Module:Repeat

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

--
-- Repeats a string a certain number of times
-- [[Template:Multi]]
--

local p = {}

function p.rep(frame)
	local args = frame:getParent().args
	local inp = args[1]

	local count = tonumber(args[2])

	if not count then
		 return error('You must pass a number to the second argument')
	end

	-- We very rarely use any of these templates; no need to facilitate a ton of potential spam; 500 is a fine maximum
	count = math.floor(count)
	if count > 500 then
		count = 500
	end

	return string.rep(inp, count)
end

return p