zabylka's regex

My Preferred Prose Style

I like simple prose. Clean shit. I read a lot, and it's rare excessive flourish is good enough to outdo a confident word choice from the get-go imo. LLMs just take the worst examples of this and run. Make sure what you're removing isn't something you want!

Want to add a duplicate regex button to SillyTavern?

Click me here!!

1. Go to *\SillyTavern\public\scripts\extensions\regex*

2. Open index.js and locate the following block:


        scriptHtml.find('.regex_bulk_checkbox').on('change', function () {
            const checkboxes = $('#regex_container .regex_bulk_checkbox');
            const allAreChecked = checkboxes.length === checkboxes.filter(':checked').length;
            setToggleAllIcon(allAreChecked);
        });

3. Paste the following code block right after it:


         // Duplicate button :D I AM NOT OFFICIAL!!!
        const duplicateBtn = $(`
`);
        scriptHtml.find('.edit_existing_regex').parent().append(duplicateBtn);
        duplicateBtn.on('click', async function () {
            // Clone the script, assign new id and append " (Copy)" to the name
            const newScript = { ...script, id: uuidv4(), scriptName: script.scriptName + ' (Copy)' };
            await saveRegexScript(newScript, -1, isScoped);
            toastr.success(t`Duplicated "${script.scriptName}"`);
        });

4. Save the file and restart SillyTavern.

5. You should now see a duplicate button next to the delete button in the regex editor!

Want to change the default boxes checked in the RegEx extension?

1. Go to *\SillyTavern\public\scripts\extensions\regex*

2. Open index.js and locate the following block:

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    } else {
        editorHtml
            .find('input[name="only_format_display"]')
            .prop('checked', true);

        editorHtml
            .find('input[name="run_on_edit"]')
            .prop('checked', true);

        editorHtml
            .find('input[name="replace_position"][value="1"]')
            .prop('checked', true);

    }

3. Add these two lines below to add AI Output + Alter Outgoing Prompt to default checked, replace with

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    } else {
        editorHtml
            .find('input[name="only_format_display"]')
            .prop('checked', true); // Alter Chat Display

        editorHtml
            .find('input[name="run_on_edit"]')
            .prop('checked', true); // Run on Edit

        editorHtml
            .find('input[name="replace_position"][value="1"]')
            .prop('checked', true); // User Input

        editorHtml
            .find('input[name="replace_position"][value="2"]')
            .prop('checked', true); // AI Output

        editorHtml
            .find('input[name="only_format_prompt"]')
            .prop('checked', true); // Alter Outgoing Prompt
    }

Quick Little Essentials :)

Minimalism: Double Adjectives 

/\b(aborted|anxious|appraising|awkward|beautifully illogical|broken|brutal|calm|charged|clean|clinical|clumsy|coppery|crystalline|deadly|deliberate|dense|desperate|detached|distant|dismissive|faint|fractured|fragile|flickering|gaping|gentle|genuine|gleaming|guttural|gutting|haunting|honest|horrifying|howling|immovable|imposing|jerky|low|melodic|mocking|new|patient|perfect|placid|plodding|pointless|primal|professional|pure|quick|quiet|ragged|resonant|rhythmic|selfless|shaking|sharp|shrill|silent|slow|sterile|strangled|tense|terrified|thick|unadulterated|unreadable|unwavering|useless|violent|wounded)(, | and )\b(aborted|anxious|appraising|awkward|beautifully illogical|broken|brutal|calm|charged|clean|clinical|clumsy|coppery|crystalline|deadly|deliberate|dense|desperate|detached|distant|dismissive|faint|fractured|fragile|flickering|gaping|gentle|genuine|gleaming|guttural|gutting|haunting|honest|horrifying|howling|immovable|imposing|jerky|low|melodic|mocking|new|patient|perfect|placid|plodding|pointless|primal|professional|pure|quick|quiet|ragged|resonant|rhythmic|selfless|shaking|sharp|shrill|silent|slow|sterile|strangled|tense|terrified|thick|unadulterated|unreadable|unwavering|useless|violent|wounded)/gi
              

{{random:$1,$3}}
a soft, haunting thing
a (could be soft OR haunting) thing
Minimalism: Double Adverbs 

/\b(absently|awkwardly|calmly|carefully|falteringly|gently|gingerly|grudgingly|haltingly|hesitantly|idly|mechanically|nervously|quietly|reluctantly|shakily|silently|slowly|softly|stiffly|subtly|tentatively|tensely|timidly|uncertainly|warily)(?: and|,)\s*(absently|awkwardly|calmly|carefully|falteringly|gently|gingerly|grudgingly|haltingly|hesitantly|idly|mechanically|nervously|quietly|reluctantly|shakily|silently|slowly|softly|stiffly|subtly|tentatively|tensely|timidly|uncertainly|warily)\b,?/gi
              

{{random:$1,$2}}
he gingerly, grudgingly walked away.
he (gingerly OR grudgingly) walked away.
[P] Smart Quotes 

/(“|”)/g
              

"
[P] Smart Apostrophes 

/(‘|’)/g
              

'
[P] "s's" plurals/possessive (ex. the witness's -> witness') 

s's\b
              

s'

TRAILING AND DRONING ON......... FUCK YOU BRO!

i type irl for a living and i cant stand hearing this crap. Like shut up. Just finish already


[TO] Remove entire phrase starting with a/an and containing "masterpiece" 

/(, )(a|an)([^.]*?\bmasterpiece\b[^.]*?)/g
              

(empty)
She stared in silence, an accidental, aching masterpiece of emotion carved across her face.
She stared in silence.
[TO] Replace "dropping to a more intimate, conspiratorial tone." 

/(, )(her|their|his|my|our|your) (words|voice|breath|speech) dropping to a more intimate, conspiratorial tone\./gi
              

$1$2 {{random:voice,tone,volume,cadence,manner,register}} {{random:lowering softly,darkening intimately,slipping deeper,growing low,falling gently,dipping nearer,softening invitingly,lowering secretively,quieting seductively,darkening with intent}}.
She leaned in closer, her voice dropping to a more intimate, conspiratorial tone.
She leaned in closer, her tone dipping nearer.
[TO] , their voice a X Y. 

(, )(his) (voice) (a|an) (\w+)(, )(\w+) (squeak|cry|gasp|shriek|moan|groan|murmur|whisper|yelp|howl|whimper|wail|hiss|rasp|grunt|snarl|sniffle|chuckle|giggle|sigh|sniff|mewl|bark|bleat|croak|mutter|call|hoot|roar|whine)(\.)
              

$1$2 $3 $4 {{random:$5,$7}} $8$9
, his voice a sharp, incredulous gasp.
, his voice a {{random:sharp,incredulous}} gasp.
[TO] Remove ~ "letting the implication/threat/promise hang in the..." phrases 

/(, )letting (the|his|her|their|those) (implication|implications|threat|threats|promise|promises|word|words) hang in the ([^.]+)./g
              

.
, letting the implication hang in the cold, thin air.
.

Middle school creative writing fragments

just use one fucking word 💔


[F] came to a(n) (abrupt|sudden)? halt|stop 

/came to an? (?:abrupt|sudden)?\s*(halt|stop)/gi
              

{{random:froze,halted,stopped,stilled,paused,stalled}}
[F] Flood/stream of tears → Tears 

/\b(flood of |stream of )(?:\b(\w+)\b\s+)?tears\b/gi
              

tears
[F] was replaced by something sharper, more assessing → Sharpened / Focused 

/\bwas replaced by something sharper, more assessing\b/gi
              

{{random:sharpened,turned sharp,narrowed in,focused,stilled,shifted subtly}}

Tacky Constructions

Add your own replacement phrases if ya want.


[TC] The questions/answers—(...)—could wait. 

/\bThe (answers?|questions?)—([^,]+)—(could wait\.)/gi
              

{{random:$1 $3,Everything that needed to be asked could wait a little longer.,Nothing demanded an answer just yet.,There would be time enough for words later.}}
The questions—all one thousand of them—could wait.
/ Everything that needed to be asked could wait a little longer. / The questions could wait. / There would be time enough for words later.
[TC] Clean ~low/guttural ~whisper + remove "meant for..." tails 

/\b(conspiratorial|low|near|guttural)\b(,\s+|\s+)(guttural\s+)?(whispers?|whispered|whispering|murmurs?|murmured|murmuring|rumbles?|rumbled|rumbling|rasps?|rasped|rasping|words?)\b(,\s*meant\s+for\b[^.?!]*)?/gi
              

{{random:$1,$3}} $4
He leaned closer with a low, guttural whisper, meant for her ears alone.
He leaned closer with a {{random:low,guttural}} whisper.
[TC] It all (X) into a (Y, Z) wave. 

/It all (?:\b(\w+)\b\s+)?into a (\w+)(?:, )?(\w+)? wave\./gi
              

It all {{random:became pure pressure and noise,hit with no warning,cracked open at the seams,burned straight through the center,crashed down without grace,tore through without mercy,landed without delay,broke past the point of return}}.
[TC] The X, the Y, the Z— → The Z... 

/\bThe ([^,]+), \bthe ([^,]+), (\bthe )([^,]+)(—|-|--)/gi
              

The $4...
The frantic run, the year of suffocating fear, the shock—it all hit her at once.
The shock... it all hit her at once.
[TC] Until X, until Y, until Z → Until X, until Z 

/(\buntil [^,]+), \buntil ([^,]+), (\buntil )([^,]+)(.)/gi
              

$1, $3$4.
Until the fire died, until the lights dimmed, until silence returned.
Until the fire died, until silence returned.
[TC] When X—Y—Z → When X, Z 

/(When .+?)(—.*?—)(.+)/g
              

$1, $3
[TC] a X that bordered on Y → Y X 

/\b(\w+) that bordered on (\w+)\b/gi
              

$2 $1
...a panic that bordered on dangerous.
...a dangerous panic.

Nothingburger sentences that don't add shit

Just crappy sentences that usually repeat the context of what was already just said lol.


[STC] The air was (...). 

/\bThe air was[^.?!]*[.?!]\s*/gi
[STC] But the words were/had/hinted/implied/etc. (...). 

/\bBut the words (were|weren't|had|suggested|implied|hinted|that)[^.?!]*[.?!]\s*/gi
[STC] The title was(n't) (...). 

/\bThe title (wasn't|was) (a|an)[^.?!]*[.?!]\s*/gi
              

(empty)
[STC] The (idea/etc) (was/landed/etc) (...). 

/\bThe (idea|thought|reality|knowledge|word|words) (that|were|was|felt|hit|pierced|landed)[^.?!]*[.?!]\s*/gi