Module:Stock tickers/LSE

local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs local p = {}

function p.GetURL(frame) local args = getArgs(frame) return p._GetURL(args) end

function p._GetURL(args) local ticker = args[1] local isin = args.isin local fourway = args.fourway local otherinput = args[2]

if not ticker then url = "http://www.londonstockexchange.com/" return url end

-- Handle cases where people don't use the proper paraamter names if otherinput then -- If the isin wasn't explicitly passed check if it was the second variable if not isin and string.len(otherinput) == 12 then isin = otherinput -- If the four way key wasn't explicitly passed check if it was the second variable elseif not fourway and string.len(otherinput) > 12 then fourway = otherinput end end

-- If you have the four way key then you know the isin if fourway and not isin then isin = string.sub(fourway, 0, 12) end

-- If you have the four way key you can link direclty to the security if fourway then url = 'http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary/' .. fourway .. ".html" -- If you have the isin you can improve the search results elseif isin then url = 'http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/searchengine/search.html?q=' .. isin -- Fallback to a simple ticker search else url = 'http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/searchengine/search.html?q=' .. ticker end

return url end

return p