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--- Module:NormalizationDate
+--[[
--- Parses and normalizes dates to "Month DD, YYYY" format (or year only if no full date).
+* Name: NormalizationDate
--- Toggle between full names ("January") and abbreviations ("Jan.") with setUseShortMonthNames().
+* Author: Mark W. Datysgeld
---
+* Description: Date parser and normalizer supporting various formats, outputs "Month DD, YYYY" format or year-only when no full date available
--- Usage: local dn = require('Module:NormalizationDate')
+* Notes: Toggle between full names ("January") and abbreviations ("Jan.") with setUseShortMonthNames(); supports text-based formats, numeric formats, and year-only; includes caching for performance; reads configuration from ConfigRepository
--- dn.formatDate("2023-01-15")              -- "January 15, 2023"
+]]
--- dn.setUseShortMonthNames(true)           -- Enable abbreviations
--- dn.formatDate("2023-01-15")              -- "Jan. 15, 2023"
 local p = {}