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silas thorne (25)voice tight (23)voice flat (16)gestured vaguely (12)voice rough (12)whispered voice (12)stated voice (11)elara vance (11)flicker something (11)like physical (11)voice raw (10)expression unreadable (10)ran cold (10)hammering ribs (9)elara said (9)gilded cage (9)managed weak (9)carefully constructed (9)voice crackled (9)hung heavy (9)silence stretched (9)felt different (9)echoed mind (8)constant companion (8)damp air (8)heavy air (8)chaos erupted (7)like ash (7)ragged breathing (7)old paper (7)
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reached pocket pulled (15)said voice dropping (12)elias said voice (12)said voice trembling (10)something else something (8)pocket pulled small (7)heart hammering ribs (7)took step forward (6)looked eyes wide (6)looked like man (6)one last time (6)like trapped bird (6)took deep breath (5)ribs like trapped (5)heart hammered ribs (5)said voice flat (5)looked really looked (5)one two three (5)first time years (5)looked hands trembling (4)said voice steady (4)knees drawn chest (4)hands shaking slightly (4)thick smell ozone (4)ten feet away (4)heavy oak door (4)want go back (4)said voice tight (4)turned walked back (4)elias felt cold (4)
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**Chapter (1)chapter 6," we'll output:
**Chapter (1)chapter 6," we'll output the chapter (1)chapter 7," we'll output chapter (1)night, as I lay in bed (1)Let's craft chapter (1)wrapped her arms around (1)
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`;
// creative_writing_longform.js
///////////////////////
// CSV / SLOP DATA //
///////////////////////
//
// You can leave these empty or fill them in later.
// Just ensure the CSV has these columns (in order):
//
// model_name,
// overall_score_100,
// avg_chapter_length,
// vocab_complexity,
// slop_score,
// repetition_score,
// chapter1_avg,
// chapter2_avg,
// chapter3_avg,
// chapter4_avg,
// chapter5_avg,
// chapter6_avg,
// chapter7_avg,
// chapter8_avg,
// final_judgement_avg
//
/////////////////////////////
// SPARKLINE FUNCTION //
/////////////////////////////
/**
* Ordinary-least-squares slope for exactly the first 8 chapter scores.
* Expects an array of ≥ 8 numbers.
*/
function regressionSlope(values) {
const data = values.slice(0, 8); // enforce 8-point set
const n = data.length; // = 8 by construction
if (n < 2) return 0;
const meanX = (n - 1) / 2; // 0…7 → 3.5
const meanY = data.reduce((a, b) => a + b) / n;
let num = 0, den = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
const dx = i - meanX;
num += dx * (data[i] - meanY);
den += dx * dx;
}
return den === 0 ? 0 : num / den;
}
/**
* Degradation = % drop between the inferred score at x=2
* (avg of chapters 1-5) and the extrapolated score at x=7,
* using the regression slope computed from the same 8 points.
*/
function calcGradientDegradation(chapterScores) {
const data = chapterScores.slice(0, 8).map(v => parseFloat(v) || 0);
if (data.length < 8) return 0;
const initial = data.slice(0, 5).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / 5; // x=2 point
if (initial === 0) return 0;
const slope = regressionSlope(data);
const final = initial + slope * 5; // x=7 point
const d = 2.0 * (initial - final) / initial;
return d < 0 ? 0 : d; // cap at 0 if the trend is upward
}
function createDegradationSparkline(scores) {
const isDark = document.body.classList.contains('dark-mode');
const stroke = isDark ? 'white' : 'black';
const data = scores.slice(0, 8).map(s => parseFloat(s) || 0); // exact 8
// SVG dimensions
const w = 60, h = 20, maxVal = Math.max(...data, 1);
const step = w / 7; // 7 gaps
// Build the line path
let path = '';
data.forEach((v, i) => {
const x = i * step, y = h - (v / maxVal) * h;
path += (i ? ' L' : 'M') + x + ',' + y;
});
const degradation = calcGradientDegradation(data).toFixed(3);
const svg = `
`;
return `
${svg}${degradation}
`;
}
// Add this function to update sparkline colors when the theme changes
function updateSparklineColors() {
const isDarkMode = document.body.classList.contains('dark-mode');
const strokeColor = isDarkMode ? "white" : "black";
document.querySelectorAll('.sparkline-path').forEach(path => {
path.setAttribute('stroke', strokeColor);
});
}
///////////////////////
// SLOP PROFILE PARSE //
///////////////////////
function parseSlopData(modelName) {
if (!slopData || !modelName) {
return "
Slop profile data not available.
";
}
const escapedModelName = modelName.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
const regex = new RegExp(`^#####\\s*${escapedModelName}\\s*$`, 'm');
const match = slopData.split(regex);
if (match.length > 1) {
const contentAfter = match[1];
if (contentAfter) {
const nextDelimiterMatch = contentAfter.search(/^#####\s/m);
if (nextDelimiterMatch !== -1) {
return contentAfter.substring(0, nextDelimiterMatch).trim();
} else {
return contentAfter.trim();
}
}
}
console.warn(`Slop profile not found for model: ${modelName}`);
return `
Slop profile not found for model: ${modelName}
`;
}
//////////////////////////////
// DATATABLE + RENDER LOGIC //
//////////////////////////////
// Keep track of the last column used to display the bar
let lastSortedScoreColumn = 5; // Where 'Score' lives now (0-based)
function updateScoreBarColors() {
const scoreBars = document.querySelectorAll('#leaderboard .score-bar');
const isDarkMode = document.body.classList.contains('dark-mode');
scoreBars.forEach(bar => {
if ($(bar).is(':visible')) {
const overallIndex = $(bar).closest('tr').index();
const totalRows = $('#leaderboard tbody tr').length;
if (totalRows === 0) return;
// Hue gradient from 200 (blue) to 120 (green)
const startHue = 200;
const endHue = 120;
const hueRange = startHue - endHue;
const startPercent = overallIndex / totalRows;
const endPercent = (overallIndex + 1) / totalRows;
const currentStartHue = startHue - (startPercent * hueRange);
const currentEndHue = startHue - (endPercent * hueRange);
const lightness = isDarkMode ? '50%' : '65%';
const saturation = isDarkMode ? '55%' : '50%';
const startColor = `hsl(${currentStartHue}, ${saturation}, ${lightness})`;
const endColor = `hsl(${currentEndHue}, ${saturation}, ${lightness})`;
bar.style.background = `linear-gradient(to bottom, ${startColor}, ${endColor})`;
}
});
}
function loadLeaderboardData() {
// skip header row, parse lines
const lines = leaderboardDataLongformV3.split('\n').slice(1).filter(l => l.trim() !== '');
// We assume overall_score_100 is on a 0..100 scale
const maxScore = 100.0;
const baselineScore = 0.0;
const scoreRange = maxScore - baselineScore;
let html = lines.map(row => {
// We expect 15 CSV columns:
// [0] model_name
// [1] overall_score_100
// [2] avg_chapter_length
// [3] vocab_complexity
// [4] slop_score
// [5] repetition_score
// [6..13] chapter scores
// [14] final_judgement_avg
let cols = row.split(',');
let [
modelNameRaw,
overallScore100,
avgChapterLength,
vocabComplexity,
slopScore,
repetitionScore,
ch1, ch2, ch3, ch4, ch5, ch6, ch7, ch8,
finalJudge
] = cols;
// Convert to numeric values
const scoreNum = parseFloat(overallScore100) || 0;
const lengthNum = parseInt(avgChapterLength, 10) || 0;
const slopNum = parseFloat(slopScore) || 0;
const repNum = parseFloat(repetitionScore) || 0;
// Gather chapter scores for the sparkline and degradation calculation
const chapterScores = cols.slice(6, 14).map(x => parseFloat(x) || 0); // 8 cols only
// Compute degradation as absolute slope from first to last chapter, divided by number of intervals (7)
let degradationVal = calcGradientDegradation(chapterScores);
const scoreRelative = scoreNum - baselineScore;
const scorePct = scoreRange > 0 ? Math.max(0, Math.min(100, (scoreRelative / scoreRange) * 100)) : 0;
// Minimal formatting for model name
let isNsfwModel = modelNameRaw.startsWith('!');
let isNewModel = modelNameRaw.startsWith('*');
let currentModelName = modelNameRaw.replace(/^(!|\*)/, '');
let displayModelName = currentModelName.split('/').pop();
if (isNsfwModel) displayModelName = '🔞' + displayModelName;
if (isNewModel) displayModelName = '🆕' + displayModelName;
let modelNameDisplayHTML = currentModelName.includes('/')
? `${displayModelName}`
: displayModelName;
let resultsFn = `results/creative-writing-longform/${currentModelName.replace(/\//g,'__')}_longform_report.html`;
let scoreBarHTML = `
${scoreNum.toFixed(1)}
`;
let slopInfoIcon = `
i
`;
// Create the degradation sparkline (the function call returns both the SVG and the slope text)
let degradationHTML = createDegradationSparkline(chapterScores);
// Build the row.
// Note: We include the computed degradationVal in a data-order attribute
return `