local p = {}

-- shortcut box code generator
function shortcut(sCuts, sType)
    local wikicode = '<div style="position: relative; top: -3em;">'
    local wikilist = '<ul>'
    local shortName = '[[Wikipedia:Shortcut|Shortcut'
    if sType == 3 then shortName = '[[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Policy]] [[Wikipedia:Shortcut|shortcut' end
    local alignStyle = 'float: right; '
    local alignClass = ''
    if sType == 4 then
        alignStyle = 'float: left; '
        alignClass = 'shortcutbox-left '
    end
    local linkcount = 0
    for i in ipairs(sCuts) do
        if sCuts[i] ~= '' and mw.title.new(sCuts[i]).id ~= 0 then
            wikicode = wikicode .. '<span id="{{anchorencode:' .. sCuts[i] .. '}}"></span>'
            wikilist = wikilist .. '<li>[[' .. sCuts[i] .. ']]</li>'
            linkcount = linkcount + 1
        end
    end
    wikilist = wikilist .. '</ul>'
    if linkcount == 0 then
        return nil
    end
    if sType == 2 then wikilist = '<div class="hlist">' .. wikilist .. '</div>' end
    wikicode = wikicode .. '</div>\n'
    wikicode = wikicode .. '<table class="shortcutbox ' .. alignClass .. 'noprint" style="' .. alignStyle .. 'border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #fff; margin: .3em .3em .3em 1em; padding: 3px; text-align: center;"><tr><th style="border: none; background: transparent;" class="plainlist">'
    wikicode = wikicode .. '<small>' .. shortName
    if linkcount > 1 then
        wikicode = wikicode .. 's'
    end
    wikicode = wikicode .. ']]' .. wikilist .. '</small></th></tr></table>'
    
    return wikicode
end

-- normal vertical list of shortcuts
function p.vertical(frame)
    return shortcut(frame.args, 1)-- or '[[Category:Wikipedia shortcut box first parameter needs fixing|{{PAGENAME}}]]'
end

-- horizontal list of shortcuts
function p.horizontal(frame)
    return shortcut(frame.args, 2)-- or '[[Category:Wikipedia shortcut box first parameter needs fixing|{{PAGENAME}}]]'
end

-- list of policy shortcuts
function p.policy(frame)
    return shortcut(frame.args, 3)-- or '[[Category:Wikipedia shortcut box first parameter needs fixing|{{PAGENAME}}]]'
end

-- left-aligned list of shortcuts
function p.left(frame)
    return shortcut(frame.args, 4)-- or '[[Category:Wikipedia shortcut box first parameter needs fixing|{{PAGENAME}}]]'
end

return p