--[[--------------------------< S U P P O R T E D   P A R A M E T E R S >--------------------------------------

Because a steady-state signal conveys no useful information, whitelist.basic_arguments[] list items can have three values:
	true - these parameters are valid and supported parameters
	false - these parameters are deprecated but still supported
	tracked - these parameters are valid and supported parameters tracked in an eponymous properties category
	nil - these parameters are no longer supported. remove entirely
	
]]

local basic_arguments_t = {
	['accessdate'] = true,
	['access-date'] = true,
	['agency'] = true,
	['archivedate'] = true,
	['archive-date'] = true,
	['archive-format'] = true,
	['archiveurl'] = true,
	['archive-url'] = true,
	['article'] = true,
	['article-format'] = true,
	['article-number'] = true,													-- {{cite journal}}, {{cite conference}}; {{citation}} when |journal= has a value
	['article-url'] = true,
	['article-url-access'] = true,
	['arxiv'] = true,															-- cite arxiv; here because allowed in cite ... as identifier
	['asin'] = true,
	['ASIN'] = true,
	['asin-tld'] = true,
	['at'] = true,
	['author'] = true,
	['author-first'] = true,
	['author-given'] = true,
	['author-last'] = true,
	['author-surname'] = true,
	['authorlink'] = true,
	['author-link'] = true,
	['author-mask'] = true,
	['authors'] = true,
	['bibcode'] = true,
	['bibcode-access'] = true,
	['biorxiv'] = true,															-- cite biorxiv; here because allowed in cite ... as identifier
	['chapter'] = true,
	['chapter-format'] = true,
	['chapter-url'] = true,
	['chapter-url-access'] = true,
	['citeseerx'] = true,														-- cite citeseerx; here because allowed in cite ... as identifier
	['collaboration'] = true,
	['contribution'] = true,
	['contribution-format'] = true,
	['contribution-url'] = true,
	['contribution-url-access'] = true,
	['contributor'] = true,
	['contributor-first'] = true,
	['contributor-given'] = true,
	['contributor-last'] = true,
	['contributor-surname'] = true,
	['contributor-link'] = true,
	['contributor-mask'] = true,
	['date'] = true,
	['department'] = true,
	['df'] = true,
	['dictionary'] = true,
	['display-authors'] = true,
	['display-contributors'] = true,
	['display-editors'] = true,
	['display-interviewers'] = true,
	['display-subjects'] = true,
	['display-translators'] = true,
	['doi'] = true,
	['DOI'] = true,
	['doi-access'] = true,
	['doi-broken-date'] = true,
	['edition'] = true,
	['editor'] = true,
	['editor-first'] = true,
	['editor-given'] = true,
	['editor-last'] = true,
	['editor-surname'] = true,
	['editor-link'] = true,
	['editor-mask'] = true,
	['eissn'] = true,
	['EISSN'] = true,
	['encyclopaedia'] = true,
	['encyclopedia'] = true,
	['entry'] = true,
	['entry-format'] = true,
	['entry-url'] = true,
	['entry-url-access'] = true,
	['eprint'] = true,															-- cite arxiv; here because allowed in cite ... as identifier
	['first'] = true,
	['format'] = true,
	['given'] = true,
	['hdl'] = true,
	['HDL'] = true,
	['hdl-access'] = true,
	['host'] = true,															-- unique to certain templates?
	['id'] = true,
	['ID'] = true,
	['institution'] = true,														-- constrain to cite thesis?
	['interviewer'] = true,
	['interviewer-first'] = true,
	['interviewer-given'] = true,
	['interviewer-last'] = true,
	['interviewer-surname'] = true,
	['interviewer-link'] = true,
	['interviewer-mask'] = true,
	['isbn'] = true,
	['ISBN'] = true,
	['ismn'] = true,
	['ISMN'] = true,
	['issn'] = true,
	['ISSN'] = true,
	['issue'] = true,
	['jfm'] = true,
	['JFM'] = true,
	['journal'] = true,
	['jstor'] = true,
	['JSTOR'] = true,
	['jstor-access'] = true,
	['lang'] = true,
	['language'] = true,
	['last'] = true,
	['lccn'] = true,
	['LCCN'] = true,
	['location'] = true,
	['magazine'] = true,
	['medium'] = true,
	['medrxiv'] = true,															-- cite medrxiv; here because allowed in cite ... as identifier
	['minutes'] = true,															-- constrain to cite AV media and podcast?
	['mode'] = true,
	['mr'] = true,
	['MR'] = true,
	['name-list-style'] = true,
	['newspaper'] = true,
	['no-pp'] = true,
	['no-tracking'] = true,
	['number'] = true,
	['oclc'] = true,
	['OCLC'] = true,
	['ol'] = true,
	['OL'] = true,
	['ol-access'] = true,
	['orig-date'] = true,
	['origyear'] = true,
	['orig-year'] = true,
	['osti'] = true,
	['OSTI'] = true,
	['osti-access'] = true,
	['others'] = true,
	['p'] = true,
	['page'] = true,
	['pages'] = true,
	['people'] = true,
	['periodical'] = true,
	['place'] = true,
	['pmc'] = true,
	['PMC'] = true,
	['pmc-embargo-date'] = true,
	['pmid'] = true,
	['PMID'] = true,
	['postscript'] = true,
	['pp'] = true,
	['publication-date'] = true,
	['publication-place'] = true,
	['publisher'] = true,
	['quotation'] = true,
	['quote'] = true,
	['quote-page'] = true,
	['quote-pages'] = true,
	['ref'] = true,
	['rfc'] = true,
	['RFC'] = true,
	['sbn'] = true,
	['SBN'] = true,
	['scale'] = true,
	['script-article'] = true,
	['script-chapter'] = true,
	['script-contribution'] = true,
	['script-entry'] = true,
	['script-journal'] = true,
	['script-magazine'] = true,
	['script-newspaper'] = true,
	['script-periodical'] = true,
	['script-quote'] = true,
	['script-section'] = true,
	['script-title'] = true,
	['script-website'] = true,
	['script-work'] = true,
	['section'] = true,
	['section-format'] = true,
	['section-url'] = true,
	['section-url-access'] = true,
	['series'] = true,
	['ssrn'] = true,															-- cite ssrn; these three here because allowed in cite ... as identifier
	['SSRN'] = true,
	['ssrn-access'] = true,
	['subject'] = true,
	['subject-link'] = true,
	['subject-mask'] = true,
	['surname'] = true,
	['s2cid'] = true,
	['S2CID'] = true,
	['s2cid-access'] = true,
	['template-doc-demo'] = true,
	['time'] = true,															-- constrain to cite av media and podcast?
	['time-caption'] = true,													-- constrain to cite av media and podcast?
	['title'] = true,
	['title-link'] = true,
	['title-note'] = true,
	['translator'] = true,
	['translator-first'] = true,
	['translator-given'] = true,
	['translator-last'] = true,	
	['translator-surname'] = true,
	['translator-link'] = true,
	['translator-mask'] = true,
	['trans-article'] = true,
	['trans-chapter'] = true,
	['trans-contribution'] = true,
	['trans-entry'] = true,
	['trans-journal'] = true,
	['trans-magazine'] = true,
	['trans-newspaper'] = true,
	['trans-periodical'] = true,
	['trans-quote'] = true,
	['trans-section'] = true,
	['trans-title'] = true,
	['trans-website'] = true,
	['trans-work'] = true,
	['type'] = true,
	['url'] = true,
	['URL'] = true,
	['url-access'] = true,
	['url-status'] = true,
	['vauthors'] = true,
	['veditors'] = true,
	['version'] = true,
	['via'] = true,
	['volume'] = true,
	['website'] = true,
	['wikidatacite'] = true,
	['work'] = true,
	['year'] = true,
	['zbl'] = true,
	['ZBL'] = true,

	["آخرون"] = true,
	["أخير"] = true,
	["أرخايف"] = true,
	["أرقام الصفحات"] = true,
	["أرقم صفحات"] = true,
	["أشخاص"] = true,
	["أكلس"] = true,
	["أول"] = true,
	["إصدار"] = true,
	["إظهار المؤلفين"] = true,
	["إظهار المحررين"] = true,
	["اخير"] = true,
	["اسم الصحيفة"] = true,
	["اسم المجلة"] = true,
	["اسم المعجم"] = true,
	["اسم الموسوعة"] = true,
	["اسمن"] = true,
	["اصدار"] = true,
	["اقتباس"] = true,
	["الأخير"] = true,
	["الأول"] = true,
	["الإصدار"] = true,
	["الاصدار"] = true,
	["الاول"] = true,
	["التاريخ"] = true,
	["التسجيل"] = true,
	["التنسيق"] = true,
	["الجزء"] = true,
	["الرقم المعياري"] = true,
	["السنة"] = true,
	["الصفحات"] = true,
	["الصفحة"] = true,
	["الصيغة"] = true,
	["الطبعة"] = true,
	["العدد"] = true,
	["العمل"] = true,
	["العنوان"] = true,
	["العنوان الأجنبي"] = true,
	["العنوان المترجم"] = true,
	["العنوان بالعربي"] = true,
	["العنوان باللغة العربية"] = true,
	["الفصل"] = true,
	["القائمة البريدية"] = true,
	["القسم"] = true,
	["اللغة"] = true,
	["المؤسسة"] = true,
	["المؤلف"] = true,
	["المؤلفون"] = true,
	["المؤلفين"] = true,
	["المترجم"] = true,
	["المترجم-الأخير"] = true,
	["المترجم-الأول"] = true,
	["المترجم-وصلة"] = true,
	["المجلد"] = true,
	["المحاور"] = true,
	["المحاورون"] = true,
	["المحرر"] = true,
	["المحقق"] = true,
	["المسار"] = true,
	["المصدر"] = true,
	["المعرف"] = true,
	["المقر"] = true,
	["المقياس"] = true,
	["المكان"] = true,
	["المكتبة_المفتوحة"] = true,
	["الموزع"] = true,
	["الموضوع"] = true,
	["الموقع"] = true,
	["الناشر"] = true,
	["النوع"] = true,
	["الوقت"] = true,
	["اول"] = true,
	["ببمد_سنترال"] = true,
	["بيب_كود"] = true,
	["تاريخ"] = true,
	["تاريخ أرشيف"] = true,
	["تاريخ الأرشيف"] = true,
	["تاريخ النشر"] = true,
	["تاريخ الوصول"] = true,
	["تاريخ-الوصول"] = true,
	["تاريخ وصول"] = true,
	["تاريخ-الأرشيف"] = true,
	["تنسيق"] = true,
	["تنسيق الفصل"] = true,
	["ج"] = true,
	["جايستور"] = true,
	["حالة المسار"] = true,
	["جريدة"] = true,
	["دقيقة"] = true,
	["دورية"] = true,
	["دورية محكمة"] = true,
	["دوي"] = true,
	["ردمك"] = true,
	["رقم الصفحة"] = true,
	["رقم الطبعة"] = true,
	["رقم صفحة"] = true,
	["رقم معياري"] = true,
	["رقم-المقالة"] = true,
	["سلسلة"] = true,
	["سنة"] = true,
	["سنة النشر الأصلية"] = true,
	["ص"] = true,
	["صحيفة"] = true,
	["صفحات"] = true,
	["صفحة"] = true,
	["صيغة"] = true,
	["صيغة الأرشيف"] = true,
	["صيغة الفصل"] = true,
	["صيغة-الأرشيف"] = true,
	["طبعة"] = true,
	["طلب_تعليقات"] = true,
	["عبر"] = true,
	["عدة مؤلفين"] = true,
	["عدة محررين"] = true,
	["عمل"] = true,
	["عنوان"] = true,
	["عنوان أجنبي"] = true,
	["عنوان مترجم"] = true,
	["في"] = true,
	["كونغرس"] = true,
	["لغة"] = true,
	["مؤلف"] = true,
	["مؤلف الأخير"] = true,
	["مؤلف الأول"] = true,
	["مؤلف وصلة"] = true,
	["مؤلف-الأخير"] = true,
	["مؤلف-الأول"] = true,
	["مؤلف-قناع"] = true,
	["مؤلف-وصلة"] = true,
	["مترجم"] = true,
	["مترجم الأخير"] = true,
	["مترجم الأول"] = true,
	["مترجم وصلة"] = true,
	["مترجم-الأخير"] = true,
	["مترجم-الأول"] = true,
	["مترجم-قناع"] = true,
	["مترجم-وصلة"] = true,
	["مجلة"] = true,
	["محرر"] = true,
	["محرر الأخير"] = true,
	["محرر الأول"] = true,
	["محرر وصلة"] = true,
	["محرر-الأخير"] = true,
	["محرر-الأول"] = true,
	["محرر-قناع"] = true,
	["محرر-وصلة"] = true,
	["مرجع"] = true,
	["مسار"] = true,
	["مسار أرشيف"] = true,
	["مسار الأرشيف"] = true,
	["مسار الفصل"] = true,
	["مسار-الأرشيف"] = true,
	["مشارك"] = true,
	["مشارك-الأخير"] = true,
	["مشارك-الأول"] = true,
	["مشارك-قناع"] = true,
	["مشارك-وصلة"] = true,
	["مصدر"] = true,
	["مقر"] = true,
	["مكان"] = true,
	["مكان النشر"] = true,
	["من عمل"] = true,
	["موسوعة"] = true,
	["موقع"] = true,
	["ناشر"] = true,
	["وصلة"] = true,
	["وصلة الحلقة"] = true,
	["وصلة العنوان"] = true,
	["وصلة المؤلف"] = true,
	["وصلة المترجم"] = true,
	["وصلة المحرر"] = true,
	["وصلة مؤلف"] = true,
	["وصلة مترجم"] = true,
	["وصلة محرر"] = true,
	["وصلة-المؤلف"] = true,
	["وصلة-المترجم"] = true,
	["وصلة-المحرر"] = true,
	["وصلة-مؤلف"] = true,
	["وصلة-مترجم"] = true,
	["وصلة-محرر"] = true,
	["وقت الوقوع"] = true,
	["وكالة"] = true,
}

local numbered_arguments_t = {
	['author#'] = true,
	['author-first#'] = true,
	['author#-first'] = true,
	['author-given#'] = true,
	['author#-given'] = true,
	['author-last#'] = true,
	['author#-last'] = true,
	['author-surname#'] = true,
	['author#-surname'] = true,
	['author-link#'] = true,
	['author#-link'] = true,
	['authorlink#'] = true,
	['author#link'] = true,
	['author-mask#'] = true,
	['author#-mask'] = true,
	['contributor#'] = true,
	['contributor-first#'] = true,
	['contributor#-first'] = true,
	['contributor-given#'] = true,
	['contributor#-given'] = true,
	['contributor-last#'] = true,
	['contributor#-last'] = true,
	['contributor-surname#'] = true,
	['contributor#-surname'] = true,
	['contributor-link#'] = true,
	['contributor#-link'] = true,
	['contributor-mask#'] = true,
	['contributor#-mask'] = true,
	['editor#'] = true,
	['editor-first#'] = true,
	['editor#-first'] = true,
	['editor-given#'] = true,
	['editor#-given'] = true,
	['editor-last#'] = true,
	['editor#-last'] = true,
	['editor-surname#'] = true,
	['editor#-surname'] = true,
	['editor-link#'] = true,
	['editor#-link'] = true,
	['editor-mask#'] = true,
	['editor#-mask'] = true,
	['first#'] = true,
	['given#'] = true,
	['host#'] = true,
	['interviewer#'] = true,
	['interviewer-first#'] = true,
	['interviewer#-first'] = true,
	['interviewer-given#'] = true,
	['interviewer#-given'] = true,
	['interviewer-last#'] = true,
	['interviewer#-last'] = true,
	['interviewer-surname#'] = true,
	['interviewer#-surname'] = true,
	['interviewer-link#'] = true,
	['interviewer#-link'] = true,
	['interviewer-mask#'] = true,
	['interviewer#-mask'] = true,
	['last#'] = true,
	['subject#'] = true,
	['subject-link#'] = true,
	['subject#-link'] = true,
	['subject-mask#'] = true,
	['subject#-mask'] = true,
	['surname#'] = true,
	['translator#'] = true,
	['translator-first#'] = true,
	['translator#-first'] = true,
	['translator-given#'] = true,
	['translator#-given'] = true,
	['translator-last#'] = true,
	['translator#-last'] = true,
	['translator-surname#'] = true,
	['translator#-surname'] = true,
	['translator-link#'] = true,
	['translator#-link'] = true,
	['translator-mask#'] = true,
	['translator#-mask'] = true,
	["أخير#"] = true,
	["أول#"] = true,
	["اخير#"] = true,
	["الأخير#"] = true,
	["الأول#"] = true,
	["الاول#"] = true,
	["المؤلف#"] = true,
	["المترجم#"] = true,
	["المترجم#-الأخير"] = true,
	["المترجم#-الأول"] = true,
	["المترجم#-وصلة"] = true,
	["المترجم-الأخير#"] = true,
	["المترجم-الأول#"] = true,
	["المحرر#"] = true,
	["الموضوع"] = true,
	["اول#"] = true,
	["مؤلف الأخير#"] = true,
	["مؤلف الأول#"] = true,
	["مؤلف#"] = true,
	["مؤلف# الأخير"] = true,
	["مؤلف# الأول"] = true,
	["مؤلف# وصلة"] = true,
	["مؤلف#-الأخير"] = true,
	["مؤلف#-الأول"] = true,
	["مؤلف#-قناع"] = true,
	["مؤلف#-وصلة"] = true,
	["مؤلف-الأخير#"] = true,
	["مؤلف-الأول#"] = true,
	["مترجم الأخير#"] = true,
	["مترجم الأول#"] = true,
	["مترجم#"] = true,
	["مترجم# الأخير"] = true,
	["مترجم# الأول"] = true,
	["مترجم# وصلة"] = true,
	["مترجم#-الأخير"] = true,
	["مترجم#-الأول"] = true,
	["مترجم#-قناع"] = true,
	["مترجم#-وصلة"] = true,
	["مترجم-الأخير#"] = true,
	["مترجم-الأول#"] = true,
	["محرر الأخير#"] = true,
	["محرر الأول#"] = true,
	["محرر#"] = true,
	["محرر# الأخير"] = true,
	["محرر# الأول"] = true,
	["محرر# وصلة"] = true,
	["محرر#-الأخير"] = true,
	["محرر#-الأول"] = true,
	["محرر#-قناع"] = true,
	["محرر#-وصلة"] = true,
	["محرر-الأخير#"] = true,
	["محرر-الأول#"] = true,
	["محرر-وصلة#"] = true,
	["مشارك#"] = true,
	["مشارك#-الأخير"] = true,
	["مشارك#-الأول"] = true,
	["مشارك#-قناع"] = true,
	["مشارك#-وصلة"] = true,
	["مشارك-الأخير#"] = true,
	["مشارك-الأول#"] = true,
	["وصلة المؤلف#"] = true,
	["وصلة المترجم#"] = true,
	["وصلة المحرر#"] = true,
	["وصلة مؤلف#"] = true,
	["وصلة مترجم#"] = true,
	["وصلة محرر#"] = true,
	["وصلة-المؤلف#"] = true,
	["وصلة-المترجم#"] = true,
	["وصلة-المحرر#"] = true,
	["وصلة-مؤلف#"] = true,
	["وصلة-مترجم#"] = true,
	["وصلة-محرر#"] = true,
}


--[[--------------------------< P R E P R I N T   S U P P O R T E D   P A R A M E T E R S >--------------------

Cite arXiv, cite biorxiv, cite citeseerx, cite medrxiv, and cite ssrn are preprint templates that use the limited
set of parameters defined in the limited_basic_arguments and limited_numbered_arguments tables.  Those lists are
supplemented with a template-specific list of parameters that are required by the particular template and may be
exclusive to one of the preprint templates.  Some of these parameters may also be available to the general cs1|2
templates.

Same conventions for true/false/tracked/nil as above.

]]

local preprint_arguments_t = {
	arxiv = {
		['arxiv'] = true,														-- cite arxiv and arxiv identifiers
		['class'] = true,
		['eprint'] = true,														-- cite arxiv and arxiv identifiers
		["أرخايف"] = true,
		["صنف"] = true,
		["صنف الأرشيف"] = true,
		},
	biorxiv = {
		['biorxiv'] = true,
		},
	citeseerx = {
		['citeseerx'] = true,
		},
	medrxiv = {
		['medrxiv'] = true,
		},
	ssrn = {
		['ssrn'] = true,
		['SSRN'] = true,
		['ssrn-access'] = true,
		},
	}


--[[--------------------------< L I M I T E D   S U P P O R T E D   P A R A M E T E R S >----------------------

cite arxiv, cite biorxiv, cite citeseerx, cite medrxiv, and cite ssrn templates are preprint templates so are
allowed only a limited subset of parameters allowed to all other cs1|2 templates.  The limited subset is defined
here.

This list of parameters also used by {{cite document}}

Same conventions for true/false/tracked/nil as above.
	
]]

local limited_basic_arguments_t = {
	['at'] = true,
	['author'] = true,
	['author-first'] = true,
	['author-given'] = true,
	['author-last'] = true,
	['author-surname'] = true,
	['author-link'] = true,
	['authorlink'] = true,
	['author-mask'] = true,
	['authors'] = true,
	['collaboration'] = true,
	['date'] = true,
	['df'] = true,
	['display-authors'] = true,
	['first'] = true,
	['given'] = true,
	['language'] = true,
	['last'] = true,
	['mode'] = true,
	['name-list-style'] = true,
	['no-tracking'] = true,
	['p'] = true,
	['page'] = true,
	['pages'] = true,
	['postscript'] = true,
	['pp'] = true,
	['quotation'] = true,
	['quote'] = true,
	['ref'] = true,
	['surname'] = true,
	['template-doc-demo'] = true,
	['title'] = true,
	['trans-title'] = true,
	['vauthors'] = true,
	['year'] = true,
	["lang"] = true,
	["أخير"] = true,
	["أرقام الصفحات"] = true,
	["أرقم صفحات"] = true,
	["أشخاص"] = true,
	["أول"] = true,
	["إظهار المؤلفين"] = true,
	["اخير"] = true,
	["اقتباس"] = true,
	["الأخير"] = true,
	["الأول"] = true,
	["الاول"] = true,
	["التاريخ"] = true,
	["السنة"] = true,
	["الصفحات"] = true,
	["الصفحة"] = true,
	["العنوان"] = true,
	["العنوان الأجنبي"] = true,
	["العنوان المترجم"] = true,
	["العنوان بالعربي"] = true,
	["العنوان باللغة العربية"] = true,
	["اللغة"] = true,
	["المؤلف"] = true,
	["المؤلفون"] = true,
	["المؤلفين"] = true,
	["الموضوع"] = true,
	["اول"] = true,
	["تاريخ"] = true,
	["رقم الصفحة"] = true,
	["رقم صفحة"] = true,
	["سنة"] = true,
	["ص"] = true,
	["صفحات"] = true,
	["صفحة"] = true,
	["عدة مؤلفين"] = true,
	["عنوان"] = true,
	["عنوان أجنبي"] = true,
	["عنوان مترجم"] = true,
	["في"] = true,
	["لغة"] = true,
	["مؤلف"] = true,
	["مؤلف الأخير"] = true,
	["مؤلف الأول"] = true,
	["مؤلف وصلة"] = true,
	["مؤلف-الأخير"] = true,
	["مؤلف-الأول"] = true,
	["مؤلف-قناع"] = true,
	["مؤلف-وصلة"] = true,
	["مرجع"] = true,
	["وصلة المؤلف"] = true,
	["وصلة مؤلف"] = true,
	["وصلة-المؤلف"] = true,
	["وصلة-مؤلف"] = true,

}

local limited_numbered_arguments_t = {
	['author#'] = true,
	['author-first#'] = true,
	['author#-first'] = true,
	['author-given#'] = true,
	['author#-given'] = true,
	['author-last#'] = true,
	['author#-last'] = true,
	['author-surname#'] = true,
	['author#-surname'] = true,
	['author-link#'] = true,
	['author#-link'] = true,
	['authorlink#'] = true,
	['author#link'] = true,
	['author-mask#'] = true,
	['author#-mask'] = true,
	['first#'] = true,
	['given#'] = true,
	['last#'] = true,
	['surname#'] = true,
	["أخير#"] = true,
	["أول#"] = true,
	["اخير#"] = true,
	["الأخير#"] = true,
	["الأول#"] = true,
	["الاول#"] = true,
	["المؤلف#"] = true,
	["الموضوع"] = true,
	["اول#"] = true,
	["مؤلف الأخير#"] = true,
	["مؤلف الأول#"] = true,
	["مؤلف#"] = true,
	["مؤلف# الأخير"] = true,
	["مؤلف# الأول"] = true,
	["مؤلف# وصلة"] = true,
	["مؤلف#-الأخير"] = true,
	["مؤلف#-الأول"] = true,
	["مؤلف#-قناع"] = true,
	["مؤلف#-وصلة"] = true,
	["مؤلف-الأخير#"] = true,
	["مؤلف-الأول#"] = true,
	["وصلة المؤلف#"] = true,
	["وصلة مؤلف#"] = true,
	["وصلة-المؤلف#"] = true,
	["وصلة-مؤلف#"] = true,
}


--[[--------------------------< U N I Q U E _ A R G U M E N T S >----------------------------------------------

Some templates have unique parameters.  Those templates and their unique parameters are listed here. Keys in this
table are the template's CitationClass parameter value

Same conventions for true/false/tracked/nil as above.

]]

local unique_arguments_t = {
	['audio-visual'] = {
		['transcript'] = true,
		['transcript-format'] = true,
		['transcript-url'] = true,
		},
	conference = {
		['book-title'] = true,
		['conference'] = true,
		['conference-format'] = true,
		['conference-url'] = true,
		["اسم المؤتمر"] = true,
		["عنوان الكتاب"] = true,
		["عنوان المؤتمر"] = true,
		["مسار المؤتمر"] = true,
		},
	episode = {
		['airdate'] = true,
		['air-date'] = true,
		['credits'] = true,
		['episode-link'] = true,												-- alias of |title-link=
		['network'] = true,
		['season'] = true,
		['series-link'] = true,
		['series-no'] = true,
		['series-number'] = true,
		['station'] = true,
		['transcript'] = true,
		['transcript-format'] = true,
		['transcript-url'] = true,
		["أشخاص"] = true,
		["التاريخ"] = true,
		["الشبكة"] = true,
		["المؤلفون"] = true,
		["المؤلفين"] = true,
		["الموسم"] = true,
		["تاريخ"] = true,
		["رقم سلسلة"] = true,
		["محطة"] = true,
		["مسار المسلسل"] = true,
		["وصلة الحلقة"] = true,
		["وصلة العنوان"] = true,
		["وصلة سلسلة"] = true,
		},
	mailinglist = {
		['mailing-list'] = true,
		["القائمة البريدية"] = true,
		},
	map = {
		['cartography'] = true,
		['inset'] = true,
		['map'] = true,
		['map-format'] = true,
		['map-url'] = true,
		['map-url-access'] = true,
		['script-map'] = true,
		['sections'] = true,
		['sheet'] = true,
		['sheets'] = true,
		['trans-map'] = true,
		["أوراق"] = true,
		["الأقسام"] = true,
		["الخريطة"] = true,
		["صيغة الخريطة"] = true,
		["مجموعة"] = true,
		["مسار الخريطة"] = true,
		["ورقة"] = true,
		},
	newsgroup = {
		['message-id'] = true,
		['newsgroup'] = true,
		["اسم المجموعة"] = true,
		["معرف الرسالة"] = true,
		},
	report = {
		['docket'] = true,
		},
	serial = {
		['airdate'] = true,
		['air-date'] = true,
		['credits'] = true,
		['episode'] = true,														-- cite serial only TODO: make available to cite episode?
		['episode-link'] = true,												-- alias of |title-link=
		['network'] = true,
		['series-link'] = true,
		['station'] = true,
		["أشخاص"] = true,
		["التاريخ"] = true,
		["الحلقة"] = true,
		["الشبكة"] = true,
		["تاريخ"] = true,
		["محطة"] = true,
		["مسار المسلسل"] = true,
		["وصلة الحلقة"] = true,
		["وصلة العنوان"] = true,
		["وصلة سلسلة"] = true,
		},
	speech = {
		['conference'] = true,
		['conference-format'] = true,
		['conference-url'] = true,
		["اسم المؤتمر"] = true,
		["مسار المؤتمر"] = true,
		},
	thesis = {
		['degree'] = true,
		['docket'] = true,
		["الدرجة"] = true,
		},
	}


--[[--------------------------< C I T E _ D O C U M E N T >----------------------------------------------------

Special case for cite document.  This template takes the limited basic and limited enumerated parameters plus
others that are apply only to standalone published sources that cannot be cited any other way; no url, book,
periodical, etc parameters; limited support for name lists and named identifiers.

when validating parameters in {{cite document}} templates, the basic and 

]]

local document_arguments_t = {
	['bibcode'] = true,
	['bibcode-access'] = true,
	['doi'] = true,
	['DOI'] = true,
	['doi-access'] = true,
	['doi-broken-date'] = true,
	['hdl'] = true,
	['HDL'] = true,
	['hdl-access'] = true,
	['id'] = true,
	['ID'] = true,
	['jfm'] = true,
	['JFM'] = true,
	['lang'] = true,
	['location'] = true,
	['mr'] = true,
	['MR'] = true,
	['no-pp'] = true,
	['orig-date'] = true,
	['origyear'] = true,
	['orig-year'] = true,
	['osti'] = true,
	['OSTI'] = true,
	['osti-access'] = true,
	['place'] = true,
	['publisher'] = true,
	['quote-page'] = true,
	['quote-pages'] = true,
	['script-quote'] = true,
	['script-title'] = true,
	['title-link'] = true,
	['translator'] = true,
	['translator-first'] = true,
	['translator-given'] = true,
	['translator-last'] = true,
	['translator-surname'] = true,
	['translator-link'] = true,
	['translator-mask'] = true,
	['trans-quote'] = true,
	['type'] = true,
	['zbl'] = true,
	['ZBL'] = true,
	["اللغة"] = true,
	["المؤسسة"] = true,
	["المترجم"] = true,
	["المترجم-الأخير"] = true,
	["المترجم-الأول"] = true,
	["المترجم-وصلة"] = true,
	["المصدر"] = true,
	["المعرف"] = true,
	["المقر"] = true,
	["المكان"] = true,
	["الموزع"] = true,
	["الناشر"] = true,
	["النوع"] = true,
	["بيب_كود"] = true,
	["دوي"] = true,
	["سنة النشر الأصلية"] = true,
	["لغة"] = true,
	["مترجم"] = true,
	["مترجم الأخير"] = true,
	["مترجم الأول"] = true,
	["مترجم وصلة"] = true,
	["مترجم-الأخير"] = true,
	["مترجم-الأول"] = true,
	["مترجم-قناع"] = true,
	["مترجم-وصلة"] = true,
	["مصدر"] = true,
	["مقر"] = true,
	["مكان"] = true,
	["ناشر"] = true,
	["وصلة الحلقة"] = true,
	["وصلة العنوان"] = true,
	["وصلة المترجم"] = true,
	["وصلة مترجم"] = true,
	["وصلة-المترجم"] = true,
	["وصلة-مترجم"] = true,
	}

local document_numbered_arguments_t = {
	['translator#'] = true,
	['translator-first#'] = true,
	['translator#-first'] = true,
	['translator-given#'] = true,
	['translator#-given'] = true,
	['translator-last#'] = true,
	['translator#-last'] = true,
	['translator-surname#'] = true,
	['translator#-surname'] = true,
	['translator-link#'] = true,
	['translator#-link'] = true,
	['translator-mask#'] = true,
	['translator#-mask'] = true,
	["المترجم#"] = true,
	["المترجم#-الأخير"] = true,
	["المترجم#-الأول"] = true,
	["المترجم#-وصلة"] = true,
	["المترجم-الأخير#"] = true,
	["المترجم-الأول#"] = true,
	["مترجم الأخير#"] = true,
	["مترجم الأول#"] = true,
	["مترجم#"] = true,
	["مترجم# الأخير"] = true,
	["مترجم# الأول"] = true,
	["مترجم# وصلة"] = true,
	["مترجم#-الأخير"] = true,
	["مترجم#-الأول"] = true,
	["مترجم#-قناع"] = true,
	["مترجم#-وصلة"] = true,
	["مترجم-الأخير#"] = true,
	["مترجم-الأول#"] = true,
	["وصلة المترجم#"] = true,
	["وصلة مترجم#"] = true,
	["وصلة-المترجم#"] = true,
	["وصلة-مترجم#"] = true,
}


--[[--------------------------< L I S T _ C O M B I N E >------------------------------------------------------

makes one table from a list of tables.  <lists_t> is a sequence of tables to be combined

]]

local function list_combine (lists_t)
	local out_t = {};

	for _, list_t in ipairs (lists_t) do										-- for each list in <lists_t>
		for k, v in pairs (list_t) do											-- extract each k/v pair
			out_t[k] = v;														-- add to <out_t>
		end
	end
	return out_t;																-- and done
end


--[[--------------------------< T E M P L A T E _ L I S T _ G E T >--------------------------------------------

gets a list of the templates from table t

]]

local function template_list_get (t)
	local out_t = {};															-- a table for output
	for k, _ in pairs (t) do													-- spin through the table and collect the keys
		table.insert (out_t, k)													-- add each key to the output table
	end
	return out_t;																-- and done
end


--[[--------------------------< E X P O R T E D   T A B L E S >------------------------------------------------
]]

return {
	preprint_arguments_t = preprint_arguments_t,
	preprint_template_list_t = template_list_get (preprint_arguments_t),		-- make a template list from preprint_arguments{} table
	unique_arguments_t = unique_arguments_t,
	unique_param_template_list_t = template_list_get (unique_arguments_t),		-- make a template list from unique_arguments{} table
	
	document_parameters_t = list_combine ({limited_basic_arguments_t, limited_numbered_arguments_t, document_arguments_t, document_numbered_arguments_t});
	common_parameters_t = list_combine ({basic_arguments_t, numbered_arguments_t});
	limited_parameters_t = list_combine ({limited_basic_arguments_t, limited_numbered_arguments_t});
	};