Module:StripLink

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

local p = {}

-- Main function. Expects the link as the first unnamed argument.
function p.strip(frame)
    -- Get the input string (could be a link like [[url]])
    local input = frame.args[1] or ''
    -- Use pattern matching to strip [[ and ]]
    -- This will capture the minimal content between [[ and ]]
    local stripped = input:match('%[%[%s*(.-)%s*%]%]')
    -- If a match was found, return it; otherwise, return the original input
    return stripped or input
end

return p