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This prevents Windows from erroring when trying to run uname.

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .DS_Store
-PRIVATE_DATA/**
+PRIVATE_DATA/
-!PRIVATE_DATA/.gitkeep
+config.json

ReadMe.md

@@ -1,18 +1,69 @@
 # LLM Tricks
-Trying to find *anything* useful to do with local LLMs.
+Finding useful things to do with local LLMs.
 
 All scripts work with data within `PRIVATE_DATA/` so that private data can't be
 accidentally committed.
 
-###### `cosine_similarity.lua`
+### `cosine_similarity.lua`
 Opens `embeddings.json` and creates `similarities.json` with a sorted list of
 comparisons.
 
-###### `generate_embeddings.lua`
+### `generate_embeddings.lua`
 Opens every file on its whitelist within the `notebook` directory, and generates
 embeddings (placed in `embeddings.json`). When files are too long, it truncates
 them.
 
-###### `least_similar.lua`
+### `least_similar.lua`
 Opens `similarities.json`, reverses the sort order, and saves it as
 `differences.json`.
+
+### `refresh_sources.lua`
+Creates/Maintains a store of chunked data with embeddings based on configurable
+sources. Example:
+
+```json
+{
+  "source name":{
+    "filters":{
+      "blacklist":[".git"],
+      "extension_whitelist":["md"]
+    },
+    "initialize_command":"git clone REMOTE .",
+    "path":"will be created before initialize_command is run",
+    "strip_frontmatter":true,
+    "refresh_command":"git reset --hard origin/main"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The filters are based on `utility.tree`'s filter options (optional).
+`initialize_command` is only run the first time (optional),
+while `refresh_command` is run each time (optional).
+Commands will be run in the specified `path`.
+`strip_frontmatter` will remove YAML frontmatter (common in Markdown files).
+
+The embeddings are stored like so:
+
+```json
+{
+  "files":{
+    "PRIVATE_DATA/source_path/path/to/file.ext":["sha512sum", "another sum"]
+  },
+  "vectors":{
+    "sha512sum":[0.5, 0, 1, -0.5, -1, ...]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+TODO
+
+### `synopsis_generator.lua`
+Chooses a random file within `notebook`, and generates a novel synopsis from it.
+
+Arguments:
+- `refresh_file_list`: Refreshes the cached file list to choose from.
+- `export_ordered_list_of_prompts`: Makes an epub to review generated synopses.
+
+## Tasks
+- [ ] The whitelisting/blacklisting of tree should be in list too.
+- [ ] synopsis_generator should be able to blacklist files it already tried?

generate_embeddings.lua

@@ -2,83 +2,21 @@
 
 package.path = (arg[0]:match("@?(.*/)") or arg[0]:match("@?(.*\\)")) .. "lib" .. package.config:sub(1, 1) .. "?.lua;" .. package.path
 local utility = require "utility"
-local json = utility.require("dkjson")
 
-local PATH = "PRIVATE_DATA/notebook"
+local text_processing = utility.require("text_processing")
-local whitelist = { md = true, }
+local timing = utility.require("timing")
+local json = utility.require("dkjson")
 
 -- local embedding_model = "nomic-embed-text"
 -- local maximum_file_size = 2048
 local embedding_model = "qwen3-embedding:0.6b"
 local maximum_file_size = 32768
 
+local NOTEBOOK_PATH = "PRIVATE_DATA/notebook"
+local blacklist = utility.enumerate{ ".git", } -- accelerate processing by ignoring .git directory
+local extension_whitelist = utility.enumerate{ "md", }
 
 
-local timing = {}
-local function display_timing(n)
-  local function _display(n)
-    local time = timing[n]
-    local previous = timing[n - 1]
-
-    local delta = time.time - previous.time
-    if delta >= 2*60*60 then -- 2 hours
-      delta = tostring(math.floor(delta/(60*60/10))/10) .. " hours"
-    elseif delta >= 120 then -- 2 minutes
-      delta = tostring(math.floor(delta/(60/10))/10) .. " minutes"
-    else
-      delta = tostring(delta) .. " seconds"
-    end
-
-    print(delta, previous.label)
-  end
-
-  if n then
-    _display(n)
-  else
-    print("All measured timings:")
-    for i = 2, #timing do
-      _display(i)
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-local function mark_timing(label)
-  timing[#timing + 1] = { label = label, time = os.time(), }
-  if #timing > 1 then
-    display_timing(#timing)
-  end
-end
-
--- strip YAML frontmatter (if present)
---   can error, will return nil & error message
-local function strip_frontmatter(text)
-  local tab = text:split("\n")
-  if tab[1] == "---" then
-    table.remove(tab, 1)
-    while true do
-      local done = tab[1] == "---"
-      table.remove(tab, 1)
-      if done then
-        return table.concat(tab, "\n")
-      elseif #tab < 1 then
-        return nil, "Invalid YAML frontmatter."
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  return text
-end
-
-local tree
-tree = function(path, fn)
-  utility.list(path or ".", function(path_name)
-    if path_name == ".git" then return end
-    if utility.is_file(path_name) then
-      fn(path_name)
-    else
-      tree(path .. utility.path_separator .. path_name, fn)
-    end
-  end)
-end
 
 local function leftpad(text, length)
   return string.rep("0", length - #(tostring(text))) .. text
@@ -89,36 +27,22 @@ end
 local file_list = {}
 local embeddings = {}
 
-mark_timing("Assembling file list.")
+timing.mark("Assembling file list.")
-tree(PATH, function(file_name)
+utility.tree(NOTEBOOK_PATH, {
-  local path, name, extension = utility.split_path_components(file_name)
+  blacklist = blacklist,
-  if not extension then
+  extension_whitelist = extension_whitelist,
-    return
+}, function(file_name)
-  end
-
-  if not whitelist[extension] then
-    return
-  end
-
   file_list[#file_list + 1] = file_name
 end)
 
-mark_timing("Generating embeddings.")
+timing.mark("Generating embeddings.")
 for i = 1, #file_list do
   local function _run()
     local file_name = file_list[i]
 
     -- stripping YAML frontmatter before generating embeddings
-    local file_contents = utility.open(file_name, "r", function(file)
+    local file_contents = utility.read_file(file_name)
-      return file:read("*all")
+    local tmp_file_contents = text_processing.strip_frontmatter(file_contents)
-    end)
-
-    local tmp_file_contents, error_message = strip_frontmatter(file_contents)
-    if tmp_file_contents == nil then
-      print("ERROR: " .. file_name .. " " .. error_message)
-      tmp_file_contents = file_contents
-    end
-
     if #tmp_file_contents == 0 then
       print(file_name .. "\n is empty and will be skipped.")
       return
@@ -129,14 +53,7 @@ for i = 1, #file_list do
       tmp_file_contents = tmp_file_contents:sub(1, maximum_file_size)
     end
 
-    local tmp_file_name = utility.tmp_file_name()
+    local output = utility.llm_prompt(tmp_file_contents, embedding_model)
-    utility.open(tmp_file_name, "w", function(file)
-      file:write(tmp_file_contents)
-    end)
-
-    local output = utility.capture_safe("cat " .. tmp_file_name:enquote() .. " | ollama run " .. embedding_model)
-    os.execute("rm " .. tmp_file_name)
-    output = output:sub(1, -2) -- strip extra newline from utility.capture_safe
 
     if #output == 0 then
       print("Warning: " .. file_name .. " did not have embeddings generated.")
@@ -157,13 +74,9 @@ for i = 1, #file_list do
   _run()
 end
 
-mark_timing("Outputting embeddings in JSON.")
+timing.mark("Outputting embeddings in JSON.")
-utility.open("PRIVATE_DATA/embeddings.json", "w", function(file)
+utility.save_data(embeddings, "PRIVATE_DATA/embeddings.json")
-  local output = json.encode(embeddings, { indent = true })
-  file:write(output)
-  file:write("\n")
-end)
 
-mark_timing("Finished.")
+timing.mark("Finished.")
 print("")
-display_timing()
+timing.display()

lib/inspect.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+local _tl_compat; if (tonumber((_VERSION or ''):match('[%d.]*$')) or 0) < 5.3 then local p, m = pcall(require, 'compat53.module'); if p then _tl_compat = m end end; local math = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.math or math; local string = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.string or string; local table = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.table or table
+local inspect = {Options = {}, }
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+inspect._VERSION = 'inspect.lua 3.1.0'
+inspect._URL = 'http://github.com/kikito/inspect.lua'
+inspect._DESCRIPTION = 'human-readable representations of tables'
+inspect._LICENSE = [[
+  MIT LICENSE
+
+  Copyright (c) 2022 Enrique García Cota
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+  copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+  "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+  distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+  the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+  in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+  OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+  CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+  TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+  SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+]]
+inspect.KEY = setmetatable({}, { __tostring = function() return 'inspect.KEY' end })
+inspect.METATABLE = setmetatable({}, { __tostring = function() return 'inspect.METATABLE' end })
+
+local tostring = tostring
+local rep = string.rep
+local match = string.match
+local char = string.char
+local gsub = string.gsub
+local fmt = string.format
+
+local _rawget
+if rawget then
+   _rawget = rawget
+else
+   _rawget = function(t, k) return t[k] end
+end
+
+local function rawpairs(t)
+   return next, t, nil
+end
+
+
+
+local function smartQuote(str)
+   if match(str, '"') and not match(str, "'") then
+      return "'" .. str .. "'"
+   end
+   return '"' .. gsub(str, '"', '\\"') .. '"'
+end
+
+
+local shortControlCharEscapes = {
+   ["\a"] = "\\a", ["\b"] = "\\b", ["\f"] = "\\f", ["\n"] = "\\n",
+   ["\r"] = "\\r", ["\t"] = "\\t", ["\v"] = "\\v", ["\127"] = "\\127",
+}
+local longControlCharEscapes = { ["\127"] = "\127" }
+for i = 0, 31 do
+   local ch = char(i)
+   if not shortControlCharEscapes[ch] then
+      shortControlCharEscapes[ch] = "\\" .. i
+      longControlCharEscapes[ch] = fmt("\\%03d", i)
+   end
+end
+
+local function escape(str)
+   return (gsub(gsub(gsub(str, "\\", "\\\\"),
+   "(%c)%f[0-9]", longControlCharEscapes),
+   "%c", shortControlCharEscapes))
+end
+
+local luaKeywords = {
+   ['and'] = true,
+   ['break'] = true,
+   ['do'] = true,
+   ['else'] = true,
+   ['elseif'] = true,
+   ['end'] = true,
+   ['false'] = true,
+   ['for'] = true,
+   ['function'] = true,
+   ['goto'] = true,
+   ['if'] = true,
+   ['in'] = true,
+   ['local'] = true,
+   ['nil'] = true,
+   ['not'] = true,
+   ['or'] = true,
+   ['repeat'] = true,
+   ['return'] = true,
+   ['then'] = true,
+   ['true'] = true,
+   ['until'] = true,
+   ['while'] = true,
+}
+
+local function isIdentifier(str)
+   return type(str) == "string" and
+   not not str:match("^[_%a][_%a%d]*$") and
+   not luaKeywords[str]
+end
+
+local flr = math.floor
+local function isSequenceKey(k, sequenceLength)
+   return type(k) == "number" and
+   flr(k) == k and
+   1 <= (k) and
+   k <= sequenceLength
+end
+
+local defaultTypeOrders = {
+   ['number'] = 1, ['boolean'] = 2, ['string'] = 3, ['table'] = 4,
+   ['function'] = 5, ['userdata'] = 6, ['thread'] = 7,
+}
+
+local function sortKeys(a, b)
+   local ta, tb = type(a), type(b)
+
+
+   if ta == tb and (ta == 'string' or ta == 'number') then
+      return (a) < (b)
+   end
+
+   local dta = defaultTypeOrders[ta] or 100
+   local dtb = defaultTypeOrders[tb] or 100
+
+
+   return dta == dtb and ta < tb or dta < dtb
+end
+
+local function getKeys(t)
+
+   local seqLen = 1
+   while _rawget(t, seqLen) ~= nil do
+      seqLen = seqLen + 1
+   end
+   seqLen = seqLen - 1
+
+   local keys, keysLen = {}, 0
+   for k in rawpairs(t) do
+      if not isSequenceKey(k, seqLen) then
+         keysLen = keysLen + 1
+         keys[keysLen] = k
+      end
+   end
+   table.sort(keys, sortKeys)
+   return keys, keysLen, seqLen
+end
+
+local function countCycles(x, cycles)
+   if type(x) == "table" then
+      if cycles[x] then
+         cycles[x] = cycles[x] + 1
+      else
+         cycles[x] = 1
+         for k, v in rawpairs(x) do
+            countCycles(k, cycles)
+            countCycles(v, cycles)
+         end
+         countCycles(getmetatable(x), cycles)
+      end
+   end
+end
+
+local function makePath(path, a, b)
+   local newPath = {}
+   local len = #path
+   for i = 1, len do newPath[i] = path[i] end
+
+   newPath[len + 1] = a
+   newPath[len + 2] = b
+
+   return newPath
+end
+
+
+local function processRecursive(process,
+   item,
+   path,
+   visited)
+   if item == nil then return nil end
+   if visited[item] then return visited[item] end
+
+   local processed = process(item, path)
+   if type(processed) == "table" then
+      local processedCopy = {}
+      visited[item] = processedCopy
+      local processedKey
+
+      for k, v in rawpairs(processed) do
+         processedKey = processRecursive(process, k, makePath(path, k, inspect.KEY), visited)
+         if processedKey ~= nil then
+            processedCopy[processedKey] = processRecursive(process, v, makePath(path, processedKey), visited)
+         end
+      end
+
+      local mt = processRecursive(process, getmetatable(processed), makePath(path, inspect.METATABLE), visited)
+      if type(mt) ~= 'table' then mt = nil end
+      setmetatable(processedCopy, mt)
+      processed = processedCopy
+   end
+   return processed
+end
+
+local function puts(buf, str)
+   buf.n = buf.n + 1
+   buf[buf.n] = str
+end
+
+
+
+local Inspector = {}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+local Inspector_mt = { __index = Inspector }
+
+local function tabify(inspector)
+   puts(inspector.buf, inspector.newline .. rep(inspector.indent, inspector.level))
+end
+
+function Inspector:getId(v)
+   local id = self.ids[v]
+   local ids = self.ids
+   if not id then
+      local tv = type(v)
+      id = (ids[tv] or 0) + 1
+      ids[v], ids[tv] = id, id
+   end
+   return tostring(id)
+end
+
+function Inspector:putValue(v)
+   local buf = self.buf
+   local tv = type(v)
+   if tv == 'string' then
+      puts(buf, smartQuote(escape(v)))
+   elseif tv == 'number' or tv == 'boolean' or tv == 'nil' or
+      tv == 'cdata' or tv == 'ctype' then
+      puts(buf, tostring(v))
+   elseif tv == 'table' and not self.ids[v] then
+      local t = v
+
+      if t == inspect.KEY or t == inspect.METATABLE then
+         puts(buf, tostring(t))
+      elseif self.level >= self.depth then
+         puts(buf, '{...}')
+      else
+         if self.cycles[t] > 1 then puts(buf, fmt('<%d>', self:getId(t))) end
+
+         local keys, keysLen, seqLen = getKeys(t)
+
+         puts(buf, '{')
+         self.level = self.level + 1
+
+         for i = 1, seqLen + keysLen do
+            if i > 1 then puts(buf, ',') end
+            if i <= seqLen then
+               puts(buf, ' ')
+               self:putValue(t[i])
+            else
+               local k = keys[i - seqLen]
+               tabify(self)
+               if isIdentifier(k) then
+                  puts(buf, k)
+               else
+                  puts(buf, "[")
+                  self:putValue(k)
+                  puts(buf, "]")
+               end
+               puts(buf, ' = ')
+               self:putValue(t[k])
+            end
+         end
+
+         local mt = getmetatable(t)
+         if type(mt) == 'table' then
+            if seqLen + keysLen > 0 then puts(buf, ',') end
+            tabify(self)
+            puts(buf, '<metatable> = ')
+            self:putValue(mt)
+         end
+
+         self.level = self.level - 1
+
+         if keysLen > 0 or type(mt) == 'table' then
+            tabify(self)
+         elseif seqLen > 0 then
+            puts(buf, ' ')
+         end
+
+         puts(buf, '}')
+      end
+
+   else
+      puts(buf, fmt('<%s %d>', tv, self:getId(v)))
+   end
+end
+
+
+
+
+function inspect.inspect(root, options)
+   options = options or {}
+
+   local depth = options.depth or (math.huge)
+   local newline = options.newline or '\n'
+   local indent = options.indent or '  '
+   local process = options.process
+
+   if process then
+      root = processRecursive(process, root, {}, {})
+   end
+
+   local cycles = {}
+   countCycles(root, cycles)
+
+   local inspector = setmetatable({
+      buf = { n = 0 },
+      ids = {},
+      cycles = cycles,
+      depth = depth,
+      level = 0,
+      newline = newline,
+      indent = indent,
+   }, Inspector_mt)
+
+   inspector:putValue(root)
+
+   return table.concat(inspector.buf)
+end
+
+setmetatable(inspect, {
+   __call = function(_, root, options)
+      return inspect.inspect(root, options)
+   end,
+})
+
+return inspect

lib/log.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+local stored_messages = {}
+local display_levels = {}
+local enable_logging = true
+local message_limit = math.huge
+
+-- USAGE:
+--   -- set arbitrary log levels to be printed immediately
+--   log{ info = true, warning = true, ducksauce = true, }
+--   -- send anything (except nil) to a log level
+--   log("bacom", true, "text", 5, function() end, {})
+--   -- print all messages saved at a particular log level
+--   log("error")
+--   -- toggle ALL logging on and off with a boolean
+--   log(false) -- this deletes all stored messages
+--   -- set a maximum number of stored messages per log level
+--   log(50) -- warning: reaching large limits makes logging expensive
+--   -- do anything to the stored messages (this example deletes them all)
+--  log(function(messages) return {} end)
+
+return function(options, ...)
+  local options_type = type(options)
+
+  if (options_type == "string") and enable_logging then
+    if not stored_messages[options] then stored_messages[options] = {} end
+    local message_table = stored_messages[options]
+
+    -- turn log message into text
+    local tab = {...}
+    for i = 1, #tab do
+      tab[i] = tostring(tab[i])
+    end
+    local current_message = table.concat(tab, "\t")
+
+    if #current_message == 0 then
+      -- print all stored_messages of specified level
+      for i = 1, #message_table do
+        print(message_table[i])
+      end
+
+    else
+      -- store message (and print if in display_levels)
+      message_table[#message_table + 1] = current_message
+      if #message_table > message_limit then table.remove(message_table, 1) end
+      if display_levels[options] then print(current_message) end
+    end
+
+  -- set display_levels
+  elseif options_type == "table" then
+    for k,v in pairs(options) do
+      display_levels[k] = v
+    end
+
+  elseif options_type == "number" then
+    message_limit = options
+    for k,v in pairs(stored_messages) do
+      while #v > message_limit do
+        table.remove(v, 1)
+      end
+    end
+
+  -- turn all logging off and delete stored messages; or turn it on
+  elseif options_type == "boolean" then
+    if options then
+      enable_logging = true
+    else
+      enable_logging = false
+      stored_messages = {}
+    end
+
+  -- arbitrary access :D
+  elseif options_type == "function" then
+    local result = options(stored_messages)
+    if type(result) == "table" then stored_messages = result end
+  end
+end

lib/prompts.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+local prompts = {}
+
+prompts.synopsis_prompt = [[
+Generate a lengthy novel synopsis from the following:
+]]
+
+prompts.scoring_prompt = [[
+You are evaluating novel synopses for development priority. The goal is NOT to judge writing quality, grammar, or polish. The synopsis is only a rough idea. Assign an integer score from 1–100 for each category. Be extremely harsh with your scoring.
+
+1. Hook
+2. Originality
+3. Memorability
+4. Expansion Potential
+5. Conflict Potential
+6. Character Potential
+7. Worldbuilding Potential
+8. Emotional Potential
+9. Curiosity
+10. Overall Promise
+
+Guidelines:
+- Avoid clustering scores near the middle. Use the full 1–100 range.
+- A score around 50 represents an average publishable premise.
+- Scores above 85 should be rare and reserved for genuinely exceptional ideas.
+- Scores below 25 should represent ideas with major conceptual weaknesses.
+- Return only valid JSON.
+
+Output format:
+
+{
+  "hook": 0,
+  "originality": 0,
+  "memorability": 0,
+  "expansion_potential": 0,
+  "conflict_potential": 0,
+  "character_potential": 0,
+  "worldbuilding_potential": 0,
+  "emotional_potential": 0,
+  "curiosity": 0,
+  "overall_promise": 0
+}
+]]
+
+return prompts

lib/text_processing.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+local text_processing = {}
+
+-- strip YAML frontmatter (if present)
+--   on error, will return nil & error message
+text_processing.strip_frontmatter = function(text)
+  local tab = text:split("\n")
+  if tab[1] == "---" then
+    table.remove(tab, 1)
+    while true do
+      local done = tab[1] == "---"
+      table.remove(tab, 1)
+      if done then
+        return table.concat(tab, "\n")
+      elseif #tab < 1 then
+        return nil, "Invalid YAML frontmatter."
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return text
+end
+
+-- strip Markdown formatting of a JSON block
+--  just returns the string if it doesn't match
+text_processing.strip_markdown_codeblock = function(text)
+  local tab = text:split("\n")
+  if tab[1] == "```json" then
+    table.remove(tab, 1)
+    table.remove(tab, #tab)
+    return table.concat(tab, "\n")
+  else
+    return text
+  end
+end
+
+return text_processing

lib/timing.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+local timing = {}
+
+local function human_readable_time(delta)
+  if delta >= 2*7*24*60*60 then -- if more than 2 weeks
+    delta = tostring(math.floor(delta/(7*24*60*60))/10) .. " weeks"
+  elseif delta >= 2*24*60*60 then -- if more than 2 days
+    delta = tostring(math.floor(delta/(24*60*60))/10) .. " days"
+  elseif delta >= 2*60*60 then -- if more than 2 hours
+    delta = tostring(math.floor(delta/(60*60/10))/10) .. " hours"
+  elseif delta >= 2*60 then -- if more then 2 minutes
+    delta = tostring(math.floor(delta/(60/10))/10) .. " minutes"
+  else
+    delta = tostring(delta) .. " seconds"
+  end
+  return delta
+end
+
+timing.display = function(n)
+  local function _display(n)
+    local time = timing[n]
+    local previous = timing[n - 1]
+
+    local delta = human_readable_time(time.time - previous.time)
+
+    print(delta, previous.label)
+  end
+
+  if n then
+    _display(n)
+  else
+    print("All measured timings:")
+    for i = 2, #timing do
+      _display(i)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+timing.mark = function(label)
+  timing[#timing + 1] = { label = label, time = os.time(), }
+  if #timing > 1 then
+    timing.display(#timing)
+  end
+  print("", "", label)
+end
+
+timing.estimate = function(current_position, total_operations)
+  local delta = os.time() - timing[#timing].time
+  local estimate = delta * total_operations / current_position - delta
+  return human_readable_time(estimate)
+end
+
+return timing

lib/utility.lua

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if package.config:sub(1, 1) == "\\" then
   }
 else
   utility = {
-    OS = "UNIX-like",
+    OS = "Linux",
     path_separator = "/",
     temp_directory = "/tmp/",
     commands = {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else
   }
 end
 
-utility.version = "1.4.0"
+utility.version = "1.6.0-modified"
 -- WARNING: This will return "./" if the original script is called locally instead of with an absolute path!
 if arg[0] ~= nil then
   utility.path = (arg[0]:match("@?(.*/)") or arg[0]:match("@?(.*\\)")) -- inspired by discussion in https://stackoverflow.com/q/6380820
@@ -40,6 +40,53 @@ else
   utility.path = "./"
 end
 
+
+
+local function standard_library_addition(tab, name, func)
+  if tab[name] then
+    print("WARNING: " .. tab .. "." .. name .. " was defined by another library. lua-utility may encounter errors due to a differing implementation.")
+  else
+    tab[name] = func
+  end
+end
+
+
+
+-- trim6 from Lua users wiki (best all-round pure Lua performance)
+standard_library_addition(string, "trim", function(s)
+  return s:match'^()%s*$' and '' or s:match'^%s*(.*%S)'
+end)
+
+standard_library_addition(string, "enquote", function(s)
+  return "\"" .. s:gsub("\"", "\\\"") .. "\""
+end)
+
+standard_library_addition(string, "gsplit", function(s, delimiter)
+  local function escape_special_characters(s)
+    local special_characters = "[()%%.[^$%]*+%-?]"
+    if s == nil then return end
+    return (s:gsub(special_characters, "%%%1"))
+  end
+
+  delimiter = delimiter or ","
+  if s:sub(-#delimiter) ~= delimiter then s = s .. delimiter end
+  return s:gmatch("(.-)" .. escape_special_characters(delimiter))
+end)
+
+standard_library_addition(string, "split", function(s, delimiter)
+  local result = {}
+  for item in s:gsplit(delimiter) do
+    result[#result + 1] = item
+  end
+  return result
+end)
+
+utility.leftpad = function(text, length, character)
+  return string.rep(character or " ", length - #(tostring(text))) .. text
+end
+
+
+
 utility.require = function(...)
   -- if libraries adjacent to this one aren't already loadable, make sure they are!
   if not package.path:find(utility.path, 1, true) then
@@ -105,47 +152,6 @@ end
 
 
 
-local function standard_library_addition(tab, name, func)
-  if tab[name] then
-    print("WARNING: " .. tab .. "." .. name .. " was defined by another library. lua-utility may encounter errors due to a differing implementation.")
-  else
-    tab[name] = func
-  end
-end
-
-
-
--- trim6 from Lua users wiki (best all-round pure Lua performance)
-standard_library_addition(string, "trim", function(s)
-  return s:match'^()%s*$' and '' or s:match'^%s*(.*%S)'
-end)
-
-standard_library_addition(string, "enquote", function(s)
-  return "\"" .. s:gsub("\"", "\\\"") .. "\""
-end)
-
-standard_library_addition(string, "split", function(s, delimiter)
-  local result = {}
-  for item in s:gsplit(delimiter) do
-    result[#result + 1] = item
-  end
-  return result
-end)
-
-standard_library_addition(string, "gsplit", function(s, delimiter)
-  local function escape_special_characters(s)
-    local special_characters = "[()%%.[^$%]*+%-?]"
-    if s == nil then return end
-    return (s:gsub(special_characters, "%%%1"))
-  end
-
-  delimiter = delimiter or ","
-  if s:sub(-#delimiter) ~= delimiter then s = s .. delimiter end
-  return s:gmatch("(.-)" .. escape_special_characters(delimiter))
-end)
-
-
-
 -- modified from my fork of lume
 utility.uuid = function()
   local fn = function(x)
@@ -215,7 +221,7 @@ utility.list = function(path, func)
 
   local run = function(fn)
     for line in output:gmatch("[^\r\n]+") do -- thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/a/32847589
-      if not (line == "." or line == "..") then
+      if not ((line == ".") or (line == "..")) then
         fn(line)
       end
     end
@@ -233,6 +239,54 @@ utility.ls = function(...)
   return utility.list(...)
 end
 
+local tree
+tree = function(path, options, fn)
+  if type(options) == "function" then
+    fn = options
+    options = {}
+  end
+
+  utility.list(path or ".", function(path_name)
+    if options.blacklist and options.blacklist[path_name] then return end
+    if options.whitelist and (not options.whitelist[path_name]) then return end
+
+    if utility.is_file(path_name) then
+      if options.extension_blacklist or options.extension_whitelist then
+        local _, _, extension = utility.split_path_components(path_name)
+        if options.extension_blacklist and options.extension_blacklist[extension] then return end
+        if options.extension_whitelist and (not options.extension_whitelist[extension]) then return end
+      end
+
+      fn(path_name)
+    else
+      tree(path .. utility.path_separator .. path_name, options, fn)
+    end
+  end)
+end
+utility.tree = function(path, options, fn)
+  tree(path, options, function(path_name)
+    if path_name:find(path) == 1 then
+      fn(path_name)
+    else
+      fn(path .. utility.path_separator .. path_name)
+    end
+  end)
+end
+
+utility.read_file = function(file_name)
+  return utility.open(file_name, "r", function(file)
+    return file:read("*all")
+  end)
+end
+
+utility.write_file = function(file_name, ...)
+  local text = table.concat{...}
+  return utility.open(file_name, "w", function(file)
+    file:write(text)
+    -- file:write("\n") -- I need to make sure /I/ handle this instead of trying to automate it
+  end)
+end
+
 utility.path_exists = function(file_name)
   local file = io.open(file_name, "r")
   if file then file:close() return true else return false end
@@ -260,6 +314,16 @@ utility.file_size = function(file_path)
   return utility.open(file_path, "rb", function(file) return file:seek("end") end)
 end
 
+utility.sha512sum = function(file_path)
+  local sha512sum
+  if (utility.OS == "Linux") or (utility.OS == "macOS") then
+    sha512sum = utility.capture_safe("shasum -U -a 512 " .. file_path:enquote())
+  elseif utility.OS == "Windows" then
+    error("utility.sha512sum() not implemented for Windows.")
+  end
+  return sha512sum:sub(1, 128)
+end
+
 
 
 utility.escape_quotes_and_escapes = function(input)
@@ -301,7 +365,7 @@ utility.release_lock = function(file_path, lock_uuid)
   local lock_file_path = file_path .. ".lock"
   if lock_uuid then
     utility.open(lock_file_path, "r", function(file)
-      if not file:read("*all") == lock_uuid then
+      if not (file:read("*all") == lock_uuid) then
         error("\n\n Lock UUID changed while lock was obtained. Data loss may have occurred. \n\n")
       end
     end)
@@ -350,10 +414,47 @@ end
 
 
 
+local data_file_locations = {}
+utility.load_data = function(file_path)
+  local data = utility.open(file_path, "r", function(data_file)
+    local json = utility.require("dkjson")
+    return json.decode(data_file:read("*all"))
+  end)
+  data_file_locations[data] = file_path
+  return data
+end
+
+utility.save_data = function(data, file_path)
+  local keys, loop = {}
+  loop = function(tab)
+    if type(tab) == "table" then
+      for k,v in pairs(tab) do
+        if not (type(k) == "number") then
+          keys[k] = true
+        end
+        loop(v)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  loop(data)
+  local order = {}
+  for k in pairs(keys) do order[#order + 1] = k end
+  table.sort(order)
+
+  file_path = file_path or data_file_locations[data]
+  assert(file_path, "The object must have been loaded by utility.load_data or you must pass a path as the second argument.")
+  utility.open(file_path, "w", function(data_file)
+    local json = utility.require("dkjson")
+    data_file:write(json.encode(data, { indent = true, keyorder = order, }))
+    data_file:write("\n")
+  end)
+end
+
+
+
 utility.deepcopy = function(tab)
-  local _type = type(tab)
   local copy
-  if _type == "table" then
+  if type(tab) == "table" then
     copy = {}
     for key, value in next, tab, nil do
       copy[utility.deepcopy(key)] = utility.deepcopy(value)
@@ -423,4 +524,79 @@ utility.curl_read = function(download_url, curl_options)
   return file_contents
 end
 
+
+
+utility.llm_prompt = function(text, model, stabilize)
+  utility.required_program("ollama")
+
+  -- if stabilize == nil then stabilize = true end -- I may switch this back to defaulting on
+  if type(text) == "table" then text = table.concat(text, "\n") end
+
+  local config = utility.get_config("read-only")
+  model = model or (config.ollama and config.ollama.default_model) or "gemma4:12b-mlx"
+
+  local tmp_file_name = utility.tmp_file_name()
+  utility.open(tmp_file_name, "w", function(file)
+    file:write(text)
+  end)
+
+  -- word wrap fucks up usability of output in other things badly
+  local output = utility.capture_safe("cat " .. tmp_file_name:enquote() .. " | ollama run " .. model .. " --nowordwrap")
+  -- in previous testing, this improved system stability at the cost of speed by ensuring memory was not overtaxed by repeated calls to an LLM
+  if stabilize then os.execute("ollama stop " .. model) end
+
+  os.execute("rm " .. tmp_file_name)
+  assert(output, "ollama failed to generate output")
+
+  local strip_reasoning = function(text)
+    local reasoning_lines = {}
+    local tab = text:split("\n")
+    table.remove(tab, 1) -- remove "Thinking..."
+
+    while true do
+      local done = tab[1] == "...done thinking."
+      local line = table.remove(tab, 1)
+      if done then
+        table.remove(tab, 1) -- remove blank line after reasoning
+        return table.concat(tab, "\n"), table.concat(reasoning_lines, "\n")
+      elseif #tab < 1 then
+        return text -- can only be reached if theere was no reasoning output
+      else
+        reasoning_lines[#reasoning_lines + 1] = line
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  output = output:sub(1, -2) -- strip extra newline from utility.capture_safe
+  return strip_reasoning(output) -- this returns the text AND reasoning
+end
+
+
+
+-- additionally returns total and count
+utility.mean = function(object)
+  local total, count = 0, 0
+  for _, value in pairs(object) do
+    total = total + value
+    count = count + 1
+  end
+  return total / count, total, count
+end
+
+-- additionally returns total
+utility.median = function(object)
+  local tab = {}
+  for _, value in pairs(object) do
+    tab[#tab + 1] = value
+  end
+  table.sort(tab)
+  return tab[math.floor(#tab / 2)], #tab
+end
+
+
+
+if (utility.OS == "Linux") and (utility.capture_safe("uname"):find("Darwin") == 1) then
+  utility.OS = "macOS"
+end
+
 return utility

refresh_sources.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env luajit
+
+package.path = (arg[0]:match("@?(.*/)") or arg[0]:match("@?(.*\\)")) .. "lib" .. package.config:sub(1, 1) .. "?.lua;" .. package.path
+local utility = require "utility"
+
+local json = utility.require("dkjson")
+local log = utility.require("log")
+local text_processing = utility.require("text_processing")
+local timing = utility.require("timing")
+
+-- TODO make utility have a function for getting/setting defaults where locking is only used to set defaults if they aren't present
+-- TODO there should be a check function for a lock so a warning/error can be dumped?
+local config = utility.get_config("no-lock")
+if not config.models then
+  config.models = {
+    embedding = {
+      model = "qwen3-embedding:0.6b",
+      max_chunk_size = 32768,
+    },
+    initialized_sources = {},
+  }
+  utility.save_config()
+end
+
+log{
+  info = true,
+  warning = true,
+  -- debug = true,
+  -- files = true, -- debugging why the wrong files are selected
+  -- sha = true, -- what the fuck is going on with sha sums?
+}
+
+local memory_path = "PRIVATE_DATA" .. utility.path_separator .. "memory"
+local embeddings_file_path = memory_path .. utility.path_separator .. "+embeddings.json"
+local tmp_file_path = "PRIVATE_DATA" .. utility.path_separator .. ".tmp.2b65c19b-0883-49ca-8247-b1fe7760f922"
+
+local embeddings
+if not utility.path_exists(embeddings_file_path) then
+  os.execute("mkdir -p " .. memory_path:enquote())
+  utility.save_data({
+    files = {},
+    vectors = {},
+  }, embeddings_file_path)
+end
+embeddings = utility.load_data(embeddings_file_path)
+local function embeddings_debug()
+  log("debug", "Embeddings loaded.", embeddings, embeddings.files, embeddings.vectors)
+  local file_count = 0
+  for k,v in pairs(embeddings.files) do
+    file_count = file_count + 1
+  end
+  local vector_count = 0
+  for k,v in pairs(embeddings.vectors) do
+    vector_count = vector_count + 1
+  end
+  log("debug", file_count .. " files.")
+  log("debug", vector_count .. " vectors.")
+  -- os.exit(1)
+end
+embeddings_debug()
+
+
+
+local refresh_file_list = function(source_name, data_source)
+  timing.mark("Assembling file list for " .. source_name .. ".")
+
+  local full_path = "PRIVATE_DATA" .. utility.path_separator .. data_source.path
+  if data_source.initialize_command and (not config.models.initialized_sources[data_source.path]) then
+    -- NOTE this is where we'd want to check/obtain a lock on the config so we can safely run this
+    os.execute("mkdir -p " .. full_path:enquote() .. " && cd " .. full_path:enquote() .. " && " .. data_source.initialize_command)
+    config.models.initialized_sources[data_source.path] = true
+    utility.save_config()
+  end
+  if data_source.refresh_command then
+    os.execute("cd " .. full_path:enquote() .. " && " .. data_source.refresh_command)
+  end
+
+  local compiled_filters = {}
+  if data_source.filters then
+    for name, object in pairs(data_source.filters) do
+      compiled_filters[name] = utility.enumerate(object)
+    end
+  end
+
+  local file_list = {}
+  utility.tree("PRIVATE_DATA" .. utility.path_separator .. data_source.path, compiled_filters, function(file_name)
+    log("files", file_name)
+    file_list[#file_list + 1] = file_name
+  end)
+
+  timing.mark("Finished assembling file list for " .. source_name .. ".")
+  return file_list
+end
+
+-- returns nothing when too much text is sent
+local generate_embeddings = function(text)
+  if #text > config.models.embedding.max_chunk_size then
+    return nil, "generate_embeddings() must only be passed appropriately-sized chunks!"
+  end
+
+  local result = utility.llm_prompt(text, config.models.embedding.model)
+  return json.decode(result)
+end
+
+-- returns nothing for empty files and errors
+local process_file = function(data_source, file_name)
+  local text = utility.read_file(file_name)
+
+  if data_source.strip_frontmatter then
+    text = text_processing.strip_frontmatter(text)
+  end
+
+  if #text == 0 then
+    log("empty", file_name .. "\n is empty and being skipped.")
+    return
+  end
+
+  local chunk_size = config.models.embedding.max_chunk_size
+  local half_chunk_size = math.floor(chunk_size / 2)
+  local chunks = { text }
+
+  while #text > chunk_size do
+    local first_chunk = text:sub(1, chunk_size)
+    local overlap_chunk = text:sub(half_chunk_size, chunk_size + half_chunk_size - 1)
+
+    chunks[#chunks + 1] = first_chunk
+    chunks[#chunks + 1] = overlap_chunk
+
+    text = text:sub(chunk_size)
+    if (#text > half_chunk_size) and (not (#text > chunk_size)) then
+      -- last chunk would be skipped if we didn't handle this here
+      chunks[#chunks + 1] = text
+    end
+  end
+
+  local new_embeddings = {}
+  for i = 1, #chunks do
+    log("debug", "Embedding length:", #chunks[i])
+    new_embeddings[i] = generate_embeddings(chunks[i]) or {}
+  end
+
+  if #new_embeddings[1] == 0 then
+    log("debug", "Vector lengths:")
+    for e = 1, #new_embeddings do
+      log("debug", "", e, #new_embeddings[e])
+    end
+    if #new_embeddings == 1 then
+      -- Ollama very rarely errors with:
+      --   Error: do embedding request: Post "http://127.0.0.1:53441/v1/embeddings": EOF
+      -- but it is inconsistent and re-running will eventually fix it.
+      log("warning", file_name .. "\n encountered an embedding error and will be skipped this run only.")
+      return
+    end
+
+    -- average all embeddings to make the core file embedding
+    local count = #new_embeddings[2]
+    for vector_index = 1, count do
+      local total = 0
+      for chunk = 2, #new_embeddings do
+        total = total + new_embeddings[chunk][vector_index]
+      end
+      new_embeddings[1][vector_index] = total / count
+    end
+  end
+
+  return chunks, new_embeddings
+end
+
+-- returns nothing for errors
+local memorize_file = function(data_source, file_name)
+  local file_chunks, file_embeddings = process_file(data_source, file_name)
+  if not file_chunks then return end
+
+  local file_sums = {}
+  for i = 1, #file_chunks do
+    local function loop()
+      local text = file_chunks[i]
+      local current_embedding = file_embeddings[i]
+
+      utility.write_file(tmp_file_path, text)
+
+      local sha512sum = utility.sha512sum(tmp_file_path)
+      log("sha", "New sum? " .. sha512sum, tostring(embeddings.vectors[sha512sum]))
+      file_sums[#file_sums + 1] = sha512sum
+      if embeddings.vectors[sha512sum] then
+        log("sha", "Detected previously extant sum, skipping.")
+        return
+      end
+
+      os.execute(utility.commands.move .. tmp_file_path:enquote()
+        .. " " .. (memory_path .. utility.path_separator .. sha512sum):enquote())
+      embeddings.vectors[sha512sum] = current_embedding
+      log("sha", "Saved new sum!")
+    end
+    loop()
+  end
+
+  return file_sums
+end
+
+local refresh_sources = function()
+  os.execute("mkdir -p " .. memory_path:enquote())
+
+  timing.mark("Checking memory for missing embeddings.")
+  utility.list(memory_path, function(file_name)
+    log("files", file_name)
+    if (file_name == ".DS_Store") or (file_name == "+embeddings.json") then return end
+
+    local file_path = memory_path .. utility.path_separator .. file_name
+    local sha512sum = utility.sha512sum(file_path)
+    log("sha", "New sum? " .. sha512sum, tostring(embeddings.vectors[sha512sum]))
+    if not embeddings.vectors[sha512sum] then
+      log("sha", "Saved new sum!")
+      memorize_file({}, file_path)
+    end
+  end)
+  timing.mark("Finished checking memory for missing embeddings.")
+
+  local sources = utility.load_data("PRIVATE_DATA/sources.json")
+  for source_name, data_source in pairs(sources) do
+    local file_list = refresh_file_list(source_name, data_source)
+
+    timing.mark("Generating embeddings from source \"" .. source_name .. "\"")
+    for f = 1, #file_list do
+      local file_name = file_list[f]
+      local function loop()
+        local sha512sum = utility.sha512sum(file_name)
+        log("sha", file_name, sha512sum, "\n Sum present? " .. tostring(embeddings.vectors[sha512sum]))
+        if embeddings.vectors[sha512sum] then
+          log("debug", file_name .. "\n has already been embedded, skipping.")
+          -- add file reference if it was missing
+          if not embeddings.files[file_name] then
+            embeddings.files[file_name] = { sha512sum }
+          end
+          return
+        end
+
+        log("debug", "Generating embeddings for " .. file_name .. ".")
+        local file_sums = memorize_file(data_source, file_name)
+        embeddings.files[file_name] = file_sums
+      end
+      loop()
+      log("info", "Finished " .. utility.leftpad(f, #tostring(#file_list), "0")
+        .. "/" .. #file_list
+        .. " (" .. utility.leftpad(math.floor(f / #file_list * 100), 3, "0")
+        .. "%) ETA: " .. timing.estimate(f, #file_list))
+    end
+
+    timing.mark("Finished generating embeddings from source \"" .. source_name .. "\"")
+  end
+
+  utility.save_data(embeddings)
+  if utility.path_exists(tmp_file_path) then
+    os.execute("rm " .. tmp_file_path:enquote())
+  end
+end
+
+refresh_sources()
+timing.mark("Finished.")
+print("")
+timing.display()
+log("warning")

synopsis_generator.lua

@@ -2,197 +2,58 @@
 
 package.path = (arg[0]:match("@?(.*/)") or arg[0]:match("@?(.*\\)")) .. "lib" .. package.config:sub(1, 1) .. "?.lua;" .. package.path
 local utility = require "utility"
-local json = utility.require("dkjson")
 
-local default_model = "gemma4:12b-mlx"
+local json = utility.require("dkjson")
+local prompts = utility.require("prompts")
+local text_processing = utility.require("text_processing")
+
+local model = "gemma4:12b-mlx"
 local minimum_bytes = 1000
 local maximum_bytes = 40000
 
-local synopsis_prompt = [[
+local NOTEBOOK_PATH = "PRIVATE_DATA/notebook"
-Generate a lengthy novel synopsis from the following:
+local blacklist = utility.enumerate{ ".git", ".gitattributes", ".gitignore", ".gitkeep", ".DS_Store", }
-]]
+local extension_blacklist = utility.enumerate{ "gif", "jpg", "jpeg", "mp4", "pdf", "png", "webp", }
 
-local scoring_prompt = [[
+local data_location = "PRIVATE_DATA/synopsis_generator_file_list.json"
-You are evaluating novel synopses for development priority. The goal is NOT to judge writing quality, grammar, or polish. The synopsis is only a rough idea. Assign an integer score from 1–100 for each category. Be extremely harsh with your scoring.
+local file_list
-
+if utility.path_exists(data_location) then
-1. Hook
+  file_list = utility.load_data(data_location)
-2. Originality
-3. Memorability
-4. Expansion Potential
-5. Conflict Potential
-6. Character Potential
-7. Worldbuilding Potential
-8. Emotional Potential
-9. Curiosity
-10. Overall Promise
-
-Guidelines:
-- Avoid clustering scores near the middle. Use the full 1–100 range.
-- A score around 50 represents an average publishable premise.
-- Scores above 85 should be rare and reserved for genuinely exceptional ideas.
-- Scores below 25 should represent ideas with major conceptual weaknesses.
-- Return only valid JSON.
-
-Output format:
-
-{
-  "hook": 0,
-  "originality": 0,
-  "memorability": 0,
-  "expansion_potential": 0,
-  "conflict_potential": 0,
-  "character_potential": 0,
-  "worldbuilding_potential": 0,
-  "emotional_potential": 0,
-  "curiosity": 0,
-  "overall_promise": 0
-}
-]]
-
-local read_all = function(file_name)
-  return utility.open(file_name, "r", function(file)
-    return file:read("*all")
-  end)
-end
-local write_all = function(file_name, text)
-  return utility.open(file_name, "w", function(file)
-    file:write(text)
-    file:write("\n")
-  end)
-end
-
-local files
-if utility.path_exists("PRIVATE_DATA/file_list.json") then
-  files = json.decode(read_all("PRIVATE_DATA/file_list.json"))
 else
-  files = {}
+  file_list = {}
-end
-
--- strip YAML frontmatter (if present)
---   can error, will return nil & error message
-local function strip_frontmatter(text)
-  local tab = text:split("\n")
-  if tab[1] == "---" then
-    table.remove(tab, 1)
-    while true do
-      local done = tab[1] == "---"
-      table.remove(tab, 1)
-      if done then
-        return table.concat(tab, "\n")
-      elseif #tab < 1 then
-        return nil, "Invalid YAML frontmatter."
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  return text
-end
-
--- strip Markdown formatting of a JSON block
---  just returns the string if it doesn't match
-local function strip_markdown_codeblock(text)
-  local tab = text:split("\n")
-  if tab[1] == "```json" then
-    table.remove(tab, 1)
-    table.remove(tab, #tab)
-    return table.concat(tab, "\n")
-  else
-    return text
-  end
-end
-
-local strip_reasoning = function(text, reasoning_lines)
-  if not reasoning_lines then reasoning_lines = {} end
-  local tab = text:split("\n")
-  table.remove(tab, 1) -- remove "Thinking..."
-
-  while true do
-    local done = tab[1] == "...done thinking."
-    local line = table.remove(tab, 1)
-    if done then
-      table.remove(tab, 1) -- remove newline after end of thinking
-      return table.concat(tab, "\n")
-    elseif #tab < 1 then
-      return text -- no reasoning output
-    else
-      reasoning_lines[#reasoning_lines + 1] = line -- export thinking lines
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-local send_prompt = function(text, model)
-  if type(text) == "table" then text = table.concat(text, "\n") end
-
-  local tmp_file_name = utility.tmp_file_name()
-  utility.open(tmp_file_name, "w", function(file)
-    file:write(text)
-  end)
-
-  -- word wrap breaks the raw output badly, so I need to implement my own for terminal output somehow
-  local output = utility.capture_safe("cat " .. tmp_file_name:enquote() .. " | ollama run " .. (model or default_model) .. " --nowordwrap")
-  os.execute("ollama stop " .. (model or default_model)) -- NOTE this makes things slower, but more stable
-  os.execute("rm " .. tmp_file_name)
-  if not output then error("ollama failed to generate output") end
-  output = output:sub(1, -2) -- strip extra newline from utility.capture_safe
-
-  local thinking = {}
-  output = strip_reasoning(output, thinking)
-
-  return output, thinking
-end
-
-local tree
-tree = function(path, fn)
-  utility.list(path or ".", function(path_name)
-    local blacklist = {
-      [".git"] = true,
-      [".gitkeep"] = true,
-      [".gitignore"] = true,
-      [".DS_Store"] = true,
-    }
-    if blacklist[path_name] then return end
-    if utility.is_file(path_name) then
-      fn(path_name)
-    else
-      tree(path .. utility.path_separator .. path_name, fn)
-    end
-  end)
-end
-
-local get_file_size = function(file_name)
-  local file = io.open(file_name, "rb")
-  if file then
-    local size = file:seek("end")
-    file:close()
-    return size
-  end
 end
 
 local refresh_file_list = function()
-  local blacklist = { -- I'm only blacklisting binary formats because funny results happen with really invalid texts
+  os.execute("cd " .. NOTEBOOK_PATH:enquot() .. " && git pull origin")
-    "jpg", "mp4", "pdf", "png", "webp", "jpeg", "gif",
-  } for _, name in ipairs(blacklist) do blacklist[name] = true end
 
   local new_files_list = {}
-  tree("PRIVATE_DATA/notebook", function(file_name)
+  utility.tree(NOTEBOOK_PATH, {
-    local _, _, extension = utility.split_path_components(file_name)
+    blacklist = blacklist,
-    if not blacklist[extension] then
+    extension_blacklist = extension_blacklist,
-      new_files_list[#new_files_list + 1] = file_name
+  }, function(file_name)
+    local file_size = utility.file_size(file_name)
+    if file_size >= minimum_bytes and file_size <= maximum_bytes then
+      local text = text_processing.strip_frontmatter(utility.read_file(file_name))
+      if #text >= minimum_bytes and #text <= maximum_bytes then
+        new_files_list[#new_files_list + 1] = file_name
+      end
     end
   end)
-  files = new_files_list
+
-  write_all("PRIVATE_DATA/file_list.json", json.encode(new_files_list, { indent = true }))
+  file_list = new_files_list
+  utility.save_data(new_files_list, data_location)
 end
 
 local generate_and_score = function(file_name, text)
   print("Writing synopsis...")
-  local synopsis = send_prompt(synopsis_prompt .. text)
+  local synopsis = utility.llm_prompt(prompts.synopsis_prompt .. text, model)
   print(synopsis)
   print("Scoring synopsis...")
-  local scoring, thinking = send_prompt(scoring_prompt .. synopsis)
+  local scoring, thinking = utility.llm_prompt(prompts.scoring_prompt .. synopsis, model)
   print(scoring)
   local scoring_decoded = json.decode(scoring) -- likely will not work because it consistently returns Markdown instead of JSON
   if not scoring_decoded then
-    scoring_decoded = json.decode(strip_markdown_codeblock(scoring))
+    scoring_decoded = json.decode(text_processing.strip_markdown_codeblock(scoring))
   end
 
   local object = {
@@ -201,7 +62,54 @@ local generate_and_score = function(file_name, text)
     thinking = thinking,
   }
 
-  write_all("PRIVATE_DATA/synopses/" .. utility.uuid() .. ".json", json.encode(object, { indent = true }))
+  utility.save_data(object, "PRIVATE_DATA/synopses/" .. utility.uuid() .. ".json")
+end
+
+local export_ordered_list_of_prompts = function()
+  local path = "PRIVATE_DATA/synopses"
+  local items = {}
+  local item_order = {}
+
+  utility.list(path, function(path_name)
+    local full_path = path .. utility.path_separator .. path_name
+    if path_name:find("%.json") then
+      local object = utility.load_data(full_path)
+      items[path_name] = object
+      if type(object.scoring) == "table" then
+        local mean_score, total_score = utility.mean(object.scoring)
+        item_order[#item_order + 1] = { path_name = path_name, total_score = total_score, mean_score = mean_score, }
+      end
+    end
+  end)
+
+  table.sort(item_order, function(A,B) return A.mean_score > B.mean_score end)
+
+  local output = {
+    "---",
+    "title: Ordered Synopses (" .. #item_order .. " items)",
+    "author: [\"" .. model .. "\", \"Tangent\", \"Ollama\"]",
+    "publisher: \"synopsis_generator.lua\"",
+    "---",
+    "",
+  }
+
+  for _, v in pairs(item_order) do
+    local item = items[v.path_name]
+    local text = item.synopsis
+    local tab = text:split("\n")
+
+    for index, line in ipairs(tab) do
+      if line:sub(1, 1) == "#" then
+        tab[index] = "#" .. tab[index]
+      end
+    end
+
+    output[#output + 1] = "# " .. v.path_name .. " (" .. v.total_score .. ")\n\n" .. table.concat(tab, "\n") .. "\n"
+    output[#output + 1] = "## Scoring\n\n```json\n" .. json.encode(item.scoring, { indent = true, }) .. "\n```\n"
+  end
+
+  utility.write_file("PRIVATE_DATA/Ordered Synopses.md", table.concat(output, "\n"), "\n")
+  os.execute("pandoc \"PRIVATE_DATA/Ordered Synopses.md\" -o \"PRIVATE_DATA/Ordered Synopses.epub\"")
 end
 
 
@@ -211,86 +119,21 @@ os.execute("mkdir -p PRIVATE_DATA/synopses")
 if arg[1] == "refresh_file_list" then
   print("Refresing file list...")
   refresh_file_list()
-end
+  os.exit(0)
-
+elseif arg[1] == "export_ordered_list_of_prompts" then
-if arg[1] == "repair_synopsis_exports" then
+  export_ordered_list_of_prompts()
-  local path = "PRIVATE_DATA/synopses"
-  utility.list(path, function(path_name)
-    path_name = path .. utility.path_separator .. path_name
-    if path_name:find("%.json") then
-      local object = json.decode(read_all(path_name))
-      if type(object.scoring) == "table" then return end -- don't fuck with working pieces
-      local decoded = json.decode(strip_markdown_codeblock(object.scoring))
-      if decoded then
-        object.scoring = decoded
-        write_all(path_name, json.encode(object, { indent = true, }))
-      end
-    end
-  end)
   os.exit(0)
 end
 
-if arg[1] == "export_ordered_list_of_prompts" then
+print(#file_list .. " files to select from.")
-  local path = "PRIVATE_DATA/synopses"
+if #file_list == 0 then
-  local items = {}
-  local item_order = {}
-  utility.list(path, function(path_name)
-    local full_path = path .. utility.path_separator .. path_name
-    if path_name:find("%.json") then
-      local object = json.decode(read_all(full_path))
-      items[path_name] = object
-      if type(object.scoring) == "table" then
-        local s = object.scoring
-        local total_score = s.conflict_potential + s.emotional_potential + s.character_potential + s.worldbuilding_potential + s.expansion_potential + s.overall_promise + s.memorability + s.originality + s.curiosity + s.hook
-        item_order[#item_order + 1] = { path_name = path_name, total_score = total_score, }
-      end
-    end
-  end)
-  table.sort(item_order, function(A,B) return A.total_score > B.total_score end)
-  -- for k,v in pairs(item_order) do print(v.path_name,v.total_score) end
-  local output = {
-    "---",
-    "title: Ordered Synopses (" .. #item_order .. " items)",
-    "author: [\"Gemma4:12b-mlx\", \"Tangent\", \"Ollama\"]",
-    "publisher: Tangent",
-    "---",
-    "",
-  }
-  for _, v in pairs(item_order) do
-    local item = items[v.path_name]
-    local text = item.synopsis
-    local tab = text:split("\n")
-    for index, line in ipairs(tab) do
-      if line:sub(1, 1) == "#" then
-        tab[index] = "#" .. tab[index]
-      end
-    end
-    -- output[#output + 1] = "# " .. v.path_name .. " (" .. v.total_score .. ")\n\n" .. item.synopsis .. "\n"
-    output[#output + 1] = "# " .. v.path_name .. " (" .. v.total_score .. ")\n\n" .. table.concat(tab, "\n") .. "\n"
-    output[#output + 1] = "## Scoring\n\n```json\n" .. json.encode(item.scoring, { indent = true, }) .. "\n```\n"
-  end
-  write_all("PRIVATE_DATA/Ordered Synopses.md", table.concat(output, "\n"))
-  os.execute("pandoc \"PRIVATE_DATA/Ordered Synopses.md\" -o \"PRIVATE_DATA/Ordered Synopses.epub\"")
-  os.exit(0)
-end
-
-print(#files .. " files to select from.")
-if #files == 0 then
   print("Run \"./synopsis_generator.lua refresh_file_list\" first.")
   os.exit(1)
 end
 
 while true do
-  print("Selecting a file...")
+  local file_name = file_list[math.random(1, #file_list)]
-  local file_name = files[math.random(1, #files)]
+  local text = utility.read_file(file_name)
-  local file_size = get_file_size(file_name)
+  print(file_name .. " chosen.")
-  if file_size > minimum_bytes and file_size <= maximum_bytes then
+  generate_and_score(file_name, text)
-    local text = read_all(file_name)
-    text = strip_frontmatter(text)
-    if #text > minimum_bytes and #text <= maximum_bytes then
-      print(file_name .. " chosen.")
-      generate_and_score(file_name, text) -- kind of the main function, innit?
-      -- os.exit(0)
-    end
-  end
 end

test.lua

@@ -6,16 +6,9 @@ local json = utility.require("dkjson")
 
 local file_name = arg[1]
 
+print(utility.OS)
 
-
+os.exit(0)
-local function strip_markdown(text)
-  local tab = text:split("\n")
-  table.remove(tab, 1)    -- codeblock opening
-  table.remove(tab, #tab) -- end of codeblock
-  print(table.concat(tab, "\n"))
-end
-
-
 
 local prompt = [[Return JSON: category, tags (array), summary (short)]]
 -- local prompt = [[Return YAML: category, tags (array), summary (short)]]
@@ -24,39 +17,6 @@ if prompt:sub(-1) ~= "\n" then
   prompt = prompt .. "\n\n"
 end
 
-local file_contents = utility.open(file_name, "r", function(file)
+local file_contents = utility.read_file(file_name)
-  return file:read("*all")
-end)
 prompt = prompt .. file_contents
-
+-- print(utility.llm_prompt(prompt))
-local model = "gemma3:4b"
--- local output = utility.capture_safe("ollama run " .. model .. " --nowordwrap " .. prompt:enquote())
-
--- local embedding_model = "nomic-embed-text"
--- local output = utility.capture_safe("ollama run " .. embedding_model .. " " .. file_contents:enquote())
-
--- output = output:sub(1, -2) -- strip extra newline from utility.capture_safe
-
--- strip YAML frontmatter (if present)
---   can error, will return nil & error message
-local function strip_frontmatter(text)
-  local tab = text:split("\n")
-  if tab[1] == "---" then
-    table.remove(tab, 1)
-    while true do
-      local done = tab[1] == "---"
-      table.remove(tab, 1)
-      if done then
-        return table.concat(tab, "\n")
-      elseif #tab < 1 then
-        return nil, "Invalid YAML frontmatter."
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  return text
-end
-
--- print(output)
-
-print(strip_frontmatter(file_contents))
--- print(strip_markdown(output))