Module:Cite book

Citation template for books.

• Module: Module:Cite book

TemplateData

Generic citation template for books and published volumes.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author(s)	author	Author(s) of the book. Multiple authors can be separated with semicolons or 'and'.	String	suggested
Chapter title	chapter	Title of the chapter	String	suggested
Book title	title	Title of the book	String	suggested
Publisher	publisher	Publisher of the book	String	suggested
Publication date	date	Publication year or full date	Date	suggested
Pages	pages	Page range of the article	String	suggested
Page	page	Single page reference (used if pages is not set)	String	optional

---

local p = {}

function p.cite(frame)
    local args = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs(frame)
    local output = ""

    -- 1. Author
    if args.author then
        output = args.author .. ", "
    end

    -- 2. Chapter
    if args.chapter then
        output = output .. '“' .. args.chapter .. ',” in '
    end

    -- 3. Title (italicized)
    if args.title then
        output = output .. "''" .. args.title .. "''"
    end

    -- 4. Publisher and/or date (in parentheses)
    if args.publisher or args.date then
        local pubParts = {}
        if args.publisher then table.insert(pubParts, args.publisher) end
        if args.date then table.insert(pubParts, args.date) end
        
        output = output .. " (" .. table.concat(pubParts, ", ") .. ")"
    end

    -- 5. Pages
    if args.pages then
        output = output .. ", pp. " .. args.pages
    elseif args.page then
        output = output .. ", p. " .. args.page
    end

    return output
end

return p