Module:HelperFunctions

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-- Module for various useful helper functions
local p = {}

function p.sum(...)
    local frame = mw.getCurrentFrame()
    local result = 0
    for i,v in ipairs(frame.args) do
        result = result + tonumber(v)
    end

    return tostring(result)
end

function p.average(...)
    local frame = mw.getCurrentFrame()
    local result = 0
    local count = 0
    for i,v in ipairs(frame.args) do
        result = result + tonumber(v)
        count = count + 1
    end

    if count ~= 0 then
        return string.format("%.4g", result / count)
    else
        return tostring(0)
    end
end

return p