if not success then return false, result2 end
result = range_text(range[i], want_name, parms, result, result2, inout, {spaced=true})
end
end
return true, result .. mid
end  
local function process(parms, in_unit_table, out_unit_table)
-- Return true, s, outunit where s = final wikitext result,
-- or return false, t where t is an error message table.
linked_pages = {}
local success, bad_output
local bad_input_mcode = in_unit_table.bad_mcode -- nil if input unit is a valid convert unit
local out_unit = parms.out_unit
if out_unit == nil or out_unit == '' or type(out_unit) == 'function' then
if bad_input_mcode or parms.opt_input_unit_only then
bad_output = ''
else
local getdef = type(out_unit) == 'function' and out_unit or get_default
success, out_unit = getdef(in_unit_table.valinfo[1].value, in_unit_table)
parms.out_unit = out_unit
if not success then
bad_output = out_unit
end
end
end
if not bad_output and not out_unit_table then
success, out_unit_table = lookup(parms, out_unit, 'any_combination')
if success then
local mismatch = check_mismatch(in_unit_table, out_unit_table)
if mismatch then
bad_output = mismatch
end
else
bad_output = out_unit_table
end
end
local lhs, rhs
local flipped = parms.opt_flip and not bad_input_mcode
if bad_output then
rhs = (bad_output == *) and * or message(parms, bad_output)
elseif parms.opt_input_unit_only then
rhs = ''
else
local combos -- nil (for 'ft' or 'ftin'), or table of unit tables (for 'm ft')
if not out_unit_table.multiple then -- nil/false ('ft' or 'm ft'), or table of factors ('ftin')
combos = out_unit_table.combination
end
local frac = parms.frac -- nil or denominator of fraction for output values
if frac then
-- Apply fraction to the unit (if only one), or to non-SI units (if a combination),
-- except that if a precision is also specified, the fraction only applies to
-- the hand unit; that allows the following result:
-- → 156 centimetres (61.4 in; 15.1½ hands)
-- However, the following is handled elsewhere as a special case:
-- → 156 centimetres (15.1½ hands; 61½ in)
if combos then
local precision = parms.precision
for _, unit in ipairs(combos) do
if unit.builtin == 'hand' or (not precision and not unit.prefixes) then
unit.frac = frac
end
end
else
out_unit_table.frac = frac
end
end
local outputs = {}
local imax = combos and #combos or 1 -- 1 (single unit) or number of unit tables
if imax == 1 then
parms.opt_order_out = nil -- only useful with an output combination
end
if not flipped and not parms.opt_order_out then
-- Process side first so any duplicate links (from lk=on) are suppressed
-- on . Example:
lhs = process_input(parms, in_unit_table)
end
for i = 1, imax do
local success, item
local out_current = combos and combos[i] or out_unit_table
out_current.inout = 'out'
if i == 1 then
if imax > 1 and out_current.builtin == 'hand' then
out_current.out_next = combos[2] -- built-in hand can influence next unit in a combination
end
if parms.opt_order_out then
out_current.inout = 'in'
end
end
if out_current.multiple then
success, item = make_output_multiple(parms, in_unit_table, out_current)
else
success, item = make_output_single(parms, in_unit_table, out_current)
end
if not success then return false, item end
outputs[i] = item
end
if parms.opt_order_out then
lhs = outputs[1]
table.remove(outputs, 1)
end
local sep = parms.table_joins and parms.table_joins[2] or parms.join_between
rhs = table.concat(outputs, sep)
end
if flipped or not lhs then
local input = process_input(parms, in_unit_table)
if flipped then
lhs = rhs
rhs = input
else
lhs = input
end
end
if parms.join_before then
lhs = parms.join_before .. lhs
end
local wikitext
if bad_input_mcode then
if bad_input_mcode == '' then
wikitext = lhs
else
wikitext = lhs .. message(parms, bad_input_mcode)
end
elseif parms.table_joins then
wikitext = parms.table_joins[1] .. lhs .. parms.table_joins[2] .. rhs
else
wikitext = lhs .. parms.joins[1] .. rhs .. parms.joins[2]
end
if parms.warnings and not bad_input_mcode then
wikitext = wikitext .. parms.warnings
end
return true, get_styles(parms) .. wikitext, out_unit_table
end  
local function main_convert
-- Do convert, and if needed, do it again with higher default precision.
local parms = { = } -- will hold template arguments, after translation
set_config(.args)
local success, result = get_parms(parms, :getParent.args)
if success then
if type(result) ~= 'table' then
return tostring(result)
end
local in_unit_table = result
local out_unit_table
for _ = 1, 2 do -- use counter so cannot get stuck repeating convert
success, result, out_unit_table = process(parms, in_unit_table, out_unit_table)
if success and parms.do_convert_again then
parms.do_convert_again = false
else
break
end
end
end
-- If input=x gives a problem, the result should be just the user input
-- (if x is a property like P123 it has been replaced with '').
-- An unknown input unit would display the input and an error message
-- with success == true at this point.
-- Also, can have success == false with a message that outputs an empty string.
if parms.input_text then
if success and not parms.have_problem then
return result
end
local cat
if parms.tracking then
-- Add a tracking category using the given text as the category sort key.
-- There is currently only one type of tracking, but in principle multiple
-- items could be tracked, using different sort keys for convenience.
cat = wanted_category('tracking', parms.tracking)
end
return parms.input_text .. (cat or '')
end
return success and result or message(parms, result)
end  
local function _unit(unitcode, options)
-- Helper function for Module:Val to look up a unit.
-- Parameter unitcode must be a string to identify the wanted unit.
-- Parameter options must be nil or a table with optional fields:
-- value = number (for sort key; default value is 1)
-- scaled_top = nil for a normal unit, or a number for a unit which is
-- the denominator of a per unit (for sort key)
-- si = { 'symbol', 'link' }
-- (a table with two strings) to make an SI unit
-- that will be used for the look up
-- link = true if result should be linked
-- sort = 'on' or 'debug' if result should include a sort key in a
-- span element ('debug' makes the key visible)
-- name = true for the name of the unit instead of the symbol
-- us = true for the US spelling of the unit, if any
-- Return nil if unitcode is not a non-empty string.
-- Otherwise return a table with fields:
-- text = requested symbol or name of unit, optionally linked
-- scaled_value = input value adjusted by unit scale; used for sort key
-- sortspan = span element with sort key like that provided by ,
-- calculated from the result of converting value
-- to a base unit with scale 1.
-- unknown = true if the unitcode was not known
unitcode = strip(unitcode)
if unitcode == nil or unitcode == '' then
return nil
end
set_config({})
linked_pages = {}
options = options or {}
local parms = {
abbr = options.name and 'off' or 'on',
lk = options.link and 'on' or nil,
opt_sp_us = options.us and true or nil,
opt_ignore_error = true, -- do not add pages using this function to 'what links here' for Module:Convert/extra
opt_sortable_on = options.sort == 'on' or options.sort == 'debug',
opt_sortable_debug = options.sort == 'debug',
}
if options.si then
-- Make a dummy table of units (just one unit) for lookup to use.
-- This makes lookup recognize any SI prefix in the unitcode.
local symbol = options.si[1] or '?'
parms.unittable = { [symbol] = {
_name1 = symbol,
_name2 = symbol,
_symbol = symbol,
utype = symbol,
scale = symbol == 'g' and 0.001 or 1,
prefixes = 1,
default = symbol,
link = options.si[2],
}}
end
local success, unit_table = lookup(parms, unitcode, 'no_combination')
if not success then
unit_table = setmetatable({
symbol = unitcode, name2 = unitcode, utype = unitcode,
scale = 1, default = *, defkey = *, linkey = '' }, unit_mt)
end
local value = tonumber(options.value) or 1
local clean = tostring(abs(value))
local info = {
value = value,
altvalue = value,
singular = (clean == '1'),