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>Johnuniq
(handle exceptions as a property of a unit; allows localization for other wikis)
>Johnuniq
(accept user-defined combination like "LT+ST"; fix adj=on|lk=on bug so do not put hyphens in link target)
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             end
             end
         end
         end
    end
    -- Accept user-defined combo like "MT+LT" (convert output to MT and LT).
    local combo = collection()
    for item in string.gmatch(unitcode .. '+', '%s*(.-)%s*%+') do
        if item ~= '' then
            combo:add(item)
        end
    end
    if combo.n > 1 then
        if what == 'no_combination' or what == 'only_multiple' then
            return false, { 'cvt_bad_unit', unitcode }
        end
        local utype
        local result = { combination = {} }
        local cvt = result.combination
        for i, v in ipairs(combo) do
            local success, t = lookup(v, opt_sp_us, 'no_combination', utable, fails, depth)
            if not success then return false, t end
            if utype then
                if utype ~= t.utype then
                    return false, { 'cvt_mismatch', utype, t.utype }
                end
            else
                utype = t.utype
            end
            cvt[i] = t
        end
        result.utype = utype
        return true, result
     end
     end
     if not extra_units then
     if not extra_units then
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end
end


local function hyphenated(name)
local function hyphenated(name, parts)
     -- Return a hyphenated form of given name (for adjectival usage).
     -- Return a hyphenated form of given name (for adjectival usage).
    -- The name may be linked and the target of the link must not be changed.
    -- Hypothetical examples:
    --  [[long ton|ton]]        →  [[long ton|ton]]          (no change)
    --  [[tonne|long ton]]      →  [[tonne|long-ton]]
    --  [[metric ton|long ton]]  →  [[metric ton|long-ton]]
    --  [[long ton]]            →  [[long ton|long-ton]]
    -- Input can also have multiple links in a single name like:
    --  [[United States customary units|U.S.]] [[US gallon|gallon]]
    --  [[mile]]s per [[United States customary units|U.S.]] [[quart]]
    --  [[long ton]]s per [[short ton]]
    -- Assume that links cannot be nested (never like "[[abc[[def]]ghi]]".
     -- This uses a simple and efficient procedure that works for most cases.
     -- This uses a simple and efficient procedure that works for most cases.
     -- Some units (if used) would require more, and can later think about
     -- Some units (if used) would require more, and can later think about
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     -- not spaces immediately before '(' or in '(...)' [for cases like
     -- not spaces immediately before '(' or in '(...)' [for cases like
     -- "British thermal unit (ISO)" and "Calorie (International Steam Table)"].
     -- "British thermal unit (ISO)" and "Calorie (International Steam Table)"].
     local pos
     if name:find(' ', 1, true) then
    if name:sub(1, 1) == '(' then
        if parts then
        pos = name:find(')', 1, true)
            local pos
        if pos then
            if name:sub(1, 1) == '(' then
            return name:sub(1, pos+1) .. name:sub(pos+2):gsub(' ', '-')
                pos = name:find(')', 1, true)
                if pos then
                    return name:sub(1, pos+1) .. name:sub(pos+2):gsub(' ', '-')
                end
            elseif name:sub(-1, -1) == ')' then
                pos = name:find('(', 1, true)
                if pos then
                    return name:sub(1, pos-2):gsub(' ', '-') .. name:sub(pos-1)
                end
            end
            return name:gsub(' ', '-')
        end
        parts = collection()
        for before, item, after in name:gmatch('([^[]*)(%[%[[^[]*%]%])([^[]*)') do
            if item:find(' ', 1, true) then
                local prefix
                local plen = item:find('|', 1, true)
                if plen then
                    prefix = item:sub(1, plen)
                    item = item:sub(plen + 1, -3)
                else
                    prefix = item:sub(1, -3) .. '|'
                    item = item:sub(3, -3)
                end
                item = prefix .. hyphenated(item, parts) .. ']]'
            end
            parts:add(before:gsub(' ', '-') .. item .. after:gsub(' ', '-'))
         end
         end
    elseif name:sub(-1, -1) == ')' then
        if parts.n == 0 then
        pos = name:find('(', 1, true)
            -- No link like "[[...]]" was found in the original name.
        if pos then
             parts:add(hyphenated(name, parts))
             return name:sub(1, pos-2):gsub(' ', '-') .. name:sub(pos-1)
         end
         end
        return table.concat(parts)
     end
     end
     return name:gsub(' ', '-')
     return name
end
end


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     -- Return a table to hold groups of digits which can be joined with
     -- Return a table to hold groups of digits which can be joined with
     -- suitable separators (such as commas).
     -- suitable separators (such as commas).
     -- Each group is separately translated to the local language because the
     -- Each group is separately translated to the local language because
     -- separators may include '.' characters which should not be translated.
     -- gap separators include digits which should not be translated.
     -- Parameter method is a number or nil:
     -- Parameter method is a number or nil:
     --  3 for 3-digit grouping, or
     --  3 for 3-digit grouping, or
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             local result = previous - self.step
             local result = previous - self.step
             if method == 2 then
             if method == 2 then
                 self.step = 2 -- may need more (3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, ...) in some languages
                 self.step = 2
             end
             end
             return (result < 0) and 0 or result
             return (result < 0) and 0 or result

Revision as of 05:45, 11 September 2013

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

-- Convert a value from one unit of measurement to another.
-- Example: {{convert|123|lb|kg}} --> 123 pounds (56 kg)

local MINUS = '−'  -- Unicode U+2212 MINUS SIGN (UTF-8: e2 88 92)
local abs = math.abs
local floor = math.floor
local format = string.format
local log10 = math.log10
local ustring = mw.ustring
local ulen = ustring.len
local usub = ustring.sub

-- Configuration options to keep magic values in one location.
-- Conversion data and message text are defined in separate modules.
local numdot, numsep  -- each must be a single byte for simple regex search/replace
local maxsigfig, warnings
local default_exceptions, link_exceptions, all_units
local SIprefixes, all_categories, all_messages, customary_units, disp_joins
local en_option_name, en_option_value, eng_scales, range_aliases, range_types
local group_method = 3     -- code for how many digits are in a group
local per_word = 'per'     -- for units like "miles per gallon"
local plural_suffix = 's'  -- only other useful value is probably '' to disable plural unit names
local from_en_table  -- to translate an output string of en digits to local language
local to_en_table    -- to translate an input string of digits in local language to en

-- All units should be defined in the data module. However, to cater for quick changes
-- and experiments, any unknown unit is looked up in an extra data module, if it exists.
-- That module would be transcluded in only a small number of pages, so there should be
-- little server overhead from making changes, and changes should propagate quickly.
local extra_module  -- name of module with extra units
local extra_units   -- nil or table of extra units from extra_module

local function boolean(text)
    -- Return true if text represents a "true" option value.
    if text then
        text = text:lower()
        if text == '1' or text == 'y' or text == 'yes' or text == 'on' or text == 'true' then
            return true
        end
    end
end

local function from_en(text)
    -- Input is a string representing a number in en digits with '.' decimal mark,
    -- without digit grouping (which is done just after calling this).
    -- Return the translation of the string with numdot and digits in local language.
    if numdot ~= '.' then
        text = text:gsub('%.', numdot)
    end
    if from_en_table then
        text = text:gsub('%d', from_en_table)
    end
    return text
end

local function to_en(text)
    -- Input is a string representing a number in the local language with
    -- an optional numdot decimal mark and numsep digit grouping.
    -- Return the translation of the string with '.' mark and en digits,
    -- and no separators (they have to be removed here to handle cases like
    -- numsep = '.' and numdot = ',' with input "1.234.567,8").
    if numsep ~= '' then
        text = text:gsub('[' .. numsep .. ']', '')  -- use '[x]' in case x is '.'
    end
    if numdot ~= '.' then
        text = text:gsub('[' .. numdot .. ']', '.')
    end
    if to_en_table then
        text = ustring.gsub(text, '%d', to_en_table)
    end
    return text
end

local spell_module  -- name of module that can spell numbers
local speller       -- function from that module to handle spelling (set if spelling is wanted)

local function set_config(frame)
    -- Set configuration options from template #invoke or defaults.
    local args = frame.args
    numdot = args.numdot or '.'       -- decimal mark before fractional digits
    numsep = args.numsep or ','       -- group separator for numbers (',', '.', '')
    maxsigfig = args.maxsigfig or 14  -- maximum number of significant figures
    warnings = boolean(args.warnings) -- true if want warnings for invalid options
    -- Scribunto sets the global variable 'mw'.
    -- A testing program can set the global variable 'is_test_run'.
    local data_module, text_module, data_code, text_code
    if is_test_run then
        local langcode = mw.language.getContentLanguage().code
        data_module = "convertdata-" .. langcode
        text_module = "converttext-" .. langcode
        extra_module = "convertextra-" .. langcode
        spell_module = "ConvertNumeric"
    else
        local sandbox = boolean(args.sandbox) and '/sandbox' or ''
        data_module = "Module:Convert/data" .. sandbox
        text_module = "Module:Convert/text" .. sandbox
        extra_module = "Module:Convert/extra" .. sandbox
        spell_module = "Module:ConvertNumeric"
    end
    data_code = mw.loadData(data_module)
    text_code = mw.loadData(text_module)
    default_exceptions = data_code.default_exceptions
    link_exceptions = data_code.link_exceptions
    all_units = data_code.all_units
    SIprefixes = text_code.SIprefixes
    all_categories = text_code.all_categories
    all_messages = text_code.all_messages
    customary_units = text_code.customary_units
    disp_joins = text_code.disp_joins
    en_option_name = text_code.en_option_name
    en_option_value = text_code.en_option_value
    eng_scales = text_code.eng_scales
    range_aliases = text_code.range_aliases
    range_types = text_code.range_types
    local translation = text_code.translation_table
    if translation then
        if translation.group then
            group_method = translation.group
        end
        if translation.per_word then
            per_word = translation.per_word
        end
        if translation.plural_suffix then
            plural_suffix = translation.plural_suffix
        end
        from_en_table = translation.from_en
        local use_workaround = true
        if use_workaround then
            -- 2013-07-05 workaround bug by making a copy of the required table.
            -- mw.ustring.gsub fails with a table (to_en_table) as the replacement,
            -- if the table is accessed via mw.loadData.
            local source = translation.to_en
            if source then
                to_en_table = {}
                for k, v in pairs(source) do
                    to_en_table[k] = v
                end
            end
        else
            to_en_table = translation.to_en
        end
    end
end

local function collection()
    -- Return a table to hold items.
    return {
        n = 0,
        add = function (self, item)
            self.n = self.n + 1
            self[self.n] = item
        end,
    }
end

local function split(text, delimiter)
    -- Return a numbered table with fields from splitting text.
    -- The delimiter is used in a regex without escaping (for example, '.' would fail).
    -- Each field has any leading/trailing whitespace removed.
    local t = {}
    text = text .. delimiter  -- to get last item
    for item in text:gmatch('%s*(.-)%s*' .. delimiter) do
        table.insert(t, item)
    end
    return t
end

local function strip(text)
    -- If text is a string, return its content with no leading/trailing
    -- whitespace. Otherwise return nil (a nil argument gives a nil result).
    if type(text) == 'string' then
        return text:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$")
    end
end

local function message(mcode)
    -- Return wikitext for an error message, including category if specified
    -- for the message type.
    -- mcode = numbered table specifying the message:
    --    mcode[1] = 'cvt_xxx' (string used as a key to get message info)
    --    mcode[2] = 'parm1' (string to replace first %s if any in message)
    --    mcode[3] = 'parm2' (string to replace second %s if any in message)
    --    mcode[4] = 'parm3' (string to replace third %s if any in message)
    local msg = all_messages[mcode[1]]
    if msg then
        local text = format(msg[1] or 'Missing message',
            mcode[2] or '?',
            mcode[3] or '?',
            mcode[4] or '?')
        local cat = all_categories[msg[2]] or ''
        local prefix = all_messages[msg.warning and 'cvt_prefix_warning' or 'cvt_prefix_error'] or ''
        local suffix = (prefix == '') and '' or '</span>'
        local regex, replace = msg.regex, msg.replace
        if regex and replace then
            text = text:gsub(regex, replace)
        end
        return prefix .. ' ' .. text .. cat .. suffix
    end
    return 'Convert internal error: unknown message'
end

local function add_warning(parms, mcode, text)
    -- If enabled, add a warning that will be displayed after the convert result.
    -- To reduce output noise, only the first warning is displayed.
    if warnings then
        if parms.warnings == nil then
            parms.warnings = message({ mcode, text })
        end
    end
end

local function spell_number(parms, number, numerator, denominator)
    -- Return result of spelling (number, numerator, denominator), or
    -- return nil if spelling is not available or not supported for given text.
    -- Examples (each value must be a string or nil):
    --   number  numerator  denominator  output
    --   ------  ---------  -----------  -------------------
    --   "1.23"    nil        nil        one point two three
    --    "1"      "2"        "3"        one and two thirds
    --    nil      "2"        "3"        two thirds
    if not speller then
        local function get_speller(module)
            return require(module).spell_number
        end
        local success
        success, speller = pcall(get_speller, spell_module)
        if not success or type(speller) ~= 'function' then
            add_warning(parms, 'cvt_spell_unavailable')
            return nil
        end
    end
    local case = parms.opt_spell_upper
    parms.opt_spell_upper = nil  -- only uppercase first number in a multiple unit
    local sp = not parms.opt_sp_us
    local adj = parms.opt_adjectival
    return speller(number, numerator, denominator, case, sp, adj)
end

------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- BEGIN: Code required only for built-in units.
-- LATER: If need much more code, move to another module to simplify this module.
local function speed_of_sound(altitude)
    -- This is for the Mach built-in unit of speed.
    -- Return speed of sound in metres per second at given altitude in feet.
    -- If no altitude given, use default (zero altitude = sea level).
    -- Table gives speed of sound in miles per hour at various altitudes:
    --   altitude = -17,499 to 302,499 feet
    -- mach_table[a + 4] = s where
    --   a = (altitude / 5000) rounded to nearest integer (-3 to 60)
    --   s = speed of sound (mph) at that altitude
    -- LATER: Should calculate result from an interpolation between the next
    -- lower and higher altitudes in table, rather than rounding to nearest.
    -- From: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/atmosphere/q0112.shtml
    local mach_table = {                                                       -- a =
        799.5, 787.0, 774.2, 761.207051,                                       -- -3 to  0
        748.0, 734.6, 721.0, 707.0, 692.8, 678.3, 663.5, 660.1, 660.1, 660.1,  --  1 to 10
        660.1, 660.1, 660.1, 662.0, 664.3, 666.5, 668.9, 671.1, 673.4, 675.6,  -- 11 to 20
        677.9, 683.7, 689.9, 696.0, 702.1, 708.1, 714.0, 719.9, 725.8, 731.6,  -- 21 to 30
        737.3, 737.7, 737.7, 736.2, 730.5, 724.6, 718.8, 712.9, 707.0, 701.1,  -- 31 to 40
        695.0, 688.9, 682.8, 676.6, 670.4, 664.1, 657.8, 652.9, 648.3, 643.7,  -- 41 to 50
        639.1, 634.4, 629.6, 624.8, 620.0, 615.2, 613.2, 613.2, 613.2, 613.5,  -- 51 to 60
    }
    altitude = altitude or 0
    local a = (altitude < 0) and -altitude or altitude
    a = floor(a / 5000 + 0.5)
    if altitude < 0 then
        a = -a
    end
    if a < -3 then
        a = -3
    elseif a > 60 then
        a = 60
    end
    return mach_table[a + 4] * 0.44704  -- mph converted to m/s
end
-- END: Code required only for built-in units.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

local function override_from(out_table, in_table, fields)
    -- Copy the specified fields from in_table to out_table, but do not
    -- copy nil fields (keep any corresponding field in out_table).
    for _, field in ipairs(fields) do
        if in_table[field] then
            out_table[field] = in_table[field]
        end
    end
end

local function shallow_copy(t)
    -- Return a shallow copy of table t.
    -- Do not need the features and overhead of the Scribunto mw.clone().
    local result = {}
    for k, v in pairs(t) do
        result[k] = v
    end
    return result
end

local unit_mt = {
    -- Metatable to get missing values for a unit that does not accept SI prefixes,
    -- or for a unit that accepts prefixes but where no prefix was used.
    -- In the latter case, and before use, fields symbol, name1, name1_us
    -- must be set from _symbol, _name1, _name1_us respectively.
    __index = function (self, key)
        local value
        if key == 'name1' or key == 'sym_us' then
            value = self.symbol
        elseif key == 'name2' then
            value = self.name1 .. plural_suffix
        elseif key == 'name1_us' then
            value = self.name1
            if not rawget(self, 'name2_us') then
                -- If name1_us is 'foot', do not make name2_us by appending plural_suffix.
                self.name2_us = self.name2
            end
        elseif key == 'name2_us' then
            local raw1_us = rawget(self, 'name1_us')
            if raw1_us then
                value = raw1_us .. plural_suffix
            else
                value = self.name2
            end
        elseif key == 'link' then
            value = self.name1
        elseif key == 'builtin' then
            value = false
        else
            return nil
        end
        rawset(self, key, value)
        return value
    end
}

local unit_prefixed_mt = {
    -- Metatable to get missing values for a unit that accepts SI prefixes,
    -- and where a prefix has been used.
    -- Before use, fields si_name, si_prefix must be defined.
    __index = function (self, key)
        local value
        if key == 'symbol' then
            value = self.si_prefix .. self._symbol
        elseif key == 'sym_us' then
            value = self.symbol  -- always the same as sym_us for prefixed units
        elseif key == 'name1' then
            -- prefix_position is a byte (not character) position, so use Lua's sub().
            local pos = rawget(self, 'prefix_position') or 1
            value = self._name1
            value = value:sub(1, pos - 1) .. self.si_name .. value:sub(pos)
        elseif key == 'name2' then
            value = self.name1 .. plural_suffix
        elseif key == 'name1_us' then
            value = rawget(self, '_name1_us')
            if value then
                local pos = rawget(self, 'prefix_position') or 1
                value = value:sub(1, pos - 1) .. self.si_name .. value:sub(pos)
            else
                value = self.name1
            end
        elseif key == 'name2_us' then
            if rawget(self, '_name1_us') then
                value = self.name1_us .. plural_suffix
            else
                value = self.name2
            end
        elseif key == 'link' then
            value = self.name1
        elseif key == 'builtin' then
            value = false
        else
            return nil
        end
        rawset(self, key, value)
        return value
    end
}

local unit_per_mt = {
    -- Metatable to get values for a "per" unit of form "x/y".
    -- This is never called to determine a unit name or link because "per" units
    -- are handled as a special case.
    __index = function (self, key)
        local value
        if key == 'symbol' then
            local per = self.per
            local unit1, unit2 = per[1], per[2]
            if unit1 then
                value = unit1[key] .. '/' .. unit2[key]
            else
                value = '/' .. unit2[key]
            end
        elseif key == 'sym_us' then
            value = self.symbol
        elseif key == 'scale' then
            local per = self.per
            local unit1, unit2 = per[1], per[2]
            value = (unit1 and unit1.scale or 1) / unit2.scale
        elseif key == 'builtin' then
            value = false
        else
            return nil
        end
        rawset(self, key, value)
        return value
    end
}

local function lookup(unitcode, opt_sp_us, what, utable, fails, depth)
    -- Return true, t where t is a copy of the unit's converter table,
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    -- Parameter opt_sp_us is true for US spelling of SI prefixes and
    -- the symbol and name of the unit. If true, the result includes field
    -- sp_us = true (that field may also have been in the unit definition).
    -- Parameter 'what' determines whether combination units are accepted:
    --   'no_combination'  : single unit only
    --   'any_combination' : single unit or combination or output multiple
    --   'only_multiple'   : single unit or output multiple only
    -- Parameter unitcode is a symbol (like 'g'), with an optional SI prefix (like 'kg').
    -- If, for example, 'kg' is in this table, that entry is used;
    -- otherwise the prefix ('k') is applied to the base unit ('g').
    -- If unitcode is a known combination code (and if allowed by what),
    -- a table of output multiple unit tables is included in the result.
    -- For compatibility with the old template, underscores in unitcode are replaced
    -- with spaces so {{convert|350|board_feet}} --> 350 board feet (0.83 m³).
    utable = utable or all_units
    fails = fails or {}
    depth = depth and depth + 1 or 1
    if depth > 9 then
        -- There are ways to mistakenly define units which result in infinite
        -- recursion when lookup() is called. That gives a long delay and very
        -- confusing error messages, so the depth parameter is used as a guard.
        return false, { 'cvt_lookup', unitcode }
    end
    if unitcode == nil or unitcode == '' then
        return false, { 'cvt_no_unit' }
    end
    unitcode = unitcode:gsub('_', ' ')
    local t = utable[unitcode]
    if t then
        if t.shouldbe then
            return false, { 'cvt_should_be', t.shouldbe }
        end
        local force_sp_us = opt_sp_us
        if t.sp_us then
            force_sp_us = true
            opt_sp_us = true
        end
        local target = t.target  -- nil, or unitcode is an alias for this target
        if target then
            local success, result = lookup(target, opt_sp_us, what, utable, fails, depth)
            if not success then return false, result end
            override_from(result, t, { 'customary', 'default', 'link', 'symbol', 'symlink' })
            local multiplier = t.multiplier
            if multiplier then
                result.multiplier = tostring(multiplier)
                result.scale = result.scale * multiplier
            end
            return true, result
        end
        local per = t.per  -- nil/false, or a numbered table for "x/y" units
        if per then
            local result = { utype = t.utype, per = {} }
            override_from(result, t, { 'default', 'invert', 'iscomplex', 'symbol', 'symlink' })
            result.symbol_raw = (result.symbol or false)  -- to distinguish between a defined exception and a metatable calculation
            local cvt = result.per
            local prefix
            for i, v in ipairs(per) do
                if i == 1 and (v == '$' or v == '£') then
                    prefix = v
                else
                    local success, t = lookup(v, opt_sp_us, 'no_combination', utable, fails, depth)
                    if not success then return false, t end
                    cvt[i] = t
                    if t.sp_us then  -- if the top or bottom unit forces sp=us, set the per unit to use the correct name/symbol
                        force_sp_us = true
                    end
                end
            end
            if prefix then
                result.vprefix = prefix
            else
                result.vprefix = false  -- to avoid calling __index
            end
            result.sp_us = force_sp_us
            return true, setmetatable(result, unit_per_mt)
        end
        local combo = t.combination  -- nil or a table of unitcodes
        if combo then
            local multiple = t.multiple
            if what == 'no_combination' or (what == 'only_multiple' and multiple == nil) then
                return false, { 'cvt_bad_unit', unitcode }
            end
            -- Recursively create a combination table containing the
            -- converter table of each unitcode.
            local result = { utype = t.utype, multiple = multiple, combination = {} }
            local cvt = result.combination
            for i, v in ipairs(combo) do
                local success, t = lookup(v, opt_sp_us, multiple and 'no_combination' or 'only_multiple', utable, fails, depth)
                if not success then return false, t end
                cvt[i] = t
            end
            return true, result
        end
        local result = shallow_copy(t)
        result.sp_us = force_sp_us
        if result.prefixes then
            result.symbol = result._symbol
            result.name1 = result._name1
            result.name1_us = result._name1_us
        end
        return true, setmetatable(result, unit_mt)
    end
    for plen = SIprefixes[1] or 2, 1, -1 do
        -- Look for an SI prefix; should never occur with an alias.
        -- Check for longer prefix first ('dam' is decametre).
        -- SIprefixes[1] = prefix maximum #characters (as seen by mw.ustring.sub).
        local prefix = usub(unitcode, 1, plen)
        local si = SIprefixes[prefix]
        if si then
            local t = utable[usub(unitcode, plen+1)]
            if t and t.prefixes then
                local result = shallow_copy(t)
                if opt_sp_us then
                    result.sp_us = true
                end
                if result.sp_us and si.name_us then
                    result.si_name = si.name_us
                else
                    result.si_name = si.name
                end
                result.si_prefix = si.prefix or prefix
                result.scale = t.scale * 10 ^ (si.exponent * t.prefixes)
                return true, setmetatable(result, unit_prefixed_mt)
            end
        end
    end
    -- Accept any unit with an engineering notation prefix like "e6cuft"
    -- (million cubic feet), but not chained prefixes like "e3e6cuft",
    -- and not if the unit is a combination or multiple,
    -- and not if the unit has an offset or is a built-in.
    -- Only en digits are accepted.
    local exponent, baseunit = unitcode:match('^e(%d+)(.*)')
    if exponent then
        local engscale = eng_scales[exponent]
        if engscale then
            local success, result = lookup(baseunit, opt_sp_us, 'no_combination', utable, fails, depth)
            if not success then return false, result end
            if not (result.offset or result.builtin or result.engscale) then
                result.defkey = unitcode  -- key to lookup default exception
                result.engscale = engscale
                result.scale = result.scale * 10 ^ tonumber(exponent)
                return true, result
            end
        end
    end
    -- Accept user-defined combo like "MT+LT" (convert output to MT and LT).
    local combo = collection()
    for item in string.gmatch(unitcode .. '+', '%s*(.-)%s*%+') do
        if item ~= '' then
            combo:add(item)
        end
    end
    if combo.n > 1 then
        if what == 'no_combination' or what == 'only_multiple' then
            return false, { 'cvt_bad_unit', unitcode }
        end
        local utype
        local result = { combination = {} }
        local cvt = result.combination
        for i, v in ipairs(combo) do
            local success, t = lookup(v, opt_sp_us, 'no_combination', utable, fails, depth)
            if not success then return false, t end
            if utype then
                if utype ~= t.utype then
                    return false, { 'cvt_mismatch', utype, t.utype }
                end
            else
                utype = t.utype
            end
            cvt[i] = t
        end
        result.utype = utype
        return true, result
    end
    if not extra_units then
        local success, extra = pcall(function () return require(extra_module).extra_units end)
        if success and type(extra) == 'table' then
            extra_units = extra
        end
    end
    if extra_units then
        -- A unit in one data table might refer to a unit in the other table, so
        -- switch between them, relying on fails or depth to terminate loops.
        local failed = fails[unitcode]
        if not failed then
            fails[unitcode] = true
            local other = (utable == all_units) and extra_units or all_units
            local success, result = lookup(unitcode, opt_sp_us, what, other, fails, depth)
            if success then
                return true, result
            end
        end
    end
    return false, { 'cvt_unknown', unitcode }
end

local function valid_number(num)
    -- Return true if num is a valid number.
    -- Expressed as a string, overflow or other problems are indicated with
    -- text like "1.#INF" or ".#IND" which are regarded as invalid here.
    if type(num) == 'number' and tostring(num):find('#', 1, true) == nil then
        return true
    end
end

local function ntsh(num, debug)
    -- Return html text to be used for a hidden sort key so that
    -- the given number will be sorted in numeric order.
    -- If debug == true, output is in a box (not hidden).
    -- This implements Template:Ntsh (number table sorting, hidden).
    local result, style
    if not valid_number(num) then
        if num < 0 then
            result = '1000000000000000000'
        else
            result = '9000000000000000000'
        end
    elseif num == 0 then
        result = '5000000000000000000'
    else
        local mag = floor(log10(abs(num)) + 1e-14)
        local prefix
        if num > 0 then
            prefix = 7000 + mag
        else
            prefix = 2999 - mag
            num = num + 10^(mag+1)
        end
        result = format('%d', prefix) .. format('%015.0f', floor(num * 10^(14-mag)))
    end
    if debug then
        style = 'border:1px solid'
    else
        style = 'display:none'
    end
    return '<span style="' .. style .. '">' .. result .. '</span>'
end

local function hyphenated(name, parts)
    -- Return a hyphenated form of given name (for adjectival usage).
    -- The name may be linked and the target of the link must not be changed.
    -- Hypothetical examples:
    --   [[long ton|ton]]         →  [[long ton|ton]]          (no change)
    --   [[tonne|long ton]]       →  [[tonne|long-ton]]
    --   [[metric ton|long ton]]  →  [[metric ton|long-ton]]
    --   [[long ton]]             →  [[long ton|long-ton]]
    -- Input can also have multiple links in a single name like:
    --   [[United States customary units|U.S.]] [[US gallon|gallon]]
    --   [[mile]]s per [[United States customary units|U.S.]] [[quart]]
    --   [[long ton]]s per [[short ton]]
    -- Assume that links cannot be nested (never like "[[abc[[def]]ghi]]".
    -- This uses a simple and efficient procedure that works for most cases.
    -- Some units (if used) would require more, and can later think about
    -- adding a method to handle exceptions.
    -- The procedure is to replace each space with a hyphen, but
    -- not a space after ')' [for "(pre-1954&nbsp;US) nautical mile"], and
    -- not spaces immediately before '(' or in '(...)' [for cases like
    -- "British thermal unit (ISO)" and "Calorie (International Steam Table)"].
    if name:find(' ', 1, true) then
        if parts then
            local pos
            if name:sub(1, 1) == '(' then
                pos = name:find(')', 1, true)
                if pos then
                    return name:sub(1, pos+1) .. name:sub(pos+2):gsub(' ', '-')
                end
            elseif name:sub(-1, -1) == ')' then
                pos = name:find('(', 1, true)
                if pos then
                    return name:sub(1, pos-2):gsub(' ', '-') .. name:sub(pos-1)
                end
            end
            return name:gsub(' ', '-')
        end
        parts = collection()
        for before, item, after in name:gmatch('([^[]*)(%[%[[^[]*%]%])([^[]*)') do
            if item:find(' ', 1, true) then
                local prefix
                local plen = item:find('|', 1, true)
                if plen then
                    prefix = item:sub(1, plen)
                    item = item:sub(plen + 1, -3)
                else
                    prefix = item:sub(1, -3) .. '|'
                    item = item:sub(3, -3)
                end
                item = prefix .. hyphenated(item, parts) .. ']]'
            end
            parts:add(before:gsub(' ', '-') .. item .. after:gsub(' ', '-'))
        end
        if parts.n == 0 then
            -- No link like "[[...]]" was found in the original name.
            parts:add(hyphenated(name, parts))
        end
        return table.concat(parts)
    end
    return name
end

local function hyphenated_maybe(parms, want_name, sep, id, inout)
    -- Return s, f where
    --   s = id, possibly modified
    --   f = true if hyphenated
    -- Possible modifications: hyphenate; prepend '-'; append mid text.
    if id == nil or id == '' then
        return ''
    end
    local mid
    if parms.opt_adjectival then
        if inout == (parms.opt_flip and 'out' or 'in') then
            mid = parms.mid
        end
        if want_name then
            return '-' .. hyphenated(id) .. (mid or ''), true
        end
    end
    return sep .. id .. (mid or '')
end

local function change_sign(text)
    -- Change sign of text for correct appearance because it is negated.
    if text:sub(1, 1) == '-' then
        return text:sub(2)
    end
    return '-' .. text
end

local function use_minus(text)
    -- Return text with Unicode minus instead of '-', if present.
    if text:sub(1, 1) == '-' then
        return MINUS .. text:sub(2)
    end
    return text
end

local function digit_grouper(method, gaps)
    -- Return a table to hold groups of digits which can be joined with
    -- suitable separators (such as commas).
    -- Each group is separately translated to the local language because
    -- gap separators include digits which should not be translated.
    -- Parameter method is a number or nil:
    --   3 for 3-digit grouping, or
    --   2 for 3-then-2 grouping.
    -- Parameter gaps is true to use <span> gaps (numsep ignored).
    return {
        n = 0,
        add = function (self, digits)
            self.n = self.n + 1
            self[self.n] = from_en(digits)
        end,
        join = function (self, rhs)
            -- Concatenate in reverse order.
            if gaps then
                local result = ''
                for i = 1, self.n - 1 do
                    result = '<span style="margin-left: 0.25em">' .. self[i] .. '</span>' .. result
                end
                return '<span style="white-space: nowrap">' .. self[self.n] .. result .. from_en(rhs) .. '</span>'
            else
                local result = self[1]
                for i = 2, self.n do
                    result = self[i] .. numsep .. result
                end
                return result .. from_en(rhs)
            end
        end,
        step = 3,
        next_position = function (self, previous)
            -- Return position of digit just before next group.
            -- Digits are grouped from right-to-left (least significant first).
            local result = previous - self.step
            if method == 2 then
                self.step = 2
            end
            return (result < 0) and 0 or result
        end,
    }
end

local function with_separator(parms, text)
    -- Input text is a number in en digits and with '.' decimal mark.
    -- Return an equivalent of text, formatted for display:
    --   with a custom decimal mark instead of '.', if wanted
    --   with thousand separators inserted, if wanted
    --   digits in local language
    -- The given text is like '123' or '12345.6789' or '1.23e45'
    -- (e notation can only occur when processing an input value).
    -- The text has no sign (caller inserts that later, if necessary).
    -- Separator is inserted only in the integer part of the significand
    -- (not after the decimal mark, and not after 'e' or 'E').
    if parms.opt_nocomma or numsep == '' then
        return from_en(text)
    end
    local last = text:match('()[.eE]')  -- () returns position
    if last == nil then
        last = #text
    else
        last = last - 1  -- index of last character before dot/e/E
    end
    if last < 4 or (last == 4 and parms.opt_comma5) then
        return from_en(text)
    end
    local groups = digit_grouper(group_method, parms.opt_gaps)
    local i = last
    while i > 0 do
        local position = groups:next_position(i)
        groups:add(text:sub(position+1, i))
        i = position
    end
    return groups:join(text:sub(last+1))
end

-- Input values can use values like 1.23e12, but are never displayed
-- using scientific notation like 1.23×10¹².
-- Very small or very large output values use scientific notation.
-- Use format(fmtpower, significand, '10', exponent) where each arg is a string.
local fmtpower = '%s<span style="margin:0 .15em 0 .25em">×</span>%s<sup>%s</sup>'

local function with_exponent(show, exponent)
    -- Return wikitext to display the implied value in scientific notation.
    -- Input uses en digits; output uses digits in local language.
    if #show > 1 then
        show = show:sub(1, 1) .. '.' .. show:sub(2)
    end
    return format(fmtpower, from_en(show), from_en('10'), use_minus(from_en(tostring(exponent))))
end

local function make_sigfig(value, sigfig)
    -- Return show, exponent that are equivalent to the result of
    -- converting the number 'value' (where value >= 0) to a string,
    -- rounded to 'sigfig' significant figures.
    -- The returned items are:
    --   show: a string of digits; no sign and no dot;
    --         there is an implied dot before show.
    --   exponent: a number (an integer) to shift the implied dot.
    -- Resulting value = tonumber('.' .. show) * 10^exponent.
    -- Examples:
    --   make_sigfig(23.456, 3) returns '235', 2 (.235 * 10^2).
    --   make_sigfig(0.0023456, 3) returns '235', -2 (.235 * 10^-2).
    --   make_sigfig(0, 3) returns '000', 1 (.000 * 10^1).
    if sigfig <= 0 then
        sigfig = 1
    elseif sigfig > maxsigfig then
        sigfig = maxsigfig
    end
    if value == 0 then
        return string.rep('0', sigfig), 1
    end
    local exp, frac = math.modf(log10(value))
    if frac >= 0 then
        frac = frac - 1
        exp = exp + 1
    end
    local digits = format('%.0f', 10^(frac + sigfig))
    if #digits > sigfig then
        -- Overflow (for sigfig=3: like 0.9999 rounding to "1000"; need "100").
        digits = digits:sub(1, sigfig)
        exp = exp + 1
    end
    assert(#digits == sigfig, 'Bug: rounded number has wrong length')
    return digits, exp
end

local function format_number(parms, show, exponent, isnegative)
    -- Parameter show is a number in en digits and with '.' decimal mark.
    -- Return t where t is a table with fields:
    --   show = wikitext formatted to display implied value
    --          (digits in local language)
    --   is_scientific = true if show uses scientific notation
    --   clean = unformatted show (possibly adjusted and with inserted '.')
    --          (en digits)
    --   sign = '' or MINUS
    --   exponent = exponent (possibly adjusted)
    -- The clean and exponent fields can be used to calculate the
    -- rounded absolute value, if needed.
    --
    -- The value implied by the arguments is found from:
    --   exponent is nil; and
    --   show is a string of digits (no sign), with an optional dot;
    --   show = '123.4' is value 123.4, '1234' is value 1234.0;
    -- or:
    --   exponent is an integer indicating where dot should be;
    --   show is a string of digits (no sign and no dot);
    --   there is an implied dot before show;
    --   show does not start with '0';
    --   show = '1234', exponent = 3 is value 0.1234*10^3 = 123.4.
    --
    -- The formatted result:
    -- * Is for an output value and is spelled if wanted and possible.
    -- * Includes a Unicode minus if isnegative.
    -- * Uses a custom decimal mark, if wanted.
    -- * Has digits grouped where necessary, if wanted.
    -- * Uses scientific notation for very small or large values
    --   (which forces output to not be spelled).
    -- * Has no more than maxsigfig significant digits
    --   (same as old template and {{#expr}}).
    local sign = isnegative and MINUS or ''
    local maxlen = maxsigfig
    if exponent == nil then
        local integer, dot, fraction = show:match('^(%d*)(%.?)(.*)')
        if #integer >= 10 then
            show = integer .. fraction
            exponent = #integer
        elseif integer == '0' or integer == '' then
            local zeros, figs = fraction:match('^(0*)([^0]?.*)')
            if #figs == 0 then
                if #zeros > maxlen then
                    show = '0.' .. zeros:sub(1, maxlen)
                end
            elseif #zeros >= 4 then
                show = figs
                exponent = -#zeros
            elseif #figs > maxlen then
                show = '0.' .. zeros .. figs:sub(1, maxlen)
            end
        else
            maxlen = maxlen + #dot
            if #show > maxlen then
                show = show:sub(1, maxlen)
            end
        end
    end
    if exponent then
        if #show > maxlen then
            show = show:sub(1, maxlen)
        end
        if exponent > 10 or exponent <= -4 or (exponent == 10 and show ~= '1000000000') then
            -- Rounded value satisfies: value >= 1e9 or value < 1e-4 (1e9 = 0.1e10).
            return {
                clean = '.' .. show,
                exponent = exponent,
                sign = sign,
                show = sign .. with_exponent(show, exponent-1),
                is_scientific = true,
            }
        end
        if exponent >= #show then
            show = show .. string.rep('0', exponent - #show)  -- result has no dot
        elseif exponent <= 0 then
            show = '0.' .. string.rep('0', -exponent) .. show
        else
            show = show:sub(1, exponent) .. '.' .. show:sub(exponent+1)
        end
    end
    if isnegative and show:match('^0.?0*$') then
        sign = ''  -- don't show minus if result is negative but rounds to zero
    end
    local formatted_show = sign .. with_separator(parms, show)
    if parms.opt_spell_out then
        formatted_show = spell_number(parms, sign .. show) or formatted_show
    end
    return {
        clean = show,
        sign = sign,
        show = formatted_show,
    }
end

-- Fraction output format.
-- 2013-07-20 Trying new styles proposed at [[Template talk:Convert]].
local fracfmt = {
 { -- Like {{frac}} (fraction slash).
   -- 1/2    : sign, numerator, denominator
   -- 1+2/3  : signed_wholenumber, numerator, denominator
   '<span class="frac nowrap">%s<sup>%s</sup>⁄<sub>%s</sub></span>',
   '<span class="frac nowrap">%s<sup> %s</sup>⁄<sub>%s</sub></span>',
 },
 { -- Like {{sfrac}} (fraction horizontal bar).
   -- 1//2   : sign, numerator, denominator (sign should probably be before the fraction, but then it can wrap, and html is already too long)
   -- 1+2//3 : signed_wholenumber, numerator, denominator
   '<span class="sfrac nowrap" style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:-0.5em; font-size:85%%; text-align:center;"><span style="display:block; line-height:1em; padding:0 0.1em;">%s%s</span><span style="display:none;">/</span><span style="display:block; line-height:1em; padding:0 0.1em; border-top:1px solid;">%s</span></span>',
   '<span class="sfrac nowrap">%s<span style="display:none;">&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:-0.5em; font-size:85%%; text-align:center;"><span style="display:block; line-height:1em; padding:0 0.1em;">%s</span><span style="display:none;">/</span><span style="display:block; line-height:1em; padding:0 0.1em; border-top:1px solid;">%s</span></span></span>',
 },
 { -- Like old {{convert}} template.
   -- 1///2  : sign, numerator, denominator
   -- 1+2///3: signed_wholenumber, sign, numerator, denominator
   '<span style="white-space:nowrap">%s<sup>%s</sup>⁄<sub>%s</sub></span>',
   '<span class="frac nowrap">%s<s style="display:none">%s</s><sup>%s</sup>⁄<sub>%s</sub></span>',
 },
}

local function extract_fraction(parms, text, negative)
    -- If text represents a fraction, return value, show, spelled where
    --   value is a number (value of the fraction in argument text)
    --   show is a string (formatted text for display of an input value,
    --        and is spelled if wanted and possible)
    --   spelled is true if show was spelled
    -- Otherwise, return nil.
    -- Input uses en digits and '.' decimal mark (input has been translated).
    -- Output uses digits in local language and custom decimal mark, if any.
    --
    -- In the following, '(3/8)' represents the wikitext required to
    -- display a fraction with numerator 3 and denominator 8.
    -- In the wikitext, Unicode minus is used for a negative value.
    --   text          value, show            value, show
    --                 if not negative       if negative
    --   3 / 8         0.375, '(3/8)'        -0.375, '−(3/8)'
    --   2 + 3 / 8     2.375, '2(3/8)'       -1.625, '−2(−3/8)'
    --   2 - 3 / 8     1.625, '2(−3/8)'      -2.375, '−2(3/8)'
    --   1 + 20/8      3.5  , '1/(20/8)'     1.5   , '−1/(−20/8)'
    --   1 - 20/8      -1.5., '1(−20/8)'     -3.5  , '−1(20/8)'
    -- Wherever an integer appears above, numbers like 1.25 or 12.5e-3
    -- (which may be negative) are also accepted (like old template).
    -- Template interprets '1.23e+2+12/24' as '123(12/24)' = 123.5!
    local numstr, whole, value
    local lhs, slash, denstr = text:match('^%s*([^/]-)%s*(/+)%s*(.-)%s*$')
    local denominator = tonumber(denstr)
    if denominator == nil then return nil end
    local wholestr, negfrac, rhs = lhs:match('^%s*(.-[^eE])%s*([+-])%s*(.-)%s*$')
    if wholestr == nil or wholestr == '' then
        wholestr = nil
        whole = 0
        numstr = lhs
    else
        whole = tonumber(wholestr)
        if whole == nil then return nil end
        numstr = rhs
    end
    negfrac = (negfrac == '-')
    local numerator = tonumber(numstr)
    if numerator == nil then return nil end
    -- Spelling of silly inputs like "-2+3/8" or "2+3/+8" (mixed or excess signs) is not supported.
    local do_spell
    if negative == negfrac or wholestr == nil then
        value = whole + numerator / denominator
        do_spell = parms.opt_spell_in
        if do_spell then
            if not (numstr:match('^%d') and denstr:match('^%d')) then  -- if either has a sign
                do_spell = false
            end
        end
    else
        value = whole - numerator / denominator
        numstr = change_sign(numstr)
        do_spell = false
    end
    if not valid_number(value) then
        return nil  -- overflow or similar
    end
    numstr = use_minus(numstr)
    denstr = use_minus(denstr)
    local style = #slash  -- kludge: 1, 2, or 3 slashes can be used to select style
    if style > 3 then style = 3 end
    local wikitext
    if wholestr then
        if negative then
            wholestr = change_sign(wholestr)
        end
        local fmt = fracfmt[style][2]
        if style < 3 then
            wikitext = format(fmt, use_minus(from_en(wholestr)), from_en(numstr), from_en(denstr))
        else
            local sign = negative and MINUS or '+'
            wikitext = format(fmt, use_minus(from_en(wholestr)), sign, from_en(numstr), from_en(denstr))
        end
    else
        local sign = negative and MINUS or ''
        wikitext = format(fracfmt[style][1], sign, from_en(numstr), from_en(denstr))
    end
    if do_spell then
        local numsign = (wholestr or not negative) and '' or '-'
        wikitext = spell_number(parms, wholestr, numsign .. numstr, denstr) or wikitext
    end
    return value, wikitext, do_spell
end

local function extract_number(parms, text, another, no_fraction)
    -- Return true, info if can extract a number from text,
    -- where info is a table with the result,
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    -- Input can use en digits or digits in local language.
    -- Parameter another = true if the expected value is not the first.
    -- Before processing, the input text is cleaned:
    -- * Any thousand separators (valid or not) are removed.
    -- * Any sign (and optional following whitespace) is replaced with
    --   '-' (if negative) or '' (otherwise).
    --   That replaces Unicode minus with '-'.
    -- If successful, the returned info table contains named fields:
    --   value    = a valid number
    --   singular = true if value is 1 (to use singular form of units)
    --            = false if value is -1 (like old template)
    --   clean    = cleaned text with any separators and sign removed
    --              (en digits and '.' decimal mark)
    --   show     = text formatted for output
    --              (digits in local language and custom decimal mark)
    -- The resulting show:
    -- * Is for an input value and is spelled if wanted and possible.
    -- * Has a rounded value, if wanted.
    -- * Has digits grouped where necessary, if wanted.
    -- * If negative, a Unicode minus is used; otherwise the sign is
    --   '+' (if the input text used '+'), or is '' (if no sign in input).
    text = strip(text or '')
    local clean = to_en(text)
    if clean == '' then
        return false, { another and 'cvt_no_num2' or 'cvt_no_num' }
    end
    local isnegative, propersign = false, ''  -- most common case
    local singular, show
    local value = tonumber(clean)
    if value then
        local sign = clean:sub(1, 1)
        if sign == '+' or sign == '-' then
            propersign = (sign == '+') and '+' or MINUS
            clean = clean:sub(2)
        end
        if value < 0 then
            isnegative = true
            value = -value
        end
    else
        local valstr
        for _, prefix in ipairs({ '-', MINUS, '&minus;' }) do
            -- Including '-' means inputs like '- 2' (with space) are accepted as -2.
            -- It also sets isnegative in case input is a fraction like '-2-3/4'.
            local plen = #prefix
            if clean:sub(1, plen) == prefix then
                valstr = clean:sub(plen + 1)
                break
            end
        end
        if valstr then
            isnegative = true
            propersign = MINUS
            clean = valstr
            value = tonumber(clean)
        end
        if value == nil then
            local spelled
            if not no_fraction then
                value, show, spelled = extract_fraction(parms, clean, isnegative)
            end
            if value == nil then
                return false, { 'cvt_bad_num', text }
            end
            if spelled and value <= 1 then
                singular = true  -- for example, "one half mile" (singular unit)
            else
                singular = false -- any numeric fraction (even with value 1) is regarded as plural
            end
        end
    end
    if not valid_number(value) then  -- for example, "1e310" overflows
        return false, { 'cvt_invalid_num' }
    end
    if show == nil then
        singular = (value == 1 and not isnegative)
        local precision = parms.input_precision
        if precision and 0 <= precision and precision <= 8 then
            value = value + 2e-14  -- fudge for some common cases of bad rounding
            local fmt = '%.' .. format('%d', precision) .. 'f'
            show = fmt:format(value)
        else
            show = clean
        end
        show = propersign .. with_separator(parms, show)
        if parms.opt_spell_in then
            show = spell_number(parms, propersign .. clean) or show
        end
    end
    if isnegative and (value ~= 0) then
        value = -value
    end
    return true, {
        value = value,
        singular = singular,
        clean = clean,
        show = show,
    }
end

local function get_number(text)
    -- Return v, f where:
    --   v = nil (text is not a number)
    -- or
    --   v = value of text (text is a number)
    --   f = true if value is an integer
    -- Input can use en digits or digits in local language,
    -- but no separators, no Unicode minus, and no fraction.
    if text then
        local number = tonumber(to_en(text))
        if number then
            local integer, fraction = math.modf(number)
            return number, (fraction == 0)
        end
    end
end

local function preunits(count, preunit1, preunit2)
    -- If count is 1:
    --     ignore preunit2
    --     return p1
    -- else:
    --     preunit1 is used for preunit2 if the latter is empty
    --     return p1, p2
    -- where:
    --     p1 is text to insert before the input unit
    --     p2 is text to insert before the output unit
    --     p1 or p2 may be nil to mean "no preunit"
    -- Using '+ ' gives output like "5+ feet" (no preceding space).
    local function withspace(text, i)
        -- Insert space at beginning if i == 1, or at end if i == -1.
        -- However, no space is inserted if there is a space or '&nbsp;'
        -- or '-' at that position ('-' is for adjectival text).
        local current = text:sub(i, i)
        if current == ' ' or current == '-' then
            return text
        end
        if i == 1 then
            current = text:sub(1, 6)
        else
            current = text:sub(-6, -1)
        end
        if current == '&nbsp;' then
            return text
        end
        if i == 1 then
            return ' ' .. text
        end
        return text .. ' '
    end
    preunit1 = preunit1 or ''
    local trim1 = strip(preunit1)
    if count == 1 then
        if trim1 == '' then
            return nil
        end
        return withspace(withspace(preunit1, 1), -1)
    end
    preunit2 = preunit2 or ''
    local trim2 = strip(preunit2)
    if trim1 == '' and trim2 == '' then
        return nil, nil
    end
    if trim1 ~= '+' then
        preunit1 = withspace(preunit1, 1)
    end
    if trim2 == '&#32;' then  -- trick to make preunit2 empty
        preunit2 = nil
    elseif trim2 == '' then
        preunit2 = preunit1
    elseif trim2 ~= '+' then
        preunit2 = withspace(preunit2, 1)
    end
    return preunit1, preunit2
end

local function range_text(range, want_name, parms, before, after)
    -- Return before .. rtext .. after
    -- where rtext is the text that separates two values in a range.
    local rtext, adj_text, exception
    if type(range) == 'table' then
        -- Table must specify range text for abbr=off and for abbr=on,
        -- and may specify range text for 'adj=on',
        -- and may specify exception = true.
        rtext = range[want_name and 'off' or 'on']
        adj_text = range['adj']
        exception = range['exception']
    else
        rtext = range
    end
    if parms.opt_adjectival then
        if want_name or (exception and parms.abbr_org == 'on') then
            rtext = adj_text or rtext:gsub(' ', '-'):gsub('&nbsp;', '-')
        end
    end
    if rtext == '–' and after:sub(1, #MINUS) == MINUS then
        rtext = '&nbsp;– '
    end
    return before .. rtext .. after
end

local function get_composite(parms, iparm, total, in_unit_table)
    -- Look for a composite input unit. For example, "{{convert|1|yd|2|ft|3|in}}"
    -- would result in a call to this function with
    --   iparm = 3 (parms[iparm] = "2", just after the first unit)
    --   total = 1 (number of yards)
    --   in_unit_table = (unit table for "yd")
    -- Return true, iparm, unit where
    --   iparm = index just after the composite units (7 in above example)
    --   unit = composite unit table holding all input units,
    -- or return true if no composite unit is present in parms,
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    local default, subinfo
    local composite_units, count = { in_unit_table }, 1
    local fixups = {}
    local subunit = in_unit_table
    while subunit.subdivs do  -- subdivs is nil or a table of allowed subdivisions
        local subcode = strip(parms[iparm+1])
        local subdiv = subunit.subdivs[subcode]
        if not subdiv then
            break
        end
        local success
        success, subunit = lookup(subcode, parms.opt_sp_us, 'no_combination')
        if not success then return false, subunit end  -- should never occur
        success, subinfo = extract_number(parms, parms[iparm])
        if not success then return false, subinfo end
        iparm = iparm + 2
        subunit.inout = 'in'
        subunit.valinfo = { subinfo }
        -- Recalculate total as a number of subdivisions.
        -- subdiv[1] = number of subdivisions per previous unit (integer > 1).
        total = total * subdiv[1] + subinfo.value
        if not default then  -- set by the first subdiv with a default defined
            default = subdiv.default
        end
        count = count + 1
        composite_units[count] = subunit
        if subdiv.unit or subdiv.name then
            fixups[count] = { unit = subdiv.unit, name = subdiv.name, valinfo = subunit.valinfo }
        end
    end
    if count == 1 then
        return true  -- no error and no composite unit
    end
    for i, fixup in pairs(fixups) do
        local unit = fixup.unit
        local name = fixup.name
        if not unit or (count > 2 and name) then
            composite_units[i].fixed_name = name
        else
            local success, alternate = lookup(unit, parms.opt_sp_us, 'no_combination')
            if not success then return false, alternate end  -- should never occur
            alternate.inout = 'in'
            alternate.valinfo = fixup.valinfo
            composite_units[i] = alternate
        end
    end
    return true, iparm, {
        utype = in_unit_table.utype,
        scale = subunit.scale,  -- scale of last (least significant) unit
        valinfo = { { value = total, clean = subinfo.clean } },
        composite = composite_units,
        default = default or in_unit_table.default
    }
end

local function translate_parms(parms, named_keys)
    -- Update fields in parms by translating parameters to those used at enwiki.
    -- Also, checks are performed which may display warnings, if enabled.
    -- Return true if successful or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    for _, loc_name in ipairs(named_keys) do
        local loc_value = parms[loc_name]
        local en_name = en_option_name[loc_name]
        if en_name then
            local en_value
            if en_name == 'sigfig' then
                if loc_value == '' then
                    add_warning(parms, 'cvt_empty_option', loc_name)
                else
                    local number, is_integer = get_number(loc_value)
                    if not number or not is_integer or number <= 0 then
                        return false, { 'cvt_bad_sigfig', loc_value }
                    end
                    en_value = number
                end
            else
                en_value = en_option_value[en_name][loc_value]
            end
            if en_value == nil then
                if loc_value == '' then
                    add_warning(parms, 'cvt_empty_option', loc_name)
                else
                    -- Using, for example, aliases like |sing=off|adj=on can give
                    -- loc_value == nil when adj is processed after sing. In that case,
                    -- the following gives a slightly misleading but reasonable warning.
                    local text = loc_value and (loc_name .. '=' .. loc_value) or loc_name
                    add_warning(parms, 'cvt_unknown_option', text)
                end
            elseif en_value == '' then
                en_value = nil  -- an ignored option like adj=off
            elseif type(en_value) == 'string' and en_value:sub(1, 4) == 'opt_' then
                for _, v in ipairs(split(en_value, ',')) do
                    parms[v] = true
                end
                en_value = nil
            end
            parms[en_name] = en_value
        else
            add_warning(parms, 'cvt_unknown_option', loc_name .. '=' .. loc_value)
        end
    end
    if parms.adj then
        if parms.adj:sub(1, 2) == 'ri' then
            -- It is known that adj is 'ri1' or 'ri2' or 'ri3', so precision is valid.
            -- Only en digits are accepted.
            parms.input_precision = tonumber(parms.adj:sub(-1))
            parms.adj = nil
        end
    end
    if parms.abbr then
        parms.abbr_org = parms.abbr  -- original abbr that was set, before any flip
    else
        parms.abbr = 'out'  -- default is to abbreviate output only (use symbol, not name)
    end
    if parms.opt_flip then
        local function swap_in_out(option)
            local value = parms[option]
            if value == 'in' then
                parms[option] = 'out'
            elseif value == 'out' then
                parms[option] = 'in'
            end
        end
        swap_in_out('abbr')
        swap_in_out('lk')
        if parms.opt_spell_in then
            -- For simplicity, and because it does not appear to be needed,
            -- user cannot set an option to spell the output.
            parms.opt_spell_in = nil
            parms.opt_spell_out = true
        end
    end
    if parms.opt_table or parms.opt_tablecen then
        if parms.abbr_org == nil and parms.lk == nil then
            parms.opt_values = true
        end
        local align = format('align="%s"', parms.opt_table and 'right' or 'center')
        parms.table_joins = { align .. '|', '\n|' .. align .. '|' }
    end
    if parms.opt_lang_en then
        from_en_table = nil
    end
    return true
end

local function get_values(parms)
    -- If successful, update parms and return true, v, i where
    --   v = table of input values
    --   i = index to next entry in parms after those processed here
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    local valinfo = collection()  -- numbered table of input values
    local range = collection()  -- numbered table of range items (having, for example, 2 range items requires 3 input values)
    local had_nocomma  -- true if removed "nocomma" kludge from second parameter (like "tonocomma")
    local parm2 = strip(parms[2])
    if parm2 and parm2:sub(-7, -1) == 'nocomma' then
        parms[2] = strip(parm2:sub(1, -8))
        parms.opt_nocomma = true
        had_nocomma = true
    end
    local i = 1
    while true do
        local success, info = extract_number(parms, parms[i], i > 1)  -- need to set parms.opt_nocomma before calling this
        if not success then return false, info end
        i = i + 1
        valinfo:add(info)
        local next = strip(parms[i])
        local range_item = range_types[next] or range_types[range_aliases[next]]
        if not range_item then
            break
        end
        i = i + 1
        range:add(range_item)
        parms.is_range_x = (type(range_item) == 'table') and range_item.is_range_x or nil
    end
    if range.n > 0 then
        if range.n > 30 then  -- limit abuse, although 4 is a more likely upper limit
            return false, { 'cvt_invalid_num' }  -- misleading message but it will do
        end
        parms.range = range
    elseif had_nocomma then
        return false, { 'cvt_unknown', parm2 }
    end
    return true, valinfo, i
end

local function get_parms(pframe)
    -- If successful, return true, parms, unit where
    --   parms is a table of all arguments passed to the template
    --        converted to named arguments, and
    --   unit is the input unit table;
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    -- MediaWiki removes leading and trailing whitespace from the values of
    -- named arguments. However, the values of numbered arguments include any
    -- whitespace entered in the template, and whitespace is used by some
    -- parameters (example: the numbered parameters associated with "disp=x").
    local parms = {}  -- arguments passed to template
    local named_keys = collection()  -- numbered table of named keys in parms: needed because cannot iterate parms and add new fields to it
    for k, v in pairs(pframe.args) do
        parms[k] = v
        if type(k) == 'string' then
            named_keys:add(k)
        end
    end
    local success, msg = translate_parms(parms, named_keys)
    if not success then return false, msg end
    local success, valinfo, i = get_values(parms)
    if not success then return false, valinfo end
    local in_unit = strip(parms[i])
    i = i + 1
    local success, in_unit_table = lookup(in_unit, parms.opt_sp_us, 'no_combination')
    if not success then return false, in_unit_table end
    if parms.test == 'msg' then
        -- Am testing the messages produced when no output unit is specified, and
        -- the input unit has a missing or invalid default.
        -- Set two units for testing that.
        -- LATER: Remove this code.
        if in_unit == 'chain' then
            in_unit_table.default = nil  -- no default
        elseif in_unit == 'rd' then
            in_unit_table.default  = "ft!X!m"  -- an invalid expression
        end
    end
    in_unit_table.valinfo = valinfo
    in_unit_table.inout = 'in'  -- this is an input unit
    if not parms.range then
        local success, inext, composite_unit = get_composite(parms, i, valinfo[1].value, in_unit_table)
        if not success then return false, inext end
        if composite_unit then
            in_unit_table = composite_unit
            i = inext
        end
    end
    if in_unit_table.builtin == 'mach' then
        -- As with old template, a number following Mach as the input unit is the altitude,
        -- and there is no way to specify an altitude for the output unit.
        -- Could put more code in this function to get any output unit and check for
        -- an altitude following that unit.
        local success, info = extract_number(parms, parms[i], false, true)
        if success then
            i = i + 1
            in_unit_table.altitude = info.value
        end
    end
    local next = strip(parms[i])
    i = i + 1
    local precision, is_bad_precision
    local function set_precision(text)
        local number, is_integer = get_number(text)
        if number then
            if is_integer then
                precision = number
            else
                precision = text
                is_bad_precision = true
            end
            return true  -- text was used for precision, good or bad
        end
    end
    if not set_precision(next) then
        parms.out_unit = next
        if set_precision(strip(parms[i])) then
            i = i + 1
        end
    end
    if parms.opt_adj_mid then
        parms.opt_adjectival = true
        next = parms[i]
        i = i + 1
        if next then  -- mid-text words
            if next:sub(1, 1) == '-' then
                parms.mid = next
            else
                parms.mid = ' ' .. next
            end
        end
    end
    if parms.opt_one_preunit then
        parms[parms.opt_flip and 'preunit2' or 'preunit1'] = preunits(1, parms[i])
        i = i + 1
    end
    if parms.disp == 'x' then
        -- Following is reasonably compatible with the old template.
        local first = parms[i] or ''
        local second = parms[i+1] or ''
        i = i + 2
        if strip(first) == '' then  -- user can enter '&#32;' rather than ' ' to avoid the default
            first = ' [&nbsp;' .. first
            second = '&nbsp;]' .. second
        end
        parms.joins = { first, second }
    elseif parms.opt_two_preunits then
        local p1, p2 = preunits(2, parms[i], parms[i+1])
        i = i + 2
        if parms.preunit1 then
            -- To simplify documentation, allow unlikely use of adj=pre with disp=preunit
            -- (however, an output unit must be specified with adj=pre and with disp=preunit).
            parms.preunit1 = parms.preunit1 .. p1
            parms.preunit2 = p2
        else
            parms.preunit1, parms.preunit2 = p1, p2
        end
    end
    if precision == nil then
        if set_precision(strip(parms[i])) then
            i = i + 1
        end
    end
    if is_bad_precision then
        return false, { 'cvt_bad_prec', precision }
    end
    parms.precision = precision
    return true, parms, in_unit_table
end

local function default_precision(invalue, inclean, outvalue, in_current, out_current, extra)
    -- Return a default value for precision (an integer like 2, 0, -2).
    -- Code follows procedures used in old template.
    local fudge = 1e-14  -- {{Order of magnitude}} adds this, so we do too
    local prec, minprec, adjust
    local utype = out_current.utype
    local subunit_ignore_trailing_zero
    local subunit_more_precision  -- kludge for "in" used in input like "|2|ft|6|in"
    local composite = in_current.composite
    if composite then
        subunit_ignore_trailing_zero = true  -- input "|2|st|10|lb" has precision 0, not -1
        if composite[#composite].exception == 'subunit_more_precision' then
            subunit_more_precision = true  -- do not use standard precision with input like "|2|ft|6|in"
        end
    end
    -- Count digits after decimal mark, handling cases like '12.345e6'.
    local exponent
    local integer, dot, fraction, expstr = inclean:match('^(%d*)(%.?)(%d*)(.*)')
    local e = expstr:sub(1, 1)
    local boost = 0  -- can increase default precision
    if e == 'e' or e == 'E' then
        exponent = tonumber(expstr:sub(2))
    elseif expstr:find('/', 1, true) then
        boost = 1  -- any input fraction is regarded as one extra digit of precision
    end
    if dot == '' then
        prec = subunit_ignore_trailing_zero and 0 or -integer:match('0*$'):len()
    else
        prec = #fraction
    end
    if exponent then
        -- So '1230' and '1.23e3' both give prec = -1, and '0.00123' and '1.23e-3' give 5.
        prec = prec - exponent
    end
    if in_current.istemperature and out_current.istemperature then
        -- Converting between common temperatures (°C, °F, °R, K); not keVT, MK.
        -- Kelvin value can be almost zero, or small but negative due to precision problems.
        -- Also, an input value like -300 C (below absolute zero) gives negative kelvins.
        -- Calculate minimum precision from absolute value.
        adjust = 0
        local kelvin = abs((invalue - in_current.offset) * in_current.scale)
        if kelvin < 1e-8 then  -- assume nonzero due to input or calculation precision problem
            minprec = 2
        else
            minprec = 2 - floor(log10(kelvin) + fudge)  -- 3 sigfigs in kelvin
        end
    else
        if invalue == 0 or outvalue <= 0 then
            -- We are never called with a negative outvalue, but it might be zero.
            -- This is special-cased to avoid calculation exceptions.
            return 0
        end
        if out_current.exception == 'integer_more_precision' and floor(invalue) == invalue then
            -- With certain output units that sometimes give poor results
            -- with default rounding, use more precision when the input
            -- value is equal to an integer. An example of a poor result
            -- is when input 50 gives a smaller output than input 49.5.
            -- Experiment shows this helps, but it does not eliminate all
            -- surprises because it is not clear whether "50" should be
            -- interpreted as "from 45 to 55" or "from 49.5 to 50.5".
            adjust = -log10(in_current.scale)
        elseif subunit_more_precision then
            -- Conversion like "{{convert|6|ft|1|in|cm}}" (where subunit is "in")
            -- has a non-standard adjust value, to give more output precision.
            adjust = log10(out_current.scale) + 2
        else
            adjust = log10(abs(invalue / outvalue))
        end
        adjust = adjust + log10(2)
        -- Ensure that the output has at least two significant figures.
        minprec = 1 - floor(log10(outvalue) + fudge)
    end
    if extra then
        adjust = extra.adjust or adjust
        minprec = extra.minprec or minprec
    end
    return math.max(floor(prec + adjust + boost), minprec)
end

local function convert(invalue, inclean, in_current, out_current)
    -- Convert given input value from one unit to another.
    -- Return output_value (a number) if a simple convert, or
    -- return f, t where
    --   f = true, t = table of information with results, or
    --   f = false, t = error message table.
    local inscale = in_current.scale
    local outscale = out_current.scale
    if not in_current.iscomplex and not out_current.iscomplex then
        return invalue * (inscale / outscale)  -- minimize overhead for most common case
    end
    if in_current.invert then
        -- Fuel efficiency (there are no built-ins for this type of unit).
        if in_current.invert * out_current.invert < 0 then
            return 1 / (invalue * inscale * outscale)
        end
        return invalue * (inscale / outscale)
    elseif in_current.offset then
        -- Temperature (there are no built-ins for this type of unit).
        return (invalue - in_current.offset) * (inscale / outscale) + out_current.offset
    else
        -- Built-in unit.
        local in_builtin = in_current.builtin
        local out_builtin = out_current.builtin
        if in_builtin and out_builtin then
            if in_builtin == out_builtin then
                return invalue
            end
            -- There are no cases (yet) where need to convert from one
            -- built-in unit to another, so this should never occur.
            return false, { 'cvt_bug_convert' }
        end
        if in_builtin == 'mach' or out_builtin == 'mach' then
            local adjust
            if in_builtin == 'mach' then
                inscale = speed_of_sound(in_current.altitude)
                adjust = outscale / 0.1
            else
                outscale = speed_of_sound(out_current.altitude)
                adjust = 0.1 / inscale
            end
            return true, {
                outvalue = invalue * (inscale / outscale),
                adjust = log10(adjust) + log10(2),
            }
        elseif in_builtin == 'hand' then
            -- 1 hand = 4 inches; 1.2 hands = 6 inches.
            -- Fractions of a hand are only defined for the first digit, and
            -- the first fractional digit should be a number of inches (1, 2 or 3).
            -- However, this code interprets the entire fraction as the number
            -- of inches / 10 (so 1.75 inches would be 0.175 hands).
            -- A value like 12.3 hands is exactly 12*4 + 3 inches; base default precision on that.
            local integer, fraction = math.modf(invalue)
            local outvalue = (integer + 2.5 * fraction) * (inscale / outscale)
            local inch_value = 4 * integer + 10 * fraction  -- equivalent number of inches
            local fracstr = inclean:match('%.(.*)') or ''
            local fmt
            if fracstr == '' then
                fmt = '%.0f'
            else
                fmt = '%.' .. format('%d', #fracstr - 1) .. 'f'
            end
            return true, {
                invalue = inch_value,
                inclean = format(fmt, inch_value),
                outvalue = outvalue,
                minprec = 0,
            }
        end
    end
    return false, { 'cvt_bug_convert' }  -- should never occur
end

local function cvtround(parms, info, in_current, out_current)
    -- Return true, t where t is a table with the conversion results; fields:
    --   show = rounded, formatted string with the result of converting value in info,
    --      using the rounding specified in parms.
    --   singular = true if result is positive, and (after rounding)
    --      is "1", or like "1.00";
    --   (and more fields shown below, and a calculated 'absvalue' field).
    -- or return true, nil if no value specified;
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    -- Input info.clean uses en digits (it has been translated, if necessary).
    -- Output show uses en or non-en digits as appropriate, or can be spelled.
    local invalue, inclean, show, exponent, singular
    if info then
        invalue, inclean = info.value, info.clean
    end
    if invalue == nil or invalue == '' then
        return true, nil
    end
    if out_current.builtin == 'hand' then
        -- Convert to hands, then convert the fractional part to inches.
        -- Code is not correct when output is spelled, and it ignores any requested
        -- precision if the output uses scientific notation (very large, or very
        -- small). Not worth more complexity as these cases should be very rare.
        local dummy_unit_table = { scale = out_current.scale }
        local success, outinfo = cvtround(parms, info, in_current, dummy_unit_table)
        if not success then return false, outinfo end
        local fmt
        if outinfo.is_scientific then
            fmt = '%.1f'
        else
            local fraction = (outinfo.show):match('[' .. numdot .. '](.*)') or ''  -- outinfo.show is in local language
            if fraction == '' then
                if not outinfo.use_default_precision then
                    return true, outinfo
                end
                fmt = '%.0f'
            else
                fmt = '%.' .. format('%d', ulen(fraction) - 1) .. 'f'
            end
        end
        local hands, inches = math.modf(outinfo.raw_absvalue)
        inches = format(fmt, inches * 4)
        if inches:sub(1, 1) == '4' then
            hands = hands + 1
            inches = '0' .. inches:sub(2)
            if tonumber(inches) == 0 then
                inches = '0'
            end
        end
        if inches:sub(2, 2) == '.' then
            inches = inches:sub(1, 1) .. inches:sub(3)
        end
        return true, {
            sign = outinfo.sign,
            singular = outinfo.singular,
            show = outinfo.sign .. with_separator(parms, format('%d', hands)) .. numdot .. from_en(inches)
        }
    end
    local outvalue, extra = convert(invalue, inclean, in_current, out_current)
    if extra then
        if not outvalue then return false, extra end
        invalue = extra.invalue or invalue
        inclean = extra.inclean or inclean
        outvalue = extra.outvalue
    end
    if not valid_number(outvalue) then
        return false, { 'cvt_invalid_num' }
    end
    local isnegative
    if outvalue < 0 then
        isnegative = true
        outvalue = -outvalue
    end
    local success, use_default_precision
    local precision = parms.precision
    if not precision then
        local sigfig = parms.sigfig
        if sigfig then
            show, exponent = make_sigfig(outvalue, sigfig)
        elseif parms.opt_round5 then
            show = format('%.0f', floor((outvalue / 5) + 0.5) * 5)
        else
            use_default_precision = true
            precision = default_precision(invalue, inclean, outvalue, in_current, out_current, extra)
        end
    end
    if precision then
        if precision >= 0 then
            if precision <= 8 then
                -- Add a fudge to handle common cases of bad rounding due to inability
                -- to precisely represent some values. This makes the following work:
                -- {{convert|-100.1|C|K}} and {{convert|5555000|um|m|2}}.
                -- Old template uses #expr round, which invokes PHP round().
                -- LATER: Investigate how PHP round() works.
                outvalue = outvalue + 2e-14
            end
            local fmt = '%.' .. format('%d', precision) .. 'f'
            local success
            success, show = pcall(format, fmt, outvalue)
            if not success then
                return false, { 'cvt_big_prec', tostring(precision) }
            end
        else
            precision = -precision  -- #digits to zero (in addition to any digits after dot)
            local shift = 10 ^ precision
            show = format('%.0f', outvalue/shift)
            if show ~= '0' then
                exponent = #show + precision
            end
        end
    end
    if (show == '1' or show:match('^1%.0*$') ~= nil) and not isnegative then
        -- Use match because on some systems 0.99999999999999999 is 1.0.
        singular = true
    end
    local t = format_number(parms, show, exponent, isnegative)
    t.singular = singular
    t.raw_absvalue = outvalue  -- absolute value before rounding
    t.use_default_precision = use_default_precision
    return true, setmetatable(t, {
        __index = function (self, key)
            if key == 'absvalue' then
                -- Calculate absolute value after rounding, if needed.
                local clean, exponent = rawget(self, 'clean'), rawget(self, 'exponent')
                local value = tonumber(clean)  -- absolute value (any negative sign has been ignored)
                if exponent then
                    value = value * 10^exponent
                end
                rawset(self, key, value)
                return value
            end
        end })
end

local function evaluate_condition(value, condition)
    -- Return true or false from applying a conditional expression to value,
    -- or throw an error if invalid.
    -- A very limited set of expressions is supported:
    --    v < 9
    --    v * 9 < 9
    -- where
    --    'v' is replaced with value
    --    9 is any number (as defined by Lua tonumber)
    --      only en digits are accepted
    --    '<' can also be '<=' or '>' or '>='
    -- In addition, the following form is supported:
    --    LHS and RHS
    -- where
    --    LHS, RHS = any of above expressions.
    local function compare(value, text)
        local arithop, factor, compop, limit = text:match('^%s*v%s*([*]?)(.-)([<>]=?)(.*)$')
        if arithop == nil then
            error('Invalid default expression', 0)
        elseif arithop == '*' then
            factor = tonumber(factor)
            if factor == nil then
                error('Invalid default expression', 0)
            end
            value = value * factor
        end
        limit = tonumber(limit)
        if limit == nil then
            error('Invalid default expression', 0)
        end
        if compop == '<' then
            return value < limit
        elseif compop == '<=' then
            return value <= limit
        elseif compop == '>' then
            return value > limit
        elseif compop == '>=' then
            return value >= limit
        end
        error('Invalid default expression', 0)  -- should not occur
    end
    local lhs, rhs = condition:match('^(.-%W)and(%W.*)')
    if lhs == nil then
        return compare(value, condition)
    end
    return compare(value, lhs) and compare(value, rhs)
end

local function get_default(value, unit_table)
    -- Return true, s where s = name of unit's default output unit,
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    -- Some units have a default that depends on the input value
    -- (the first value if a range of values is used).
    -- If '!' is in the default, the first bang-delimited field is an
    -- expression that uses 'v' to represent the input value.
    -- Example: 'v < 120 ! small ! big ! suffix' (suffix is optional)
    -- evaluates 'v < 120' as a boolean with result
    -- 'smallsuffix' if (value < 120), or 'bigsuffix' otherwise.
    -- Input must use en digits and '.' decimal mark.
    local default = default_exceptions[unit_table.defkey or unit_table.symbol] or unit_table.default
    if default == nil then
        return false, { 'cvt_no_default', unit_table.symbol }
    end
    if default:find('!', 1, true) == nil then
        return true, default
    end
    local t = split(default, '!')
    if #t == 3 or #t == 4 then
        local success, result = pcall(evaluate_condition, value, t[1])
        if success then
            default = result and t[2] or t[3]
            if #t == 4 then
                default = default .. t[4]
            end
            return true, default
        end
    end
    return false, { 'cvt_bad_default', unit_table.symbol }
end

local linked_pages  -- to record linked pages so will not link to the same page more than once

local function make_link(link, id, link_key)
    -- Return wikilink "[[link|id]]", possibly abbreviated as in examples:
    --   [[Mile|mile]]  --> [[mile]]
    --   [[Mile|miles]] --> [[mile]]s
    -- However, just id is returned if:
    -- * no link given (so caller does not need to check if a link was defined); or
    -- * link has previously been used during the current convert (to avoid overlinking).
    -- Linking with a unit uses the unit table as the link key, which fails to detect
    -- overlinking for conversions like (each links "mile" twice):
    --   {{convert|1|impgal/mi|USgal/mi|lk=on}}
    --   {{convert|1|l/km|impgal/mi USgal/mi|lk=on}}
    link_key = link_key or link  -- use key if given (the key, but not the link, may be known when need to cancel a link record)
    if link == nil or link == '' or linked_pages[link_key] then
        return id
    end
    linked_pages[link_key] = true
    -- Following only works for language en, but it should be safe on other wikis,
    -- and overhead of doing it generally does not seem worthwhile.
    local l = link:sub(1, 1):lower() .. link:sub(2)
    if link == id or l == id then
        return '[[' .. id .. ']]'
    elseif link .. 's' == id or l .. 's' == id then
        return '[[' .. id:sub(1, -2) .. ']]s'
    else
        return '[[' .. link .. '|' .. id .. ']]'
    end
end

local function linked_id(unit_table, key_id, want_link)
    -- Return final unit id (symbol or name), optionally with a wikilink,
    -- and update unit_table.sep if required.
    -- key_id is one of: 'symbol', 'sym_us', 'name1', 'name1_us', 'name2', 'name2_us'.
    local abbr_on = (key_id == 'symbol' or key_id == 'sym_us')
    if abbr_on and want_link then
        local symlink = rawget(unit_table, 'symlink')
        if symlink then
            return symlink  -- for exceptions that have the linked symbol built-in
        end
    end
    local multiplier = rawget(unit_table, 'multiplier')
    local per = unit_table.per
    if per then
        local unit1 = per[1]  -- top unit_table, or nil
        local unit2 = per[2]  -- bottom unit_table
        if abbr_on then
            if not unit1 then
                unit_table.sep = ''  -- no separator in "$2/acre"
            end
            if not want_link then
                local symbol = unit_table.symbol_raw
                if symbol then
                    return symbol  -- for exceptions that have the symbol built-in
                end
            end
        end
        local key_id2  -- unit2 is always singular
        if key_id == 'name2' then
            key_id2 = 'name1'
        elseif key_id == 'name2_us' then
            key_id2 = 'name1_us'
        else
            key_id2 = key_id
        end
        local result
        if abbr_on then
            result = '/'
        elseif unit1 then
            result = ' ' .. per_word .. ' '
        else
            result = per_word .. ' '
        end
        if unit1 then
            result = linked_id(unit1, key_id, want_link) .. result
        end
        return result .. linked_id(unit2, key_id2, want_link)
    end
    if multiplier then
        -- A multiplier (like "100" in "100km") forces the unit to be plural.
        multiplier = from_en(multiplier)
        if abbr_on then
            multiplier = multiplier .. '&nbsp;'
        else
            multiplier = multiplier .. ' '
            if key_id == 'name1' then
                key_id = 'name2'
            elseif key_id == 'name1_us' then
                key_id = 'name2_us'
            end
        end
    else
        multiplier = ''
    end
    local id = unit_table.fixed_name or unit_table[key_id]
    if want_link then
        local link = link_exceptions[unit_table.symbol] or unit_table.link
        if link then
            local before = ''
            local i = unit_table.customary
            if i == 1 and unit_table.sp_us then
                i = 2  -- show "U.S." not "US"
            end
            if i == 3 and abbr_on then
                i = 4  -- abbreviate "imperial" to "imp"
            end
            local customary = customary_units[i]
            if customary then
                -- LATER: This works for language en only, but it's esoteric so ignore for now.
                local pertext
                if id:sub(1, 1) == '/' then
                    -- Want unit "/USgal" to display as "/U.S. gal", not "U.S. /gal".
                    pertext = '/'
                    id = id:sub(2)
                elseif id:sub(1, 4) == 'per ' then
                    -- Similarly want "per U.S. gallon", not "U.S. per gallon" (but in practice this is unlikely to be used).
                    pertext = 'per '
                    id = id:sub(5)
                else
                    pertext = ''
                end
                -- Omit any "US"/"U.S."/"imp"/"imperial" from start of id since that will be inserted.
                local removes = (i < 3) and { 'US&nbsp;', 'US ', 'U.S.&nbsp;', 'U.S. ' } or { 'imp&nbsp;', 'imp ', 'imperial ' }
                for _, prefix in ipairs(removes) do
                    local plen = #prefix
                    if id:sub(1, plen) == prefix then
                        id = id:sub(plen + 1)
                        break
                    end
                end
                before = pertext .. make_link(customary.link, customary[1]) .. ' '
            end
            id = before .. make_link(link, id, unit_table)
        end
    end
    return multiplier .. id
end

local function make_id(parms, which, unit_table)
    -- Return id, f where
    --   id = unit name or symbol, possibly modified
    --   f = true if id is a name, or false if id is a symbol
    -- using 1st or 2nd values (which), and for 'in' or 'out' (unit_table.inout).
    -- Result is '' if no symbol/name is to be used.
    -- In addition, set unit_table.sep = ' ' or '&nbsp;' or ''
    -- (the separator that caller will normally insert before the id).
    if parms.opt_values then
        unit_table.sep = ''
        return ''
    end
    local inout = unit_table.inout
    local valinfo = unit_table.valinfo
    local abbr_org = parms.abbr_org
    local adjectival = parms.opt_adjectival
    local disp = parms.disp
    local lk = parms.lk
    local usename = unit_table.usename
    local singular = valinfo[which].singular
    if usename then
        -- Old template does something like this.
        if lk == 'on' or lk == inout then
            -- A linked unit uses the standard singular.
        else
            -- Set non-standard singular.
            local flipped = parms.opt_flip
            if inout == 'in' then
                if not adjectival and (abbr_org == 'out' or flipped) then
                    local value = valinfo[which].value
                    singular = (0 < value and value < 1.0001)
                end
            else
                if (abbr_org == 'on') or
                (not flipped and (abbr_org == nil or abbr_org == 'out')) or
                (flipped and abbr_org == 'in') then
                    singular = (valinfo[which].absvalue < 1.0001 and
                                not valinfo[which].is_scientific)
                end
            end
        end
    end
    local want_name
    if usename then
        want_name = true
    else
        if abbr_org == nil then
            if disp == 'br' or disp == 'or' or disp == 'slash' then
                want_name = true
            end
            if unit_table.usesymbol then
                want_name = false
            end
        end
        if want_name == nil then
            local abbr = parms.abbr
            if abbr == 'on' or abbr == inout or (abbr == 'mos' and inout == 'out') then
                want_name = false
            else
                want_name = true
            end
        end
    end
    local key
    if want_name then
        if parms.opt_use_nbsp then
            unit_table.sep = '&nbsp;'
        else
            unit_table.sep = ' '
        end
        if parms.opt_singular then
            local value
            if inout == 'in' then
                value = valinfo[which].value
            else
                value = valinfo[which].absvalue
            end
            if value then  -- some unusual units do not always set value field
                value = abs(value)
                singular = (0 < value and value < 1.0001)
            end
        end
        if unit_table.engscale or parms.is_range_x then
            -- engscale: so "|1|e3kg" gives "1 thousand kilograms" (plural)
            -- is_range_x: so "|0.5|x|0.9|mi" gives "0.5 by 0.9 miles" (plural)
            singular = false
        end
        key = (adjectival or singular) and 'name1' or 'name2'
        if unit_table.sp_us then
            key = key .. '_us'
        end
    else
        unit_table.sep = '&nbsp;'
        key = unit_table.sp_us and 'sym_us' or 'symbol'
    end
    return linked_id(unit_table, key, lk == 'on' or lk == inout), want_name
end

local function decorate_value(parms, unit_table, which)
    -- If needed, update unit_table so values will be shown with extra information.
    -- For consistency with the old template (but different from fmtpower),
    -- the style to display powers of 10 includes "display:none" to allow some
    -- browsers to copy, for example, "10³" as "10^3", rather than as "103".
    local engscale = unit_table.engscale
    if engscale then
        local inout = unit_table.inout
        local info = unit_table.valinfo[which]
        local abbr = parms.abbr
        if abbr == 'on' or abbr == inout then
            info.show = info.show ..
                '<span style="margin-left:0.2em">×<span style="margin-left:0.1em">' ..
                from_en('10') ..
                '</span></span><s style="display:none">^</s><sup>' ..
                from_en(tostring(engscale.exponent)) .. '</sup>'
        else
            local number_id
            local lk = parms.lk
            if lk == 'on' or lk == inout then
                number_id = make_link(engscale.link, engscale[1])
            else
                number_id = engscale[1]
            end
            -- WP:NUMERAL recommends "&nbsp;" in values like "12 million".
            info.show = info.show .. (parms.opt_adjectival and '-' or '&nbsp;') .. number_id
        end
    end
    local prefix = unit_table.vprefix
    if prefix then
        local info = unit_table.valinfo[which]
        info.show = prefix .. info.show
    end
end

local function process_input(parms, in_current)
    -- Processing required once per conversion.
    -- Return block of text to represent input (value/unit).
    if parms.opt_output_only or parms.opt_output_number_only or parms.opt_output_unit_only then
        parms.joins = { '', '' }
        return ''
    end
    local first_unit
    local composite = in_current.composite  -- nil or table of units
    if composite then
        first_unit = composite[1]
    else
        first_unit = in_current
    end
    local id1, want_name = make_id(parms, 1, first_unit)
    local sep = first_unit.sep  -- separator between value and unit, set by make_id
    local preunit = parms.preunit1
    if preunit then
        sep = ''  -- any separator is included in preunit
    else
        preunit = ''
    end
    if parms.opt_input_unit_only then
        parms.joins = { '', '' }
        if composite then
            local parts = { id1 }
            for i, unit in ipairs(composite) do
                if i > 1 then
                    table.insert(parts, (make_id(parms, 1, unit)))
                end
            end
            id1 = table.concat(parts, ' ')
        end
        if want_name and parms.opt_adjectival then
            return preunit .. hyphenated(id1)
        end
        return  preunit .. id1
    end
    local abbr = parms.abbr
    local disp = parms.disp
    if disp == nil then  -- special case for the most common setting
        parms.joins = disp_joins['b']
    elseif disp ~= 'x' then
        -- Old template does this.
        if disp == 'slash' then
            if parms.abbr_org == nil then
                disp = 'slash-nbsp'
            elseif abbr == 'in' or abbr == 'out' then
                disp = 'slash-sp'
            else
                disp = 'slash-nosp'
            end
        elseif disp == 'sqbr' then
            if abbr == 'on' then
                disp = 'sqbr-nbsp'
            else
                disp = 'sqbr-sp'
            end
        end
        parms.joins = disp_joins[disp] or disp_joins['b']
    end
    if parms.opt_also_symbol and not composite then
        local join1 = parms.joins[1]
        if join1 == ' (' or join1 == ' [' then
            parms.joins = { join1 .. first_unit[first_unit.sp_us and 'sym_us' or 'symbol'] .. ', ', parms.joins[2] }
        end
    end
    if in_current.builtin == 'mach' then
        local prefix = id1 .. '&nbsp;'
        local range = parms.range
        local valinfo = first_unit.valinfo
        local result = prefix .. valinfo[1].show
        if range then
            -- For simplicity and because more not needed, handle one range item only.
            local prefix2 = make_id(parms, 2, first_unit) .. '&nbsp;'
            result = range_text(range[1], want_name, parms, result, prefix2 .. valinfo[2].show)
        end
        return preunit .. result
    end
    if composite then
        -- Simplify: assume there is no range, and no decoration.
        local mid = ''
        local sep1 = '&nbsp;'
        local sep2 = ' '
        if parms.opt_adjectival then
            if not parms.opt_flip then
                mid = parms.mid or ''
            end
            if want_name then
                sep1 = '-'
                sep2 = '-'
            end
        end
        local parts = { first_unit.valinfo[1].show .. sep1 .. id1 }
        for i, unit in ipairs(composite) do
            if i > 1 then
                table.insert(parts, unit.valinfo[1].show .. sep1 .. (make_id(parms, 1, unit)))
            end
        end
        return table.concat(parts, sep2) .. mid
    end
    local result, mos
    local range = parms.range
    if range then
        mos = (abbr == 'mos')
        if not (mos or (parms.is_range_x and not want_name)) then
            linked_pages[first_unit] = nil  -- so the second and only id will be linked, if wanted
        end
    end
    local id = (range == nil) and id1 or make_id(parms, 2, first_unit)
    local extra, was_hyphenated = hyphenated_maybe(parms, want_name, sep, id, 'in')
    if mos and was_hyphenated then
        mos = false  -- suppress repeat of unit in a range
        if linked_pages[first_unit] then
            linked_pages[first_unit] = nil
            id = make_id(parms, 2, first_unit)
            extra = hyphenated_maybe(parms, want_name, sep, id, 'in')
        end
    end
    local valinfo = first_unit.valinfo
    if range then
        if range.n == 1 then
            -- Like {{convert|1|x|2|ft}} (one range item; two values).
            -- Do what old template did.
            local sep1 = first_unit.sep
            if mos then
                decorate_value(parms, in_current, 1)
                decorate_value(parms, in_current, 2)
                result = valinfo[1].show .. sep1 .. id1
            elseif parms.is_range_x and not want_name then
                if abbr == 'in' or abbr == 'on' then
                    decorate_value(parms, in_current, 1)
                end
                decorate_value(parms, in_current, 2)
                result = valinfo[1].show .. sep1 .. id1
            else
                if abbr == 'in' or abbr == 'on' then
                    decorate_value(parms, in_current, 1)
                end
                decorate_value(parms, in_current, 2)
                result = valinfo[1].show
            end
            result = range_text(range[1], want_name, parms, result, valinfo[2].show)
        else
            -- Like {{convert|1|x|2|x|3|ft}} (two or more range items): simplify.
            decorate_value(parms, in_current, 1)
            result = valinfo[1].show
            for i = 1, range.n do
                decorate_value(parms, in_current, i+1)
                result = range_text(range[i], want_name, parms, result, valinfo[i+1].show)
            end
        end
    else
        decorate_value(parms, first_unit, 1)
        result = valinfo[1].show
    end
    return result .. preunit .. extra
end

local function process_one_output(parms, out_current)
    -- Processing required for each output unit.
    -- Return block of text to represent output (value/unit).
    local id1, want_name = make_id(parms, 1, out_current)
    local sep = out_current.sep  -- set by make_id
    local preunit = parms.preunit2
    if preunit then
        sep = ''  -- any separator is included in preunit
    else
        preunit = ''
    end
    if parms.opt_output_unit_only then
        if want_name and parms.opt_adjectival then
            return preunit .. hyphenated(id1)
        end
        return preunit .. id1
    end
    if out_current.builtin == 'mach' then
        local prefix = id1 .. '&nbsp;'
        local range = parms.range
        local valinfo = out_current.valinfo
        local result = prefix .. valinfo[1].show
        if range then
            -- For simplicity and because more not needed, handle one range item only.
            result = range_text(range[1], want_name, parms, result, prefix .. valinfo[2].show)
        end
        return preunit .. result
    end
    local result
    local range = parms.range
    if range then
        if not (parms.is_range_x and not want_name) then
            linked_pages[out_current] = nil  -- so the second and only id will be linked, if wanted
        end
    end
    local id = (range == nil) and id1 or make_id(parms, 2, out_current)
    local extra = hyphenated_maybe(parms, want_name, sep, id, 'out')
    local valinfo = out_current.valinfo
    if range then
        if range.n == 1 then
            local sep1 = out_current.sep
            local abbr = parms.abbr
            if parms.is_range_x and not want_name then
                if abbr == 'out' or abbr == 'on' then
                    decorate_value(parms, out_current, 1)
                end
                decorate_value(parms, out_current, 2)
                result = valinfo[1].show .. sep1 .. id1
            else
                if abbr == 'out' or abbr == 'on' then
                    decorate_value(parms, out_current, 1)
                end
                decorate_value(parms, out_current, 2)
                result = valinfo[1].show
            end
            result = range_text(range[1], want_name, parms, result, valinfo[2].show)
        else
            -- Like {{convert|1|x|2|x|3|ft}} (two or more range items): simplify.
            decorate_value(parms, out_current, 1)
            result = valinfo[1].show
            for i = 1, range.n do
                decorate_value(parms, out_current, i+1)
                result = range_text(range[i], want_name, parms, result, valinfo[i+1].show)
            end
        end
    else
        decorate_value(parms, out_current, 1)
        result = valinfo[1].show
    end
    if parms.opt_output_number_only then
        return result
    end
    return result .. preunit .. extra
end

local function make_output_single(parms, in_unit_table, out_unit_table)
    -- Return true, item where item = wikitext of the conversion result
    -- for a single output (which is not a combination or a multiple);
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    out_unit_table.valinfo = collection()
    local range = parms.range
    for i = 1, (range and (range.n + 1) or 1) do
        local success, info = cvtround(parms, in_unit_table.valinfo[i], in_unit_table, out_unit_table)
        if not success then return false, info end
        out_unit_table.valinfo:add(info)
    end
    return true, process_one_output(parms, out_unit_table)
end

local function make_output_multiple(parms, in_unit_table, out_unit_table)
    -- Return true, item where item = wikitext of the conversion result
    -- for an output which is a multiple (like 'ftin');
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    local multiple = out_unit_table.multiple  -- table of scaling factors (will not be nil)
    local combos = out_unit_table.combination  -- table of unit tables (will not be nil)
    local abbr = parms.abbr
    local abbr_org = parms.abbr_org
    local disp = parms.disp
    local want_name = (abbr_org == nil and (disp == 'or' or disp == 'slash')) or
                      not (abbr == 'on' or abbr == 'out' or abbr == 'mos')
    local want_link = (parms.lk == 'on' or parms.lk == 'out')
    local mid = ''
    local sep1 = '&nbsp;'
    local sep2 = ' '
    if parms.opt_adjectival then
        if parms.opt_flip then
            mid = parms.mid or ''
        end
        if want_name then
            sep1 = '-'
            sep2 = '-'
        end
    end
    local function make_result(info)
        local fmt, outvalue, sign
        local results = {}
        for i = 1, #combos do
            local thisvalue, strforce
            local out_current = combos[i]
            out_current.inout = 'out'
            local scale = multiple[i]
            if i == 1 then  -- least significant unit ('in' from 'ftin')
                local fraction
                local success, outinfo = cvtround(parms, info, in_unit_table, out_current)
                if not success then return false, outinfo end
                sign = outinfo.sign
                if outinfo.is_scientific then
                    strforce = outinfo.show
                    fraction = ''
                else
                    fraction = (outinfo.show):match('[' .. numdot .. '](.*)') or ''  -- outinfo.show is in local language
                end
                fmt = '%.' .. ulen(fraction) .. 'f'  -- to reproduce precision
                if fraction == '' then
                    outvalue = floor(outinfo.raw_absvalue + 0.5)  -- keep all integer digits of least significant unit
                else
                    outvalue = outinfo.absvalue
                end
            end
            if scale then
                outvalue, thisvalue = floor(outvalue / scale), outvalue % scale
            else
                thisvalue = outvalue
            end
            local id
            if want_name then
                id = out_current[(thisvalue == 1) and 'name1' or 'name2']
            else
                id = out_current['symbol']
            end
            if want_link then
                local link = out_current.link
                if link then
                    id = make_link(link, id, out_current)
                end
            end
            local strval
            if strforce and outvalue == 0 then
                sign = ''  -- any sign is in strforce
                strval = strforce  -- show small values in scientific notation; will only use least significant unit
            else
                strval = (thisvalue == 0) and from_en('0') or with_separator(parms, format(fmt, thisvalue))
            end
            table.insert(results, strval .. sep1 .. id)
            if outvalue == 0 then
                break
            end
            fmt = '%.0f'  -- only least significant unit can have a fraction
        end
        local reversed, count = {}, #results
        for i = 1, count do
            reversed[i] = results[count + 1 - i]
        end
        return true, sign .. table.concat(reversed, sep2)
    end
    local valinfo = in_unit_table.valinfo
    local success, result = make_result(valinfo[1])
    if not success then return false, result end
    local range = parms.range
    if range then
        for i = 1, range.n do
            local success, result2 = make_result(valinfo[i+1])
            if not success then return false, result2 end
            result = range_text(range[i], want_name, parms, result, result2)
        end
    end
    return true, result .. mid
end

local function process(parms, in_unit_table)
    -- Return true, s where s = final wikitext result,
    -- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
    linked_pages = {}
    local success, out_unit_table
    local invalue1 = in_unit_table.valinfo[1].value
    local out_unit = parms.out_unit
    if out_unit == nil or out_unit == '' then
        success, out_unit = get_default(invalue1, in_unit_table)
        if not success then return false, out_unit end
    end
    success, out_unit_table = lookup(out_unit, parms.opt_sp_us, 'any_combination')
    if not success then return false, out_unit_table end
    if in_unit_table.utype ~= out_unit_table.utype then
        return false, { 'cvt_mismatch', in_unit_table.utype, out_unit_table.utype }
    end
    local flipped = parms.opt_flip
    local parts = {}
    for part = 1, 2 do
        -- The LHS (parts[1]) is normally the input, but is the output if flipped.
        -- Process LHS first so it will be linked, if wanted.
        -- Linking to the same item is suppressed in the RHS to avoid overlinking.
        if (part == 1 and not flipped) or (part == 2 and flipped) then
            parts[part] = process_input(parms, in_unit_table)
        else
            local outputs = {}
            local combos  -- nil (for 'ft' or 'ftin'), or table of unit tables (for 'm ft')
            if out_unit_table.multiple == nil then  -- nil ('ft' or 'm ft'), or table of factors ('ftin')
                combos = out_unit_table.combination
            end
            local imax = combos and #combos or 1  -- 1 (single unit) or number of unit tables
            for i = 1, imax do
                local success, item
                local out_current = combos and combos[i] or out_unit_table
                out_current.inout = 'out'
                if out_current.multiple == nil then
                    success, item = make_output_single(parms, in_unit_table, out_current)
                else
                    success, item = make_output_multiple(parms, in_unit_table, out_current)
                end
                if not success then return false, item end
                table.insert(outputs, item)
            end
            parts[part] = parms.opt_input_unit_only and '' or table.concat(outputs, '; ')
        end
    end
    if parms.opt_sortable then
        parts[1] = ntsh(invalue1, parms.opt_sortable_debug) .. parts[1]
    end
    local wikitext
    if parms.table_joins then
        wikitext = parms.table_joins[1] .. parts[1] .. parms.table_joins[2] .. parts[2]
    else
        wikitext = parts[1] .. parms.joins[1] .. parts[2] .. parms.joins[2]
    end
    if parms.warnings then
        wikitext = wikitext .. parms.warnings
    end
    return true, wikitext
end

local function main_convert(frame)
    set_config(frame)
    local result
    local success, parms, in_unit_table = get_parms(frame:getParent())
    if success then
        success, result = process(parms, in_unit_table)
    else
        result = parms
    end
    if success then
        return result
    end
    return message(result)
end

return { convert = main_convert }