Description
Update narrator-frame depth from supplied opens and closes.
Comparative-literature annotations connect editions, passages, speakers, structural frames and count units. Literal keys and normalized lengths can support consistent records while textual meaning, translation fidelity and bibliographic authority remain matters for source-aware editorial analysis.
Update narrator-frame depth from supplied opens and closes.
When to use this tool
Use Narrator Frame Depth Change when checking a supplied literary annotation, cross-edition offset or count convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter currentDepth, opens, closes. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read nextDepth, change. Use the output convention below.
Update narrator-frame depth from supplied opens and closes. Require nonnegative whole currentDepth/opens and closes <= currentDepth+opens; nextDepth = depth+opens-closes, change = opens-closes.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| currentDepth | Current Depth | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| opens | Opens | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| closes | Closes | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| nextDepth | Next Depth | Required. Safe integer. |
| change | Change | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"currentDepth": 1,
"opens": 2,
"closes": 1
},
"output": {
"nextDepth": 2,
"change": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Events are aggregated as opens before closes; this does not validate their actual sequence or narrative interpretation.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect the source editions and their annotation/counting policy for substantive literary, translation or provenance conclusions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Narrative Frame Depth Single Shift
Apply one narrative-frame enter, leave or stay action.
- Dramatic Line Speaker Change Count
Count literal speaker changes and return speaker runs.