check whole dates for validity; assume true because not all dates will go through this test
    	if 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 == day2 then		-- YMD (simple whole date)
    		result = is_valid_date(year, month, day);
    
    	elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 == month2 and 0 ~= day2 then	-- YMD-d (day range)
    		result = is_valid_date(year, month, day);
    		result = result and is_valid_date(year, month, day2);
    
    	elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 == year2 and 0 ~= month2 and 0 ~= day2 then	-- YMD-md (day month range)
    		result = is_valid_date(year, month, day);
    		result = result and is_valid_date(year, month2, day2);
    
    	elseif 0 ~= year and 0 ~= month and 0 ~= day and 0 ~= year2 and 0 ~= month2 and 0 ~= day2 then	-- YMD-ymd (day month year range)
    		result = is_valid_date(year, month, day);
    		result = result and is_valid_date(year2, month2, day2);
    	end
    	
    	if false == result then return false; end
    
    	if nil ~= tCOinS_date then													-- this table only passed into this function when testing |date= parameter values
    		make_COinS_date ({year = year, month = month, day = day, year2 = year2, month2 = month2, day2 = day2}, tCOinS_date);	-- make an ISO 8601 date string for COinS
    	end
    	
    	return true, anchor_year;													-- format is good and date string represents a real date
    end	
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< D A T E S >--------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    Cycle the date-holding parameters in passed table date_parameters_list through check_date() to check compliance with MOS:DATE. For all valid dates, check_date() returns
    true. The |date= parameter test is unique, it is the only date holding parameter from which values for anchor_year (used in CITEREF identifiers) and COinS_date (used in
    the COinS metadata) are derived.  The |date= parameter is the only date-holding parameter that is allowed to contain the no-date keywords "n.d." or "nd" (without quotes).
    
    Unlike most error messages created in this module, only one error message is created by this function. Because all of the date holding parameters are processed serially,
    parameters with errors are added to the <error_list> sequence table as the dates are tested.
    
    ]]
    
    local function dates(date_parameters_list, tCOinS_date, error_list)
    	local anchor_year;															-- will return as nil if the date being tested is not |date=
    	local COinS_date;															-- will return as nil if the date being tested is not |date=
    	local embargo_date;															-- if embargo date is a good dmy, mdy, ymd date then holds original value else reset to 9999
    	local good_date = false;
    
    	for k, v in pairs(date_parameters_list) do									-- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    		if is_set(v.val) then													-- if the parameter has a value
    			v.val = mw.ustring.gsub(v.val, '%d', cfg.date_names.local_digits);	-- translate 'local' digits to Western 0-9
    			if v.val:match("^c%. [1-9]%d%d%d?%a?$") then						-- special case for c. year or with or without CITEREF disambiguator - only |date= and |year=
    				local year = v.val:match("c%. ([1-9]%d%d%d?)%a?");				-- get the year portion so it can be tested
    				if 'date' == k then
    					anchor_year, COinS_date = v.val:match("((c%. [1-9]%d%d%d?)%a?)");	-- anchor year and COinS_date only from |date= parameter
    					good_date = is_valid_year(year);
    				elseif 'year' == k then
    					good_date = is_valid_year(year);
    				end
    			elseif 'date' == k then												-- if the parameter is |date=
    				if v.val:match("^n%.d%.%a?$") then -- ToDo: I18N								-- if |date=n.d. with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    					good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((n%.d%.)%a?)"); -- ToDo: I18N	-- "n.d."; no error when date parameter is set to no date
    				elseif v.val:match("^nd%a?$") then -- ToDo: I18N								-- if |date=nd with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    					good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((nd)%a?)"); -- ToDo: I18N	-- "nd";	no error when date parameter is set to no date
    				else
    					good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = check_date (v.val, k, tCOinS_date);	-- go test the date
    				end
    			elseif 'year' == k then												-- if the parameter is |year= it should hold only a year value
    				if v.val:match("^[1-9]%d%d%d?%a?$") then						-- if |year = 3 or 4 digits only with or without a CITEREF disambiguator
    					good_date, anchor_year, COinS_date = true, v.val:match("((%d+)%a?)");
    				end
    			elseif 'pmc-embargo-date' == k then											-- if the parameter is |pmc-embargo-date=
    				good_date = check_date (v.val, k);								-- go test the date
    				if true == good_date then										-- if the date is a valid date
    					good_date, embargo_date = is_valid_embargo_date (v.val);	-- is |pmc-embargo-date= date a single dmy, mdy, or ymd formatted date? yes: returns embargo; no: returns 9999
    				end
    			else																-- any other date-holding parameter
    				good_date = check_date (v.val, k);								-- go test the date
    			end
    			if false == good_date then											-- assemble one error message so we don't add the tracking category multiple times
    				table.insert (error_list, wrap_style ('parameter', v.name));	-- make parameter name suitable for error message list
    			end
    		end
    	end
    	return anchor_year, embargo_date;											-- and done
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< Y E A R _ D A T E _ C H E C K >------------------------------------------------
    
    Compare the value provided in |year= with the year value(s) provided in |date=.  This function sets a local numeric value:
    	0 - year value does not match the year value in date
    	1 - (default) year value matches the year value in date or one of the year values when date contains two years
    	2 - year value matches the year value in date when date is in the form YYYY-MM-DD and year is disambiguated (|year=YYYYx)
    
    the numernic value in <result> determines the 'output' if any from this function:
    	0 – adds error message to error_list sequence table
    	1 – adds maint cat
    	2 – does nothing
    
    ]]
    
    local function year_date_check (year_string, year_origin, date_string, date_origin, error_list)
    	local year;
    	local date1;
    	local date2;
    	local result = 1;															-- result of the test; assume that the test passes
    
    	year = year_string:match ('(%d%d%d%d?)');
    
    	if date_string:match ('%d%d%d%d%-%d%d%-%d%d') and year_string:match ('%d%d%d%d%a') then	--special case where both date and year are required YYYY-MM-DD and YYYYx
    		date1 = date_string:match ('(%d%d%d%d)');
    		year = year_string:match ('(%d%d%d%d)');
    		if year ~= date1 then
    			result = 0;															-- years don't match
    		else
    			result = 2;															-- years match; but because disambiguated, don't add to maint cat
    		end
    		
    	elseif date_string:match ("%d%d%d%d?.-%d%d%d%d?") then						-- any of the standard range formats of date with two three- or four-digit years
    		date1, date2 = date_string:match ("(%d%d%d%d?).-(%d%d%d%d?)");
    		if year ~= date1 and year ~= date2 then
    			result = 0;
    		end
    
    	elseif mw.ustring.match(date_string, "%d%d%d%d[%-–]%d%d") then				-- YYYY-YY date ranges
    		local century;
    		date1, century, date2 = mw.ustring.match(date_string, "((%d%d)%d%d)[%-–]+(%d%d)");
    		date2 = century..date2;													-- convert YY to YYYY
    		if year ~= date1 and year ~= date2 then
    			result = 0;
    		end
    
    	elseif date_string:match ("%d%d%d%d?") then									-- any of the standard formats of date with one year
    		date1 = date_string:match ("(%d%d%d%d?)");
    		if year ~= date1 then
    			result = 0;
    		end
    	else																		-- should never get here; this function called only when no other date errors
    		result = 0;																-- no recognizable year in date
    	end
    
    	if 0 == result then															-- year / date mismatch
    		table.insert (error_list, substitute (cfg.messages['mismatch'], {year_origin, date_origin}));	-- add error message to error_list sequence table
    	elseif 1 == result then														-- redundant year / date
    		set_message ('maint_date_year');										-- add a maint cat
    	end
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< R E F O R M A T T E R >--------------------------------------------------------
    
    reformat 'date' into new format specified by format_param if pattern_idx (the current format of 'date') can be
    reformatted.  Does the grunt work for reformat_dates().
    
    The table re_formats maps pattern_idx (current format) and format_param (desired format) to a table that holds:
    	format string used by string.format()
    	identifier letters ('d', 'm', 'y', 'd2', 'm2', 'y2') that serve as indexes into a table t{} that holds captures
    		from mw.ustring.match() for the various date parts specified by  patterns[pattern_idx][1]
    
    Items in patterns{} have the general form:
    	['ymd'] = {'^(%d%d%d%d)%-(%d%d)%-(%d%d)$', 'y', 'm', 'd'}, where:
    		['ymd'] is pattern_idx
    		patterns['ymd'][1] is the match pattern with captures for mw.ustring.match()
    		patterns['ymd'][2] is an indicator letter identifying the content of the first capture
    		patterns['ymd'][3] ... the second capture etc.
    
    when a pattern matches a date, the captures are loaded into table t{} in capture order using the idemtifier
    characters as indexes into t{}  For the above, a ymd date is in t{} as:
    	t.y = first capture (year), t.m = second capture (month), t.d = third capture (day)
    
    To reformat, this function is called with the pattern_idx that matches the current format of the date and with
    format_param set to the desired format.  This function loads table t{} as described and then calls string.format()
    with the format string specified by re_format[pattern_idx][format_param][1] using values taken from t{} according
    to the capture identifier letters specified by patterns[pattern_idx][format_param][n] where n is 2..
    
    ]]
    
    local re_formats = {
    	['ymd'] = {																	-- date format is ymd; reformat to:
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y'},									-- |df=mdy
    		['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y'},									-- |df=dmy
    	--		['yMd'] = {'%s %s %s', 'y', 'm', 'd'},								-- |df=yMd; not supported at en.wiki
    		},
    	['Mdy'] = {																	-- date format is Mdy; reformat to:
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y'},									-- for long/short reformatting
    		['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y'},									-- |df=dmy
    		['ymd'] = {'%s-%s-%s', 'y', 'm', 'd'},									-- |df=ymd
    	--		['yMd'] = {'%s %s %s', 'y', 'm', 'd'},								-- |df=yMd; not supported at en.wiki
    		},
    	['dMy'] = {																	-- date format is dMy; reformat to:
    		['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y'},									-- for long/short reformatting
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y'},									-- |df=mdy
    		['ymd'] = {'%s-%s-%s', 'y', 'm', 'd'},									-- |df=ymd
    	--		['yMd'] = {'%s %s %s', 'y', 'm', 'd'},								-- |df=yMd; not supported at en.wiki
    		},
    	['Md-dy'] = {																-- date format is Md-dy; reformat to:
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s–%s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'd2', 'y'},						-- for long/short reformatting
    		['dmy'] = {'%s–%s %s %s', 'd', 'd2', 'm', 'y'},							-- |df=dmy -> d-dMy 
    		},
    	['d-dMy'] = {																-- date format is d-d>y; reformat to:
    		['dmy'] = {'%s–%s %s %s', 'd', 'd2', 'm', 'y'},							-- for long/short reformatting
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s–%s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'd2', 'y'},						-- |df=mdy -> Md-dy 
    		},
    	['dM-dMy'] = {																-- date format is dM-dMy; reformat to:
    		['dmy'] = {'%s %s – %s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'd2', 'm2', 'y'},				-- for long/short reformatting
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s – %s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'm2', 'd2', 'y'},				-- |df=mdy -> Md-Mdy 
    		},
    	['Md-Mdy'] = {																-- date format is Md-Mdy; reformat to:
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s – %s %s, %s', 'm', 'd',  'm2', 'd2', 'y'},			-- for long/short reformatting
    		['dmy'] = {'%s %s – %s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'd2', 'm2', 'y'},				-- |df=dmy -> dM-dMy 
    		},
    	['dMy-dMy'] = {																-- date format is dMy-dMy; reformat to:
    		['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s – %s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y', 'd2', 'm2', 'y2'},		-- for long/short reformatting
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s – %s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y', 'm2', 'd2', 'y2'},	-- |df=mdy -> Mdy-Mdy 
    		},
    	['Mdy-Mdy'] = {																-- date format is Mdy-Mdy; reformat to:
    		['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s – %s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y', 'm2', 'd2', 'y2'},	-- for long/short reformatting
    		['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s – %s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y', 'd2', 'm2', 'y2'},		-- |df=dmy -> dMy-dMy 
    		},
    	['My-My'] = {																-- these for long/short reformatting
    		['any'] = {'%s %s – %s %s', 'm', 'y', 'm2', 'y2'},						-- dmy/mdy agnostic
    		},
    	['M-My'] = {																-- these for long/short reformatting
    		['any'] = {'%s–%s %s', 'm', 'm2', 'y'},									-- dmy/mdy agnostic
    		},
    	['My'] = {																	-- these for long/short reformatting
    		['any'] = {'%s %s', 'm', 'y'},											-- dmy/mdy agnostic
    		},
    	--	['yMd'] = {																-- not supported at en.wiki
    	--		['mdy'] = {'%s %s, %s', 'm', 'd', 'y'},								-- |df=mdy
    	--		['dmy'] = {'%s %s %s', 'd', 'm', 'y'},								-- |df=dmy
    	--		['ymd'] = {'%s-%s-%s', 'y', 'm', 'd'},								-- |df=ymd
    	--		},
    	}
    
    
    local function reformatter (date, pattern_idx, format_param, mon_len)
    	if not in_array (pattern_idx, {'ymd', 'Mdy', 'Md-dy', 'dMy', 'yMd', 'd-dMy', 'dM-dMy', 'Md-Mdy', 'dMy-dMy', 'Mdy-Mdy', 'My-My', 'M-My', 'My'}) then
    		return;																	-- not in this set of date format patterns then not a reformattable date
    	end
    	
    	if 'ymd' == format_param and in_array (pattern_idx, {'ymd', 'Md-dy', 'd-dMy', 'dM-dMy', 'Md-Mdy', 'dMy-dMy', 'Mdy-Mdy', 'My-My', 'M-My', 'My'}) then
    		return;																	-- ymd date ranges not supported at en.wiki; no point in reformatting ymd to ymd
    	end
    
    	if in_array (pattern_idx, {'My', 'M-My', 'My-My'}) then						-- these are not dmy/mdy so can't be 'reformatted' into either
    		format_param = 'any';													-- so format-agnostic 
    	end
    
    																				-- yMd is not supported at en.wiki; if yMd is supported at your wiki, uncomment the next line
    	--	if 'yMd' == format_param and in_array (pattern_idx, {'yMd', 'Md-dy', 'd-dMy', 'dM-dMy', 'Md-Mdy', 'dMy-dMy', 'Mdy-Mdy'}) then	-- these formats not convertable; yMd not supported at en.wiki
    	-- if yMd is supported at your wiki, remove or comment-out the next line
    	if 'yMd' == format_param then												-- yMd not supported at en.wiki
    		return;																	-- not a reformattable date
    	end
    	
    	local c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7;											-- these hold the captures specified in patterns[pattern_idx][1]
    	c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7 = mw.ustring.match (date, patterns[pattern_idx][1]);	-- get the captures
    
    	local t = {																	-- table that holds k/v pairs of date parts from the captures and patterns[pattern_idx][2..]
    		[patterns[pattern_idx][2]] = c1;										-- at minimum there is always one capture with a matching indicator letter
    		[patterns[pattern_idx][3] or 'x'] = c2;									-- patterns can have a variable number of captures; each capture requires an indicator letter;
    		[patterns[pattern_idx][4] or 'x'] = c3;									-- where there is no capture, there is no indicator letter so n in patterns[pattern_idx][n] will be nil;
    		[patterns[pattern_idx][5] or 'x'] = c4;									-- the 'x' here spoofs an indicator letter to prevent 'table index is nil' error
    		[patterns[pattern_idx][6] or 'x'] = c5;
    		[patterns[pattern_idx][7] or 'x'] = c6;
    		[patterns[pattern_idx][8] or 'x'] = c7;
    		};
    
    	if t.a then																	-- if this date has an anchor year capture
    		t.y = t.a;																-- use the anchor year capture when reassembling the date
    	end
    
    	if tonumber(t.m) then														-- if raw month is a number (converting from ymd)
    		if 's' == mon_len then													-- if we are to use abbreviated month names
    			t.m = cfg.date_names['inv_local_s'][tonumber(t.m)];					-- convert it to a month name
    		else
    			t.m = cfg.date_names['inv_local_l'][tonumber(t.m)];					-- convert it to a month name
    		end
    		t.d = t.d:gsub ('0(%d)', '%1');											-- strip leading '0' from day if present
    	elseif 'ymd' == format_param then											-- when converting to ymd
    		if 1582 > tonumber(t.y) then											-- ymd format dates not allowed before 1582
    			return;
    		end
    		t.m = string.format ('%02d', get_month_number (t.m));					-- make sure that month and day are two digits
    		t.d = string.format ('%02d', t.d);
    	elseif mon_len then															-- if mon_len is set to either 'short' or 'long'
    		for _, mon in ipairs ({'m', 'm2'}) do									-- because there can be two month names, check both 
    			if t[mon] then
    				t[mon] = get_month_number (t[mon]);								-- get the month number for this month (is length agnostic)
    				if 0 == t[mon] then return; end									-- seasons and named dates can't be converted
    				t[mon] = (('s' == mon_len) and cfg.date_names['inv_local_s'][t[mon]]) or cfg.date_names['inv_local_l'][t[mon]];	-- fetch month name according to length
    			end
    		end
    	end
    
    	local new_date = string.format (re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][1],	-- format string
    		t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][2]],							-- named captures from t{}
    		t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][3]],
    		t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][4]],
    		t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][5]],
    		t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][6]],
    		t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][7]],
    		t[re_formats[pattern_idx][format_param][8]]
    		);
    
    	return new_date;
    end
    
    
    --[[-------------------------< R E F O R M A T _ D A T E S >--------------------------------------------------
    
    Reformats existing dates into the format specified by format.
    
    format is one of several manual keywords: dmy, dmy-all, mdy, mdy-all, ymd, ymd-all.  The -all version includes
    access- and archive-dates; otherwise these dates are not reformatted.
    
    This function allows automatic date formatting.  In ~/Configuration, the article source is searched for one of
    the {{use xxx dates}} templates.  If found, xxx becomes the global date format as xxx-all.  If |cs1-dates= in
    {{use xxx dates}} has legitimate value then that value determines how cs1|2 dates will be rendered.  Legitimate
    values for |cs1-dates= are:
    	l - all dates are rendered with long month names
    	ls - publication dates use long month names; access-/archive-dates use abbreviated month names
    	ly - publication dates use long month names; access-/archive-dates rendered in ymd format
    	s - all dates are rendered with abbreviated (short) month names
    	sy - publication dates use abbreviated month names; access-/archive-dates rendered in ymd format
    	y - all dates are rendered in ymd format
    
    the format argument for automatic date formatting will be the format specified by {{use xxx dates}} with the
    value supplied by |cs1-dates so one of: xxx-l, xxx-ls, xxx-ly, xxx-s, xxx-sy, xxx-y, or simply xxx (|cs1-dates=
    empty, omitted, or invalid) where xxx shall be either of dmy or mdy.
    
    dates are extracted from date_parameters_list, reformatted (if appropriate), and then written back into the
    list in the new format.  Dates in date_parameters_list are presumed here to be valid (no errors).  This function
    returns true when a date has been reformatted, false else.  Actual reformatting is done by reformatter().
    
    ]]
    
    local function reformat_dates (date_parameters_list, format)
    	local all = false;															-- set to false to skip access- and archive-dates
    	local len_p = 'l';															-- default publication date length shall be long
    	local len_a = 'l';															-- default access-/archive-date length shall be long
    	local result = false;
    	local new_date;																
    	
    	if format:match('%a+%-all') then											-- manual df keyword; auto df keyword when length not specified in {{use xxx dates}}; 
    		format = format:match('(%a+)%-all');									-- extract the format
    		all = true;																-- all dates are long format dates because this keyword doesn't specify length
    	elseif format:match('%a+%-[lsy][sy]?') then									-- auto df keywords; internal only
    		all = true;																-- auto df applies to all dates; use length specified by capture len_p for all dates
    		format, len_p, len_a = format:match('(%a+)%-([lsy])([sy]?)');			-- extract the format and length keywords
    		if 'y' == len_p then													-- because allowed by MOS:DATEUNIFY (sort of) range dates and My dates not reformatted
    			format = 'ymd';														-- override {{use xxx dates}}
    		elseif (not is_set(len_a)) or (len_p == len_a) then						-- no access-/archive-date length specified or same length as publication dates then
    			len_a = len_p;														-- in case len_a not set
    		end
    	end																			-- else only publication dates and they are long
    
    	for param_name, param_val in pairs (date_parameters_list) do				-- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    		if is_set (param_val.val) then											-- if the parameter has a value
    			if not (not all and in_array (param_name, {'access-date', 'archive-date'})) then	-- skip access- or archive-date unless format is xxx-all; yeah, ugly; TODO: find a better way
    				for pattern_idx, pattern in pairs (patterns) do
    					if mw.ustring.match (param_val.val, pattern[1]) then
    						if all and in_array (param_name, {'access-date', 'archive-date'}) then	-- if this date is an access- or archive-date
    							new_date = reformatter (param_val.val, pattern_idx, (('y' == len_a) and 'ymd') or format, len_a);	-- choose ymd or dmy/mdy according to len_a setting
    						else													-- all other dates
    							new_date = reformatter (param_val.val, pattern_idx, format, len_p);
    						end
    						
    						if new_date then										-- set when date was reformatted
    							date_parameters_list[param_name].val = new_date;	-- update date in date list
    							result = true;										-- and announce that changes have been made
    						end
    					end	-- if
    				end		-- for
    			end			-- if
    		end				-- if
    	end					-- for
    return result;																	-- declare boolean result and done
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< D A T E _ H Y P H E N _ T O _ D A S H >----------------------------------------
    
    Loops through the list of date-holding parameters and converts any hyphen to an ndash.  Not called if the cs1|2
    template has any date errors.
    
    Modifies the date_parameters_list and returns true if hyphens are replaced, else returns false.
    
    ]]
    
    local function date_hyphen_to_dash (date_parameters_list)
    	local result = false;
    	local n;
    	for param_name, param_val in pairs(date_parameters_list) do					-- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    		if is_set (param_val.val) and
    			not mw.ustring.match (param_val.val, patterns.ymd[1]) then			-- for those that are not ymd dates (ustring because here digits may not be Western)
    				param_val.val, n = param_val.val:gsub ('%-', '–');				-- replace any hyphen with ndash
    				if 0 ~= n then
    					date_parameters_list[param_name].val = param_val.val;		-- update the list
    					result = true;
    				end
    		end
    	end
    	return result;																-- so we know if any hyphens were replaced
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< E D T F _ T R A N S F O R M >--------------------------------------------------
    
    Loops through the list of date-holding parameters and converts any EDTF formatted dates to MOS compliant dates.
    Only YYY-MM-XX supported at this time. Not called if the cs1|2 template has any date errors.
    
    must be done before reformat_dates() and before date_hyphen_to_dash()
    
    Modifies the date_parameters_list and returns true if transformation is performed, else returns false.
    
    ]]
    
    local function edtf_transform (date_parameters_list)
    	local result = false;
    	local source_date = {};
    
    	for param_name, param_val in pairs(date_parameters_list) do					-- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    		if is_set(param_val.val) and param_val.val:match (patterns.ymx[1]) then	-- if parameter is set and is an EDTF dates
    			source_date.year, source_date.month = param_val.val:match (patterns.ymx[1]);	-- get year and month number
    			source_date.day = 1;												-- required by os.time()
    			date_parameters_list[param_name].val = mw.text.trim (os.date ('%B %Y', os.time (source_date)));
    			result = true;
    		end
    	end
    	return result;																-- so we know if a transform was done
    end
    
    
    --[[-------------------------< D A T E _ N A M E _ X L A T E >------------------------------------------------
    
    Attempts to translate English month names to local-language month names using names supplied by MediaWiki's
    date parser function.  This is simple name-for-name replacement and may not work for all languages.
    
    if xlat_dig is true, this function will also translate Western (English) digits to the local language's digits.
    This will also translate ymd dates.
    
    ]]
    
    local function date_name_xlate (date_parameters_list, xlt_dig)
    	local xlate;
    	local mode;																	-- long or short month names
    	local modified = false;
    	local date;
    	
    	for param_name, param_val in pairs(date_parameters_list) do					-- for each date-holding parameter in the list
    		if is_set(param_val.val) then											-- if the parameter has a value
    			date = param_val.val;
    			for month in mw.ustring.gmatch (date, '%a+') do						-- iterate through all dates in the date (single date or date range)
    				if cfg.date_names.en.long[month] then
    					mode = 'F';													-- English name is long so use long local name
    				elseif cfg.date_names.en.short[month] then
    					mode = 'M';													-- English name is short so use short local name
    				else
    					mode = nil;													-- not an English month name; could be local language month name or an English season name
    				end
    		
    				if mode then													-- might be a season
    					xlate = lang_object:formatDate(mode, '1' .. month);			-- translate the month name to this local language
    					date = mw.ustring.gsub (date, month, xlate);				-- replace the English with the translation
    					date_parameters_list[param_name].val = date;				-- save the translated date
    					modified = true;
    				end
    			end
    
    			if xlt_dig then														-- shall we also translate digits?
    				date = date:gsub ('%d', cfg.date_names.xlate_digits);			-- translate digits from Western to 'local digits'
    				date_parameters_list[param_name].val = date;					-- save the translated date
    				modified = true;
    			end
    		end
    	end
    	
    	return modified;
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< S E T _ S E L E C T E D _ M O D U L E S >--------------------------------------
    
    Sets local imported functions table to same (live or sandbox) as that used by the other modules.
    
    ]]
    
    local function set_selected_modules (cfg_table_ptr, utilities_page_ptr)
    	add_prop_cat = utilities_page_ptr.add_prop_cat ;							-- import functions from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities module
    	is_set = utilities_page_ptr.is_set;
    	in_array = utilities_page_ptr.in_array;
    	set_message = utilities_page_ptr.set_message;
    	substitute = utilities_page_ptr.substitute;
    	wrap_style = utilities_page_ptr.wrap_style;
    
    	cfg = cfg_table_ptr;														-- import tables from selected Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration
    end
    
    
    --[[--------------------------< E X P O R T E D   F U N C T I O N S >------------------------------------------
    ]]
    
    return {																		-- return exported functions
    	dates = dates,
    	year_date_check = year_date_check,
    	reformat_dates = reformat_dates,
    	date_hyphen_to_dash = date_hyphen_to_dash,
    	date_name_xlate = date_name_xlate,
    	edtf_transform = edtf_transform,
    	set_selected_modules = set_selected_modules
    	}