Improve Hacker News comment structure clarity with labels - #20
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Add structural annotations to comments passed to LLMs: - Root comments labeled as [ROOT COMMENT #N] to identify key conversation pillars - Nested replies labeled as [Reply to username] to show conversation branches - Added preamble explaining the comment structure to help LLMs understand discussion hierarchy
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Summary
Enhanced the comment formatting in the story context builder to make the hierarchical structure of Hacker News discussions more explicit and easier to follow. Added clear labels and a guide to help users understand the comment nesting and relationships.
Key Changes
[ROOT COMMENT #N]tags and numbered sequentially[Reply to username]tags to show parent relationshipsformatCommentsForContext()function signature to track:parentUser: The username of the parent comment for nested repliesrootCommentIndex: A counter object to track and number root comments across the entire treeImplementation Details
{ value: number }forrootCommentIndexto maintain state across recursive calls (JavaScript pass-by-reference)depth === 0condition