Module:Quote

local p = {}

-- Main function for processing quote text function p.process(frame)

   local raw = frame.args.text or frame.args[1] or ""
   if raw == "" then return "" end

   -- Optional: restore pipes/equals if you replace them earlier in template
   -- raw = raw:gsub("__EQUALS__", "=")

   -- Step 1: Remove continuation hyphens ( - at end of line, possibly with spaces)
   -- Matches: optional spaces, then -, then optional spaces, then newline
   local text = raw:gsub("%s*%-+%s*\n", " ")

   -- Step 2: Replace any remaining single newlines with space (join lines into paragraph)
   text = text:gsub("\n", " ")

   -- Step 3: Collapse multiple spaces into one
   text = text:gsub("%s+", " ")

   -- Step 4: Trim leading/trailing space
   text = text:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$")

   return text

end

-- Alternative function if you want to PRESERVE deliberate line breaks (e.g. for poetry) -- Use this if you want newlines →
, but still remove continuation hyphens function p.processWithBreaks(frame)

   local raw = frame.args.text or frame.args[1] or ""
   if raw == "" then return "" end

   -- Remove continuation hyphens, join those lines seamlessly
   local text = raw:gsub("%s*%-+%s*\r?\n", "")

   -- Convert remaining newlines to 
 for use inside <poem> or directly
   text = text:gsub("\r?\n", "
")

   return text

end

return p