// Deep Dive: Prompts as Delimited Continuations in TypeScript // ============================================================================= // 1. PROMPTS AS INITIAL CONTINUATIONS // ============================================================================= /** * Prompts as Initial Continuations treats the prompt itself as the starting * continuation that establishes the computational context. The prompt becomes * a first-class continuation that can be captured, modified, and resumed. */ // Core types for prompt continuations type PromptContinuation = { id: string; content: string; parameters: Map; resume: (value: T) => Promise; abort: (reason: string) => void; }; type PromptFrame = { prompt: string; bindings: Map; parent?: PromptFrame; }; class PromptAsInitialContinuation { private prompts: Map> = new Map(); private executionStack: PromptFrame[] = []; /** * Create a prompt as an initial continuation that sets up the computation context */ async createPromptContinuation( prompt: string, parameters: Record = {} ): Promise> { const promptId = `prompt-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)}`; // Parse prompt to extract continuation points const continuationPoints = this.extractContinuationPoints(prompt); // Create the initial continuation const continuation = await new Promise>((resolve) => { const promptCont: PromptContinuation = { id: promptId, content: prompt, parameters: new Map(Object.entries(parameters)), resume: async (value: T) => { // Push prompt frame onto execution stack this.executionStack.push({ prompt: prompt, bindings: new Map([...promptCont.parameters, ['__result__', value]]), parent: this.executionStack[this.executionStack.length - 1] }); // Execute prompt with continuation semantics return await this.executePromptContinuation(promptCont, value); }, abort: (reason: string) => { console.log(`Prompt continuation ${promptId} aborted: ${reason}`); this.prompts.delete(promptId); } }; this.prompts.set(promptId, promptCont); resolve(promptCont); }); return continuation; } /** * Execute a prompt continuation with proper delimited continuation semantics */ private async executePromptContinuation( continuation: PromptContinuation, input: T ): Promise { // Create execution context const context = { input, parameters: continuation.parameters, stack: [...this.executionStack], // Shift operation - capture current continuation shift: async (fn: (k: (value: R) => Promise) => Promise) => { const currentFrame = this.executionStack[this.executionStack.length - 1]; const capturedContinuation = (value: R) => { // Restore stack frame and continue this.executionStack.push(currentFrame); return this.continueExecution(value); }; return await fn(capturedContinuation); }, // Reset operation - delimit continuation boundary reset: async (computation: () => Promise) => { const savedStack = [...this.executionStack]; try { return await computation(); } finally { this.executionStack = savedStack; } } }; // Process prompt template with continuation semantics const processedPrompt = await this.processPromptTemplate( continuation.content, context ); // Execute the processed prompt return await this.executeProcessedPrompt(processedPrompt, context); } /** * Extract continuation points from prompt template */ private extractContinuationPoints(prompt: string): string[] { const continuationPattern = /\{\{#continuation\s+(\w+)\}\}(.*?)\{\{\/continuation\}\}/gs; const points: string[] = []; let match; while ((match = continuationPattern.exec(prompt)) !== null) { points.push(match[1]); } return points; } /** * Process prompt template with continuation context */ private async processPromptTemplate( template: string, context: any ): Promise { // Replace continuation points let processed = template; // Handle continuation blocks processed = processed.replace( /\{\{#continuation\s+(\w+)\}\}(.*?)\{\{\/continuation\}\}/gs, (match, name, content) => { // Save continuation point for potential capture context[`continuation_${name}`] = async () => { return await context.reset(async () => { return await this.processPromptTemplate(content, context); }); }; return `[Continuation point: ${name}]`; } ); // Handle parameter substitution for (const [key, value] of context.parameters) { processed = processed.replace( new RegExp(`\\{\\{${key}\\}\\}`, 'g'), String(value) ); } // Handle shift/reset operations processed = processed.replace( /\{\{#shift\}\}(.*?)\{\{\/shift\}\}/gs, async (match, content) => { return await context.shift(async (k: any) => { const result = await this.processPromptTemplate(content, context); return k(result); }); } ); return processed; } /** * Continue execution from a captured point */ private async continueExecution(value: T): Promise { const currentFrame = this.executionStack[this.executionStack.length - 1]; if (!currentFrame) { throw new Error("No execution frame to continue"); } // Update bindings with continuation value currentFrame.bindings.set('__continuation_value__', value); // Re-process the prompt with updated context const context = { input: value, parameters: currentFrame.bindings, stack: this.executionStack }; return await this.processPromptTemplate(currentFrame.prompt, context); } /** * Execute the final processed prompt */ private async executeProcessedPrompt(prompt: string, context: any): Promise { // Simulate LLM execution with continuation awareness console.log("Executing prompt:", prompt); console.log("With context:", { parameters: Array.from(context.parameters.entries()), stackDepth: context.stack.length }); // Return simulated response return { response: `Processed: ${prompt}`, continuations: Object.keys(context) .filter(k => k.startsWith('continuation_')) .map(k => k.replace('continuation_', '')) }; } /** * Compose multiple prompts as continuations */ async composePrompts( prompts: Array<{template: string, parameters: Record}> ): Promise { let result: any = null; // Create continuation chain for (let i = prompts.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) { const prompt = prompts[i]; const continuation = await this.createPromptContinuation( prompt.template, prompt.parameters ); if (i === prompts.length - 1) { // Last prompt - base case result = continuation; } else { // Compose with previous continuation const previousResult = result; result = { ...continuation, resume: async (value: any) => { const intermediateResult = await continuation.resume(value); return await previousResult.resume(intermediateResult); } }; } } return result; } } // Example usage of Prompts as Initial Continuations async function demonstratePromptsAsInitialContinuations() { const system = new PromptAsInitialContinuation(); // Create a prompt with continuation points const analysisPrompt = await system.createPromptContinuation(` Analyze the following text: {{input}} {{#continuation summary}} First, provide a brief summary of the main points. {{/continuation}} {{#continuation details}} Then, dive into detailed analysis considering: - Context: {{context}} - Perspective: {{perspective}} {{/continuation}} {{#shift}} If ambiguity is detected, pause and request clarification. {{/shift}} `, { context: "technical analysis", perspective: "engineering" }); // Execute the prompt continuation const result = await analysisPrompt.resume( "Delimited continuations provide powerful control flow mechanisms..." ); console.log("Analysis result:", result); // Compose multiple prompts const composedContinuation = await system.composePrompts([ { template: "Extract key concepts from: {{input}}", parameters: {} }, { template: "Organize concepts into categories: {{__result__}}", parameters: {} }, { template: "Generate summary based on categories: {{__result__}}", parameters: {} } ]); const composedResult = await composedContinuation.resume( "Complex text about AI architectures..." ); console.log("Composed result:", composedResult); } // ============================================================================= // 2. DYNAMIC PROMPT WEAVING // ============================================================================= /** * Dynamic Prompt Weaving allows prompts to be dynamically composed and * modified during execution based on runtime conditions and captured * continuations. */ interface WeavingContext { threads: Map; activeThread: string | null; suspendedThreads: Set; sharedState: Map; } interface PromptThread { id: string; prompt: string; priority: number; dependencies: Set; continuation?: (value: any) => Promise; state: 'ready' | 'running' | 'suspended' | 'completed'; } class DynamicPromptWeaver { private context: WeavingContext = { threads: new Map(), activeThread: null, suspendedThreads: new Set(), sharedState: new Map() }; /** * Create a new prompt thread that can be woven with others */ createThread( prompt: string, options: { priority?: number; dependencies?: string[]; parameters?: Record; } = {} ): PromptThread { const threadId = `thread-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)}`; const thread: PromptThread = { id: threadId, prompt: prompt, priority: options.priority || 0, dependencies: new Set(options.dependencies || []), state: 'ready' }; // Initialize thread parameters in shared state if (options.parameters) { for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.parameters)) { this.context.sharedState.set(`${threadId}.${key}`, value); } } this.context.threads.set(threadId, thread); return thread; } /** * Weave multiple prompt threads together dynamically */ async weaveThreads( threads: PromptThread[], weavingStrategy: 'parallel' | 'sequential' | 'priority' | 'adaptive' = 'adaptive' ): Promise> { const results = new Map(); switch (weavingStrategy) { case 'parallel': return await this.weaveParallel(threads); case 'sequential': return await this.weaveSequential(threads); case 'priority': return await this.weavePriority(threads); case 'adaptive': return await this.weaveAdaptive(threads); default: throw new Error(`Unknown weaving strategy: ${weavingStrategy}`); } } /** * Adaptive weaving - dynamically adjusts based on runtime conditions */ private async weaveAdaptive(threads: PromptThread[]): Promise> { const results = new Map(); const readyQueue: PromptThread[] = [...threads]; const runningThreads = new Set(); while (readyQueue.length > 0 || runningThreads.size > 0) { // Check for threads ready to run const executableThreads = readyQueue.filter(thread => this.canExecuteThread(thread, results) ); if (executableThreads.length === 0 && runningThreads.size === 0) { throw new Error("Deadlock detected - circular dependencies"); } // Execute threads with dynamic interleaving for (const thread of executableThreads) { // Remove from ready queue const index = readyQueue.indexOf(thread); readyQueue.splice(index, 1); // Start thread execution with continuation capture runningThreads.add(thread.id); thread.state = 'running'; // Execute with continuation semantics this.executeThreadWithContinuation(thread).then(result => { results.set(thread.id, result); runningThreads.delete(thread.id); thread.state = 'completed'; // Wake up dependent threads this.wakeupDependentThreads(thread.id); }).catch(error => { // Handle thread failure console.error(`Thread ${thread.id} failed:`, error); runningThreads.delete(thread.id); thread.state = 'suspended'; this.context.suspendedThreads.add(thread.id); }); // Check for dynamic conditions that might affect weaving if (await this.shouldAdjustWeaving(thread, executableThreads)) { await this.adjustWeavingStrategy(thread, readyQueue); } } // Allow some execution before next iteration await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10)); } return results; } /** * Execute a thread with continuation capture for dynamic weaving */ private async executeThreadWithContinuation(thread: PromptThread): Promise { const self = this; // Create execution context with weaving operations const weavingContext = { threadId: thread.id, // Suspend current thread and switch to another suspend: async function(reason?: string): Promise { return new Promise((resolve) => { thread.continuation = resolve; thread.state = 'suspended'; self.context.suspendedThreads.add(thread.id); console.log(`Thread ${thread.id} suspended: ${reason || 'unknown'}`); }); }, // Yield control to scheduler yield: async function(): Promise { await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0)); }, // Fork a new thread dynamically fork: function(prompt: string, parameters?: Record): PromptThread { const forkedThread = self.createThread(prompt, { priority: thread.priority - 1, parameters }); // Add to execution queue self.scheduleThread(forkedThread); return forkedThread; }, // Join with another thread join: async function(threadId: string): Promise { const targetThread = self.context.threads.get(threadId); if (!targetThread) { throw new Error(`Thread ${threadId} not found`); } // Wait for thread completion while (targetThread.state !== 'completed') { await weavingContext.yield(); } return self.getThreadResult(threadId); }, // Access shared state get: function(key: string): any { return self.context.sharedState.get(key); }, set: function(key: string, value: any): void { self.context.sharedState.set(key, value); }, // Dynamically modify prompt based on context weave: function(modification: string): string { const currentPrompt = thread.prompt; const weavingPoint = currentPrompt.indexOf('{{weave}}'); if (weavingPoint !== -1) { return currentPrompt.substring(0, weavingPoint) + modification + currentPrompt.substring(weavingPoint + 9); } return currentPrompt + '\n' + modification; } }; // Process prompt with weaving context const processedPrompt = await this.processPromptWithWeaving( thread.prompt, weavingContext ); // Execute the woven prompt return await this.executeWovenPrompt(processedPrompt, weavingContext); } /** * Process prompt with dynamic weaving operations */ private async processPromptWithWeaving( prompt: string, context: any ): Promise { let processed = prompt; // Handle dynamic weaving points processed = processed.replace( /\{\{weave:(\w+)\}\}/g, (match, weavingType) => { switch (weavingType) { case 'context': // Weave in current context return `[Current context: Thread ${context.threadId}]`; case 'dependencies': // Weave in dependency information const thread = this.context.threads.get(context.threadId)!; return `[Dependencies: ${Array.from(thread.dependencies).join(', ')}]`; case 'state': // Weave in shared state const relevantState = Array.from(this.context.sharedState.entries()) .filter(([k, v]) => k.startsWith(context.threadId)) .map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`) .join(', '); return `[State: ${relevantState}]`; default: return match; } } ); // Handle conditional weaving processed = await this.processConditionalWeaving(processed, context); return processed; } /** * Process conditional weaving based on runtime conditions */ private async processConditionalWeaving( prompt: string, context: any ): Promise { const conditionalPattern = /\{\{#if\s+(\w+)\}\}(.*?)\{\{else\}\}(.*?)\{\{\/if\}\}/gs; let processed = prompt; let match; while ((match = conditionalPattern.exec(prompt)) !== null) { const [fullMatch, condition, ifContent, elseContent] = match; // Evaluate condition based on context const conditionMet = await this.evaluateWeavingCondition(condition, context); processed = processed.replace( fullMatch, conditionMet ? ifContent : elseContent ); } return processed; } /** * Helper methods for dynamic weaving */ private canExecuteThread(thread: PromptThread, completedResults: Map): boolean { // Check if all dependencies are satisfied for (const dep of thread.dependencies) { if (!completedResults.has(dep)) { return false; } } return thread.state === 'ready'; } private wakeupDependentThreads(completedThreadId: string): void { for (const [id, thread] of this.context.threads) { if (thread.dependencies.has(completedThreadId) && thread.state === 'suspended' && thread.continuation) { // Resume suspended thread thread.state = 'running'; this.context.suspendedThreads.delete(id); thread.continuation(this.getThreadResult(completedThreadId)); } } } private async shouldAdjustWeaving( currentThread: PromptThread, remainingThreads: PromptThread[] ): Promise { // Check for conditions that might require weaving adjustment const highPriorityWaiting = remainingThreads.some(t => t.priority > currentThread.priority); const resourceContention = this.context.sharedState.get('resource_contention') === true; return highPriorityWaiting || resourceContention; } private async adjustWeavingStrategy( currentThread: PromptThread, readyQueue: PromptThread[] ): Promise { // Dynamically adjust thread priorities or ordering console.log(`Adjusting weaving strategy for thread ${currentThread.id}`); // Re-sort ready queue by priority readyQueue.sort((a, b) => b.priority - a.priority); } private scheduleThread(thread: PromptThread): void { // Add thread to execution context console.log(`Scheduling thread ${thread.id}`); } private getThreadResult(threadId: string): any { // Retrieve thread execution result return this.context.sharedState.get(`${threadId}.result`); } private async evaluateWeavingCondition(condition: string, context: any): Promise { // Evaluate weaving conditions switch (condition) { case 'hasContext': return context.get('context') !== undefined; case 'needsClarification': return context.get('ambiguity_score') > 0.7; default: return false; } } private async executeWovenPrompt(prompt: string, context: any): Promise { // Simulate execution of woven prompt console.log(`Executing woven prompt for thread ${context.threadId}:`, prompt); // Store result const result = { threadId: context.threadId, prompt: prompt, weavingOperations: ['suspend', 'fork', 'join'].filter(op => prompt.includes(op) ) }; context.set(`${context.threadId}.result`, result); return result; } // Additional weaving strategies private async weaveParallel(threads: PromptThread[]): Promise> { const results = await Promise.all( threads.map(thread => this.executeThreadWithContinuation(thread)) ); const resultMap = new Map(); threads.forEach((thread, index) => { resultMap.set(thread.id, results[index]); }); return resultMap; } private async weaveSequential(threads: PromptThread[]): Promise> { const results = new Map(); for (const thread of threads) { const result = await this.executeThreadWithContinuation(thread); results.set(thread.id, result); } return results; } private async weavePriority(threads: PromptThread[]): Promise> { // Sort by priority const sorted = [...threads].sort((a, b) => b.priority - a.priority); return await this.weaveSequential(sorted); } } // Example usage of Dynamic Prompt Weaving async function demonstrateDynamicPromptWeaving() { const weaver = new DynamicPromptWeaver(); // Create interdependent prompt threads const analysisThread = weaver.createThread( `Analyze the input data and identify key patterns. {{weave:context}} {{#if needsClarification}} Request clarification on ambiguous points. {{else}} Proceed with pattern extraction. {{/if}}`, { priority: 10, parameters: { focus: 'patterns' } } ); const synthesisThread = weaver.createThread( `Synthesize findings from analysis. {{weave:dependencies}} {{weave:state}} Create comprehensive summary based on: {{weave}}`, // Dynamic weaving point { priority: 5, dependencies: [analysisThread.id], parameters: { format: 'structured' } } ); const validationThread = weaver.createThread( `Validate the synthesized results. Check for consistency and completeness. {{weave:context}}`, { priority: 8, dependencies: [synthesisThread.id] } ); // Weave threads together adaptively const results = await weaver.weaveThreads( [analysisThread, synthesisThread, validationThread], 'adaptive' ); console.log("Weaving results:", results); } // ============================================================================= // 3. PROMPT HANDLERS AS CONTINUATION MARKS // ============================================================================= /** * Prompt Handlers as Continuation Marks uses the continuation mark mechanism * to attach handlers to prompts that can modify behavior throughout the * execution stack. */ // Types for prompt handlers and marks interface PromptMark { key: symbol; value: any; handler?: PromptHandler; scope: 'local' | 'global' | 'inherited'; } interface PromptHandler { name: string; priority: number; condition?: (context: any) => boolean; transform?: (prompt: string, context: any) => string; intercept?: (result: any, context: any) => any; propagate?: boolean; } interface HandlerContext { marks: PromptMark[]; activeHandlers: Map; handlerStack: PromptHandler[][]; interceptors: Array<(result: any) => any>; } class PromptHandlersAsContinuationMarks { private handlerContext: HandlerContext = { marks: [], activeHandlers: new Map(), handlerStack: [], interceptors: [] }; // Well-known mark keys private readonly MARKS = { SAFETY: Symbol('safety-handler'), CONTEXT: Symbol('context-handler'), STYLE: Symbol('style-handler'), VALIDATION: Symbol('validation-handler'), LOGGING: Symbol('logging-handler'), TRANSFORMATION: Symbol('transformation-handler') }; /** * Register a prompt handler that acts as a continuation mark */ registerHandler( key: symbol, handler: PromptHandler, scope: 'local' | 'global' | 'inherited' = 'inherited' ): void { const mark: PromptMark = { key, value: handler.name, handler, scope }; this.handlerContext.marks.push(mark); this.handlerContext.activeHandlers.set(handler.name, handler); } /** * Execute prompt with handler marks */ async executeWithHandlers( prompt: string, computation: (markedPrompt: string) => Promise, handlers?: Array<{key: symbol, handler: PromptHandler}> ): Promise { // Push new handler frame const handlersFrame: PromptHandler[] = []; if (handlers) { for (const {key, handler} of handlers) { this.registerHandler(key, handler, 'local'); handlersFrame.push(handler); } } this.handlerContext.handlerStack.push(handlersFrame); try { // Apply all active handlers to the prompt const markedPrompt = await this.applyHandlerMarks(prompt); // Execute computation with marked prompt const result = await computation(markedPrompt); // Apply interceptors in reverse order (LIFO) return this.applyInterceptors(result); } finally { // Pop handler frame this.handlerContext.handlerStack.pop(); // Remove local handlers if (handlers) { for (const {handler} of handlers) { this.handlerContext.activeHandlers.delete(handler.name); } } } } /** * Apply all active handler marks to a prompt */ private async applyHandlerMarks(prompt: string): Promise { let markedPrompt = prompt; // Get all applicable handlers sorted by priority const applicableHandlers = this.getApplicableHandlers(); // Apply each handler's transformation for (const handler of applicableHandlers) { if (handler.transform) { const context = this.createHandlerContext(handler); if (!handler.condition || handler.condition(context)) { markedPrompt = handler.transform(markedPrompt, context); // Add handler annotation markedPrompt = this.annotateWithHandler(markedPrompt, handler); } } // Register interceptor if provided if (handler.intercept) { this.handlerContext.interceptors.push( (result) => handler.intercept!(result, this.createHandlerContext(handler)) ); } } return markedPrompt; } /** * Get all applicable handlers considering scope and stack */ private getApplicableHandlers(): PromptHandler[] { const handlers: PromptHandler[] = []; const seen = new Set(); // Add handlers from current frame (local scope) const currentFrame = this.handlerContext.handlerStack[ this.handlerContext.handlerStack.length - 1 ]; if (currentFrame) { for (const handler of currentFrame) { if (!seen.has(handler.name)) { handlers.push(handler); seen.add(handler.name); } } } // Add inherited handlers from previous frames for (let i = this.handlerContext.handlerStack.length - 2; i >= 0; i--) { const frame = this.handlerContext.handlerStack[i]; for (const handler of frame) { if (!seen.has(handler.name) && handler.propagate !== false) { handlers.push(handler); seen.add(handler.name); } } } // Add global handlers for (const mark of this.handlerContext.marks) { if (mark.scope === 'global' && mark.handler && !seen.has(mark.handler.name)) { handlers.push(mark.handler); seen.add(mark.handler.name); } } // Sort by priority (higher first) return handlers.sort((a, b) => b.priority - a.priority); } /** * Create context for handler execution */ private createHandlerContext(handler: PromptHandler): any { return { handlerName: handler.name, stackDepth: this.handlerContext.handlerStack.length, activeHandlers: Array.from(this.handlerContext.activeHandlers.keys()), // Access to marks getMark: (key: symbol) => { const mark = this.handlerContext.marks.find(m => m.key === key); return mark?.value; }, setMark: (key: symbol, value: any) => { const existingIndex = this.handlerContext.marks.findIndex(m => m.key === key); if (existingIndex !== -1) { this.handlerContext.marks[existingIndex].value = value; } else { this.handlerContext.marks.push({ key, value, scope: 'local' }); } }, // Handler chaining chain: (nextHandler: PromptHandler) => { this.handlerContext.handlerStack[ this.handlerContext.handlerStack.length - 1 ].push(nextHandler); } }; } /** * Annotate prompt with handler information */ private annotateWithHandler(prompt: string, handler: PromptHandler): string { // Add invisible handler marks for tracing return `\n${prompt}`; } /** * Apply interceptors to result */ private applyInterceptors(result: T): T { let interceptedResult = result; // Apply in reverse order (LIFO) for (let i = this.handlerContext.interceptors.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) { interceptedResult = this.handlerContext.interceptors[i](interceptedResult); } // Clear interceptors after application this.handlerContext.interceptors = []; return interceptedResult; } /** * Create standard handlers for common use cases */ createStandardHandlers() { // Safety handler const safetyHandler: PromptHandler = { name: 'safety-filter', priority: 100, transform: (prompt, context) => { // Add safety instructions return `[SAFETY] Ensure all responses are safe and appropriate.\n${prompt}`; }, intercept: (result, context) => { // Filter unsafe content from results if (typeof result === 'string' && result.includes('unsafe')) { return '[Content filtered for safety]'; } return result; } }; // Context enhancement handler const contextHandler: PromptHandler = { name: 'context-enhancer', priority: 80, condition: (context) => context.getMark(this.MARKS.CONTEXT) !== null, transform: (prompt, context) => { const contextData = context.getMark(this.MARKS.CONTEXT); return `Given context: ${JSON.stringify(contextData)}\n\n${prompt}`; } }; // Style handler const styleHandler: PromptHandler = { name: 'style-adjuster', priority: 60, transform: (prompt, context) => { const style = context.getMark(this.MARKS.STYLE) || 'neutral'; const styleInstructions = { 'formal': 'Use formal, professional language.', 'casual': 'Use casual, friendly language.', 'technical': 'Use precise technical terminology.', 'simple': 'Use simple, easy-to-understand language.' }; const instruction = styleInstructions[style as keyof typeof styleInstructions] || ''; return instruction ? `${instruction}\n\n${prompt}` : prompt; } }; // Validation handler const validationHandler: PromptHandler = { name: 'response-validator', priority: 40, intercept: (result, context) => { const validationRules = context.getMark(this.MARKS.VALIDATION); if (validationRules && typeof result === 'string') { // Apply validation rules if (validationRules.maxLength && result.length > validationRules.maxLength) { return result.substring(0, validationRules.maxLength) + '...'; } if (validationRules.required && !result.trim()) { return '[Error: Empty response not allowed]'; } } return result; } }; // Logging handler const loggingHandler: PromptHandler = { name: 'execution-logger', priority: 20, transform: (prompt, context) => { console.log(`[LOG] Executing prompt with handlers: ${context.activeHandlers.join(', ')}`); return prompt; }, intercept: (result, context) => { console.log(`[LOG] Result type: ${typeof result}, length: ${ typeof result === 'string' ? result.length : 'N/A' }`); return result; } }; return { safetyHandler, contextHandler, styleHandler, validationHandler, loggingHandler }; } /** * Execute with handler composition */ async executeWithComposedHandlers( prompt: string, computation: (markedPrompt: string) => Promise, handlerComposition: { base: Array<{key: symbol, handler: PromptHandler}>, conditional?: Array<{ condition: () => boolean, handlers: Array<{key: symbol, handler: PromptHandler}> }>, dynamic?: (context: any) => Array<{key: symbol, handler: PromptHandler}> } ): Promise { // Start with base handlers let handlers = [...handlerComposition.base]; // Add conditional handlers if (handlerComposition.conditional) { for (const {condition, handlers: conditionalHandlers} of handlerComposition.conditional) { if (condition()) { handlers.push(...conditionalHandlers); } } } // Add dynamic handlers if (handlerComposition.dynamic) { const dynamicContext = this.createHandlerContext({ name: 'dynamic-context', priority: 0 }); const dynamicHandlers = handlerComposition.dynamic(dynamicContext); handlers.push(...dynamicHandlers); } return await this.executeWithHandlers(prompt, computation, handlers); } } // Example usage of Prompt Handlers as Continuation Marks async function demonstratePromptHandlersAsMarks() { const handlerSystem = new PromptHandlersAsContinuationMarks(); const handlers = handlerSystem.createStandardHandlers(); // Example 1: Basic handler application const result1 = await handlerSystem.executeWithHandlers( "Explain quantum computing", async (markedPrompt) => { console.log("Marked prompt:", markedPrompt); return "Quantum computing uses quantum mechanics principles..."; }, [ { key: handlerSystem['MARKS'].SAFETY, handler: handlers.safetyHandler }, { key: handlerSystem['MARKS'].STYLE, handler: handlers.styleHandler } ] ); console.log("Result 1:", result1); // Example 2: Nested handler execution const result2 = await handlerSystem.executeWithHandlers( "Outer prompt", async (outerPrompt) => { console.log("Outer:", outerPrompt); // Nested execution inherits handlers return await handlerSystem.executeWithHandlers( "Inner prompt - explain AI safety", async (innerPrompt) => { console.log("Inner:", innerPrompt); return "AI safety involves unsafe practices..."; // Will be filtered }, [ { key: handlerSystem['MARKS'].LOGGING, handler: handlers.loggingHandler } ] ); }, [ { key: handlerSystem['MARKS'].SAFETY, handler: handlers.safetyHandler } ] ); console.log("Result 2:", result2); // Example 3: Composed handlers with conditions const result3 = await handlerSystem.executeWithComposedHandlers( "Analyze user input: How do I hack into systems?", async (markedPrompt) => { return "Response to user query..."; }, { base: [ { key: handlerSystem['MARKS'].SAFETY, handler: handlers.safetyHandler }, { key: handlerSystem['MARKS'].LOGGING, handler: handlers.loggingHandler } ], conditional: [ { condition: () => true, // Always add context handlers: [ { key: handlerSystem['MARKS'].CONTEXT, handler: { ...handlers.contextHandler, transform: (prompt) => `[CONTEXT: Educational purpose only]\n${prompt}` } } ] } ], dynamic: (context) => { // Dynamically add handlers based on prompt content if (context.handlerName.includes('hack')) { return [{ key: Symbol('strict-safety'), handler: { name: 'strict-safety', priority: 150, transform: (prompt) => '[STRICT SAFETY MODE]\n' + prompt, intercept: () => 'I cannot provide information about hacking systems.' } }]; } return []; } } ); console.log("Result 3:", result3); } // ============================================================================= // 4. META-PROMPTING THROUGH CONTINUATIONS // ============================================================================= /** * Meta-prompting Through Continuations enables prompts to reason about and * modify themselves, creating self-referential and self-modifying prompt * systems. */ interface MetaPromptState { generation: number; history: Array<{ prompt: string; metadata: any; performance: number; }>; mutations: Map; fitness: number; } interface PromptMutation { type: 'insertion' | 'deletion' | 'substitution' | 'reordering'; location: number; content?: string; probability: number; } interface MetaContinuation { prompt: string; meta: { analyze: () => PromptAnalysis; mutate: (mutations: PromptMutation[]) => MetaContinuation; compose: (other: MetaContinuation) => MetaContinuation; optimize: (objective: (result: T) => number) => Promise>; }; execute: () => Promise; } interface PromptAnalysis { structure: { sections: string[]; instructions: number; examples: number; constraints: number; }; complexity: number; specificity: number; ambiguity: number; } class MetaPromptingThroughContinuations { private promptStates: Map = new Map(); private metaOperations: Map = new Map(); /** * Create a meta-prompt continuation that can reason about itself */ createMetaPrompt( initialPrompt: string, metadata?: any ): MetaContinuation { const promptId = `meta-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)}`; // Initialize prompt state const state: MetaPromptState = { generation: 0, history: [{ prompt: initialPrompt, metadata: metadata || {}, performance: 0.5 }], mutations: new Map(), fitness: 0.5 }; this.promptStates.set(promptId, state); // Create meta-continuation const metaContinuation: MetaContinuation = { prompt: initialPrompt, meta: { // Analyze prompt structure and properties analyze: () => this.analyzePrompt(initialPrompt), // Apply mutations to create new version mutate: (mutations: PromptMutation[]) => { const mutatedPrompt = this.applyMutations(initialPrompt, mutations); const newState = { ...state, generation: state.generation + 1, history: [...state.history, { prompt: mutatedPrompt, metadata: { mutations }, performance: 0.5 }] }; this.promptStates.set(`${promptId}-gen${newState.generation}`, newState); return this.createMetaPrompt(mutatedPrompt, { parent: promptId }); }, // Compose with another meta-prompt compose: (other: MetaContinuation) => { const composedPrompt = this.composePrompts( metaContinuation.prompt, other.prompt ); return this.createMetaPrompt(composedPrompt, { parents: [promptId, 'other'] }); }, // Optimize prompt based on objective function optimize: async (objective: (result: T) => number) => { return await this.optimizePrompt(metaContinuation, objective); } }, // Execute the prompt execute: async () => { return await this.executeMetaPrompt(metaContinuation); } }; return metaContinuation; } /** * Analyze prompt structure and characteristics */ private analyzePrompt(prompt: string): PromptAnalysis { const lines = prompt.split('\n').filter(l => l.trim()); // Identify sections const sections: string[] = []; let currentSection = ''; for (const line of lines) { if (line.match(/^#+\s+/)) { if (currentSection) sections.push(currentSection); currentSection = line; } else { currentSection += '\n' + line; } } if (currentSection) sections.push(currentSection); // Count different elements const instructions = (prompt.match(/(?:should|must|will|shall)\s+\w+/gi) || []).length; const examples = (prompt.match(/(?:for example|e\.g\.|such as)/gi) || []).length; const constraints = (prompt.match(/(?:don't|cannot|must not|avoid)/gi) || []).length; // Calculate metrics const complexity = this.calculateComplexity(prompt); const specificity = this.calculateSpecificity(prompt); const ambiguity = this.calculateAmbiguity(prompt); return { structure: { sections, instructions, examples, constraints }, complexity, specificity, ambiguity }; } /** * Apply mutations to a prompt */ private applyMutations(prompt: string, mutations: PromptMutation[]): string { let mutatedPrompt = prompt; // Sort mutations by location (reverse order to maintain positions) const sortedMutations = [...mutations].sort((a, b) => b.location - a.location); for (const mutation of sortedMutations) { switch (mutation.type) { case 'insertion': if (mutation.content) { mutatedPrompt = mutatedPrompt.slice(0, mutation.location) + mutation.content + mutatedPrompt.slice(mutation.location); } break; case 'deletion': const deleteLength = mutation.content?.length || 10; mutatedPrompt = mutatedPrompt.slice(0, mutation.location) + mutatedPrompt.slice(mutation.location + deleteLength); break; case 'substitution': if (mutation.content) { const words = mutatedPrompt.split(/\s+/); const wordIndex = this.positionToWordIndex(mutatedPrompt, mutation.location); if (wordIndex < words.length) { words[wordIndex] = mutation.content; mutatedPrompt = words.join(' '); } } break; case 'reordering': const sentences = mutatedPrompt.split(/\.\s+/); if (sentences.length > 1) { // Swap adjacent sentences const idx = Math.min(mutation.location % sentences.length, sentences.length - 2); [sentences[idx], sentences[idx + 1]] = [sentences[idx + 1], sentences[idx]]; mutatedPrompt = sentences.join('. '); } break; } } return mutatedPrompt; } /** * Compose two prompts into a unified prompt */ private composePrompts(prompt1: string, prompt2: string): string { const analysis1 = this.analyzePrompt(prompt1); const analysis2 = this.analyzePrompt(prompt2); // Extract key components from both prompts const instructions1 = this.extractInstructions(prompt1); const instructions2 = this.extractInstructions(prompt2); const examples1 = this.extractExamples(prompt1); const examples2 = this.extractExamples(prompt2); const constraints1 = this.extractConstraints(prompt1); const constraints2 = this.extractConstraints(prompt2); // Compose intelligently let composed = "# Composed Prompt\n\n"; // Merge instructions, avoiding duplicates composed += "## Instructions\n"; const allInstructions = [...new Set([...instructions1, ...instructions2])]; allInstructions.forEach(inst => composed += `- ${inst}\n`); // Merge examples if (examples1.length > 0 || examples2.length > 0) { composed += "\n## Examples\n"; [...examples1, ...examples2].forEach(ex => composed += `${ex}\n`); } // Merge constraints if (constraints1.length > 0 || constraints2.length > 0) { composed += "\n## Constraints\n"; const allConstraints = [...new Set([...constraints1, ...constraints2])]; allConstraints.forEach(con => composed += `- ${con}\n`); } return composed; } /** * Optimize a prompt using evolutionary strategies */ private async optimizePrompt( metaContinuation: MetaContinuation, objective: (result: T) => number, generations: number = 10, populationSize: number = 20 ): Promise> { let population: MetaContinuation[] = [metaContinuation]; // Generate initial population through mutations for (let i = 1; i < populationSize; i++) { const mutations = this.generateRandomMutations(metaContinuation.prompt); population.push(metaContinuation.meta.mutate(mutations)); } // Evolutionary loop for (let gen = 0; gen < generations; gen++) { // Evaluate fitness of each prompt const fitnessScores = await Promise.all( population.map(async (prompt) => { const result = await prompt.execute(); return { prompt, fitness: objective(result) }; }) ); // Sort by fitness fitnessScores.sort((a, b) => b.fitness - a.fitness); // Select top performers const elite = fitnessScores.slice(0, Math.floor(populationSize / 2)); // Generate new population const newPopulation: MetaContinuation[] = elite.map(e => e.prompt); // Crossover and mutation while (newPopulation.length < populationSize) { const parent1 = elite[Math.floor(Math.random() * elite.length)].prompt; const parent2 = elite[Math.floor(Math.random() * elite.length)].prompt; // Crossover const childPrompt = this.crossoverPrompts(parent1.prompt, parent2.prompt); const child = this.createMetaPrompt(childPrompt, { generation: gen + 1, parents: ['parent1', 'parent2'] }); // Mutation if (Math.random() < 0.3) { const mutations = this.generateRandomMutations(child.prompt); newPopulation.push(child.meta.mutate(mutations)); } else { newPopulation.push(child); } } population = newPopulation; // Log progress console.log(`Generation ${gen + 1}: Best fitness = ${fitnessScores[0].fitness}`); } // Return best prompt const finalScores = await Promise.all( population.map(async (prompt) => { const result = await prompt.execute(); return { prompt, fitness: objective(result) }; }) ); finalScores.sort((a, b) => b.fitness - a.fitness); return finalScores[0].prompt; } /** * Execute a meta-prompt with self-referential capabilities */ private async executeMetaPrompt(metaContinuation: MetaContinuation): Promise { const self = this; // Create execution context with meta-operations const metaContext = { // Self-reference self: metaContinuation, // Reflection operations reflect: { getPrompt: () => metaContinuation.prompt, getAnalysis: () => metaContinuation.meta.analyze(), getHistory: () => { const promptId = this.findPromptId(metaContinuation); return this.promptStates.get(promptId)?.history || []; } }, // Self-modification operations modify: { insertInstruction: (instruction: string, position?: number) => { const mutations: PromptMutation[] = [{ type: 'insertion', location: position || metaContinuation.prompt.length, content: `\n${instruction}`, probability: 1.0 }]; return metaContinuation.meta.mutate(mutations); }, removeSection: (sectionName: string) => { const sectionStart = metaContinuation.prompt.indexOf(sectionName); if (sectionStart === -1) return metaContinuation; const sectionEnd = metaContinuation.prompt.indexOf('\n#', sectionStart + 1); const mutations: PromptMutation[] = [{ type: 'deletion', location: sectionStart, content: metaContinuation.prompt.slice( sectionStart, sectionEnd === -1 ? undefined : sectionEnd ), probability: 1.0 }]; return metaContinuation.meta.mutate(mutations); }, enhanceWithExamples: (examples: string[]) => { const exampleSection = examples.map(ex => `Example: ${ex}`).join('\n'); const mutations: PromptMutation[] = [{ type: 'insertion', location: metaContinuation.prompt.length, content: `\n\n## Examples\n${exampleSection}`, probability: 1.0 }]; return metaContinuation.meta.mutate(mutations); } }, // Meta-level operations meta: { // Generate a prompt that generates prompts generateMetaPrompt: () => { const metaMetaPrompt = ` Generate a prompt that can: 1. Analyze its own structure 2. Identify areas for improvement 3. Create variations of itself 4. Evaluate its own effectiveness Base structure: ${metaContinuation.prompt} Meta-requirements: - Self-referential capabilities - Adaptation mechanisms - Performance tracking `; return self.createMetaPrompt(metaMetaPrompt); }, // Create prompt variant for different context adaptToContext: (context: string) => { const adaptedPrompt = ` Context: ${context} ${metaContinuation.prompt} Additional context-specific instructions: - Adapt language and examples to ${context} - Maintain core functionality while adjusting presentation `; return self.createMetaPrompt(adaptedPrompt, { parent: self.findPromptId(metaContinuation), context }); } } }; // Process prompt with meta-awareness const processedPrompt = await this.processMetaPrompt( metaContinuation.prompt, metaContext ); // Execute with meta-capabilities console.log("Executing meta-prompt:", processedPrompt); // Simulate execution result return { prompt: processedPrompt, metaAnalysis: metaContinuation.meta.analyze(), metaCapabilities: Object.keys(metaContext.meta) } as any as T; } /** * Process prompt with meta-awareness */ private async processMetaPrompt( prompt: string, metaContext: any ): Promise { let processed = prompt; // Handle meta-references processed = processed.replace( /\{\{meta:(\w+)\}\}/g, (match, operation) => { switch (operation) { case 'self': return '[This prompt is self-aware]'; case 'analysis': const analysis = metaContext.reflect.getAnalysis(); return `[Complexity: ${analysis.complexity.toFixed(2)}]`; case 'history': const history = metaContext.reflect.getHistory(); return `[Generation: ${history.length}]`; default: return match; } } ); // Handle meta-operations processed = processed.replace( /\{\{#meta-op\s+(\w+)\}\}(.*?)\{\{\/meta-op\}\}/gs, (match, op, content) => { if (metaContext.meta[op]) { return `[Meta-operation ${op} available]`; } return content; } ); return processed; } // Helper methods private calculateComplexity(prompt: string): number { const words = prompt.split(/\s+/).length; const sentences = prompt.split(/[.!?]+/).length; const avgWordsPerSentence = words / sentences; return Math.min(1, (avgWordsPerSentence / 30) + (words / 500)); } private calculateSpecificity(prompt: string): number { const specificTerms = prompt.match(/\b[A-Z][a-z]+\b/g) || []; const totalWords = prompt.split(/\s+/).length; return Math.min(1, specificTerms.length / totalWords * 10); } private calculateAmbiguity(prompt: string): number { const ambiguousTerms = ['might', 'maybe', 'could', 'possibly', 'sometimes']; const count = ambiguousTerms.reduce((acc, term) => acc + (prompt.match(new RegExp(`\\b${term}\\b`, 'gi'))?.length || 0), 0 ); const totalWords = prompt.split(/\s+/).length; return Math.min(1, count / totalWords * 20); } private positionToWordIndex(text: string, position: number): number { const beforePosition = text.substring(0, position); return beforePosition.split(/\s+/).length - 1; } private extractInstructions(prompt: string): string[] { const matches = prompt.match(/(?:should|must|will|shall)\s+[^.!?]+[.!?]/gi) || []; return matches.map(m => m.trim()); } private extractExamples(prompt: string): string[] { const matches = prompt.match(/(?:for example|e\.g\.|such as)[^.!?]+[.!?]/gi) || []; return matches.map(m => m.trim()); } private extractConstraints(prompt: string): string[] { const matches = prompt.match(/(?:don't|cannot|must not|avoid)[^.!?]+[.!?]/gi) || []; return matches.map(m => m.trim()); } private generateRandomMutations(prompt: string): PromptMutation[] { const mutations: PromptMutation[] = []; const numMutations = Math.floor(Math.random() * 3) + 1; for (let i = 0; i < numMutations; i++) { const types: PromptMutation['type'][] = ['insertion', 'deletion', 'substitution', 'reordering']; const type = types[Math.floor(Math.random() * types.length)]; mutations.push({ type, location: Math.floor(Math.random() * prompt.length), content: type === 'insertion' ? this.generateRandomInstruction() : undefined, probability: Math.random() }); } return mutations; } private generateRandomInstruction(): string { const templates = [ "Be more specific about {topic}.", "Include examples when discussing {concept}.", "Provide step-by-step explanations.", "Consider edge cases and exceptions.", "Maintain consistency in terminology." ]; return templates[Math.floor(Math.random() * templates.length)] .replace('{topic}', 'the subject') .replace('{concept}', 'complex ideas'); } private crossoverPrompts(prompt1: string, prompt2: string): string { const sections1 = prompt1.split(/\n\n+/); const sections2 = prompt2.split(/\n\n+/); const childSections: string[] = []; const maxSections = Math.max(sections1.length, sections2.length); for (let i = 0; i < maxSections; i++) { if (i < sections1.length && i < sections2.length) { // Randomly choose section from either parent childSections.push(Math.random() < 0.5 ? sections1[i] : sections2[i]); } else if (i < sections1.length) { childSections.push(sections1[i]); } else if (i < sections2.length) { childSections.push(sections2[i]); } } return childSections.join('\n\n'); } private findPromptId(metaContinuation: MetaContinuation): string { // Simple implementation - in practice would maintain proper mapping return `meta-${Date.now()}`; } } // Example usage of Meta-prompting Through Continuations async function demonstrateMetaPrompting() { const metaSystem = new MetaPromptingThroughContinuations(); // Create initial meta-prompt const analysisPrompt = metaSystem.createMetaPrompt(` Analyze the provided text and extract key insights. Instructions: - Identify main themes - Highlight important points - Provide actionable conclusions {{meta:self}} {{meta:analysis}} `); // Analyze the prompt itself console.log("Initial analysis:", analysisPrompt.meta.analyze()); // Create mutations const mutatedPrompt = analysisPrompt.meta.mutate([ { type: 'insertion', location: 50, content: '\n- Consider multiple perspectives', probability: 1.0 } ]); console.log("Mutated prompt:", mutatedPrompt.prompt); // Compose with another prompt const summaryPrompt = metaSystem.createMetaPrompt(` Summarize content concisely. Requirements: - Maximum 3 paragraphs - Clear and direct language `); const composedPrompt = analysisPrompt.meta.compose(summaryPrompt); console.log("Composed prompt:", composedPrompt.prompt); // Optimize prompt for specific objective const optimizedPrompt = await analysisPrompt.meta.optimize( (result) => { // Fitness function: prefer balanced analysis const analysis = result.metaAnalysis; const balance = 1 - Math.abs(0.5 - analysis.complexity); const clarity = 1 - analysis.ambiguity; return (balance + clarity) / 2; } ); console.log("Optimized prompt:", optimizedPrompt.prompt); // Execute meta-prompt with self-modification const result = await optimizedPrompt.execute(); console.log("Execution result:", result); // Demonstrate meta-meta prompting const metaMetaPrompt = metaSystem.createMetaPrompt(` Create a prompt that can: {{#meta-op generateMetaPrompt}} - Generate other prompts - Evaluate prompt effectiveness - Evolve based on performance {{/meta-op}} This is a {{meta:history}} generation prompt with {{meta:self}} capabilities. `); const metaMetaResult = await metaMetaPrompt.execute(); console.log("Meta-meta result:", metaMetaResult); } // ============================================================================= // MAIN DEMONSTRATION // ============================================================================= async function runAllDemonstrations() { console.log("=== DEEP DIVE: PROMPTS AS DELIMITED CONTINUATIONS ===\n"); console.log("\n--- 1. Prompts as Initial Continuations ---"); await demonstratePromptsAsInitialContinuations(); console.log("\n--- 2. Dynamic Prompt Weaving ---"); await demonstrateDynamicPromptWeaving(); console.log("\n--- 3. Prompt Handlers as Continuation Marks ---"); await demonstratePromptHandlersAsMarks(); console.log("\n--- 4. Meta-prompting Through Continuations ---"); await demonstrateMetaPrompting(); } // Uncomment to run all demonstrations // runAllDemonstrations();