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Liturgical Reading Cycle Source Token Tool

Attach a supplied source edition to a reading-cycle code without computing a liturgical date.

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Description

Join them into a source-qualified cycle token.

Source-scoped cultural and historical records preserve an edition, naming convention, or local identifier. Literal agreement is useful bookkeeping but does not establish interpretation, authenticity, or authority.

Join them into a source-qualified cycle token.

When to use this tool

Use Liturgical Reading Cycle Source Token when you need a precise source-token or range consistency check.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter cycleCode, sourceTitle, editionYear. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty cycleCode and sourceTitle plus editionYear 1-9999. Join them into a source-qualified cycle token.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
cycleCodeCycle CodeRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
sourceTitleSource TitleRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
editionYearEdition YearRequired. Safe integer; minimum 1; maximum 9999.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenToken in the supported spelling; inspect the accepted grammar above.Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "cycleCode": "Cycle A",
    "sourceTitle": "Public lectionary",
    "editionYear": 2020
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "Cycle A [Public lectionary, 2020]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • This records a supplied reading-cycle convention rather than selecting the appropriate cycle or authenticating an edition.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
  • Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Consult the source edition and relevant community or scholarly guidance before interpreting or reusing the material.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: religious-studies/liturgical-reading-cycle-source-token — tool.io

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